LANFEAR
(Germany)
www.lanfear.eu
Lanfear was founded at the end of 1993. Their debut album "Towers Of February" was released in 1996 by the band itself. Several record labels showed interest but unfortunately the band didn´t get many serious offers.
The more progressive second work "Zero Poems" was recorded in 1999, which was published on the former producers label "Famous Kitchen". Many reviews and worldwide interviews followed, the public interest about Lanfear grew rapidly. By the end of 1999 "Zero Poems" finally got distributed by Solid Rock/Point Music and sold very well.
Singer and keyboarder Stefan Zoerner left the band in early 2000 due to personal reasons. Luckily, Lanfear quite quickly found an excellent keyboarder called Richie Seibel (Charisma, Ivanhoe). In search for a good singer the band got in contact with Tobias Althammer (Painful Faith), the right person for this job.
In January 2002 Lanfear recorded three new songs for promotional reasons. Many labels showed interest and finally Lanfear decided to sign at Massacre Records. The third album "The Art Effect" was recorded in Dreamscape studios, Munich, and was released on March 3rd, 2003.
Compared with the previous productions, "The Art Effect" is more variable in rhythm, the material sounds very heavy and is easier to get into. Therefore the songs are probably more relatable to Power Metal but without falling into the usual kinds of stereotypes.
The reactions from press and fans were fantastic, "T.A.E." got great reviews, achieved top ranks in some of the biggest Metal magazines as f.ex. "Rock Hard" or "Heavy, Oder Was!?" and sold very good. Lanfear played many gigs and festivals in 2003 and 2004 and also started songwriting for the next album.
In September 2004 Lanfear took the offer from Intromental management, Denmark and decided to cooperate, just to do the next step on the ladder and to reach an even larger audience.
Studio recordings for the fourth album "Another Golden Rage" began in October 2004, and it took place in Dreamscape studios once again. The release date was February 2005 through Massacre Records in Europe and March 2005 through Nightmare Records in USA, and also this release was heavily respected within the entire metal community. The album release was followed up by a European tour with Morgana Lefay.
Due to various reasons, Tobias Althammer left the band, and a replacement was found in the ex- Anguish singer Nuno Miguel Fernandes. Lanfear also began working on new material, and the new album should be ready for release in fall 2008, if all goes well.
Line-Up:
Nuno Miguel Fernandes - vocals
Markus Ullrich - guitars
Richie Seibel - keyboards
Kai Schindelar - bass
Jürgen Schrank - drums