Armageddon began as a two man project with Robby Lee and Michael Vance in the early 1980's. Vance and Lee found each other through a newspaper ad and met for the first time 11/13/85 at a Stryper concert in Washington, D.C. The two first co-wrote a song called "The money Mask" and every song thereafter on what became known as the Second Chance demos. All of those songs were recorded on a Teac 4-track reel-to-reel in a bathroom in Falls Church, VA. The original recordings are included on the new 2007 limited edition The Money Mask CD set.
Robby Lee, who's natural instrument is the drums, played all of the guitar parts on the demos and Mark Miley (who engineered the project) played drums and bass. Vance added the vocals last.
After marketing the demos themselves, Vance and Lee were contacted by R.E.X. records, and were signed on to release "The Blazing Wasteland" on a compilation album called East Coast Metal. Shortly thereafter, Second Chance were signed by Talkingtown Records, who changed the band's name to Armageddon in 1988 prior to the release of The Money Mask. The musicians who contributed in the studio, aside from Vance, Lee and Miley, were Joe Hasslevander (drums), Danny Wilkinson (bass) and Charlie Phillips (additional guitars).
Armageddon performed many live shows on the East coast and in the mid-west. Robert Bussey joined Lee on guitar and Scott St. James handled drums with Danny Wilkinson throwing down on the bass. The band had a very animated presence on stage and packed a powerful message with a very heavy metal attacking sound.
Armageddon last performed in 2005 and is currently in the planning stages of recording some new material.
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Disc 1 Track Listing:
1. The Money Mask
2.Mercenaries Of Injustice
3. More Than Conquerors
4. Looking Out For You
5. The Ship Of Changes
6. (Liberation From) The Blazing Wasteland
7. Nightlight
8. Giving It To You
9. The Judge
10. We’re Outa’ Here
BONUS TRACK:
11. (Liberation From) The Blazing Wasteland
from East Coast Metal compilation
Disc 1 Track Listing:
1. Lookin’ Out For You (rough mix) 1989
2. Were’re Outa Here (rough mix) 1989
3. More Than Conquerors (rough mix) 1989
4. Nightlight (rough mix) 1989
5. Money Mask (rough mix) 1989
6. Ship of Changes (rough mix) 1989
7. More Than Conquerors (rehearsal)
(Robbie and Joe Hasselvander from Raven and Pentagram)
8. We’re Outa’ Here (rehearsal)
9. Money Mask (demo)
Robbie on drums and guitar
10. Nightlight (demo)
Robbie on drums and guitar
11. Get In Line (demo)
Robbie on drums and guitar
12. In Your Face (previously unreleased)
13. Blazing Wasteland (demo)
9-30-90
Armageddon live playing More than Conquerors.
Joe Hasselvander on drums.
