Blind Petition

Founded by Hannes "Fusel" Bartsch in Vienna. The very first incarnation of the band consisted of him, Georg Martikan , Robert Suk and Michael Schor . After a few concerts, they replaced Michael Schor on bass. Ten years after the band's formation, they replaced Hannes on vocals because the latter was unsatisfied with his own performance at the time. During the recording of Welcome to Win , Eugen started to develop severe problems with his voice, but the band had already booked and paid for a studio, so a friend of the band, Phil Reinhardt , helped out. Phil left the band again in 1986 because of his interest in jazz. Eugen rejoins. In 1988, after a West German tour and one last gig in Vienna, Eugen Berger, Georg Martikan and Robert Suk left the band. Georg had lost interest in playing music and Robert had to deal with serious health problems. He rejoined the band sometime after and played with them until his death in 2003. The band recorded one full-length LP in 1977, but due to financial reasons it was never released. Three years later, they released a self-titled single with its two songs taken from that record. Compilation Appearances - "Addicted to Saddness" on The Best Heavy Metal from Europe (Ironbound, 1989, CD/cassette) - "Insane" on Planet Music Proudly Presents (Tonau, 2002, CD) Bootlegs: - Bottle Neck (live) (released by a fanclub from Munich; this record also features two previously unreleased songs, "Cat Games" and "Alien")