New Album "Chapter II - Isolation" are online for free download !!!
Please visit www.dark4.net - Thanx !!!
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**- Summer 2005: Angel Savage (Ex- Alsion), Alex Denk (Ex- Eternia), und Tobi Schwenk ( drummer of
Alsion) agree to join and carry on with Alex’s project "Dark Rose".
- October 2005 - Summer 2006: Old songs were re-worked and new ones were written. The Album
with the title of "Chapter I" was in the "Dark Angel Studio" recorded.
- The entire album (all music) was played solely by Angel and Tobi.
- Autum 2006: Together with Mikkey Baumann (bass) and Ulli Kessler (drums) the band starts
to plan out and prepare for their first live concert.
- 10/31/2006: Official release of the album "Chapter I" under the record label "Dawnlight Music". Live
concert at the "Rock It" in the city of Aalen. (together with the bands "Trick or Treat" and "The
Armada") This was the only concert to feature the following line-up:
Alex Denk: Vocals
Tobi Schwenk: Guitar
Angel Savage: Guitar
Mikkey Baumann: Bass
Ulli Kessler: Drums
- Shortly before the concert Alex and Ulli made it known that they would be leaving the band.
- Due to the loss of the band members and after more problems "Dark Rose" was dropped from
the record label "Dawnlight Music".
- End of 2006: to avoid copyright problems the band drops the name "Dark Rose" (R.I.P.) and settles
on the new name of "Dark IV". "Dark Rose" (R.I.P.)
- The search for new band members begins.
- Angel Savage swtiches over from guitar to six-string bass.
- The surviving members of "Dark IV" (formerly "Dark Rose") (Angel and Tobi) begin work on the new
album titled "Chapter 2": Isolation.
- February 2007: With the singing sensation Mark Phantom (Ex- "Teutonic", "Shades Of Grey",
"Parchment", "Metal Witch") the search for the perfect singer for "Dark IV" was finally over. It was
not easy to find him but the band had a stroke of luck.
- Early 2007: song writing for and recording of "Chapter 2": Isolation was begun at "Dark Angel Studio".
- Note: "Chapter 2": Isolation was again solely recored and played (all music entirely) by Angel and
Tobi.
- July 2007: Mark Phantom begins the vocal recordings for "Chapter 2": Isolation. He is being
assisted by our American friend Mike Gonzalez (Metal Witch). He is overseeing and helping with
the vocal recordings. He is also doing background vocals for the album. (a big "Thanks" to Mike
from "Dark IV" !!!!!).
- August 2007: Armin Seitz joins the band as the new drummer.
- August 2007: Initialization and release of the official "Dark IV" website (and also a page on
myspace.com). -November 2007: The new album are released online on the band’s website and are now available for free download.
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