David Shankle Group
One-time
Manowar
guitarist David Shankle strikes out on his own, with the
cleverly-titled band name David Shankle Group, the
Manowar connection furthered by signing to Joey DeMaio's
Magic Circle Records for the debut release,
Ashes To Ashes.
The album is perhaps half of what one might expect.
Traditional, 80's-style American metal?
Absolutely.
Manowar cloning?
Not a bit -- Trace Zaber sounds nothing like Eric Adams, for
starters (the style isn't that different, but his voice his), and
some subtle keyboards give the band a more accessible edge,
moreover the songs are less anthemic than Manowar.
Nonetheless, Manowar fans would probably like this, as well
as anyone into the classic sound of the 80's-- granted, this
isn't groundbreaking stuff, but it's competantly done and
worth a listen.
Shankle recruited an all-new lineup for his second
album, 2007's
Hellborn, and after a hiatus, yet another new
lineup is in place for 2009.
Discography
Ashes To Ashes
2003
Magic Circle
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- Ashes To Ashes
- A Raven At Midnight
- The Widows Grief
- The Widows Peak
- Calling All Heroes
- Curse of the Pharaoh
- The Tolling of the Bell
- Secrets
- Madness
- Back to Heaven
- Masquerade
- The Magic of the Chords
- Voice of Authority
- Daydreams*
- Jezebel*
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- Trace Edward Zaber
- David Shankle
- Brian Gordon
- Eddie Bethishou
- Eddie Foltz
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Reviews: Sea Of Tranquility
Metal Observer
Hellborn
2007
Magic Circle
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- Asylum God
- The Lie
- Bleeding Hell
- Living For Nothing
- Left To Die
- Hellborn
- The Tyrant
- When Is It Wicked
- Monster
- Sins And Promises
- Cold And Diseased
- No Remorse
- The Voyage
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- Dennis Hirschauer
- David Shankle
- Jeff Kylloe
- Brad Sabathne
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