Crystal Blaze
Crystal Blaze is 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 has been playing in the current form since 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. Their song "Dreams Beyond" was downloaded over 10 000 times on the MP3.com[citation needed] and it has been played on the radio all across the globe from Europe to Brazil[citation needed]. Crystal Blaze's first demo "Dreams" was published in 2004 and was recorded at the MusaMuusa studios[citation needed]. Crystal Blaze was the winner[citation needed] of 2007 Wacken Metal Battle Finland and performed also in the Wacken Open Air 2007 festival in Germany.
Band members
- Max Obstbaum - vocals
- Mikael Grönroos - guitar
- Lauri Koskenniemi - guitar
- Eerik Purdon - bass
- Lari Sorvo - keyboards
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