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refimprove|date=February 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Demoniac
| caption = Demoniac 1999
| image_size = 300
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = Wellington, New Zealand
| genre = Black metal (early)
Black metal|Blackened power metal (late)
| years_active = 1993& ndash;1999
| label = Osmose Productions
| associated_acts = DragonForce
Voice of Destruction
HLAH|Head Like a Hole
| past_members = Mark "Adramolech" Hamill
The Magus
MC Magnus
Lindsay Dawson (musician)|Lindsay Dawson
Herman Li
Sam Totman
Diccon Harper
Matej Setinc
Steve Francis

Demoniac were a Heavy metal music|heavy metal band from New Zealand cite news|url= http://www.omelete.com.br/musica/novidades-musicais-10-08-2009/|title=Novidades Musicais|last=Sanches|first=Luciana Maria|coauthors=Rodrigo Monteiro|date=11 August 2009|work=Omelete|language=Portuguese|accessdate=25 February 2011 formed in Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington in 1993 by vocals|singer and bass guitar|bass player Lindsay Dawson (musician)|Lindsay Dawson , guitar ist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce . Their rather unique musical style has often been labeled as "blackened power metal".

Biography


The group began playing black metal with Dawson and Totman adopting the stage names "Behemoth" and "Heimdall" as well as the genre's defining trappings and symbolism such as corpse paint . The following year the band was joined by The Magus on musical keyboard|keyboards and drummer Mark Hamill from the avant-garde rock band HLAH|Head Like a Hole . This line-up produced the band's first album Prepare For War|Prepare for War , after which Magus left Demoniac and was replaced on keyboards by MC Magnus, reportedly The Magus's brother

Demoniac's next album was 1996's Stormblade that featured a slightly more melodic and catchier black metal style as well as controversial tracks like "Hatred is Purity" and "Niggerslut". During a 2008 interview with Kerrang , Totman was asked to explain what appeared to be a White nationalism#White power|White Power slant to some of Demoniac's lyrics on songs such as these. Totman shrugged off the allegations stating that other members of the band were responsible for those songs but stated that whilst he did not agree with the ideas expressed in the lyrics he believed that - as long as the music is of a high standard - it is wrong to judge songs on their lyrical or political content and they could be enjoyed regardless. In any case, the later introduction of Herman Li , a non-Caucasian, into the band would seem to indicate that the songs were intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

Following Stormblade the band signed to French label Osmose Productions and toured throughout western Europe on the World Domination Tour with Dark Tranquillity , Enslaved (band)|Enslaved and several other bands. At this point Dawson and Totman decided to remain in England and Hamill departed the line-up.

During July 1998 Hong Kong -born guitarist Herman Li joined Demoniac and in October drummer Matej Setinc was recruited. The band began developing a high-speed melodic power metal style, dispensing with the black metal trappings and ideologies. In January 1999 Demoniac headed into the studio with Cradle of Filth producer Mags to record The Fire and the Wind . The original cover featured a black and white photograph of one of the band members drinking while having sex and was subsequently banned; the final release artwork was heavily censored, although depicted the same image.

While Dawson had played bass on all the band's recordings, the decision was made to then hire a bass player to allow him extra freedom during live performance. Diccon Harper, formerly of South Africa n death metal band Voice of Destruction then joined Demoniac. Before the end of the year, however, Demoniac had come to an end. All members except Dawson formed DragonHeart, which later became known as DragonForce .

Dawson later appeared as a guest in the album Inhuman Rampage by DragonForce.

Line-up


  • Lindsay "Behemoth" Dawson - Vocals, Bass

  • Sam "Heimdall" Totman - Guitars, Keyboards

  • Herman "Shred" Li - Guitars

  • Diccon Harper - Bass

  • James "FreekN" Jude - Drums


  • Past members


  • "The Magnus" - Keyboards (1994)

  • Mark "Adramolech" Hamill - Drums (1994–1996)

  • Steve Francis-Drums (1993–1994)


  • Discography


    Demos


  • Rehearsal '93, 1993

  • The Birth of Diabolic Blood, 1994


  • Full-lengths


  • Prepare for War , 1994

  • Stormblade , 1996

  • The Fire and the Wind , 1999


  • EP's and Singles


  • Moonblood, 1994

  • Demons of the Night EP , 1999


  • References


    Reflist

    External links


  • http://www.demoniac.com Official website (offline)


  • DragonForce
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    Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999
    Category:New Zealand heavy metal musical groups
    Category:New Zealand black metal musical groups
    Category:Power metal musical groups
    Category:Musical septets

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