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Richie from SHADOWKEEP

www.shadowkeepmetal.net

About Me

Singer and vocal coach, former bassist in NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH and former singer with TYGERS OF PAN TANG I now live in UK Power Metal forerunners SHADOWKEEP. We are about to release the band's third album THE HOURGLASS EFFECT and will be gigging very soon.Vocally I have been compared to Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Tate, Ralf Scheepers and Ray Alder, all Gods of mine that I look up to and respect implicitly.HOT NEWS - SHADOWKEEP MYSPACE PAGE UP AND RUNNING!!Check out the snazzy new MySpage page for our band NOW! Just click on the link in 'my top friends' below for more pics, and better still, some MUSIC from our new yet to be released album...ENJOY!!!

My Interests

Heavy, heavier, heaviest metal!! Liverpool Football Club and the persuance of bettering the mind through self expression.

I'd like to meet:

Peter Cushing in the after life, George Romero, the bloke who ripped me off for a Warrior CD on ebay and the agent who puts ShadowKeep on tour with Manowar!Background By MyspaceFLY.com http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29tLw==

Music:

Power Metal maniac is me. As a singer I am attracted to powerful, melodic voices over awesome epic tunes. Bands mostly fitting the bill include DREAM EVIL, STRATOVARIUS, PRIMAL FEAR, RAGE, GAMMA RAY, ICED EARTH, HAMMERFALL, MOB RULES, and our own SHADOWKEEP!!! On my more milder days I coo over DEEP PURPLE, WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH, MAIDEN, all the classics really, then the wind'll change and only SLAYER, DEICIDE, NILE etc will do. Heavy rock is my life, I'm really disappointed with the few that go along with the crap that the media feed kids these days, but as long as there's air in my lungs I'll continue to bring proper metal to the fans through SHADOWKEEP

Movies:

Totally addicted to the horror genre with Zombies my speciality. Don't know why but the thought of an apocalyptic world where only the strong survive seems a tasty alternative to the 9 to 5 reality we all seem to accept as the norm.

Television:

Boring. Get a DVD out! Unless the footie's on heh heh.

Books:

The most amazing book ever is Clive Barker's IMAJICA, I had withdrawal symptoms for a month after I finished it! Anything by David Moody or Richard Laymon.

Heroes:

Ralf Scheepers, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Harnell, Eric Adams and Bruce Dickinson. Met Ralf and Tony, three to go!

My Blog

Melissa Records Press Release!!

..TR> ..TR> ..TR> ShadowKeep sign with Melissa RecordsAugust 25, 2008.British-American power unit ShadowKeep, who have already carved a name for themselves with two outstanding albums, Corruption...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:44:00 PST

Planet Rock SOS

..> ..> ..> ROCK PROPERTY..> By now, many of you will have heard the sad news that PLANET ROCK may close. If we are not able to secure a buyer, it is has been agreed that we will close Plane...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:08:00 PST

THE HOURGLASS EFFECT - What they're saying...

Ey! I really enjoyed the track! The vocals are awesome!!! Richie sounds great, sort of reminds me of the guy in Dream Evil! Far better than Rogue (and ten million times better than Ronnie hehe). I thi...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:58:00 PST

Check out this video: Liverpool - Champions of Europe

Posted By:JenningsGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:35:00 PST

SHADOWKEEP interview on line now!!

Read about the bands new lineup,their new album and future with Richie,Stoney and Nikki. So make sure to check it out and show your support !!!Keep it METAL !!!!http://www.livingformetal.com/interview...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:14:00 PST

My FULL Biog on the SHADOWKEEP website...

The Voice of Lucifer   Richie Wicks is the kind of singer / frontman that most bands covet but seldom find. His lethal combination of powerhouse dramatic tenor register, ear piercing falsetto and...
Posted by Richie from SHADOWKEEP on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:14:00 PST