COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN / current SAVAGE CIRCUS drummer Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, will surprise the entire metal community with their modern, melodic and sophisticated new brand of heavy music. As well as these already renowned founding members, COLDSEED also features Thorsten Praest on guitar, BLIND GUARDIAN / SIEGES EVEN bassist Oli Holzwarth, Spanish guitarist Gonzalo Alfageme López and BLIND GUARDIAN keyboardist Mi Schüren. Mixed by GAMMA RAY bassist Dirk Schlächter and RAGE engineer Charly Czajkowsky and produced by Michael Schüren, the music on Completion Makes the Tragedy sounds quite unique; indeed, it´s hard to find anything like it among currently-existing musical styles. The German, Swedish and Spanish group began writing their stirring music in the middle of 2004 and started seeking a name for the band with the help of their existing fan base through Thomen´s website and numerous magazines. In February 2005 the boys entered the Hammer Studios in Brackel, near Hamburg (among others) and began recording their debut album. COLDSEED caught the attention of NUCLEAR BLAST early on in the spring of 2005. Convinced they had found the perfect label for their band, they ultimately signed a deal with the German-based record company in November. In April 2006 the mixing session ended and the album was subsequently mastered at Indiscreet Audio by Achim Köhler, who then optimised COLDSEED´s unmistakable sound. Completion Makes the Tragedy shifts between darkness and light, and the quintet seamlessly melds the dissimilar worlds of aggressive, melodic power metal and modern heavy rock / crossover elements while creating a distinct sound of its own. The mixture of Björn´s heavy, melodic vocals and Thomen´s wide- ranging, powerful drumming style combined with Thorsten´s & Gonzalo´s heavy riffs, Oli´s bass lines and Mi´s modern keys slams into the listener with the force of a head-on crash and reveals the group's superior sense for powerful, innovative and timeless song-writing. This is the sound of tomorrow’s metal.
Line-UpBjörn "Speed" Strid (Vocals)
Thorsten Praest (Guitar)
Gonzalo Alfageme López (Guitar)
Oli Holzwarth (Bass)
Mi Schüren (Keyboards)
Thomen Stauch (Drums)
