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Voodoocult
Voodoocult was a multinational thrash metal supergroup formed in 1993 by German Phillip Boa, vocalist of the alternative band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub. The project was especially notable for the reputation of the participating musicians, such as Jim Martin (of Faith No More), Chuck Schuldiner (of Death), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and Mille Petrozza of Kreator. The band released two albums and disbanded in 1996 after the release of the second album and a tour. Discography Studio albums * ''Jesus Killing Machine'' (1994) * '' Voodoocult'' (1995) Singles * "Killer Patrol" (1994) * "Metallized Kids" (1994) * "When You Live as a Boy" (1995) Band members Last line-up * Phillip Boa – vocals * "Big" Jim Martin – guitars * Gabby Abularach – guitars * Dave "Taif" Ball – bass * Markus Freiwald – drums Original line-up * Phillip Boa – vocals * Chuck Schuldiner – guitars * Mille Petrozza – guitars * Waldemar Sorychta – guitars * Dave "Taif" Ball – bass * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voodoocult (album)
''Voodoocult'' is the second and last album by heavy metal band Voodoocult, released in 1995. Release The album was issued on CD and double vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer * Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation * Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry * Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl .... The double vinyl edition with limited circulation of 1.000 and the Japanese edition contained two bonus tracks. The track "Death of a Kung Fu fighter" from the same sessions was not part of the album. However, its lyrics were printed in the booklet and it was released in 1996 on the single ''When Love Gets Terminated'' by Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub. Track listing Chart positions Personnel Voodoocult * Phillip Boa – vocals * Gabby Abularach – guitar * Jim Martin – guitar * Dave Ball – bass * Markus Freiwald – drums * Moses Pellberg – samples Additional personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Boa
Phillip Boa (born Ernst Ulrich Figgen; 18 January 1963) is a German independent musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist and composer. The musical style followed by Boa and his band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub was described in a review by ''NME'' as "a cross between B52's and Captain Beefheart". The style of his lyrics is a mix of irony, love songs, sarcasm and is often of bizarre and deranged content. Boa has written over 400 songs, and 21 of his studio albums made it to the top 60 of the charts. Career In 1985, he founded the independent band '' Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub''. With their album ''Hair'' and the single "Container Love", they experienced a commercial breakthrough and international recognition in 1989. Boa's music is influenced by British punk rock and new wave; its style swings between pop and avantgarde. A continuous charasteric are the catchy and melodic choruses, interrupted or alienated by atmospheric shifts. Thereby the voice of band member Pia Lund a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Killing Machine
''Jesus Killing Machine'' is the debut album by German heavy metal band Voodoocult, released in February 1994. Release The album was issued on CD and vinyl. The vinyl saw an initial limited circulation of 1,000 and was re-released in a package with the single ''Metallized Kids'' three months later, this time with limited circulation of 1,500. The Japanese edition was released in January 1995 and contained two bonus tracks. The album features two tracks that had been released on albums of Boa's main band ''Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub'' and that are presented in metal style on ''Jesus Killing Machine''. Track listing Personnel Voodoocult * Phillip Boa – vocals * Chuck Schuldiner – guitar * Gabby Abularach – guitar * Waldemar Sorychta – guitar * Mille Petrozza – guitar * Dave Ball – bass * Dave Lombardo – drums Additional personnel * David Vella – recording * E.roc – recording, engineering, mixing * Waldemar Sorychta Waldemar Sorychta (born 30 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta (born 30 October 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982. Career He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986. In 1994 he took part in the recording of the album '' Jesus Killing Machine'' by supergroup Voodoocult, led by German rock singer Phillip Boa featuring former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo among others. Later on, Sorychta and Lombardo founded the band Grip Inc. He recorded four albums with Grip Inc.: '' Power of Inner Strength'' (1995), '' Nemesis'' (1997) '' Solidify'' (1999) and '' Incorporated'' (2004). Sorychta is also well known as a record producer, working with such bands as Lacuna Coil, Sentenced, Tiamat, Samael, The Gathering, Tristania, Moonspell, and many others. In 1995 he was nominated for a Grammi in Sweden as "Producer of the Year" for his recording of '' Wildhoney'' by Tiamat. In 1999, he recorded the album '' Sleep of the Angels'' of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lombardo
