Member Since: 6/8/2005
Band Website: halcyonway.com
Band Members:
C{} ***Jon Bodan***
http://www.myspace.com/jonbodan
Jon is one of the two founding members of Halcyon Way, and is responsible for most of the songwriting and production. Both the EP and A Manifesto For Domination were recorded in his studio, Edge Of Forever Productions. He's been playing the guitar for over 15 years and cut his teeth in the popular Atlanta death metal band Final Judgement back in the early 1990s. Jon uses Brian Moore & Ernie Ball guitars, Madison, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, and Bogner amplification, TC Electronics effects, Sennheiser Wireless, and a Digital Music Corporation MIDI switching system.
***Ernie Topran***
http://www.myspace.com/truemindframe
Ernie is the man with the rhythm - his influences include Virgil Donati, Angra, Evergrey, Symphony X, and Pain Of Salvation. He has played in numerous bands in the New York area but has now settled in the South with the HW guys. He enjoys long walks on the beach and plays Pearl Drums and Zildjian Cymbals.
***Sean Shields***
http://www.myspace.com/seanshields
Sean Shields is the vocalist for Halcyon Way. In early 2004, he replaced the original vocalist for the band. Sean has a sound somewhere between legendary vocalists Ronnie James Dio and Geoff Tate, and his presence has taken the band to an entirely new plane. With years of stage & studio experience, Sean was the perfect vocal fit for taking Halcyon Way to the next level.
***Zane***
http://www.myspace.com/heavymetalmusic
Zane is no stranger to the metal scene - he spent the six years prior to joining Halcyon Way playing bass and singing for the Atlanta goth metal band Abwhore, and after that band dissolved, Zane took on the touring vocalist duties for power metal legends Cauldron Born and appeared at the Powermad & Classic Metal fests. Zane brings not only his guitar abilities to the stage but his vocal abilities as well, singing harmonies alongside Sean Shields & Jon Bodan that are sure to blow away anyone who doubts the force of this progressive metal juggernaut.
Zane is endorsed by Halo Guitars,and uses and abuses the following: Dean guitars, Madison, Marshall, & Mesa/Boogie amplification, Sfarzo guitar strings, and a Sennheiser wireless that Jon lets him use.
***Kris***
http://www.myspace.com/thunder_bass
Kris Maltenieks, the newest member of Halcyon Way comes from a Black Metal background from former Atlanta bands such as "As The Seasons Grey", & "Withered Empire". Kris also stepped in for a brief time in Cernunnos who is now based out of Huntsville Alabama. With his powerful performance and speed Kris brings a new style of bass playing to Halcyon Way that will bring them to a newer level. Kris Maltenieks plays on his Schecter Basses, BridgeCraft Bass, Behringer, Gallien-Kruger, Madison, and Boss Effects.
Influences: Testament, Fates Warning, Dream Theater, In Flames, Queensryche, Soilwork, Deliverance, Galactic Cowboys, Sevendust, Megadeth, Dio, Angra, and many other progressive, thrash, and power metal bands.
Sounds Like: Halcyon Way
Listen on Myspace or Download...
www.sfarzo.us
Record Label: pending/negotiations
Type of Label: Indie