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Ion Vein
12+ albums
Progressive metalPower metalheavy metalUSAUS MEtal
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Current Lineup: Scott Featherstone (lead vocals) Rich Knight (touring guitarist) Chris Lotesto (guitar/vocals) Rob Such (bass) Chuck White (drums) A wise person once said, “the only constant in this world is change,” and after releasing two albums, Beyond Tomorrow (Majesphere) and Reigning Memories (Majesphere/Now&Then UK), the members of ION VEIN, were faced with one of the biggest changes of their career….the search for a new vocalist. Guitarist/founder, Chris Lotesto explains: “The writing for the third album, sparked by the addition of Chuck White (ex-Michael Angelo Batio/ex-Winterkill) on drums, and the return of original bassist, Brian Gordon, proved to be the most inspired, unique, aggressive, and energetic music to date, the new ION VEIN began to take shape!” However, as things progressed, this newfound sound and energy also lead to the realization that these songs needed something different vocally. Lotesto continued, “The decision to part ways with original vocalist, Russ Klimczak, was incredibly difficult for all of us. He’s a great friend and we shared so many great memories together, but the new material called so strongly for us to move in a different direction that we felt this was the right thing to do for the band.” The band was also forced to make another very difficult decision in parting ways with Gordon, who played on the studio tracks, at the start of 2010 due to professional differences; he was later replaced with Rob Such (Twelfth Gate/ex-Syris
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Reigning Memories
Beyond Tomorrow
Ion Vein
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Great Metal Covers 8
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EvIL Ultimate Metal Covers #56
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A Call to Irons (Vol 2)
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EvIL Ultimate Metal Covers #57
A Call to Irons 2: A Tribute To Iron Maiden
Awaken the Demon: A Tribute to Dio
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Great Metal Covers[vol. 8]
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A Call To Irons 2
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A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden, Vol. 2