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Crystal Viper is a Polish female fronted Heavy Metal band, formed by vocalist Marta Gabriel (professional musician, 1st grade) and her husband Bart Gabriel (producer and music journalist). After several demo recordings, few live shows and apperance on "A Tribute To Cirith Ungol" CD/LP and "A Tribute To W.A.S.P." CD compilations, the first official line up recorded the "Flaming Metal Systems" song for "A Tribute To Manilla Road" CD compilation and signed deal with the German label Karthago Records.
Debut concept album titled "The Curse Of Crystal Viper" came out in early 2007 (later re-issued on vinyl on High Roller Records), and received fantastic feedback from both press (several titles "album of the month", 8/10 in Rock Hard, 10/12 in Heavy, 10/10 in Metal Maidens, 7/7 in Heavy Metal Pages etc.) and Heavy Metal fans around the globe. In 2006 and 2007 the band played several live shows in Germany and Czech Republic, during which shared the stage with acts such as: Cradle Of Filth, Doro, Anvil, Blitzkrieg, Hammerfall, Stratovarius etc. During few recording sessions in summer '07, Crystal Viper recorded the "Atlantis" song for "A Tribute To Angel Witch" CD, and finished "The Last Axeman" CD - limited compilation album with bunch of new recordings & old rare songs (which was of course quickly sold out, and later re-issued on vinyl). There was also one very special song on "The Last Axeman" (different version on CD and different version on LP!) - cover version of the Virgin Steele's classic song "Blood And Gasoline", recorded with the guest apperance of David DeFeis and Joshua Block of... Virgin Steele. Another version of this song was also placed as a bonus track, on the reissue of the classic Virgin Steele album "The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell" (Dockyard 1, 2008)
Crystal Viper played on several summer festivals in 2008, where shared the stage with old friends from Deathstars, and classic acts such as Primal Fear, Nazareth and Death Angel. In September 2008 Crystal Viper co-headlined the Hard Rocker Festival (along with their idols Omen, and friends from Sacred Steel)...
The brand new studio album "Metal Nation", has been recorded in the MP studio in Poland (recorded by Mariusz Pietka, produced by Bart Gabriel), and mixed in the famous Sonic Train Studios in Sweden (used before by acts such as Hammerfall, Falconer, Evergrey), by the Grammy nominated guitarist Andy La Rocque (King Diamond). Album features three very special guests: Manni Schmidt (Grave Digger), Frank Knight (X-Wild) and Lars Ramcke (Stormwarrior). Release date has been scheduled for February 01, album will be out on CD through Karthago Records (distributd in Usa through Sentinel Steel and in Japan through Disk Heaven), and on LP through High Roller Records.
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c/o Bart Gabriel | Skr Poczt 1306 | 40-001 Katowice 1 | Poland
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CRYSTAL VIPER IS ENDORSED BY ALPHARD SOUND TECHNOLOGY ETP
CRYSTAL VIPER "Agents Of Steel"
(Live at UP THE HAMMERS IV FESTIVAL, Greece 2009)
CRYSTAL VIPER "Shadows On The Horizon"
(Live at UP THE HAMMERS IV FESTIVAL, Greece 2009)