Mystic Prophecy | |
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| Origin | Bad Grönenbach, Germany |
| Genres | Power metal, speed metal, thrash metal |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast (2003–2005) Massacre (2006–2019) ROAR (2019–present) |
| Website | www |
| Members | Roberto Dimitri Liapakis (vocals) Markus Pohl (guitar) Evan K (Lead guitar) Joey Roxx (bass) Hanno Kerstan (drums) |
| Past members | Martin Albrecht Gus G Dennis Ekdahl Martin Grimm Mathias Straub Stefan Dittrich Constantine Connie Andreszka Laki Ragazas Tristan Maiwurm |
Mystic Prophecy is a power metal band from Bad Grönenbach, Germany. Their sound is described as hard and melodic, similar to American power metal bands such as Iced Earth, due to the melodic riffing and powerful use of drumming.
History
The band was formed in 2000 by Valley's Eve bandmates R.D. Liapakis and Martin Albrecht. Gus G was recommended to them by David T. Chastain and played all guitars on the three first albums, but left in 2005 in order to spend more time on his own band Firewind. Since then the band had several changes in its line-up with singer R.D. Liapakis and guitarist Markus Pohl who has joined the band in 2005, being the only long-time members.
The band's latest line-up includes bass player Joey Roxx and drummer Hanno Kerstan. In August 2017 the band announced new guitar player Evan K.
Since 2001 the band has released 10 albums. Their 9th album "War Brigade", released in 2016 with Massacre Records was up to that time the best selling album of the band, containing some of their best known songs like 'Metal Brigade', 'The Crucifix', 'Burning Out' and 'War Panzer'.
In January 2018 the band released "Monuments Uncovered", an album containing metal covers of famous rock hits of the 70s & 80s like 'You keep me hanging on' (Kim Wilde/The Supremes), 'Shadow on the Wall' (Mike Oldfield), 'I'm Still Standing' (Elton John), 'Because The Night' (Patti Smith) etc.
In January 2020 Mystic Prophecy released its 11th album "Metal Division" that should be the most successful album of the band. The album has reached after few days of its release #20 in the German Charts [1] [2] [3] and became a hit in the metal genre in iTunes Charts, in countries like Germany(#7), US(#23), Canada(#11) etc. [4] [5] , as well as an Amazon bestseller. [6] [7] The album release was accompanied with the singles and video clips Metal Division, Eye To Eye, Dracula and has been followed also by a tour.
Members
| Current members | Former members | Touring personnel |
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Timeline
Discography
- Vengeance (2001)
- Regressus (2003)
- Never-Ending (2004)
- Savage Souls (2006)
- Satanic Curses (2007)
- Fireangel (2009)
- Ravenlord (2011)[8]
- Killhammer (2013)[9]
- War Brigade (2016)
- Monuments Uncovered (2018)
- Metal Division (2020)[10]
References
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „#20 Official German Charts
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „#20 German Charts“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „#20 German Charts“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „iTunes Charts table“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „iTunes Charts“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „#2 Amazon Bestseller“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy - Metal Division „#1 Amazon Bestseller“
- ^ Mystic Prophecy Reveals New Album "Ravenlord" Details
- ^ Mystic Prophecy Reveals New "Killhammer" Album Details
- ^ "MYSTIC PROPHECY announce the release of their new album 'METAL DIVISION', out on January 10, 2020!". arcticmetal.no. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.