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Master is an American death metal band led by Paul Speckmann. The band was originally formed in Chicago, but later relocated to the Czech Republic.

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Master
Frontman Paul Speckmann in 2009
Background information
Also known as	Death Strike The Speckmann Project
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Death metal thrash metal[1]
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Pulverised Displeased From Beyond Ibex Moon Moonlight Nuclear Blast Pavement System Shock Twilight Dead Center
Members	Paul Speckmann Aleš Nejezchleba Peter Bajči
Website	speckmetal.net

Career

The band was originally formed in 1983 as Death Strike, after the demise of the band War Cry. The band's sound was influenced by Venom, Slayer and Motörhead. In 1985, Speckmann renamed the band Master, and obtained a record deal with Combat Records. An album was recorded, but was shelved due to issues with the label. The recording sessions for the album were released in 2003 by Displeased Records as Unreleased 1985 album. In 1990, the band signed with the German label Nuclear Blast. The label also had Speckmann's other band, Abomination, under contract. Master released their debut album, titled Master, in 1990. The album was recorded with Mittelbrun on guitars and Schmidt on drums. Nuclear Blast did not approve of the album; it was later re-recorded with Nickeas (drums) and Martinelli (guitar), and eventually released as the Speckmann Project in 1991.

Master released On the Seventh Day God Created... Master in 1992, which featured Paul Masvidal on lead guitar. Collection of Souls was released in 1993, but Master did not re-sign with Nuclear Blast. Master went on hiatus, in search of a new record label. Master released Faith Is in Season in 1998 through Pavement Music. Speckmann focused on several other projects, including the resurrected Abomination. Speckmann eventually joined Czech band Krabathor, and subsequently relocated to the Czech Republic.[2]

Master released Let's Start a War in 2002 on System Shock. After releasing Spirit of the West in 2004, Master signed with German label Twilight Vertrieb, and released Four More Years of Terror in 2005. Slaves to Society was released in May 2007, and the band embarked on a European tour in May and June 2007.

Members

Current

• Paul Speckmann – bass, vocals
• Alex Nejezchleba – guitars
• Peter Bajči – drums

Former

• Petr "Christopher" Krystof as Ronald Reagan – guitars (on Let's Start a War)
• Chris Mittelbrun – guitars
• Paul Masvidal – guitars
• Jeff Kobie – guitars
• Brian Brady – guitars
• Sage Gonzalez – guitars
• Libor "Skull" Lebanek as Harry Truman – drums (on Let's Start a War)
• Bill Schmidt – drums
• Aaron Nickeas – drums
• Sage Johnson – drums
• Steve Baily – drums
• Ales "Alex 93" Nejezchleba – guitars
• Zdenek "Zdenal" Pradlovsky – drums
• Patrick Shea-guitars
• Ruston Grosse-drums

Discography

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Master (Band)

Master ist eine Death-Metal-Band, die ursprünglich aus den USA (Chicago) kommt. Der Kopf der Band, Paul Speckmann, siedelte jedoch nach Tschechien über, von wo aus er Master mit neuen Mitgliedern weiter betreibt.

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- [en] Master (American band)

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[ru] Master (группа)

Master (с англ. — «Хозяин, Господин») — американская дэт-метал-группа, образованная в 1983 году в Чикаго после распада группы Warcry. Однако вскоре после этого группа приостановила свою деятельность из-за внутренних проблем. Затем Пол Спекманн организовал группу Death Strike, которую в 1985 году он переименовал в «Master». «Master» является одной из самых ранних death metal-групп наряду с такими группами, как Possessed, Necrophagia, Death и Morbid Angel, хотя и менее знаменитой.

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