Forever Slave was a Spanish gothic metal band, founded by Servalath (Sergio) and vocalist Lady Angellyca in 2000. They recorded two demos, "Hate" and "Schwarzer Engel", in 2000 and 2001 respectively, returning with another demo in 2004, "Resurrection". In September 2005 they released their first full-length album, '' Alice's Inferno'', produced by Lars Ratz and released by Armageddon Music. The group released a second album, '' Tales for Bad Girls'', in April 2008.

Biography

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. Since October 2009, Forever Slave have been working on various other projects as well as writing content for a follow-up to their 2008 release which was expected to be completed in 2013, but as of August, 2017, nothing has been released. The latest information on Facebook is from March, 2015, where Lady Angellyca vaguely stated that they are having a hard time because "a lot venues closed, the promotors don't work with metal bands very often" ic Neither the band's nor Lady Angellyca's personal websites have been updated since 2015. It is reasonably clear that the band's existence is over.

Discography

Albums

* ''Hate'' (demo, 2000) * ''Schwarzer Engel'' (demo, 2001) ("Black Angel" in German) * ''Resurrection'' (demo, 2004) * ''Alice's Inferno'' (2005) * ''Tales for Bad Girls'' (2008)

Appearances on DVDs

* ''Live at Wacken 2006'' (2006) - Tristeza * ''Metal Tube Vol. 1'' (2007) - Tristeza (live performance)

Members

* Lady Angellyca – vocals * Sergio Valath (aka Servalath) - guitars * Azrhael - bass * Sento - drums

References

External links

Official website

Forever Slave Official MySpace Site

Lady Angellyca Official MySpace Site

Lady Angellyca Official Website
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