IRON WILL
TORNADO
GODS OF THUNDER
BULLETSTORM
BLOOD & IRON
BLADES OF HELL
DYNASTY
RISING FROM THE BLACK
DEMON'S LAIR
SECRECY
SON OF A BITCH (Bonus Track)
"Kicks all kinds of ass, plain and simple. The album is so full of dark, speedy and incredibly heavy power metal that the riffs practically spill out of the speakers. Unadulterated Heavy Metal goodness, my first "highly recommended" album of the year"
I Paragon si formano nel 1990 ad Amburgo (Germania) per mano del chitarrista Martin Christian. Dopo alcuni demo e un mini Cd autoprodotto "Into The Black" (1994), pubblicano il debutto "World of Sin" nel 1995 per la Blue Merle. Poco dopo la Blue Merle fallisce e Martin decide di mettere in pausa la band. Circa due anni dopo trova quattro nuovi membri per ricominciare: Andreas Babuschkin (voce), Jan Bünning (basso), Markus Corby (batteria) e Claudius Cremer (chitarra). Pubblicano "Final Command" (1998), seguito da "Chalice of Steel" (1999), entrambi per la B.O. Records e molto apprezzati da fan e media, tanto che band suona sul palco più piccolo del Wacken Open Air. Nel 2000 firmano un contratto con la Remedy Records, dando inizio ad una lunga collaborazione anche per gli album successivi con Piet Sielck (Iron Savior) e pubblicando tre album di buon successo: "Steelbound" (2001), "Law of the Blade" (2002) e "The Dark Legacy" (2003). Seguono diversi tour europei con bands come Iron Savour e Gamma Ray e si esibiscono in tutti i più grandi festival europei, fino al palco principale del Wacken Open Air Festival di fronte a 48.000 fans. Successivamente pubblicano "Revenge" (2005) e "Forgotten Prophecies" (2007), entrambi ancora con la Remedy Records, seguito da "Screenslaves" (senza il bassista di lunga data Jan Bünning) pubblicato con la Massacre nel 2008. Nel 2010 il fondatore Martin Christian decide di lasciare ma è fermo nella convinzione che la band debba proseguire. Questo porta al reclutamento di Wolfgang Tewes ed all'aggiunta del secondo chitarrista Jan Bertram. Con nuove forze nella band, il ritorno di Jan al basso ed una rinnovata energia, tornano sul palco e iniziano anche a scrivere materiale per il nuovo album, questa volta per la Napalm. A maggio entrano nello studio di Piet Sielck per registrare il loro decimo album "Force of Destruction" (2012), che segna un ritorno ad uno stile più aggressivo. Dopo il tour di successo "German Metal Attack" con i Grave Digger, la band suona in Grecia, Germania, Galles, Austria e Danimarca. Nuovi album, qualche cambio di formazione, ma la stessa passione ed energia anche in "Hell Beyond Hell" (2015, Remedy), che celebra il 25° anniversario della band, "Controlled Demolition" (2019, Massacre) e "Metalation", posticipato a causa della pandemia (2024, Massacre). "Force of Destruction" è disponibile in vinile per la prima volta, con Kai Hansen e Piet Sielck special guests sul brano "Blood & Iron".
Paragon was formed in 1990 by guitarist Martin Christian in Hamburg, Germany. After some demos and a self-release "Into The Black" (mini Cd, 1994) they release debut album "World of Sin" in 1995 with Blue Merle. Shortly after Blue Merle went bankrupt and Martin decided to put the band on hold. About two years later he found four new members to start again: Andreas Babuschkin (vocals), Jan Bünning (bass), Markus Corby (drums), Claudius Cremer (guitar).
They release "Final Command" (1998) followed by "Chalice of Steel" (1999), both on B.O. Records and well appreciated by fans and media, giving the band the chance to play at Wacken Open Air smaller stage. In 2000 they sign a deal with Remedy Records, starting a long-time collaboration also for next albums with Piet Sielck (Iron Savior) and releasing three successful albums, "Steelbound" (2001) "Law of the Blade" (2002) and "The Dark Legacy" (2003). Then several european tours soon followed with high profile acts such as Iron Savour and Gamma Ray, also they played at all of the biggest european festivals, reaching to perform on the main stage of the Wacken Open Air Festival in front of 48,000 diehard metalheads. Then they release "Revenge" (2005) and "Forgotten Prophecies" (2007) both still with Remedy Records followed by "Screenslaves" (without long-time bass player Jan Bünning) out with Massacre in 2008.
In 2010 founder Martin Christian decided to leave Paragon but was firm in his belief the band should push forward.
This led to the recruitment of Wolfgang Tewes and the addition of 2nd guitarist Jan Bertram. With new blood in the band, Jan comeback on bass and a renewed sense of energy, they returned to the stage and also began the songwriting for the new album, this time for Napalm.
In May they enter Piet Sielck’s studio to record their 10th album "Force of Destruction"(2012), which saw a return to a more aggressive style. After the very successful "German Metal Attack" tour with Grave Digger, the band played shows in Greece, Germany, Wales, Austria and Denmark.
New albums, some line-up changes but the same unmuted passion and energy in "Hell Beyond Hell" (2015, Remedy) celebrating band's 25th anniversary, "Controlled Demolition" (2019, Massacre) and "Metalation" delayed due to pandemic (2024, Massacre).
"Force of Destruction" is available on Lp for the first time, featuring Kai Hansen and Piet Sielck as special guests on "Blood & Iron".
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