Pyramaze Family Tree
Metal Family Tree
This is a project aimed at making it easy to see who inspired the bands you love or even hate. For this I try not to use any influences that the band don’t claim themselves. There will be a focus on predecessors but successors will be added as they cite the band. These trees become more and more interactive as new bands are added, allowing you to click any band that has a tree and jump to it.
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Pyramaze are a Danish power metal band with plenty of symphonic and progressive elements. The band was formed by guitarist Michael Kammeyer and he is the primary writer of the first there albums with some impute from, also original member, Keyboardist Jonah Weingarten. Along with them the original line up of the band also consisted of bassist Niels Kvist and drummer Morten Gade Sørensen. Toke Skjønnemand stepped in as the second guitarist on the second album. Vocalists haven’t been consistent Lance King sang on the first two albums. The third album featured Matt Barlow of Iced Earth on vocals. In 2011 the band would have a temporary hiatus as Michael and Niels left the band. Pyramaze would continued without them with new vocalist Terje Haroy and guitarist/bassist Jacob Hansen along with the remaining members. At this point writing would be done by Jonah, Jacob, and Toke. Michael has also stated that even though who wrote the early stuff other members were free to be creative with their parts and add their own style to the music.
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Michael named early influences as bands like Bon Jovi, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Metallica, and Aerosmith. He discovered “real” metal relatively late at 19.
Jonah says they owe a lot musically to bands like Iron Maiden, Queensyche, Metallica, and Megadeth. He also mentions listening to Enya growing up.
Jacob’s first musical influence was his dad’s Beatle’s records. He also mentions liking ABBA when he was young. Jacob says he is influenced by German thrash but only names Destruction. He also mentions being a fan of Queensryche and Fates Warning and LEO.
Sources:
https://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-pyramaze-michael.html
https://www.powerofmetal.dk/interviews/pyramaze2.htm
https://www.powerofmetal.dk/interviews/pyramaze.htm
http://www.friday13thmetal.co.uk/Page%203%20-%20Interviews/Pyramaze/new_page_1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uz8mLPWdDc
https://ladyobscure.com/jonah-weingarten-of-pyramaze/
https://myglobalmind.com/2018/07/20/interview-with-we-are-sentinels-keyboardist-and-composer-jonah-weingarten-pyramaze/
https://www.facebook.com/Pyramaze/posts/10152082473348919/
http://www.sarkophag-rocks.com/html/jacob-pyramaze-13-10-15.html
https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2009/06/14/interview-with-jacob-hansen-anubis-gate/