Pyramaze

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pyramaze
Img_capt = The current Pyramaze lineup
Img_size = 275
Landscape = Yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Hjordkær, Denmark, USA
Genre = Power metal, progressive metal, speed metal
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Massacre
Replica
Nightmare
Asia: Melodic Heaven
King
Associated_acts = Avian
Iced Earth
Wuthering Heights
URL = [http://www.pyramaze.com www.pyramaze.com]
Current_members = Urban breed
Michael Kammeyer
Morten Gade Sørensen
Jonah Weingarten
Niels Kvist
Toke Skjønnemand
Past_members = Lance King Matt Barlow

Pyramaze is a Danish/American melodic progressive power metal band.

Biography

Pyramaze was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. Next to join were fellow Danes drummer Morten Sørensen (formerly of Wuthering Heights) 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 April 23, 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 September 15, 2006, the band performed at the ProgPower USA VII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after that performance, on November 10, 2006, it was announced on the band's official Web site that Lance King was no longer Pyramaze's singer. [ [http://pyramaze.com/archive.php Official website] accessed July 15, 2008] On April 14, 2007, former and now-current Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow returned to the metal scene as Pyramaze's new singer. [ [http://pyramaze.com/archive.php Official website] accessed July 15, 2008] On December 11, 2007, Jon Schaffer announced on his Web site that Barlow had re-joined Iced Earth. Barlow finished recording "Immortal" with Pyramaze before leaving to work solely with Iced Earth. [ [http://www.pyramaze.com/index1.php Official website] accessed January 5, 2008]

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

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

Line-up

Current members

* Urban breed − vocals
* Michael Kammeyer − guitars
* Morten Gade Sørensen − drums
* Jonah Weingarten − keyboards
* Niels Kvist − bass
* Toke Skjønnemand − guitars

Former members

* Lance King − Vocals
* Matt Barlow - Vocals

Discography

* "Melancholy Beast" (2004)
* "Legend of the Bone Carver" (2006)
* "Immortal" (2008)

ee also

* Avian
* Balance of Power
* Bloodbound
* Iced Earth
* Shining Star
* Tad Morose
* Krucible
* Wuthering Heights

References

External links

* [http://www.pyramaze.com/ Pyramaze home page]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/pyramaze Pyramaze Myspace]
* [http://www.nightmarerecords.com/ Nightmare Records Inc.]
* [http://nolifetilmetal.com/pyramaze.htm Pyramaze at nolifetilmetal.com]