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'''Crystal Blaze''' was a [[Finland|Finnish]] metal band.


==Biography==
'''Crystal Blaze''' was a Finnish metal band that was formed in 1995 and started first playing [[power metal]] under the name ''Guardian Force''. Over the years, the group has gone through changes and the band started to take its current form in 2001 when Lari Sorvo (keyboards) and Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) joined the founding members Mikael Grönroos (guitar), Max Obstbaum (vocals) and Gustaf Standertskjöld (drums) with the basist Eerik Purdon. Now that the band performs and records under the name Crystal Blaze, the musical genre has also changed. The group is not afraid of combining different styles and genres with metal. Crystal Blaze's first demo "Dreams" was published in 2004 and was recorded at the MusaMuusa studios{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}. The second demo "The Punishment" was released in 2006. In 2007 Crystal Blaze parted ways with one of the founding members of the band, drummer Gustaf Standertskjöld. Crystal Blaze was the winner{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} of 2007 Wacken Metal Battle Finland and also performed at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2007 festival in Germany. In March 2008 the band released its third release named "Beneath the Sands". At the same time the band also announced Juhana Karlsson as a new drummer. The band was split up in 2010.
The band was formed in 1995 and started first playing [[power metal]] under the name ''Guardian Force''. Over the years, the group has gone through changes and the band started to take its current form in 2001, when [[Lari Sorvo]] (keyboards) and [[Lauri Koskenniemi]] (guitar) joined the founding members [[Mikael Grönroos]] (guitar), [[Max Obstbaum]] (vocals) and [[Gustaf Standertskjöld]] (drums) with the bassist [[Eerik Purdon]]. Now that the band performs and records under the name ''Crystal Blaze'', the musical genre has also changed. The group is not afraid of combining different styles and genres with metal. Crystal Blaze's first demo ''Dreams'' was published in 2004 and was recorded at the MusaMuusa studios{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}. The second demo ''The Punishment'' was released in 2006. In 2007, Crystal Blaze parted ways with one of the founding members of the band, drummer Gustaf Standertskjöld. Crystal Blaze was the winner{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} of 2007 Wacken Metal Battle Finland and also performed at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2007 festival in [[Germany]]. In March 2008, the band released its third release named ''Beneath the Sands''. At the same time the band also announced [[Juhana Karlsson]] as a new drummer. The band was split up in 2010.


==Band members==
==Band members==
*Max Obstbaum - vocals
*Max Obstbaum - [[vocals]]
*Mikael Grönroos - guitar
*Mikael Grönroos - [[guitar]]
*Lauri Koskenniemi - guitar
*Lauri Koskenniemi - [[guitar]]
*Eerik Purdon - bass
*Eerik Purdon - [[Bass (guitar)|bass]]
*Lari Sorvo - keyboards
*Lari Sorvo - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Juhana Karlsson - drums
*Juhana Karlsson - [[drums]]


==Publications==
==Discography==
*Dreams 2004
*''Dreams'' (2004)
*The Punishment 2006
*''The Punishment'' (2006)
*Beneath the Sands 2008
*''Beneath the Sands'' (2008)


==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.Crystal-Blaze.com
*[http://mikseri.net/crystalblaze Crystal Blaze] @ Mikseri
*[http://myspace.com/crystalblaze Crystal Blaze] @ MySpace


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Latest revision as of 07:31, 8 August 2022

This article is about the band. For the anime series, see Glass Maiden.
Crystal Blaze
Also known asHeavy Demons
The Nightmare Illusions
Avalon
Guardian Force
Origin Finland
GenresHeavy metal music
Years active1995 (1995)–2010 (2010)

Crystal Blaze was a Finnish metal band.

Biography

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The band was formed in 1995 and started first playing power metal under the name Guardian Force. Over the years, the group has gone through changes and the band started to take its current form in 2001, when Lari Sorvo (keyboards) and Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) joined the founding members Mikael Grönroos (guitar), Max Obstbaum (vocals) and Gustaf Standertskjöld (drums) with the bassist Eerik Purdon. Now that the band performs and records under the name Crystal Blaze, the musical genre has also changed. The group is not afraid of combining different styles and genres with metal. Crystal Blaze's first demo Dreams was published in 2004 and was recorded at the MusaMuusa studios[citation needed]. The second demo The Punishment was released in 2006. In 2007, Crystal Blaze parted ways with one of the founding members of the band, drummer Gustaf Standertskjöld. Crystal Blaze was the winner[citation needed] of 2007 Wacken Metal Battle Finland and also performed at Wacken Open Air 2007 festival in Germany. In March 2008, the band released its third release named Beneath the Sands. At the same time the band also announced Juhana Karlsson as a new drummer. The band was split up in 2010.

Band members

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Discography

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  • Dreams (2004)
  • The Punishment (2006)
  • Beneath the Sands (2008)
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