Sieges Even was a progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band from Munich

Munich

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, Germany

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. The band was originally formed under the name Sodom (not to be confused by fellow German band Sodom

Sodom (band)

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) in the early 80s and released their first demo in 1983 before becoming Sieges Even in 1985. In the summer of 2008 the band decided to split due to internal differences. Markus Steffen and Arno Menses formed the band Subsignal

Subsignal

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, while the Holzwarth brothers formed the band Brutal Godz.

Demos

• Demo (1983 as Sodom)
• Demo '86 (1986)
• Demo '87 (1987)
• Repression & Resistance (1988)

Albums

• Life Cycle (1988)
• Steps (1990)
• A Sense of Change (1991)
• Sophisticated (1995)
• Uneven (1997)
• The Art of Navigating by the Stars
  The Art of Navigating by the Stars
  The Art of Navigating by the Stars is the sixth studio album by the progressive metal band Sieges Even. It is the first album to feature the vocalist Arno Menses.-Reception:...
  
  (2005)
• Paramount (2007)
• Playgrounds (live album, 2008)

Last members

• Arno Menses − lead vocals - (The Art of Navigating By the Stars, Paramount, Playgrounds)
• Markus Steffen − acoustic guitar
  Electric guitar
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   (all albums except Sophisticated, Uneven)
• Oliver Holzwarth
  Oliver Holzwarth
  Oliver Holzwarth is a German bass guitarist. He was born in Munich, Germany. He plays bass in Rhapsody of Fire along with his brother, drummer Alex Holzwarth. Oliver has been the live/studio bass player for Blind Guardian since 1998...
  
   − bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Alex Holzwarth
  Alex Holzwarth
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   − drums

Past members

• Franz Herde – lead vocals (Life Cycle, steps)
• Jogi Kaiser – lead vocals (A Sense of Change)
• Wolfgang Zenk – guitar (Sophisticated, Uneven)
• Greg Keller – lead vocals (Sophisticated, Uneven)
• Börk Keller − keyboard
  Electronic keyboard
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   (Uneven)

External links

• Sieges Even's official website
• Sieges Even at the BNR Metal Pages
• Sieges Even at MySpace
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• Subsignal's official website