..
In spring of 2004 guitarist Tankred Bergmeister, drummer Martin Fröwis and singer Florian Gerer started a sideproject called Scavenger, whose emphazis was directed at the speedy thrashmetal of the 1980s. In search of new band members they found in Benjamin Märk a dedicated bass-player who was rooted in blackmetal.
In may of 2004 singer Werner Berchtold joined Scavenger by chance. His characteristic voice and the distinct changes between high screams and deep growls changed the sound substantially. The band decided to perform with two singers from now on and to rename in HAL.
A change in style to modern, melodic death/thrashmetal was the consequence.
In late 2004 the first LP was released in self production (HAL S/T) shortly after followed the EP A New Dawn (2005).
In june of the very year, Florian Gerer and Benjamin Märk left the band due to stylistic differences. Furthermore singer Werner Berchtold took over the whole singing part and assumed frontman of the band. Backup for Benjamin Märk was found in the Omission bass-player Andreas Danler (aka Gandi). Despite the backlash due to the reorganization of the band, the third EP No More Distance (2005) was released the same year.
After a short creative intermission and the unsuccesful search of a second guuitarist, HAL decided however to start with the production of the fourth album in late 2006. The EP Feardom which was released in early 2007, earned positive critique and resumed in a ten day tour through Austria and Germany. In march of 2008 guitar-player Phillip Mock joined the band (former A Reason to Care) to reinforce the guitar fraction. His virtuosic guitar soli were a substantial enrichment for the sound of HAL. Therefore the band decided to write new songs for several voice guitar playing. The sound became more sophisticated and the songwriting more complex.
Many concerts later, in june of 2009, the up to this date most elaborated EP Breed of Lilith was produced with the synonym Halcyon as Lilith.
HAL play a mixture of fast, modern Trash/Deathmetal along with progressive elements. Apart from that several musical currents play a significant role. The bands main focus lies, despite all aggression on melodic parts and catchy melodies. HAL have already shared the stage with big names of the scene such as: Pungent Stench, Metal Church, Neaera, The Black Dahlia Murder, Darkest Hour, The Wage of Sin, etc. The current set-up is:
Werner Berchtold (voc), Tankred Bergmeister (guit/ voc), Phillip Mock (guit), Andreas Danler (bass), Martin Fröwis (drum).
Hello ! (je me permets de faire un peu de comm sur votre page ^^)
A partir de mi-septembre : Nouvelle salle de prise, Nouveaux tarifs, 3 nouvelles formules.
Débutant ou expérimenté, du studio à la résidence, faites progresser votre groupe chez nous.
- Soyez aux commandes et gérer les prises de votre futur production avec la Red Room une salle modulable de 60 m², avec accueil technique, matériel pro, et une acoustique étudiée.
- Travailler vos live, avec votre ingé son et/ou ingé lumière, grâce à notre scène équipée…console, façade, retours, micros, lights…rien ne manque !
- Besoins de visibilité ? Venez faire une résidence son & lumière avec option vidéo HD !
Musicalement, Max & toute l'équipe
Toutes les infos, tarifs et conditions en cliquant ici
Thanks a lot for accepting us! this page will link you to some free downloads from every album we've released :D...... fanpage.jminus.com....... any questions, just send a message and I'll get back to you asap :)
Avrà luogo DOMENICA 19 SETTEMBRE presso l'ESTRAGON di BOLOGNA, la prima edizione del ROCK HARD FESTIVAL nella sua versione italiana. Saranno 10 le band che si esibiranno sul palco del ROCK HARD FESTIVAL ITALIA Domenica 19 settembre all'Estragon di Bologna.
Vi presentiamo il running order: SODOM GRAVE DIGGER EXITER TYGERS OF PAN TANG STRANA OFFICINA GAMA BOMB RAIN ELVENKING IRREVERENCE MALNATT Ma non è finita qua, a breve vi informeremo su ulteriori dettagli su partecipazioni, concorsi, meet and greet ed iniziative legate all'evento. I biglietti per il Rock Hard Festival, che si svolgerà il prossimo 19 Settembre a Bologna, saranno disponibili in prevendita tramite circuito GREENTICKET.IT a partire da domani Venerdi 18 Giugno. Concorsi: Sono diversi i premi che verranno sorteggiati e distribuiti tra i partecipanti all'evento, tra questi una nuovissima chitarra GIBSON signature Danko Jones. Le estrazioni e le premiazioni, avranno luogo prima dell'esibizione dei Sodom. Ma le sorprese non sono finite!
How are you doing, H . A . L? Please, help EletriKa to get a deal with Myspace Records, vote for us in the banner below. You can vote once a day, if you have the chance. Your votes can make the difference. Thanks a lot for the support and keep in touch.
Online Now!
