Armageddon "The Money Mask" (2cd)

  Description 

Legendary Christian power metal act from 1989 now reissued, remastered, and bonus CD of unreleased material. Featured RAVEN drummer Joe Hasselvander on drums. For fans of Barren Cross, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden.

Armageddon began as a two man project with Robby Lee and Michael Vance in the early 1980's. Vance and Lee found each other through a newspaper ad and met for the first time 11/13/85 at a Stryper concert in Washington, D.C. The two first co-wrote a song called "The money Mask" and every song thereafter on what became known as the Second Chance demos. All of those songs were recorded on a Teac 4-track reel-to-reel in a bathroom in Falls Church, VA. The original recordings are included on the new 2007 limited edition The Money Mask CD set.

Robby Lee, who's natural instrument is the drums, played all of the guitar parts on the demos and Mark Miley (who engineered the project) played drums and bass. Vance added the vocals last.

After marketing the demos themselves, Vance and Lee were contacted by R.E.X. records, and were signed on to release "The Blazing Wasteland" on a compilation album called East Coast Metal. Shortly thereafter, Second Chance were signed by Talkingtown Records, who changed the band's name to Armageddon in 1988 prior to the release of The Money Mask. The musicians who contributed in the studio, aside from Vance, Lee and Miley, were Joe Hasslevander (drums), Danny Wilkinson (bass) and Charlie Phillips (additional guitars).

Armageddon performed many live shows on the East coast and in the mid-west. Robert Bussey joined Lee on guitar and Scott St. James handled drums with Danny Wilkinson throwing down on the bass. The band had a very animated presence on stage and packed a powerful message with a very heavy metal attacking sound.

Armageddon last performed in 2005 and is currently in the planning stages of recording some new material.

  Tracklist / Audio Samples 

Track Listing:

Disc 1
01. The Money Mask
02. Mercenaries of Injustice
03. More Than Conquerors
04. Looking Out for You
05. The Ship of Changes
06. (Liberation From) the Blazing Wasteland
07. Nightlight
08. Giving It to You
09. The Judge
10. We’re Outa’ Here
11. (Liberation From) the Blazing Wasteland From East Coast Metal Co

Disc 2
12. Lookin’ Out for You (Rough Mix) 1989
13. Were’re Outa Here (Rough Mix) 1989
14. More Than Conquerors (Rough Mix) 1989
15. Nightlight (Rough Mix) 1989
16. Money Mask (Rough Mix) 1989
17. Ship of Changes (Rough Mix) 1989
18. More Than Conquerors (Rehearsal) (Robbie and Joe Hasselvander Fr
19. We’re Outa’ Here (Rehearsal)
20. Money Mask (Demo) Robbie On Drums and Guitar
21. Nightlight (Demo) Robbie On Drums and Guitar
22. Get in Line (Demo) Robbie On Drums and Guitar
23. In Your Face (Previously Unreleased)
24. Blazing Wasteland (Demo)

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