Damien, Heavy/Power Metal (USA-Ohio) Options

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Genre(s):
Heavy/Power Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
N/A
Origin:
United States (Toledo, Ohio)
Formed In:
1981-present
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Kevin "Killer" Kekes Bass
See also: ex-Bones Garage, ex-Chastain, ex-Vainglory
Evil Drums
Chuck Stohl Guitars
See also: Stohl-N
Fritz Adamshick Guitars, Vocals
Randy "Wolf" Mikelson Vocals
See also: Fetish Doll, ex-Wolf Gang
Former/Past Member(s):
Jamie Darnell Drums
See also: ex-Final Warning, ex-Erebus, ex-Heaven's Wish, ex-The Catz Ass
Rob Brug Drums
See also: Halloween, Ichabod Krane, Warrion
Troy Moore Vocals
See also: ex-Bones Garage
Scott Miller Vocals

Additional notes:

Not to be confused with:
Damien, a heavy metal band from New York City, New York
<li>Damien, a death metal band from Las Cruces, New Mexico

After leaving the band in 1990, vocalist Randy "Wolf" Mikelson formed a new band called Wolf Gang. While they split before releasing an album (the existence of studio demos is unknown, although likely as they had a lot of original material and T-Shirts as well as other merch sold at shows) they played numerous headlining shows in Cleveland and Toledo, often playing for a full hour set of all original material, except for two Damien songs at the end (sometimes "Every Dog Has Its Day" or "I Play For You", and others, changing the covers between each show). Mikelson was replaced in Damien by singer Troy Moore, who recorded a demo and a self-titled tape EP, both recorded at his own Moore Sound Studios. One song from the era, "Silent Rage" would later be recorded on "Angel Juice" (although with lyrics of one verse changed). The Moore era was very little-known outside of local fans who saw them play and the releases from this period are Damiens two rarest. A rare promo band photo of this lineup appeared on the flyer for Summer Bash '92, the latest of the Sandusky based Metal Bash Concert Series, where they co-headlined with the live debut of Marquis de Sade and were opened by Seductive Blasphemy, Mystik, Stealth, Vince Vatican, Wreckless Opp. and several others, and is the only band photo of this era to surface so far.

Mikelson would later rejoin Damien, but not before forming a Heavy/Power Metal band called Fetish Doll in the late 90s/early 2000s and which later reformed in 2017. They released 3 demo CDs, "The Worm", "Vile", and "Within", that remain very rare.

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Discography:
Damien - Every Dog Has Its Day [full-length] - 1987
Damien - Stop This War [full-length] - 1989
Damien - Demo [demo] - 1990
Damien - Damien [ep] - 1992
Damien - Angel Juice [full-length] - 1995
Damien - Beyond Apathy [full-length] - 2011
Damien - Candle Of Life [compilation] - 2018
Damien - St. Clair Tapes [compilation] - 2018

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Official site:

Myspace

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Damien - Every Dog Has Its Day [full-length] - 1987 by thrashmania80
Damien - Stop This War [full-length] - 1989 by thrashmania80
Damien - Angel Juice [full-length] - 1995 by DarkHolocaust
Damien - Beyond Apathy [full-length] - 2011 by Yarri

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