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The band VINDEX plays music based on rough power metal riffs and nimble twin-guitar neo-classical melodies. The trademark of the band is the vocalist, who is reminiscent of singers like Udo Dirkschneider, Chris Boltendahl or even Graham Bonnet. This gives the bands music a rough edge to offset the smooth compositions and thus prevents the songs from becoming overly sentimental.The band started its existence in 2000/2001 as a studio project of a young bass guitarist Ronnie König, who started recording his own compositions. The first one who joined him was a friend of Ronnie, guitarist Jozef Rigo (spring 2002). As the songs were arranged for two guitars, they soon invited Ronnies former school mate and talented metal guitarist Ado Kaláber. Unfortunately, they could not find a drummer capable of playing classic metal style in time for recordings. As a result, they had to compromise and use a drum-machine instead. Ludek Struhar, the vocalist had joined the band as the last one. Interestingly, he was found via Accept tribute band FLASHBACK from the Czech Republic. Moreover, he is also known as a skillful drummer of now disbanded PREMIER, once one of the top-selling rock bands in former Czechoslovakia. This line-up recorded the bands first and only demo CD named Rise Up! (September 2003). Soon afterwards, the line-up was completed. Adrian Ciel, talented drummer, joined the band in March/April 2004 and Jozef Rigo, who could not continue playing in the band due to personal reasons was replaced by Ronnie's old friend, eccentric guitarist Marian Micek in May 2004. Keyboard player, Jano Tupý, collaborates with the band since October 2004. He became an official member of the band on 20th March 2006.Ambitiously, the band started immediately playing their live gigs. The first two dates took place nowhere else than on two biggest summer rock festivals which were organized in Slovakia in 2004, More Than Fest in Martin and Masters Of Rock in Senec. There they shared the same stage with bands like Helloween, Pink Cream 69, or recently reunited Europe. Their live activities continued also during the following year, although the band focused on rehearsing and recording new studio material, which comprised more tracks than for just one album.In October 2005 VINDEX released their debut album Power Forge with a special guest appearance of Victor Smolski (RAGE) by Italian label Steelheart Records in Europe and Japan. In 2006, Power Forge (containing a bonus track, an instrumental named Mountain Haze) will be released by US label Chavis Records in North, South America, Asia and Russia.At this time the band has finished the recording of their second album named No Middle Ground. The album consists of 10 tracks, stylistically spanning metal from neoclassical power metal to energetic hard rock, while keeping all the elements present on Power Forge. Metal tales will never end...
