Artist: DARK SKY
Album: EMPTY FACES (CD)

Year: 2008
Media type: CD

DARK SKY had been founded as a school band in the very early 80’s in the South German city of Rottweil. Financial problems with their record company made a release of their completely finished debut album during the late 80’s impossible and the band more or less called it a day.

After a couple of line-up changes, DARK SKY seriously returned to the scene at the end of the 90’s and signed a record deal with a Malaysian label. The official debut album “Believe It” was recorded in time and brought the band lots of success in South East Asia in 1998. In the year 2000, this album also saw the light of day in Europe.

Shortly before the start of the recordings for album No.2, “Edge Of Time”, guitarist Ashes left the band and was replaced by former band member – guitarist Steffen Doll – who definitely left a brilliant stamp on his comeback album. “Edge Of Time” was released in Autumn 2002.

In the beginning of 2004, the band started to rehearse and pre-produce new song material for the next album. In August 2004, DARK SKY signed a record deal with German based label AOR HEAVEN. The recordings for “Living & Dying” at Bazement Studios near Wiesbaden, Germany were finished at the end of 2004 and “Living & Dying” was released in 2005.

After playing lots of concerts during 2005 and 2006 the band started to pre-produce songs for the new album “Empty Faces”. It was again producer Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS) who made sure that “Empty Faces” was provided with the required power. The recordings were finished in February 2008.

Website: www.dark-sky.de

TRACKLIST:

1. Hands Up
2. Empty Faces
3. Slave Of Time
4. Send Them To Hell
5. Chase Your Dreams
6. Maniac
7. Saints Beneath The Sky
8. Pleasure & Pain
9. Believe It
10. Meaning Of Life
11. Final Day (Hidden Track)

LINE-UP:

Vocals: Frank Breuninger
Guitars: Steffen Doll
Drums: Uwe Mayer
Bass: Winny Zurek
Keyboards: Claudio Nobile

DISCOGRAPHY:

Believe It (2000)
Edge Of Time (2002)
Living & Dying (2005)
Empty Faces (2008)