Death SS
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| Death SS | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Italy | |
| Genre(s) | Heavy Metal | |
| Years active | 1977 - 1984 1988 - present |
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| Label(s) | Minotauro Records Discomagic Records Contempo Records Lucifer Rising Records |
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| Associated acts |
Paul Chain | |
| Website | deathss.com | |
| Members | ||
| Steve Sylvester Emil Bandera Glenn Strange Freddy Delirio Dave Simeone |
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Death SS (In Death of Steve Sylvester) is an Italian heavy metal band. Throughout their career they have played thrash metal and early black metal.
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[edit] Biography
Death SS was formed in 1977 by Steve Sylvester. The band combined elements of horror and the occule and heavy metal to become a pioneer in black metal and thrash metal.. The original line-up also featured Paul Chain, who would later become a doom metal pioneer with his solo project, Paul Chain Violet Theatre. The band split in 1984 but reformed in 1988 (with Sylvester being the only original member). This new incarnation of Death SS would record their first full length album, ...In Death of Steve Sylvester. Their would be many line-up changes in the years to come, with Sylvester once again being the only constant (except a short time in the early 80's when Paul Chain would front the band on the Evil Metal EP).
[edit] Line-Ups
[edit] Original Line-Up (1977-1982)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Paul Chain - guitar
- Claud Galley - guitar
- Danny Hughes - bass
- Tommy Chaste - drums
[edit] ...In Death of Steve Sylvester (1988)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Christian Wise - guitar
- Kurt Templar - guitar
- Erik Landley - bass
- Boris Hunter - drums
[edit] Black Mass (1989)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Kevin Reynolds - guitar
- Kurt Templar - guitar
- Marc Habey - bass
- Boris Hunter - drums
[edit] Heavy Demons (1991)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Jason Minelli - guitar
- Al Priest - guitar
- Andy Barrington - bass
- Ross Lukather - drums
[edit] Do What Thou Wilt (1997)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Emil Bandera - guitar
- Felix Moon - guitar
- Andy Barrington - bass
- Oleg Smirnoff - keyboard
- Ross Lukather - drums
[edit] Panic (2000)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Emil Bandera - guitar
- Kaiser Sose - bass
- Oleg Smirnoff - keyboard
- Anton Chaney - drums
[edit] Humanomalies (2002)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Emil Bandera - guitar
- BOB - bass
- Oleg Smirnoff - keyboard
- Anton Chaney - drums
[edit] The 7th Seal (2006)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Emil Bandera - guitar
- Glenn Strange - bass
- Oleg Smirnoff - keyboard
- Anton Chaney - drums
[edit] Current Line-Up (2006)
- Steve Sylvester - vocals
- Emil Bandera - guitar
- Glenn Strange - bass
- Freddy Delirio - keyboard
- Dave Simeone - drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- ...in Death of Steve Sylvester (Discomagic/Metalmaster 1988)
- Black Mass (Discomagic/Metalmaster 1989)
- Heavy Demons (Contempo/Rosemary's Baby 1991)
- Do What Thou Wilt (Lucifer Rising 1997)
- Panic (Lucifer Rising 2000)
- Humanomalies (Lucifer Rising 2002)
- The Seventh Seal (Lucifer Rising 2006)
[edit] Live albums
- Cursed Concert (Contempo 1992)
- Il ritorno degli occulti (200 copies, Cursed Coven 1998)
- Live 1990: The Complete Black Mass Show (200 copies, Cursed Coven 2006)
[edit] Singles/EPs
- "Zombie" (band press 1982)
- "The Night of the Witch" (band press 1982)
- "The Profanation" (band press 1983)
- Evil Metal EP (Metal Eye Records 1983)
- "Kings of Evil" (Metalmaster 1989)
- "Vampire" (Metalmaster 1989)
- "In the Darkness" (Metalmaster 1989)
- Where Have You Gone? EP (Contempo 1991)
- Straight to Hell EP (Contempo 1993)
- The Cursed Singles boxset (Avantgarde Music 1995)
- "Baron Samedi" (Lucifer Rising 1998)
- "Scarlet Woman" (Lucifer Rising 1999)
- "Hi-Tech Jesus" (Lucifer Rising 2000)
- Lady of Babylon EP (Lucifer Rising 2000)
- "Pain" (Lucifer Rising 2003)
[edit] Compilations
- The Story of Death SS (1977-1984) (Minotauro 1987)
- Horror Music (Lucifer Rising 1996)
- The Horned God of Witches (Lucifer Rising 2004)
- Steve Sylvester - Friends of Hell (Cursed Coven 2006)
