Andrew "Mac" McDermott (born Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) is an English singer mostly known for his work in the progressive metal band Threshold. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Threshold is a progressive metal band , formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s. ...

History

McDermott performed in clubs in England and tried to establish a band there in his early years before he moved to Germany to join the band Sargant Fury. After three albums the band dissolved and in 1998 McDermott joined Threshold as lead-singer, replacing Damian Wilson. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Damian Wilson is one of the most distinctive singers in the progressive rock genre. ...

In 2003, Wieland Hofmeister - being a Threshold fan and living near McDermott - asked him to join his project Yargos. McDermott accepted and they released an album in 2005.

McDermott is working on a solo album.

Discography

With Sargant Fury:

• 1991: Still Want More
• 1993: Little Fish
• 1995: Turn the Page

With Threshold:

• 1998: Clone
• 1999: Decadent
• 2001: Hypothetical
• 2002:
  • Concert in Paris
  • Critical Mass
• 2003: Wireless: Acoustic Sessions
• 2004:
  • Critical Energy
  • Subsurface
  • Replica
• 2006: Surface to Stage
• 2007: Dead Reckoning (album)

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• 2005: To Be Or Not to Be

External links

• Threshold
• Yargos
• Andrew McDermott interview, February 2007