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Prophet Of The End by Crystal Viper

Artist Biography For Crystal Viper

Crystal Viper Is A Polish Heavy Metal Band Formed In Katowice Poland In 2003 By Vocalist Marta Gabriel Professional Musician 1st Grade And Her Husband - Bart Gabriel Manager And Producer Known From Cooperation With A Bunch Of Classic Heavy Metal Bands . After Several Demo Recordings Crystal Viper Entered The Kat Recording Studio To Record The "Wild Child" Song For "A Tribute To W.A.S.P." CD Compilation Released In 2006 By Codiac Records Denmark . In April Of 2005 Two Members Of The Legendary New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Act Elixir Came To Poland To Record The Song "Chaos Rising" With Crystal Viper For "A Tribute To Cirith Ungol" CD & LP Compilation Solemnity Music 2006 . After Several Line Up Changes Since 2006 Crystal Viper Consists Of The Following Members Current
Marta Gabriel – Vocals 2003–present Guitars 2009–present Andy Wave – Guitars 2006–present Blaze J. Grygiel – Bass 2016–present Eric Juris – Guitars 2018–present Cederick Forsberg – Drums Crystal Viper's Style Can Be Described As A Combination Of Speed And Heavy Metal Running Wild Accept Stormwitch The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Elixir Angel Witch Iron Maiden And Epic Metal Manilla Road Zed Yago Manowar . Crystal Viper Is Also Known From Theatrical Live Shows And Already Had The Pleasure To Share The Stage With Acts Such As Doro Hammerfall Stratovarius Cradle Of Filth Deathstars And Other Bands. In The Summer Of 2006 Crystal Viper Recorded Their Next Cover Song - This Time It Was "Flaming Metal Systems" For "A Tribute To Manilla Road" Compilation - Again With A Special Guest Piotr Luczyk Guitarist Of The Ultimate Polish Metal Legend Kat Recorded The Opening Guitar Solo. A Few Days Later The Band Inked A Deal With German Label Karthago Records Home Of Such Cult Bands As Noisehunter Gravestone No Trouble And Many Others . A Few Months After Recording The Song For The Manilla Road Tribute Album Crystal Viper Returned To The Zed Studio To Record A Debut Full Length Concept-Album Titled "The Curse Of Crystal Viper". Intro For The Album Was Recorded By Another Very Special Guest Gerrit P. Mutz Lead Singer Of The Famous German True Heavy Metal Band Sacred Steel. The Debut CD Is Out Now And Soon High Roller Records Germany Will Release It On Limited Edition Vinyl LP As Well. Between 2006 And 2009 Crystal Viper Was A Four Piece Band In The Studio And A Five Piece Band On Stage Featuring Different Musicians At The Position Of The Live Rhythm Guitarist Until Marta Took Over The Duties Of A Rhythm Guitarist As Well. Since Then Crystal Viper Is A Four Piece Act Both In The Studio And On Stage. In 2009 Crystal Viper Signed A Multiple Record Deal With AFM Records. The Third Studio Album Entitled "Legends" With Lyrics Based On Old Polish Legends And Stories Came Out In 2010 And In 2012 Was Followed By "Crimen Excepta" - Concept Effort About Witches And Holy Inquisition. Due To Occupational Obligations Tomasz Woryna Was Forced To Take Lesser Part In Band's Activity And Most Of The Bass Guitar Parts On "Crimen Excepta" Were Recorded By Marta Gabriel. The Band Didn't Stop To Tour So Michal Badocha Stepped In As The New Bass Player. In 2013 After Several Live Shows In Countries Such As Slovakia Czech Republic Poland Germany Switzerland Spain Sweden And Denmark Crystal Viper Returned To The Studio To Record The Fifth Studio Album "Possession". Sadly Soon After Its Premiere Due To Health Issues Relating To The Band's Front Woman And Founder Marta Gabriel The Band Was Forced To Stop Its Activity. In 2013 For The First Time Since 2006 After Regular Touring In 15 Countries And After Releasing 5 Studio Albums 7 Singles And Compilations - The Future Of Crystal Viper Was Placed Into Question... In Late 2016 The Band Finally Broke The Silence The Witch Is Back! The Comeback Album Entitled "Queen Of The Witches" Was Released After A Four-Year Silence In February 2017. Like All The Previous Ones The Album Has Been Produced By Bart Gabriel Known For His Collaboration With Acts Such As CirithUngol Pagan Altar Hexx Or Sacred Steel . The Album's Cover Artwork Has Been Created By The Legendary German Artist Andreas Marschall Known For The Iconic Artworks Which He Created For Acts Such As Running Wild Blind Guardian Or Kreator. "Queen Of The Witches" Is Also The First Crystal Viper Album Recorded With The New Bass Player Blaze J. Grygiel. As It's Already A Tradition That Crystal Viper Pays A Tribute To The Classic '80s Metal Acts Of Which Legacy They Proudly Continue It Couldn't Be Different This Time And The Band Both Invited Several Special Guests To Take Part In The Recordings As Well As Recorded Two Cover Songs For The CD And The LP Version Of The Album Respectively. The Manowar Co-Founder And Guitar Hero Ross The Boss Appears In The Headbanging Hymn Entitled "Do Or Die" While Mantas Of Venom Slays A Shredding Guitar Solo In The Speed Metal Monster Entitled "Flames And Blood". Except That In The Surprising Power Ballad Entitled "We Will Make It Last Forever" Marta Shares Vocal Duties With Steve Bettney Vocalist Of The NWoBHM Cult Heroes Saracen. The Album Has Been Promoted By Two Video Clips And A European Tour In March And April 2017 During Which The Band Visited Belgium France Germany Austria Switzerland Hungary Czech Republic And Poland. In 4 June 2018 Rhythm Guitarist Eric Juris Joined The Band. Http //www.Crystalviper.Com/
http //www.Metal-Archives.Com/band.Php?id 33867 Albums
The Curse Of Crystal Viper 2007 Metal Nation 2009 Legends 2010 Crimen Excepta 2012 Possession 2013 Queen Of The Witches 2017 Tales Of Fire And Ice 2019 The Cult 2021

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