Fate (band)
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Fate, Danish heavy metal
band originally formed in 1984. They released four albums between 1984-1990 before disbanding in 1993. However after a one-off reunion at a German music festival in 2004, Fate was reformed and released a new album, V
, in 2006. In 2010 Fate Released Best Of Fate 25 Years on EMI and in November 2011 the brand new album Ghosts From The Past will be released on AOR Heaven in EU and Rubicon in Japan.
guitarist Hank Shermann
(René Krolmark), Maxim Reality singer Jeff "Lox" Limbo (Jens Meinert), bass / keyboard player Pete Steiner (Peter Steincke) and drummer Bob Lance (Bjarne Holm) met and found FATE. With producer Simon Hanhart
(Bryan Adams
, Asia
, 21 Guns
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marillion
) the band recorded Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
' in 1988, which features the ultra-catchy "Lovers" (released as a single plus videoclip in 1988) and a new version of "Love on the Rox" from the band's debut.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band originally formed in 1984. They released four albums between 1984-1990 before disbanding in 1993. However after a one-off reunion at a German music festival in 2004, Fate was reformed and released a new album, V
V (Fate album)
In the winter of 2005/2006 Fate finished recording their fifth studio album, V, with producer Tommy Hansen, who did Scratch 'N' Sniff back in 1990, as well as having produced bands like Helloween, Pretty Maids, TNT and many more....
, in 2006. In 2010 Fate Released Best Of Fate 25 Years on EMI and in November 2011 the brand new album Ghosts From The Past will be released on AOR Heaven in EU and Rubicon in Japan.
Brief history
The story of Copenhagen-based Danish melodic rock band Fate began in 1985, when former Mercyful FateMercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate was a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen. Initially active from 1981 to 1985, they reunited in 1992. The band went on hiatus again in 2000, when frontman King Diamond decided to continue his solo career...
guitarist Hank Shermann
Hank Shermann
Hank Shermann is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. He began playing guitar in 1977.Shermann is best known for his work with Mercyful Fate, a band influential on Metallica. He has also played with the groups Brats, Fate, Zoser Mez, Gutrix, Virus 7, and his last main focus, Force Of Evil...
(René Krolmark), Maxim Reality singer Jeff "Lox" Limbo (Jens Meinert), bass / keyboard player Pete Steiner (Peter Steincke) and drummer Bob Lance (Bjarne Holm) met and found FATE. With producer Simon Hanhart
Simon Hanhart
Simon Hanhart is a British record producer and engineer, who has worked with, among others, Bryan Adams, Arena, Asia, Babylon A.D., David Bowie , Docker's Guild, Fate, Lesley Garrett, Elton John, Tom Jones, Killer Dwarfs, Kino, Vanessa Mae, Marillion, Psycho Motel, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...
(Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, 21 Guns
21 Guns
21 Guns is a melodic hard rock band formed in the early 1990s by Thin Lizzy's guitarist Scott Gorham, bass player Leif Johanson and drummer Mike Sturgis who met through their work with Tom Galley's and Wilfried Rimensberger's Phenomena. At the time the band was fronted by vocalist Tommy La Verdi,...
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marillion
Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
) the band recorded Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
The Bruisers originally released the album Cruisin' for a Bruisin' in 1994 on Lost & Found Records. This re-released version came out in 2004 on Taang! Records and is enhanced with six live videos-Track listing:#Till the End#Geed#Raise Yer Glass...
' in 1988, which features the ultra-catchy "Lovers" (released as a single plus videoclip in 1988) and a new version of "Love on the Rox" from the band's debut.
Current members
- Pete Steiner (a.k.a. Peter Steincke) - BassBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, KeyboardsKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
(1985–1993, 2004–present) - Jens Berglid - (Iron FireIron FireIron Fire is a Danish power and speed metal band which was formed in 1995 under the name Misery. The name was soon changed to Decades Of Darkness and finally to Iron Fire.During their history, Iron Fire had a very unstable line-up...
, Black Succubi) - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(2008–present) - Mikkel Henderson (Evil MasqueradeEvil Masquerade-Biography:Evil Masquerade was founded in the summer of 2003 in Copenhagen by guitarist Henrik Flyman . He hooked up with Dennis Buhl behind the drums, Kasper Gram on bass and Henrik Brockmann on vocals to record the band's debut album. It was released early 2004 under the name "Welcome to the...
, Seven ThornsSeven ThornsSeven Thorns is a Danish power metal band formed in 1998. The group has released two singles and one studio album to date. Their debut album, Return to the Past, was released in November 2010 through Nightmare Records. Musically, Seven Thorns is influenced by bands such as Gamma Ray,...
) - KeyboardsKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
(2008–present) - Dagfinn Joensen - Lead VocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(2009–present) - Torben Enevoldsen - (Section A) - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2011–present)
Former members
- Hank ShermannHank ShermannHank Shermann is a Danish heavy metal guitarist. He began playing guitar in 1977.Shermann is best known for his work with Mercyful Fate, a band influential on Metallica. He has also played with the groups Brats, Fate, Zoser Mez, Gutrix, Virus 7, and his last main focus, Force Of Evil...
- GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(1985–1988) - Jeff "Lox" Limbo - Lead VocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(1985–1989) - Mr. Moth (a.k.a. Jacob Moth) - GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(1988–1990) - Mattias "IA" EklundhMattias EklundhMattias "IA" Eklundhtou de meme' is a guitarist and vocalist, known for his work with the bands Freak Kitchen, Frozen Eyes, Fate, The Jonas Hellborg Trio, and Art Metal; he has also released several noted solo albums...
GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(1990–1992) - Bob Lance (a.k.a. Bjarne Holm) - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(1985–1993) - Rasmus Duedahl - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(2004) - Nicklas Burman KeyboardsKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
(2004) - Mikael Kvist - DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(2005–2008) - Per JohanssonPer JohanssonPer Johansson is a Swedish trade unionist, a Communist and labor organizer. He worked for Connex in the Stockholm Metro and was the leader of the local branch of the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees , "club 119". Johansson was fired in late September 2005...
(a.k.a Per Henriksen) - Lead VocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
(1990–1993, 2004–2009) - Søren Hoff - GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(1992–1993, 2004–2011)
Discography
- 1984 FateFate (Fate album)Fate is the first album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1985. The album was digitally remastered and re-released in 2000 with 3 bonus tracks.-Track listing:#"Love on the Rocks" #"Fallen Angel" #"Rip It Up" #"Victory"...
- 1986 A Matter of AttitudeA Matter of AttitudeA Matter of Attitude is the second album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1986.The album was in the hook-filled melodic hard rock/pop metal vein, featuring tight vocal harmonies over a strong rhythm section, guitar, and sweeping synthesizer. Stylistically it was like Europe with a bit...
- 1988 Cruisin' for a Bruisin'Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (Fate album)Cruisin for a Bruisin is the third album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1988. The album featured "Lovers" and a new version of "Love on the Rox" from the band's debut album...
- 1990 Scratch 'N' SniffScratch 'N' SniffScratch 'N' Sniff is the fourth album by Danish heavy metal band Fate, released in 1990. The album was digitally remastered and re-released in 2004...
- 2006 VV (Fate album)In the winter of 2005/2006 Fate finished recording their fifth studio album, V, with producer Tommy Hansen, who did Scratch 'N' Sniff back in 1990, as well as having produced bands like Helloween, Pretty Maids, TNT and many more....
- 2010 Best Of Fate 25 Years 1985-2010
- 2011 [Ghosts From The Past]