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fame) on drums. Although he is pictured in the album artwork (with the intention of being the new drummer), Wacholz never actually played on the record – a drum machine was used. Wade Black's vocal delivery was not appreciated by all fans, who were accustomed to
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A limited edition remaster from 2008 on the Polish Metal Mind label expanded the second disc with further studio and live material:
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A special edition limited to 5000 was released with a second disc, featuring 3 live tracks with
Midnight on vocals, recorded at
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In 2023, Black formed a band named
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties
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335:"March to Glory" (Instrumental)
279:by Irish singer and songwriter
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525:"Astronomica" – demo version
522:"War of the Worlds" – remake
433:"The Other Side of Midnight"
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512:(Drenning, Lord, Midnight)
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537:"Painted Skies" – 7:10
534:"Eternal World" – live
488:on September 2, 1989.
847:Strange and Beautiful
702:Encyclopedia Metallum
254:Strange and Beautiful
141:Strange and Beautiful
883:Crimson Glory albums
579:Astronomica the band
531:"Dragon Lady" – live
486:Manatee Civic Center
167:Professional ratings
810:Steve "Doc" Wacholz
648:Burlington, Ontario
553:Wade Black – vocals
363:"New World Machine"
349:"War of the Worlds"
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510:"Lost Reflection"
419:"Lucifer's Hammer"
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563:Ben Jackson
236:Astronomica
150:Astronomica
78:heavy metal
60:Dreamland,
22:Astronomica
872:Categories
807:Wade Black
783:Jeff Lords
625:2021-05-19
595:References
589:Rude Squad
585:Kyle Sokol
569:Jeff Lords
304:Jeff Lords
130:chronology
565:– guitars
548:Personnel
461:"Cydonia"
324:Writer(s)
285:The Celts
798:Midnight
615:AllMusic
496:Midnight
271:Boadicea
264:Midnight
259:Savatage
186:AllMusic
116:Producer
106:Spitfire
49:Released
39: by
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145:(1991)
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