Master is a death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart. Shortly after however, the band was put on hold due to internal problem. Paul Speckmann then formed the band Death Strike, which in 1985 he renamed to Master. Master is one of the earliest death metal bands ^[1][2]along with band like Possessed, Death and Morbid Angel, however, quite often overlooked. Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Paul Speckmann (born on September the 28th, 1963) is an American bassist and singer from Chicago, Illinois. ... Possessed is a death metal band that formed in 1983 in El Sobrante, California. ... Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ...

In 1985, Master obtained a record deal with Combat Records and recorded an album, which was never released, until it was finally released by Displeased Records in 2003 as Unreleased 1985 album. In 1990 the band got signed to the German label Nuclear Blast Records, who also had contracted Speckmann's other band Abomination. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Displeased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ...

The actual debut album of Master, titled simply Master was recorded twice. First with Jim Martinelli on Guitars and Aaron Nickeas on Drums. This recording was not accepted by the record company Nuclear Blast. Hence it was re-recorded with Schmidt (drums) and Mittelbrun (guitar), which was eventually released. The first recording was later released under the name Speckmann Project in 1992. Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... Master is an death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart. ...

In 1991, the second album was released: On the Seventh Day God Created ... Master, featuring Paul Masvidal on lead guitar. Followed by the Collection of Souls in 1993 both on Nuclear Blast. Thereafter their record deal ended and Master went on hiatus to find a new record label. Five years layer, Faith Is in Season was released on Pavement Records. Speckmann then focussed on several other projects, including the resurrected Abomination and eventually joined the Czech band Krabathor, which meant Speckmann relocated to the Czech Republic. In 2002 the next album was released, titled Let's Start a War by System Shock, which also contracted Krabathor. In 2003 Spirit of the West followed, and Spirit of the West in 2004, on the same label. Master then switched labels again, to the German label Twilight Vertrieb and released Four More Years of Terror in 2005. The new album Slaves to Society is expected to be out in May 2007. The band will embark on a European tour in May and June. The band will embark on yet another tour with Chicago legend Lividity beginning on September 8th 2007 until the 30th. On the Seventh Day God Created. ... Paul Masvidal was the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the now disbanded progressive metal band Cynic. ... Pavement Records was a heavy metal record company, which was bought and merged with Crash Music, Inc. ... Krabathor is a death metal band from Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic that was founded by Christopher in 1984. ... Slaves to Society is the latest release from the death metal band, Master. ...

Discography

• Fuckin' Death (1985) as Death Strike
• Master (1990)
• On the Seventh Day God Created ... Master (1991)
• Speckmann Project (1992) - Different recording of the debut album released under the name Speckmann Project.
• Collection of Souls (1993)
• Faith Is in Season (1998)
• Let's Start a War (2002)
• Spirit of the West (2003)
• Unreleased 1985 album (2003)
• Masterpieces (2005)
• Four More Years of Terror (2005)
• Slaves to Society (2007)

On the Seventh Day God Created. ... Slaves to Society is the latest release from the death metal band, Master. ...

Members

• Paul Speckmann - bass/vocals
• Ales "Alex 93" Nejezchleba - guitars
• Zdenek "Zdenal" Pradlovsky - drums

Paul Speckmann (born on September the 28th, 1963) is an American bassist and singer from Chicago, Illinois. ...

Former members

• Petr "Christopher" Krystof as Ronald Reagan - guitars (on "Let's Start A War" album)
• Chris Mittelbrun - guitars
• Paul Masvidal - guitars
• Jeff Kobie - guitars
• Brian Brady (musician) - guitars
• Sage Gonzalez - guitars
• Libor "Skull" Lebanek as Harry Truman - drums (on "Let's Start A War" album)
• Bill Schmidt - drums
• Aaron Nickeas - drums
• Sage Johnson - drums

Paul Masvidal was the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the now disbanded progressive metal band Cynic. ... Bill Schmidt (born 29 December 1947) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/article.php?article_id=73
2. ^ http://www.masterful-magazine.com/interview.php?wyw=516

External links

• Official Master website
• Official Master Myspace page
• Metal Archives entry