GOD'S ARMY
God's Army
2006
From L - R:
Ian O'Sullivan: Guitars/Backing vocals
Mark Cross: Drums/Backing vocals
John ABC Smith: Lead vocals & Bass
Don Amiro: Guitars/Backing vocals
Discography:
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Biography:
Former GALLOW’S POLE and AT VANCE Bassist
John A.B.C. Smith found GOD’S ARMY in 2004. Since then he was writing new
song material and was looking for the right musicians to form this powerful
band and insured the services of two long time friends, both on guitar,
Ireland/UK session based Ian O’Sullivan and the Hamburg, Germany based Don
Amiro.
They started working on songs and recorded the
first God’s Army takes in the winter of 2004.
John met Mark Cross, former English/German
drummer of METALIUM, KINGDOM COME and HELLOWEEN on tour with AT
VANCE in May 2005.
Mark also had his own songs and lyrics, which
were meant for his solo project and was also on the hunt seeking for
musicians at the time. John and Mark soon realized that they had perfect
chemistry since they played and toured together. Their musical interest
wasn’t much apart and combining their ideas and compositions was the final
push for GOD’S ARMY!
9 songs have been pre-recorded so far and
there are more to come. Their music insures a powerful mixture of classic
hard rock and metal and, not to be mistaken, they share no religious
background or concept! Their lyrics are about everything and everybody, and
that message comes across in the band’s titled track God’s army.
They present catchy melodies, strong riffs and
a pounding rhythm section with intention to take things away from typical
European power metal and keep their arrangements simpler. A powerful live
performance is guaranteed!
All of them are professional musicians who have been around for a long
time and that insures a mature approach to what they do, not to mention that
John A.B.C. Smith, who is also the lead singer of the band, persuades with
his unique voice and leaves a confident and strong vibe.
The first track I will survive had
been presented by German magazine Rock Hard in one of last year’s winter
editions, and GOD’S ARMY was then voted as the second best unsigned band.
God's Army have almost finished the recordings for their debut album and are still seeking a deal to release it!
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