Crow Black Sky

Crow Black Sky
Origin Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Genres Melodic Black Metal
Years active 2009 - Present
Labels Independent
Website crowblacksky.com
Members Gideon Lamprecht
Ryan Higgo
Stephen Spinas
Lawrence Jaeger
Kean Malcolmson
Brad Saunders
Past members Chris Gilbert

Crow Black Sky is a black metal band from Cape Town, South Africa, and has been active since 2009. The band has released one album, 'Pantheion' (2010), since which multiple lineup changes have occurred. [1] A music video for a song from this album, 'Stars of God', was released two years later in 2012, gaining the band a significant online following. [2] The band releases its material independently, and allows free downloads from their website. [3]

History

In April 2009, Crow Black Sky was formed by Gideon Lamprecht, Kean Malcolmson, and Stephen Spinas. They were joined by vocalist Ryan Higgo soon thereafter, and their first live appearance took place later that year in July. After a series of auditions, the band was joined by Lawrence Jaeger (Wings of Aggression, The Broken Result) on drums, and Chris Gilbert (Dogs of War) on guitar.

The band entered the recording studio in February 2010, and began work on their debut album, "Pantheion", which was entirely self-produced. The album was officially released on 18 December 2010, and was well received by many international critics. However, the band has mentioned that they consider it to be more of a demo release than anything else. [4] In response to the praise received, a music video for the song 'Stars of God' was released in December 2012.

Crow Black Sky was booked for a national tour in support of international death metallers Kataklysm in May 2011, but the tour was subsequently cancelled.

The band has announced that a second album is well underway, despite significant lineup changes. The lineup currently consists of Gideon Lamprecht, Ryan Higgo, Lawrence Jaeger and Brad Saunders.


Musical Direction and Influences

"Musically the band’s sound is an amalgam of styles that incorporate inspired progressive movements, along with classical, atmospheric, and acoustic elements. Their songs are aggressive and at times brutal while also remaining melodically accessible, crisp and heavy."[5]

"The musicality and songwriting on Pantheion is of really high quality. It is very easy to get lost in Crow Black Sky's music and a lot of it would not feel out of place in an action/fantasy film, accompanying Tolkien-esque battles or sprawling mountain vistas."[6]

Band members

Current members

  1. Ryan Higgo - vocals (2009–present)
  2. Gideon Lamprecht - lead guitar (2009–present)
  3. Brad Saunders - lead guitar (2011–present)
  4. Lawrence Jaeger - drums (2010–present)

Previous members

  1. Chris Gilbert - lead guitar (2010–2011)
  2. Kean Malcolmson - rhythm guitar (2009–2012)
  3. Stephen Spinas - bass guitar (2009–2012)

Discography

Albums

  1. Pantheion (2010) Metalholic Review Metal4Africa Review

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopaedia Metallum
  2. ↑ Facebook
  3. ↑ Official site
  4. ↑ Facebook
  5. ↑ Rustyn Rose, Metalholic Magazine — Published: Apr 18, 2011 at 6:29 pm
  6. ↑ Rory Molyneux, Metal4Africa — Published: February 8, 2011 at 2:27 pm

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