Tyrant’s Reign
| Chris Nelken – Guitar; Gabriel Anthony – Drums; Karl Miller – Guitar; Phil Fouch – Bass; Randy Barron – Vocals; Jeff West – Guitar; Mike Giordano – Guitar; Carlos Reices – Drums; Jeff Bagerpour – Guitar | |
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| Hometown: Northwest Indiana (near Calumet City, IL), moved to Chicago | |
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Tyrant’s Reign’s 1987 LP, Year of the Tyrants, is considered a landmark privately released metal album; originals are quite scarce and in demand. A cassette EP, Judge and Jury, was released in 1989. The band has had several lineups with members involved in side project bands; Chris Nelken has been deceased for some time. A version of the band continues to record and manage their archives. The band began in Indiana but soon relocated to Chicago. The Year of the Tyrants LP has been reissued. A self-titled CD on Cynical Gentlemen is a compilation, released in 2004. |
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| Related Artists: Winterkill, Cryptic Visions, Energy Vampires, Sgt. Roxx, Spirit Web | |
| Years Active: 1984 – present | |
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I was fortunate to be Chris Nelson’s guitar tech for a couple years and roadie for the band. I am lucky to have lived through the days of thrash in more ways than one.
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