Sieges Even was a German
progressive metal band from
Munich.
The band was originally formed under the name 'Sodom' (not to be confused with fellow German band
Sodom
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) in the early 1980s, released their first demo in 1983, and adopted the name Sieges Even in 1985. They recorded a series of demos, before securing a recording contract with
Steamhammer Records
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in 1988.
Their debut album, ''Life Cycle'' (1988), employed rapid
time changes, which fragmented the songs, and although the album was well received in Germany, it had few buyers elsewhere.
Sieges Even played mostly in the progressive metal genre, but experimented with different musical styles over the years.
In mid 2008, the band split up due to internal differences. Markus Steffen and Arno Menses formed the band
Subsignal
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, while the Holzwarth brothers have been participating in various projects. Since 2011, they are both full members of
Rhapsody of Fire
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.
Discography
Demos
* ''Demo'' (1983 as ''Sodom'')
* ''Demo '86'' (1986)
* ''Demo '87'' (1987)
* ''Repression and Resistance'' (1988)
* ''What's Progressive?'' (1994)
* ''Equinox'' (2000 as ''Looking-Glass-Self'')
* ''Footprints of Angels'' (2003 as ''Val'Paraiso'')
Albums
* ''Life Cycle'' (1988)
* ''Steps'' (1990)
* ''A Sense of Change'' (1991)
* ''Sophisticated'' (1995)
* ''Uneven'' (1997)
* ''
The Art of Navigating by the Stars'' (2005)
* ''Paramount'' (2007)
* ''
Playgrounds'' (live album, 2008)
Personnel
Last members
*
Arno Menses
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−
lead vocals
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(''The Art of Navigating by the Stars'', ''Paramount'', ''Playgrounds'')
* Markus Steffen −
guitar (all albums except ''Sophisticated'', ''Uneven'')
*
Oliver Holzwarth −
bass guitar
*
Alex Holzwarth −
drums
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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 −
keyboards (''Uneven'')
* Markus Burchert – guitar
*
Andre Matos – lead vocals
Timeline
References
External links
Sieges Evenat the BNR Metal Pages
Sieges Evenat
MySpace
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German progressive metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1985
Musical groups disestablished in 1997
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
1985 establishments in West Germany