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Artist
Eternal Reign
12+ albums
Power metalheavy metalGerman metalgermangermany
about
When the guitarists Torsten Fünfhaus and Mick Sebastian, bass player Jörg Hassel and drummer André Genuit met in the rehearsal room for the first time in 1997 to work together under the name Perfact Crime, the band could already look back on a large treasure chest of experience which was filled with legendary geman metal bands like Sweet Cheater, Secrecy, Exploder or Final Prophecy. In autumn 1998 the line-up, now completed by singer Dirk Stühmer and keyboarder Björn Meyer, released their first demo, which received great reviews in such important magazines like the japanese Burrn. Their first place in a local band contest and their second demo, "Crimetime", which they recorded in only six days, were enough to allow the popularity of Perfact Crime to make a step upwards climb and ensure sold - out live shows. A support slot for the US metal legends Breaker and being selected to open Rock Hard magazine's "Unerhört" sampler were the next highlights in the band's career. The number of gigs increased with a slot at the Rocktown - Open - Air and as support for US hardrockers Axe. All this resulted in a contract with TTS Media Music, who, in 2002, released the "Crimes Of Passion" CD. Shortly before the release, the band were forced for legal reasons to change the band name to Eternal Reign. The reactions in the media were very positive. The german magazine Heavy, oder was!? even gave them the highest rating, way in front of long established bands such as Sentenced, Dokken, Iron S
