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John/Annunaki

About Me

I play guitar in ANNUNAKI and BLOOD FEAST

There're many guitarist I admire, here are a few of my favorites.
Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Michael Schenker, Andy LaRoque, Mike Weed, Hank Sherman, Michael Denner, Adrain Smith, Chuck Schuldiner, Yngwie Malmsteen.

There's a few of my favorite bands.
Rainbow, Deep Purple, Death, Iron Maiden, Kreator, Black Sabbath, Cannibal Corpse, Mercyful Fate, Helloween, King Diamond ... I dig real metal ie: classic metal, some Black Metal, old school thrash & death, metal with LEADS!

Here're some bands I've shared the stage with in Annunaki and Blood Feast :
Immortal, Deicide, Obituary, Possessed, Mortician, Duying Fetus, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, Nachtmystium, Embalmer, Desolation, Carnivore, Anal Cunt, Skeletonwitch, Lair of the Minotaure, Sapremia, Eyes Of The Dead, Dimentianon, Metal Mike Chlasciak's Pain Museum, Agent Steel, Temple of Brutality, Zircon, Deimos, Hung... There a shit load of other bands and this is a pain in the ass to keep up. Maybe I'll drop it.




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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/11/2005
Band Website: www.johnblicharz.com
Band Members:

Proudly play and endorsed by
Moser Custom Shop

The following people deserve an honorable mention for their hard work on our cd and my axes. :-)
My family for putting up with everything!

Eric Kvortek (Trax East) - Engineer Genius!!! Thanks for the hard work and l-o-n-g hours recording Throne.

Alan Douches (West West Side Mastering) - Thanks for your mastering talents on Throne of the Annunaki

Ellen Mach - where do I start?

Neal Moser and all at MCS - Great axes!

My Shredder buddies for the insanity!

Lou - Piero's Music for the countless tech work and more.



Influences:

Real fucking metal ie: Classic Metal, some Black Metal, Old School Thrash & Death Metal as long as there are LEADS!


Sounds Like:

Buy it now(World shipping)

"Equal parts Dark Funeral, Coroner and even a little Melechesh this is easily one of this years classics." - http://pafmreviews.blogspot.com

"Holy shit Annunaki plays some brutal Extreme Metal, I hear Black, Death, and Thrash" - LivingForMetal.com

"tenebrous riffs, with a macabre air, these riffs have a slight air ala MORBID ANGEL…" - DeathThrasher.com

"a much-need kick in the ass for a scene overpopulated with 'core pretenders and mix-and-match wannabe trend setters." - Blabbermouth.net

"50 minutes of diversified brutality without giving you any possibility to gasp for breath!" - Metal.de

"what caught my ear most was the lead guitar work. very wicked." - ExtremeMetal.us

"a “must-have” for fans of all that is old and new in extreme metal." - SOD Magazine

"this is a bad ass release." - SkullCrusher

"major thumbs up for the rhythm guitar sound on here, it's really great!" - VoicesFromTheDarkSide.de

"Good old-fashioned values are championed by these New Jersey thrashers." - Terrorizer Magazine


Annunaki 07/13/07
B.B. King's - NY, NY

"...caught the entire set by Annunaki, a fiercely proficient thrash-death band from Bayonne, NJ with a fiery lead guitarist, John Blicharz." - http://nightafternight.blogs.com



Record Label:

Militia Records


Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Annunaki is seeking Promoters & Venues to schedule North American Tour & European dates.

Annunaki is seeking Promoters and venues to schedule North American Tour & European dates.Contact:Attention: Annunaki [email protected]/annunakibandwww.myspace. com/jblicharzwww.annun...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT

Immortal / Annunaki pics from B.B. King's 07/13/07 by the Reverand @ ReturnToThePit.com

Killer pics of our show with Immortal take by the Rev. of Return To The Pit. Check them out here. www.ReturnToThePit.comThanks Rev!- John
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:05:00 GMT

Thrash/Death Metal Bassist, Drummer, etc... wanted.

Seeking Bassist, Drummer, and possible second guitarist to start up another Death/Thrash metal band. Message me though MySpace if you're interested.This is a separate entity from Annunaki.Stay Brutal...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:57:00 GMT

Annunaki news & updates

For news and updates regarding Annunaki, visit:www.annunaki.uswww.myspace.com/annunakibandFeel free to contact me regarding the band but the best source of info regarding the band will be on the band'...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:36:00 GMT

New Annunaki music will be posted 01/10/07

Annunaki will be posting 3 songs from their release "Throne of the Annunaki" on January 10th at their MySpace page www.myspace.com/annunakiband . There's a link in my friends section.The cd will be ma...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:42:00 GMT

The Month of December.

Having December off from music sucks. Yeah, the holidays and family stuff is great and I've got a s-load of Annunaki production stuff on my plate but I'm looking forward to playing again.I've been lis...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:21:00 GMT

"Throne Of The Annunaki" is mixed!

"Throne of the Annunaki" is mixed. We had a great time recording and mixing at Traxt East studio with Eric K. Next we're on schedule for Alan Douches at West West Side Mastering. We're looking forward...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:24:00 GMT

Recording at Trax East pt. 2

I've been working on solos this past weeked and it looks like I'll be bringing my Custom Shop BC Rich Ignitor, Jackson SL1 & KV2 and limited ed. Ibanez 20063 Special. All definite shredders. Here'...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:33:00 GMT

Recording at Trax East pt. 1

Annunaki Recording progress.Trax East (Eric K.) has been treating us great and the tracking is going smooth with drums, rythm guitars, bass and some volcals done. Solos and vocals will be completed in...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:49:00 GMT

Deathtober Fest at North Six w/Deicide

The Deathtoberfest at North Six on 10/20/06 was brutal. Great bands! NYDM cool people! Thanks to Desolation and Embalmer for the cabs and drums! Eternal Hails to all everyone enlolved (NYDM, Deicide, ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:36:00 GMT