Blackstar

This band was formed by the remains of Carcass (minus Bill Steer ), along with former Cathedral bassist Mark Griffiths . They played a straightforward '70s metal/rock style not unlike the album Swansong from Carcass . They changed their name to Blackstar Rising for the American market after discovering another group with the same name and released the album on Metal Blade Records under that name. Compilation appearances: - "Sound Of Silence" on Killing Cuts 3 ( Metal Hammer , 1997) - "Sound of Silence" on Metalliliitto ( Spinefarm Records 1997) - "Instrumental" on From Within the Purgatory ( Extremity , 1998) - "New Song" on 1999 Millenium Metal Sampler ( Metal Blade Records , 1999) - "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" (Hüsker Dü cover), "Running Back" ( Thin Lizzy cover) & "Peacedog" (The Cult cover) on Peaceville Records 10th Anniversary Compilation X ( Peaceville Records ) - "No Class" ( Motörhead cover) ( Toy's Factory )