Genre(s):
Melodic Death Metal/Heavy Metal with Hard Rock influence
Lyrical Themes:
Rock/metal, inner struggles, life
Origin:
United Kingdom (Liverpool)
Formed In:
1995
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Jeff Walker - Vocals, Bass (Carcass, Brujeria, Jeff Walker und Die Fluffers, ex-Electro Hippies)
Mark Griffiths - Guitars (Arkazum, Year Zero, ex-Cathedral)
Carlo Regadas - Guitars (ex-Carcass, ex-Devoid)
Ken Owen - Drums (ex-Carcass)
Additional Notes:
This band was the remains of Carcass (minus Bill Steer) along with former Cathedral bassist Mark Griffiths. They played a straight forward 70s metal/rock style, not unlike the album Swansong from Carcass. After one album, the band split.
The band changed their name to Blackstar Rising after discovering another group with the same name; the full-length was released in North America by Metal
Discography:
Blackstar (a.k.a. Blackstar Rising) - Demo [demo] - 1996
Blackstar (a.k.a. Blackstar Rising) - Barbed Wire Soul [full-length] - 1997
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Official Site:
Blackstar @ Homepage
