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Munich, Germany (1985 – 1997, 2004 – 2008)

Sieges Even was a progressive rock/metal band from Munich, Germany. The band was originally formed under the name Sodom (not to be confused by fellow German band Sodom) in the early 80s and released their first demo in 1983 before becoming Sieges Even in 1985.

The only constant members of Sieges Even were brothers Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian) and Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire, ex-Avantasia, ex-Angra) who performed bass and drums respectively. Original guitarist Markus Steffen originally departed in 1992, but later returned.

Sieges Even’s early works are often criticised for resembling closely those of pioneers Watchtower and then their forerunners Rushbut by the time of the band’s fourth album, Sophisticated (1994), they had left those comparisons behind.

Shortly after 1997’s Uneven the band split, primarily due to the prior commitments of the Holzwarth brothers. However, by 1999 the brothers had begun meeting up with Steffen again and sounding out fledgling new projects. Of these, the project to reach the most advanced stage was arguably Looking-Glass-Self featuring vocalist Andre Matos, however even this project did not progress much further than a four track promo cd when the group parted ways.

It took the trio two years to replace Matos in Looking-Glass-Self, but Dutch unknown Arno Menses was eventually chosen, triggering a name change to Val’paraiso just one year before the 2004 first show once again under the Sieges Even banner. The following 2005 album The Art Of Navigating By The Stars was considered a long overdue comeback and was highly regarded by fans and music press.
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  • Hypnotheticall

    ''Between echoes of the most schizophrenic Tool band, the crepuscular decadentism of Pain Of Salvation, or the aggressivity of some Meshuggah'' www.hypnotheticall.it Try to listen..

    19 days ago
  • Adams_Eve

    unbefreakinleavable

    last month
  • vermilion_helix

    This band has some freakin' great musicality, plus some damn powerful songwriting right over there. Many of their lyrics are really deep, insightful, philosophical, not to mention inspiring too...

    February 2012
  • punk_my_ded

    и sophisticated и uneven охренительны, этот период творчества стоит воспринимать одним кусоком.

    November 2011
  • bruno280678

    another fantastic prog band...yes

    November 2011
  • Planzar

    Софистикейтед — лучшее, что они сделали.

    October 2011
  • Neue_regel_

    at least Subsignal are touring, that's something for SE fans

    October 2011
  • ArcTheseus

    The Holzwarth brothers fuck yes.

    September 2011
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