Pyramaze

Add links
From English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick

Pyramaze
OriginHjordkær, Denmark
GenresPower metal, progressive metal
Years active2001–present
LabelsAFM, Inner Wound, Nightmare, Massacre, Replica
Asia: Melodic Heaven, King
MembersTerje Harøy
Morten Gade Sørensen
Jonah Weingarten
Jacob Hansen
Past membersMichael Kammeyer
Niels Kvist
Lance King
Matt Barlow
Urban Breed
Toke Skjønnemand
Websitepyramaze.com

Pyramaze is a Danish power metal band formed in 2001.

History

Pyramaze was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. Next to join were fellow Danes drummer Morten Gade Sørensen (Wuthering Heights, Anubis Gate) and bassist Niels Kvist. American keyboardist Jonah Weingarten, who originally met Kammeyer over the Internet, joined next. The band then set out in search for a singer. After listening to many demos, the band selected American singer Lance King (formerly of Balance of Power) to be their lead vocalist.

The band's first live show took place on 23 April 2004 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They released their debut studio album, Melancholy Beast, in May 2004 and followed with a tour over the summer of 2004. During this time, Danish guitarist Toke Skjønnemand joined the group. In February 2006, the band released their second album, Legend of the Bone Carver, a concept album that was received very well by fans. On 15 September 2006, the band performed at the ProgPower USA VII festival in Atlanta. Shortly after that performance, on 10 November 2006, the band announced on its official website that Lance King was no longer Pyramaze's singer.[1] On 14 April 2007, former Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow returned to the metal scene as Pyramaze's new singer.[1] On 11 December 2007, Jon Schaffer announced on his website that Barlow had rejoined Iced Earth. Barlow finished recording Immortal with Pyramaze before leaving to work solely with Iced Earth.[2]

On 13 March 2008, Pyramaze released demos of two songs from Immortal, "Year of the Phoenix" and "Caramon's Poem". The album was officially released 30 May 2008.

On 11 July 2008, Pyramaze announced that former Tad Morose and Bloodbound singer Urban breed would be taking over the role of lead vocalist. His first activity with the band was performing on their Danish tour in November 2008 in support of Volbeat.

On 10 February 2011, it was announced that band founder, songwriter and guitarist Michael Kammeyer and bass guitarist Niels Kvist would be departing the band, citing family responsibilities. Shortly after, keyboardist Jonah Weingarten issued a letter stating that, despite losing their founder, leader, songwriter, guitarist and bass guitarist all in one day, Pyramaze would carry on. This was backed up by a statement Pyramaze released that the band's producer, Jacob Hansen, formerly of Invocator, Anubis Gate and Beyond Twilight, would be joining as guitarist, as well as continuing to mix the band's albums.

The band went on a short hiatus soon afterwards while still looking for a new lead vocalist. Then in 2015, the band finally recorded its next album Disciples of the Sun with their new vocalist, Terje Harøy. The album was released on 22 May 2015 in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2015 and in North America on 26 May 2015 on Inner Wound Recordings.

On 8 September 2016, Pyramaze played a special show at ProgPower USA XVII, with the current lineup of the band being bolstered by guest performances of Matt Barlow and Lance King. Their follow-up to Disciples of the Sun, titled Contingent, was released on 28 April 2017 through Inner Wound Recordings.

Band members

Current members

  • Morten Gade Sørensen − drums (2001–present)
  • Kim Olesen − keyboards (2002–present)
  • Jacob Hansen − guitars, bass (2011–present)
  • Terje Harøy – vocals (2013-present)

Former members

  • Lance King − vocals (2001–2006)
  • Matt Barlow – vocals (2007–2008)
  • Urban Breed – vocals (2008–2011)
  • Michael Kammeyer − guitar (2001–2011)
  • Niels Kvist − bass (2001–2011)
  • Toke Skjønnemand − lead guitar (2004–2023)

Timeline

<timeline> ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:16 PlotArea = left:120 bottom:120 top:10 right:20 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2001 till:05/01/2025 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:2001 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:2002

Colors = 

id:vocals   value:red        legend:Vocals
id:guitars  value:green      legend:Guitars
id:bass     value:blue       legend:Bass
id:drums    value:orange     legend:Drums
id:keys     value:purple     legend:Keyboards
id:albums   value:black      legend:Studio_albums

LineData = 

color:albums layer:back
at:05/01/2004
at:02/20/2006
at:05/30/2008
at:05/22/2015
at:04/28/2017
at:11/13/2020
at:06/23/2023

BarData = 

bar:King        text:"Lance King"
bar:Barlow      text:"Matt Barlow"
bar:Breed       text:"Urban Breed"
bar:Harøy       text:"Terje Harøy"
bar:Kammeyer    text:"Michael Kammeyer"
bar:Skjønnemand text:"Toke Skjønnemand"
bar:Hansen      text:"Jacob Hansen"
bar:Kvist       text:"Niels Kvist"
bar:Olesen      text:"Kim Olesen"
bar:Sørensen    text:"Morten Gade Sørensen"


PlotData= 

width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4)
bar:King        from:01/01/2001 till:12/31/2006 Color:vocals
bar:Barlow      from:01/01/2007 till:07/11/2008 Color:vocals
bar:Breed       from:07/11/2008 till:02/10/2011 Color:vocals
bar:Harøy       from:07/03/2013 till:end        Color:vocals
bar:Kammeyer    from:01/01/2001 till:02/10/2011 Color:guitars
bar:Skjønnemand from:06/21/2004 till:11/06/2023 Color:guitars
bar:Hansen      from:07/07/2011 till:end        Color:guitars
bar:Hansen      from:07/07/2011 till:end        Color:bass width:3
bar:Kvist       from:01/01/2001 till:02/10/2011 Color:bass
bar:Olesen      from:01/01/2002 till:end        Color:keys
bar:Sørensen    from:01/01/2001 till:end        Color:drums

</timeline>

Discography

See also

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Official website Archived 15 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15 July 2008
  2. ^ Official website Archived 20 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 5 January 2008

External links

Retrieved from "https://enwiki.freddythechick.net/index.php?title=Pyramaze&oldid=4335841"