PETE BLAKK-KING DIAMOND/BLAKK TOTEM/DISASTERPEACE

PETE BLAKK started out playing drums in early years but switched to the Guitar when watching a DEEP PURPLE concert in Sweden in the mid 70s.Even though he was a promising in sports and a really good Hockey player and one of the best Goalies in his region.Pete decide to choose the guitar and music. He soon found his genre in Heavy Metal bands like Judas Priest,Uriah Heep, UFO,Rainbow, and Black Sabbath.When NWOBHM Hit England in the late 70..s BLAKK..s interst moved to more HEAVY and more Faster sound and he started his first Band TRAZER. As the sole songwriter and singer/frontman His made his first recording Ep titled "Street fighting man" 1979 with TRAZER.
Lack of interest from the other band members led the band to split up and PETE formed a band CRYSTAL THANATUS. Crystal Thanatus got a deal with EMI but got dropped after short period and never got to release anything.
PETE moved to Gothenborg in -83 after audition at 19 yrs old for EF-BAND a new NWOBHM Band signed to Vertigo. EF-BAND toured Europe and was extremly popular in the late 70..s early 80..s representing the new era of NWOBHM bands. PETE left EF-BAND just before the recording of the third EF-Band Album.PETE gave the axe to his long time friend Andy Laroque(later to appear as the guitarist for KING) who replaced PETE as tha axeman for EF-BAND.So in -84 PETE formed the SHOCK ROCK group GEISHA together with MIKKEY DEE & YENZ Cheyenne(BRATS,Stormwarrior,Lacrimosa,Iron Savior).With killer tracks as "Gangland sector 21" "Over the top","Claws of sin",S&M Youth on their first Demo,put the band on the SHOCK ROCK/METAL map in Europe.
GEISHA was on KERRANG DANTE BONUTTO..s PLAYLIST of upcoming bands and got a deal with ISLAND records but the label went out of business and the band played on. Later to sign with FM/REVOLVER records HEAVY METAL records for a release of PHANTASMAGORIA -86.
Among the band members in GEISHA was PETE..s friend MIKKEY DEE(Motorhead,Dokken,World war III)and Joel Starander. MIKKEY and PETE was asked By Michael Denner to join a new formed band KING DIAMOND.. after the split of Mercyful Fate. PETE said thanx, but no thanx at the time focused on his band GEISHA. MIKKEY DEE joined KING DIAMOND and started to record the first album Fatail Portrait and tour with KING.
Later PETE was asked a again to join and fianally in late -87 early 88 he joined forces with KING DIAMOND to form the CLASSIC lINE up ever in the DIAMOND era.PETE..s work with KING DIAMOND is guitar shredding of the Best.PETE..s contribution to the KING songs was awesome.He and Andy Larouqe did some amazing twin shredding guitars that will leave a mark for ever. Together with his ..BLOOD brother.. HAL PATINO also in GEISHA at the time.Also joined the band recorded and toured with KING DIAMOND for many years.Hal..s back with KING and still in the band. With release of CLASSIC METAL albums ..THEM,CONSPIRACY and THE EYE.PETE & HAL always performed strong onstage together.And with Andy and MIKKEY that was probably the strongest line up in the King era ever.
Later with personal problems and lack of interest PETE BLAKK officially left KING DIAMOND by his own choice 1991. To form his own Band BLAKK TOTEM.
BLAKK TOTEM was touring Scandinavia and released a 4 track mini album on Warner and later got signed with CMC/KOCH records and released the album ..THE SECRET PLACE...PETE did Guest appearance on several Albums.Among the Albums PETE played on was SNOWY SHAW..s NOTRE DAME.BLAKK TOTEM also appeared on several tribute albums.Two KILLER tracks of Metallica..and KISS wich was released mid 90..s.
For a couple of years PETE was away from the music sceen and did not record or toured for almost 7-8 yrs.
But BLAKK IS BAKK
PETE BLAKK is currently writing new material for his new brainchild DISASTERPEACE.And has teamed up with Wade Black(Crimson Glory,Seven Witches,Leatherwolf) and his long time ..Metal bro.. Hal Patino to REIGN the Metal scene.And for a release of the new material in 2008.LOOK OUT BLAKK IS BAKK!