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British rock band
Blackstar were a British
hard rock band, formed as a retooling of the band
Carcass in 1995 without
Bill Steer along with former
Cathedral guitarist Mark Griffiths. The band name comes from a Carcass song off the
Swansong 1996 album.
Blackstar released only a single album.
After a while, the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising . The band dissolved because drummer
Ken Owen suffered from a
brain haemorrhage .
Members
Jeff Walker - bass, vocals
Carlos Regadas - lead guitar
Ken Owen - drums
Mark Griffiths - rhythm guitar
Discography
Promo 96
Revolution of the Heart
New Song
Rock 'n' Roll Circus
Don't Want to Talk Anymore
Better the Devil
Waste of Space
Instrumental
Japanese versions has 5 demo tracks and 3 cover versions as bonus tracks
Game Over 4:02
Smile 3:37
Sound of Silence 3:44
Rock 'n' Roll Circus 4:14
New Song 3:54
Give Up the Ghost 3:07
Revolution of the Heart 4:02
Waste of Space 3:50
Deep Wound 3:09
Better the Devil 4:40
Instrumental 5:00
(The end of the song Instrumental is a quote from the movie
From Dusk Till Dawn )
X (1998 CD VILE77)
Digipack 10 year anniversary release with cover tracks by Peaceville artists X cover
Anathema - "
One Of The Few " (
Pink Floyd )
Dominion - "
Shout " (
Tears For Fears )
My Dying Bride - "
Some Velvet Morning " (
Nancy Sinatra /
Lee Hazlewood )
My Dying Bride - "Roads" (
Portishead )
Anathema - "Better Off Dead" (
Bad Religion )
Thine - "Song Of Joy" (
Nick Cave )
Blackstar - "The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill" (
Hüsker Dü )
Acrimony - "O Baby" (
Status Quo )
The Blood Divine - "
Crazy Horses " (
The Osmonds )
The Blood Divine - "
Love Will Tear Us Apart " (
Joy Division )
Dominion - "
Paint It Black " (
Rolling Stones )
Blackstar - "Running Back" (
Thin Lizzy )
Lid - "
Don't Let Me Down " (
The Beatles )
Anathema - "
Goodbye Cruel World " (
Pink Floyd )
External links
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