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CHALICE "Chameleonation"

European Import : MTM Music - 0681-57

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CHALICE:
Dino Naschke (vocals)
Oliver Scheer (guitar)
Steve Lagleder (bass, backing vocals)
Michael Mehl (drums, Backing vocals)
Burkhard Becker (keyboards)
 
Produced by: Dennis Ward
Engineered by: tbd
Mixed by : Dennis Ward
Mastered by: tbd
With their three previous albums, "In Wonderland" (1995), "Persistence Of Time" (1998), and "Digital Boulevard" (2000), the band earned Europe-wide acclaim. Their concerts and tours with prestigious acts like FATES WARNING, PRETTY MAIDS, URIAH HEEP, NAZARETH and HEROES DEL SILENCIO have always been celebrated documents of their musical enthusiasm. "Chameleonation" breathes depth and internationality thanks to the assistance provided by producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69, ANGRA, among others) at the House of Audio studios in Karlsdorf. And what is more: "We agreed with Dennis' suggestions in almost every instance. One of his most frequent remarks when he wanted to arrange a track more transparently was: 'I don't need this part.' Our reaction generally was: "Sure you´re right, we should have thought of that." An important impulse for the twelve songs on the new album was without doubt CHÂLICE's European tour with DORO eighteen months ago, during which the band proved their live qualities night after night in packed-out venues, making the most of this chance to refine their feel for gritty compositions. "The new album is obviously marked by the tour," Gino Naschke explains. "Our current material has fewer frills and was reduced to the strictly necessary elements by the unerring Dennis Ward. Apart from that we wanted to come across tougher on this album than on the previous one. "Chameleonation" documents the sound that we were always aiming for." He is referring to typical CHÂLICE compositions like 'Chameleonation' and 'Run For Cover', but also 'Turn Into' with its "Dire Straits guitar part" or the ballads 'Falling' and 'My Own Paradise' with their haunting moods. At the same time the band ventures into new territories and embark on versatile paths - like the enthralling 'Body & Soul' or 'Never Before', co-written by keyboarder Burkhard Becker - without leaving the typical CHÂLICE sound. To cut a long story short, "Chameleonation" consists of over fifty minutes of melodic metal at its finest. CHÂLICE got together at the beginning of the Nineties. The direction that Gino Naschke, Oliver Scheer, Steve Lagleder, Michael Mehl and their firstwhile keyboarder favoured in the early days was melodious, grooving melodic metal with international appeal. The band appeared on a rock sampler for the first time in 1993, playing with Steve Lukather (TOTO) in spring 1994, as well as ASIA, VIRGIN STEELE und ALANNAH MILES, and bringing out their debut album "In Wonderland" one year later. Autumn 1996 saw the arrival of their second offering, "Persistence of Time", which was deservedly praised in magazines like Rock Hard ("nice, fat sound"), Metal Hammer ("CHÂLICE have matured into an original act that always hits the golden mean on the interface of progressive rock and straight US metal"), Hard Line ("a fantastic, extremely powerful and transparent production"), and Rock City ("breathtaking, exciting atmospheres in the songs"). In May 1998, the band went on the road with SAGA, followed by a tour with URIAH HEEP and NAZARETH, subsequently coming up with their third CD "Digital Boulevard". This release was also greeted by thoroughly positive reactions, just like the tour with DORO, during which CHÂLICE became friends with the vocalist from Duesseldorf, her band and her fans: "The tour was gigantic, we reached a lot of people, and particularly in Spain and Portugal the fans sang along to our songs which were being played on the radio. Working with Doro was brilliant. It was like being on tour with friends." "Chameleonation" is set to elaborate on this positive mood as of October 2002, particularly when CHÂLICE set off on their impending tour.
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