David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. He currently plays drums with Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, Empire State Bastard, and Misfits. Lombardo previously played drums on nine Slayer albums, including '' Reign in Blood'' (1986) and ''Christ Illusion'' (2006). His music career has spanned over 40 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings covering a number of genres. He has performed with numerous other bands, including Grip Inc., Philm and Fantômas, in addition to Slayer. Lombardo is widely known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer. His drumming has been praised as "astonishingly innovative". '' Drummerworld'' named him "The Godfather of Double Bass". He has had a significant influence on the metal scene and inspired modern metal drummers, particularly extreme metal drummers. Biography Early years Lombardo was born in Havana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001. He became the lead vocalist in 1985 after original drummer and vocalist Kam Lee left the band. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of ''Kerrang!'' described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's book ''The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists'' in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 '' Guitar World''s "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists". In 1987, Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI. Schuldiner died in 2001 of a brain tumor. Biography Early life and education Charles Michael Schuldiner was born on May 13, 1967, on Long Island, New York. His father Mal Schuldiner was Jewish an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mille Petrozza
Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of thrash metal band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and renamed into Tormentor in 1984. He is also the principal songwriter of the band and the only member to appear on every Kreator album. In 1994, Petrozza played guitar in the metal all-star band Voodoocult, amongst such artists as Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Chuck Schuldiner of Death. He also shared lead vocals in union with Tomas Lindberg for the track "Dirty Coloured Knife" on the self-titled 2002 album from Israeli metal act Nail Within. He appeared on Edguy's 2004 album, ''Hellfire Club'', providing lead vocals on an alternate version of the album's opening song, "Mysteria", featured as a bonus track to the album. He also appeared on Caliban's 2006 album, '' The Undying Darkness'', on "Moment of Clarity". He also appeared on the 2010 Volbeat album ''Beyond Hell/Above Heaven'' on the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Martin (musician)
James Blanco Martin (born July 21, 1961) is an American guitarist who played with the rock band Faith No More from 1983 to late 1993. Career In the early 1980s, Martin played guitar in the thrash metal band Vicious Hatred. Faith No More Martin joined Faith No More in 1983, four years after the group's formation. He played on the albums '' We Care a Lot'', '' Introduce Yourself'', their breakthrough record '' The Real Thing'', with new vocalist Mike Patton replacing Chuck Mosley, and '' Angel Dust''. Following the release of ''Angel Dust'', Martin left the group for reasons that remain unknown. On his now-defunct website, Martin stated that ''The Real Thing'' was FNM's ideal album, both in the creative process and the subsequent touring. The musical about-face that the band took with ''Angel Dust'', including the change in focus from guitars to vocals, did not sit well with him. The extent to which Martin did or did not contribute to songwriting and recording on ''Angel Dust'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Music
Motor Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany providing a wide range of music services including music publication, artists management, producing music for films and business and music advertising. Motor Music was founded in 1994 by Tim Renner as a subsidiary of the music group PolyGram (later Universal Music). Within that period, Motor Music has discovered well-known European pioneering artists for instance Tocotronic, Rammstein, Sportfreunde Stiller, Farmer Boys, Element of Crime and Absolute Beginner. These artists have become a decisive driving force behind the European music scene and the success reflects the interactive correlation between rock music and national recognition in that particular period. History Refoundation In 2005, 10 years after Motor Music was founded in 1994, the founder Tim Renner and Motor Music left Universal Music Group and re-founded Motor Entertainment. The Motor Music within the Motor Entertainment again operates as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub
Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub is a German avant-garde pop and independent music band, led by the songwriter, singer and guitarist Phillip Boa. History ''Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub'' was formed by Phillip Boa in 1985. The group's original line-up consisted of Pia Lund, Voodoo and Der Rabe. In the same year, the band released their debut album, ''Philister''.phillipboa.deWebsite von Phillip Boa and The Voodooclub, sleeve notes of the album ''Philister'' ''Philister'' was released on the Label JA! Music and landed in the German Indie-Charts. Following the release in 1986, ''Philister'' was sold throughout Europe by the label ''Red Flame''. The second album, ''Aristocracie'', was released by Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub on the label Constrictor (Phillip Boa's own label). It was produced by Eroc, a student of the producer Conny Plank. This album reached tenth place in the independent music magazine ''Spex'''s charts for the year 1986. The band began touringin Europe since 1987. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer's current lineup comprises Araya, King, drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013. Drummer Jon Dette is a former member of the band. In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King and Hanneman. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, occultism, terrorism, religion, fascism, racism, and war, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups. However, its music has been highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
