Pyramaze

Pyramaze
Origin	Hjordkær, Denmark
Genres	Power metal, Progressive metal, Symphonic metal
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Inner Wound Recordings Nightmare Records Massacre Replica Asia: Melodic Heaven King
Associated acts	Anubis Gate, Avian, Iced Earth, Echoterra, Futures End, Teodor Tuff, Wuthering Heights
Website	www.pyramaze.com
Members	Terje Haroy Morten Gade Sørensen Jonah Weingarten Toke Skjønnemand Jacob Hansen
Past members	Michael Kammeyer Niels Kvist Lance King Matt Barlow Urban Breed

Pyramaze is a Danish progressive power metal band.

Pyramaze was formed in 2001 by guitarist Michael Kammeyer. Next to join were fellow Danes drummer Morten Gade Sørensen (Wuthering Heights, Anubis Gate) and bassist Niels Kvist. American keyboardist Jonah Weingarten, who originally met Kammeyer over the Internet, joined next. The band then set out in search for a singer. After listening to many demos, the band selected American singer Lance King (formerly of Balance of Power) to be their lead vocalist.

The band's first live show took place on April 23, 2004, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They released their debut studio album, Melancholy Beast, in May 2004 and followed with a tour over the summer of 2004. During this time, Danish guitarist Toke Skjønnemand joined the group. In February 2006, the band released their second album, Legend of the Bone Carver, a concept album that was received very well by fans. On September 15, 2006, the band performed at the ProgPower USA VII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after that performance, on November 10, 2006, the band announced on its official Web site that Lance King was no longer Pyramaze's singer. On April 14, 2007, former Iced Earth vocalist Matt Barlow returned to the metal scene as Pyramaze's new singer. On December 11, 2007, Jon Schaffer announced on his Web site that Barlow had re-joined Iced Earth. Barlow finished recording Immortal with Pyramaze before leaving to work solely with Iced Earth.

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