PAYNE'S
GRAY was a progressive metal act based in Germany. They started out in
1988, and in 1990 their first demo was issued, a cassette titled "Of
Tyrants and Reflections". The line-up for this release is unknown;
sources indicate that Pascal Heberling (guitar) was a member when this
recording was released.
One year later a new demo is issued, "Infinity". At this point the
band consists of Jan Schröder (guitar, flute), Martin Mannhart (bass),
Tomek Turek (keyboards), Axel Baudendistel (drums) and Hagen Schmidt
(vocals).
Fast forward 4 years, and the band's one and only full length album,
"Kadath Decoded", is self-released by the band; a concept piece based
on a novel by noted US horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The line-up is
mostly unchanged for this release; with the addition of Haluk Balikci
(vocals) as the only change.
In 1998 the last signs of life comes from this talented act, as they
reissue the "Infinity" demo with an additional bonus track, The Peak,
featuring new members Daniel Hermann (drums) and Rüdiger Blank
(keyboards).
Other members associated with this band in the decade or so they
were active were Marco Müller (drums), Andreas Nolte (drums) and
Christophe Zahnleiter (guitars).
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