Zar, Melodic Heavy/Power Metal Options

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Genre(s):
Melodic Heavy/Power Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Life, Love
Origin:
Germany (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg)
Formed In:
1988
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Lars Nippa - Drums (ex-Chryztyne)
Tommy Clauss - Guitars
André Sauber - Vocals
Former/Past Member(s):
Jerry Schäfer - Keyboards
Bass:
Wolf Urban
Bernd Grünen - (ex-Trans Am)
Drums:
Marcel Ash - (ex-Trans Am)
Peter Kumpf - (ex-Trans Am)
Vocals:
John Lawton - (ex-Uriah Heep)
Thomas Bloch - (ex-Tarot's Myst, ex-Stranger)
Additional notes:
The band has started as a hard rock band, but have changed their direction for the second album towards melodic heavy/power metal, which was comparable to Axxis stylewise. John Lawton did not want to sing on the new, harder material, and so he was replaced by Thommy Bloch. John later returned to sing lead vocals as a guest on one song on the "From Welcome... To Goodbye" album.
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Discography:
Zar - Live Your Life Forever [full-length] - 1990
Zar - Sorted Out [full-length] - 1991
Zar - Carry On [single] - 1991
Zar - From Welcome... To Goodbye [full-length] - 1993
Zar - Eagle's Flight [single] - 1993
Zar - Welcome [ep] - 1993
Zar - The Holy Rhythm Of Nature [full-length] - 1995
Zar - Hard To The Beat [full-length] - 2003

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