Music Style progressive metal

Musical Influences Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Beatles, Lynard Skynard, Rush

Similar Artists Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Judas Piest

Artist History Crimson Glory, originally named Beowulf, was formed in 1982 in Sarasota, Florida, by guitarist-Jon Drenning, guitarist-Ben Jackson, and bassist-Jeff Lords. The group spent the next four-years in seclusion rehearsing and developing their own distinctive look and sound which eventually led to the recording of their self-titled debut album Crimson Glory in 1986. The band recorded and released their much anticipated follow-up LP Transcendence in 1989 which contained the band's first hit-single Lonely, a song that was in the top of the American Radio charts in several major market areas for over 24 consecutive weeks. Transcendence received equally rave reviews abroad which led to a very successful North American, European and Japanese tour with the bands Metallica, Ozzy Osborne, Queensryche, Udo, Doro, and Anthrax, to sold-out crowds everywhere. After a successful but brief Strange and Beautiful tour in the U.S, the band members went their separate ways taking a hiatus to pursue other musical interests. Towards the end of 1996, the band's primary songwriters, Jon and Jeff, knew it was time to reunite and make another Crimson Glory record However, in order to create a record of astronomical proportions, the band realized they would have to trace back to their roots, the progressive-power metal stylethat they help to pioneer in the late 1980's. With the addition of new front man Wade War Machine Black and new drummer Steve Wacholt (Savatage) the band was ready to re-emerge into the next millennium.

Group Members Jon Drenning (guitar), Wade Black (vocals), Jeff Lords (bass), Ben Jackson (guitar) and Steve Wacholt (drums).

Instruments guitar, bass, drums

Albums Crimson Glory, Transcendence, Strange and Beautiful, Astronomica

Press Reviews "The galaxy's most kick ass band has finally returned and allows us to once again bask in its divine resplendence!" and "ASTRONOMICA is a necessity for Metal to successfully traverse to the next millennium." (Promethean Crusade, USA)

Location Bradenton, FL - USA

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