Paragon (band)
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| Paragon | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Power metal |
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| Years active | 1990–present | |
| Label(s) | Remedy Records | |
| Website | Official website | |
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| Andreas Babuschkin Martin Christian Günny Kruse Christian Gripp |
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Paragon is a heavy metal/power metal band from Hamburg, Germany. The band was founded by guitarist Martin Christian. After releasing some demo tapes and a mini-CD, they were able to release an album in 1994, the debut World of Sin. Shortly after this their record company (Blue Merle) went bankrupt, and Martin decided to put the band on hiatus.
About two years later, Martin found four new members (Andreas, Jan, Markus & Claudius) and recorded the album The Final Command. In 1999 it was time for the release of Chalice of Steel. Both albums received good reviews.
In 2001, Paragon released Steelbound, engineered and produced by Piet Sielck (of Iron Savior). Piet has worked with the band on every album since then. Today, Paragon is one of the leading bands within German metal.
The band is writing and recording a new album which, as of January 2007, has the working title Forgotten Prophecies. It has a projected release date of late May, 2007.
After the recording of "Forgotten Prophecies" the band's longtime bassplayer Jan Bünning quit the band because of "musical differences". The band is now looking for a replacement.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Andreas Babuschkin - Lead Vocals
- Martin Christian - Guitar / Backing Vocals
- Günny Kruse - Guitar / Backing Vocals
- Christian Gripp - Drums
[edit] Former members
Vocals:
Chris Barena (1990-1994)
Kay Carstens (1994-1996)
Guitar:
Frank Hellweg (1990-1991)
Marcus Cremer (and Bass) (1991-1993)
Wolfgang "Woko" Köhler (1993-1994)
Tommy Eichstädt (1995-1996)
Daniel Görner (1995-1996)
Claudius Cremer (1996-2003)
Bass:
Dirk Sturzbecher (1990-1995)
Uwe Wessel (1995-1996)
Jan Bünning (1996 - 2007)
Drums:
Kay Neuse (1990-1996)
Markus Corby (1996-2005)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- World of Sin, (1995)
- The Final Command, (1998)
- Chalice of Steel, (1999)
- Steelbound, (2001)
- Law of the Blade, (2002)
- The Dark Legacy, (2003)
- Revenge, (2005)
- Forgotten Prophecies, (2007) (-unreleased-)
[edit] External links
| Paragon |
| Andreas Babuschkin | Martin Christian | Günny Kruse | Christian Gripp |
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| Studio albums: World of Sin | The Final Command | Chalice of Steel | Steelbound | Law of the Blade | The Dark Legacy | Revenge | Forgotten Prophecies |
