Masquerade (Swedish band)
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Masquerade is a Swedish rock band.
It was in the fall of 1988 when this four piece unit found out that they together had the same visions of where to go with their musical direction, and MASQUERADE was established. During the first two years the band concentrated on writing music, rehearsing and perform live as much as possible. In 1990 Masquerade recorded a promotional cassette and a single which was reviewed in the English magazine Metal Hammer with MEGA ratings!
Swedish record companies were now aware of this highly recommended bandy and in early 1991 the band started to record their self titled album “ MASQUERADE “, and thanks to the good relation ship with Christer Wedin(Empire Records), the choice of record company was easy. The record company brought the engineer Ronny Lahti Saigon Kick
, Europe
, Talisman
, Electric Boys
, Clockwise
into the project for finalizing the mixing. When The album hit the streets in 1992, the reviews from rock critics all over Europe and Japan had the same opinion, the album was great ! The critics compared MASQUERADE with bands like Whitesnake
, Def Leppard
etc.
Fresh from the tour MASQUERADE did after the release of the first album and vitalizing of energy after that successful tour, the band started to write new material.
When the songs were ready MASQUERADE started to record their new album, again together with Ronny Lahti as the sound and mixing engineer.
The album “ Surface Of Pain “ was released in 1995, and took a little bit heavier approach than the first debut album. And now the vibrancy of the band took them to the American audience, who repeatedly embraced bands like, Metallica, Kings X, Faith Warning etc. with such loyalty.
After releasing their new album a tour followed in Europe and Japan. Later the same year MASQUERADE released the “ Surface Of Pain “ album in America and the band went to the US for a promotional trip.
After being working hard for many years now the band took a long awaited break.
A couple of years later the band is ready to rock hard again! This time they have worked together with Fredrik Nordström who recently has achieved big success with Hammerfall
. This third album was called “ Flux “ and will not disappoint any Masquerade fan
It was in the fall of 1988 when this four piece unit found out that they together had the same visions of where to go with their musical direction, and MASQUERADE was established. During the first two years the band concentrated on writing music, rehearsing and perform live as much as possible. In 1990 Masquerade recorded a promotional cassette and a single which was reviewed in the English magazine Metal Hammer with MEGA ratings!
Swedish record companies were now aware of this highly recommended bandy and in early 1991 the band started to record their self titled album “ MASQUERADE “, and thanks to the good relation ship with Christer Wedin(Empire Records), the choice of record company was easy. The record company brought the engineer Ronny Lahti Saigon Kick
Saigon Kick
Saigon Kick was an American rock band from Miami, Florida that formed in 1988.-History:Saigon Kick was formed by lead vocalist Matt Kramer and guitarist Jason Bieler along with bassist Tom Defile, and drummer Phil Varone. They gained a following on the local club scene and generated enough of a...
, Europe
Europe (band)
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...
, Talisman
Talisman (band)
Talisman was a Swedish hard rock band characterized by an international melodic/powerful sound.-1980s - Getting together:Talisman was formed by bass player Marcel Jacob, who had previously played with Rising Force, John Norum Group and Power.While Jacob was playing with John Norum, he started...
, Electric Boys
Electric Boys
The Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.They were formed by Conny Bloom and Andy Christell . Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in...
, Clockwise
Clockwise (Swedish band)
Clockwise is a Swedish music project, formed by Benny Söderberg in 1995The singer and songwriter Benny Söderberg Fortune asked the musicians John Levén Bass, Ian Haugland Drums from Europe and guitarplayer Jan Granvik to play on his coming album...
into the project for finalizing the mixing. When The album hit the streets in 1992, the reviews from rock critics all over Europe and Japan had the same opinion, the album was great ! The critics compared MASQUERADE with bands like Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
, Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
etc.
Fresh from the tour MASQUERADE did after the release of the first album and vitalizing of energy after that successful tour, the band started to write new material.
When the songs were ready MASQUERADE started to record their new album, again together with Ronny Lahti as the sound and mixing engineer.
The album “ Surface Of Pain “ was released in 1995, and took a little bit heavier approach than the first debut album. And now the vibrancy of the band took them to the American audience, who repeatedly embraced bands like, Metallica, Kings X, Faith Warning etc. with such loyalty.
After releasing their new album a tour followed in Europe and Japan. Later the same year MASQUERADE released the “ Surface Of Pain “ album in America and the band went to the US for a promotional trip.
After being working hard for many years now the band took a long awaited break.
A couple of years later the band is ready to rock hard again! This time they have worked together with Fredrik Nordström who recently has achieved big success with Hammerfall
HammerFall
HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
. This third album was called “ Flux “ and will not disappoint any Masquerade fan
Records
- Masquerade - S/T (1992)
- Masquerade - Surface Of Pain' (1994)
- Masquerade - Flux (2001)