Ostrogoth

EDITORIAL :
This is the GREEK fan page for this glorious band.
BIOGRAPHY :
After the almost mandatory personnel changes most new bands struggle through at the beginning of their formation, the OSTROGOTH line-up stabilized in 1981. They played traditional heavy metal combined with early elements of NWOBHM, but with a bigger sound and more pathos.Early 1984, less than a year after the release of "FULL MOON'S EYES" the 4-track mini-album which had established OSTROGOTH'S name and solid reputation from Europe, all the way across the Atlantic, to the east coast of the United States, the band unleashed their first full length long player upon their devoted fans. ECSTASY AND DANGER was a significant album crammed with memorable riffs and eternal metal hymns. Over the years it has become one of the undisputed classic heavy metal albums of the 80s.By 1985 major record companies around the world had finally caught on that there were big bucks to be made in heavy metal and they were spending proverbial zillions recording and promoting acts in this genre of music. In order to remain at the forefront of the scene it had become necessary to deliver more commercial and more polished, even radio-friendly productions, so for their third effort OSTROGOTH enlisted the expert production skills of ALEX GIETZ, my eccentric German friend whom they had met, and with whom they had socialized on several occasions, at my offices and in bars. ALEX had produced bands such as UNDERDOG and AXE KILLERS for MAUSOLEUM, and OSTROGOTH admired both his work as well as his offbeat character. The resulting album: TOO HOT will in my opinion always remain one of the most underrated hard rock records of the 80s.In 1986, after the demise of ELDORADO ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATIONS, the parent company of MAUSOLEUM RECORDS, both HANS VAN DE KERCHOVE and MARNIX VAN DE KAUTER decided to quit the band. MARNIX found it increasingly difficult to combine his job at the national television station with his musical career as OSTROGOTH'S bass player, and HANS, an Egyptologist, had received a prestigious teaching post at a German University. Both were no doubt also disillusioned by the collapse of their record label. Tragically, HANS died from heart failure not long thereafter.The remaining members of the band enrolled SYLVAIN CHEROTTI on bass, and JUNAO MARTINS on guitar. They were also lucky to be able to convince PETER DE WINT, one of heavy metal's greatest singers, to join up as replacement for MARC DE BRAUWER, the vocalist-extraordinaire who had recently quit due to personal problems. Finally keyboard player CHRIS TAERWE was added to the new line-up, and OSTROGOTH became something of a power-metal-monster.
DISCOGRAPHY :
Ostrogoth - If It's Loud, We're Proud
Split, Mausoleum , 1983
Killer (Bel) :
1. Walls of Hell 05:00
2. Blood on the Chains 04:40
Ostrogoth :
3. Ecstacy And Danger 03:27
Crossfire (Bel) :
4. Sound of War 05:00
Total playing time 18:07
Ostrogoth - Full Moon's Eyes
EP, Mausoleum Records , 1983
1. Full Moon's Eyes 03:47
2. Heroes' Museum 03:59
3. Paris by Night 05:40
4. Rock Fever 03:14
Total playing time 16:40
Ostrogoth - Demo
Demo, Self Released , 1983
1. God's final touch 04:45
2. City killer 06:16
Total playing time 11:01
Ostrogoth - Ecstasy and Danger
Full-length, Mausoleum Records , 1984
Re-issued in 2002 with the "Full Moon's Eyes" EP as bonus tracks, as well as the version of 'Ecstay and Danger' from "If it's Loud, We're Proud" compilation.
1. Queen of Desire 07:55
2. Ecstasy and Danger 03:50
3. A Bitch Again 03:45
4. Stormbringer 04:30
5. Scream Out 04:40
6. Lords of Thunder 03:25
7. The New Generation 05:45
8. Do it Right 04:20
Total playing time 38:10
Ostrogoth - Too hot
Full-length, Mausoleum Records , 1985
Vocals : Marc DeBrauwer
Guitars : Hans Van De Kauter
Guitars : Rudy Vercruysse
Bass : Manrix Van De Kauter
Drums : Maurio Pauwels
1. Too hot 03:50
2. Shoot back 03:45
3. Sign of life 03:12
4. The gardens of marrakesh 03:13
5. Love in the streets 03:38
6. Night woman (don't like me) 04:31
7. Endless winterdays 04:08
8. Catch the sound of peace 04:40
9. Halloween 04:28
Total playing time 36:00
Ostrogoth - Feelings of fury
Full-length, Mausoleum Records 1987
Vocals : Peter De Wint
Guitars : Rudy Vercruysse
Guitars : Juno Martins
Bass : Sylvain Cherotti
Drums : Mario Pauwels
Keyboards : Kriss Taerwe
Originally released on ULTRAPRIME Records.
1. Conquest 01:23
2. The Introduction 03:47
3. Samourai 05:37
4. Love Can Wait 04:53
5. We Are The Ace 04:05
6. The Hunter 04:37
7. Get Out Of My Life 04:59
8. What The Hell Is Going On 06:01
9. Vlad Strigoi 04:01
Total playing time 40:00
Ostrogoth - Mausoleum: The Official 20th Anniversary Concert Album
Split, Mausoleum , 2003
Tracks "All We Are" and "Burning The Witches" Feat. Doro
Ostrogoth :
1. Full Moon's Eyes
2. Too Hot
3. Queen of Desire
4. The Hunter
5. We Are the Axe
6. Samurai
Killer (Bel) :
7. Kleptomania
8. Blinded
9. Ready for Hell
10. All We Are
11. Burning the Witches
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