Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast [2017 re-issue]

RELEASE 24 November 2017

Pyramaze was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. Next to join were fellow Danes drummer Morten Sørensen (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.

The album received fantastic response from around the world, and marked the start of a very successful career for Pyramaze.

Since then, Pyramaze have released four more albums; "Legend of the Bone Carver", also with Lance King on vocals, "Immortal" with Matt Barlow [ex. Iced Earth, Ashes of Ares] on vocals, and "Disciples of the Sun" and "Contingent" with the current vocalist Terje Haroy.

Founder Michael Kammeyer retired from the band after "Immortal" and was replaced by Jacob Hansen.

"Melancholy Beast" has been out of print for several years, and this re-issue will be especially welcomed by recent fans of the band that didn't get a chance to get the album before it was sold out. The re-issue includes the bonus track "The Wizard" as well as album history and track commentary written by founder Michael Kammeyer.

"Melancholy Beast" was produced, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen [Volbeat, Amaranthe, Evergrey]. The re-issue layout was created by Jan Yrlund [Apocalyptica, Battle Beast, Leah].

Track listing:

01. Sleepy Hollow

02. Forsaken Kingdom

03. Melancholy Beast

04. The Journey

05. Until We Fade Away

06. Legend

07. Mighty Abyss

08. The Nature Of Triumph

09. Power Of Imagination

10. The Wizard (Bonus Track)

Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast line-up
Lance King - Vocals
Michael Kammeyer - Guitars
Jonah Weingarten - Keyboards
Niels Kvist - Bass
Morten G Sorensen - Drums

Pyramaze discography

2017: Contingent [Inner Wound Recordings]

2015: Disciples of the Sun [Inner Wound Recordings]

2008: Immortal [Locomotive. Re-issue: Inner Wound Recordings 2014]

2006: Legend of the Bone Carver [Massacre/Nightmare]

2004: Melancholy Beast [Replica/Nightmare Re-issue: Inner Wound Recordings 2017]

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