Black Majesty

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Black Majesty

Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s)	Power Metal Heavy Metal
Years active	2002 - Present
Label(s)	LMP Records
Associated acts	Pegazus Catwitch
Website	http://www.blackmajesty.com
Members
John 'Gio' Cavaliere Steve Janevski Hanny Mohamed Pavel Konvalinka
Former members
Joe Fata Mark Kelson Cory Betts

Black Majesty is a power metal band from Australia. The band formed in Melbourne in 2001 under the name Kymera and with various members already fairly well known on the local metal and heavy rock scene. Guitarist Steve Janevski was drawn from Cyclone Tracy, a long-running heavy rock/hair metal outfit. Bass player Cory Betts was also a member of Pegazus, a well-known Melbourne power metal band that had toured Europe in 1998, although he did not join that band until early 1999. Kymera's other guitarist Hanny Mohammed had recorded an album with a band called Catwitch who had been featured on a television documentary. With drummer Pavel Konvalinka and singer John Cavaliere the band was complete.

During a brief flirtation with the name Arkaya, the band began recording material but Betts left and the group renamed itself Black Majesty. The Sands of Time album was recorded in 2002 and prefaced by a three-track promo disc that won them a contract with German label LMP. Joe Fata replaced Betts in the interim but left before the album was released in 2003.

Since then, Black Majesty has not had a permanent bass player, but Mark Kelson of Melbourne doom band The Eternal and Evan Harris of local 80s metal stalwarts Taramis have featured as touring members, with Harris contributing to both the band's albums. The 2005 release Silent Company saw Konvalinka recording his drum tracks in Germany with Piet Sielck of Iron Savior and the album's release was preceded by a short tour of Europe.