Channel Zero is a Belgian heavy metal band formed in Brussels in 1990. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium. They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997, however in 2009, the band announced a series of reunion gigs starting in January 2010.
Channel Zero was formed in Brussels in 1990. They released their first album Channel Zero in 1992. Their second album Stigmatized For Life (mixed by Vinnie Paul of Pantera) followed in 1993.
They achieved their breakthrough with the album Unsafe in 1994. The album featured guest vocals of Billy Milano of S.O.D. and Richard 23 of Front 242. Their last studio album Black Fuel was released in 1996.
In 1997, the band announced their break-up. They released one last live album of their performance at Marktrock, Leuven in 1997, simply titled Live. Franky De Smet Van Damme went on to form his own band Skitsoy, while Xavier Carion later formed Sons of Jonathas.
In 2010, the band played six reunion shows in the AB concert hall in Brussels. The first three sold out within 49 minutes, and the next two announced one week later, again sold out.
A single, "Black Flowers", was released in January 2010. On 5 April 2010, de Smet revealed that they are working on a new album, during an interview he gave during 'De zwaarste lijst', a radio show on the Belgian radio station Studio Brussel.
The band played concerts at the Graspop Metal Meeting in 2010 and 2011 in Dessel.[1] They also played at Rock Werchter in 1995,[2] back when the festival was still known as Torhout-Werchter, and in 2010.[3]
The band's former drummer, Phil Baheux, died on 10 August 2013, at the age of 45.[4]
In October 2013, the band announced that they will continue the work made on the new album, with Roy Mayorga playing the drums as a session drummer. Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos became the permanent drummer after the album's release. Their sixth studio album, Kill All Kings, was released on 24 June through Metal Blade Records. Christophe Depree, from fellow Belgian metal band After All, joined the band as a second guitarist in late 2017.
Membersedit
Channel Zero in 2015
Current members
Franky De Smet-Van Damme – vocals (1990–1997, 2009–present)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Channel Zero band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Channel Zero is a Belgian heavy metal band formed in Brussels in 1990 They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997 however in 2009 the band announced a series of reunion gigs starting in January 2010 Channel ZeroChannel Zero live at Rock Hard Festival 2015Background informationOriginBrussels BelgiumGenresHeavy metal thrash metal groove metalYears active1990 1997 2009 presentLabelsShark Records Play It Again Sam Roadrunner Metal BladeMembersFranky De Smet Van DammeTino DeMartinoMikey DolingSeven AntonopoulosChristophe DepreePast membersPhil BaheuxXavier CarionRoy MayorgaPeter IterbekePatrice Hubloux Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editChannel Zero was formed in Brussels in 1990 They released their first album Channel Zero in 1992 Their second album Stigmatized For Life mixed by Vinnie Paul of Pantera followed in 1993 They achieved their breakthrough with the album Unsafe in 1994 The album featured guest vocals of Billy Milano of S O D and Richard 23 of Front 242 Their last studio album Black Fuel was released in 1996 In 1997 the band announced their break up They released one last live album of their performance at Marktrock Leuven in 1997 simply titled Live Franky De Smet Van Damme went on to form his own band Skitsoy while Xavier Carion later formed Sons of Jonathas In 2010 the band played six reunion shows in the AB concert hall in Brussels The first three sold out within 49 minutes and the next two announced one week later again sold out A single Black Flowers was released in January 2010 On 5 April 2010 de Smet revealed that they are working on a new album during an interview he gave during De zwaarste lijst a radio show on the Belgian radio station Studio Brussel The band played concerts at the Graspop Metal Meeting in 2010 and 2011 in Dessel 1 They also played at Rock Werchter in 1995 2 back when the festival was still known as Torhout Werchter and in 2010 3 The band s former drummer Phil Baheux died on 10 August 2013 at the age of 45 4 In October 2013 the band announced that they will continue the work made on the new album with Roy Mayorga playing the drums as a session drummer Chris Seven Antonopoulos became the permanent drummer after the album s release Their sixth studio album Kill All Kings was released on 24 June through Metal Blade Records Christophe Depree from fellow Belgian metal band After All joined the band as a second guitarist in late 2017 Members edit nbsp Channel Zero in 2015 Current members Franky De Smet Van Damme vocals 1990 1997 2009 present Mikey Doling guitars 2009 present Christophe Depree guitars 2017 present Tino De Martino bass 1990 1997 2009 present Seven Antonopoulos drums 2013 present Former members Phil Baheux drums 1990 1997 2009 2013 died 2013 Xavier Carion guitars 1990 1997 Patrice Hubloux guitars 1990 1992 died 1995 Peter Iterbeke guitars 1992 1993 Session members Roy Mayorga drums 2013 2014 TimelineDiscography editAlbums Channel Zero Shark Records 1992 Stigmatized for Life Shark Records 1993 Unsafe Play it Again Sam 1994 Black Fuel Play it Again Sam 1997 Feed Em with a Brick Roadrunner Records 2011 Kill All Kings Metal Blade Records 2014 Exit Humanity Joint Venture Channel Zero 2017 Live albums Live Play it Again Sam 1997 Live at the Ancienne Belgique CD DVD CNR Records Roadrunner Records 2010 Unplugged 2015 EPs Suck My Energy Play It Again Sam 1995 Help Play It Again Sam 1995 Heroin Play It Again Sam 1995 Fool s Parade Play It Again Sam 1996 Singles Run W T T Play It Again Sam 1995 Call On Me Play It Again Sam 1997 Black Flowers Roadrunner Records 2010 Hot Summer Roadrunner Records 2011 Electronic Cocaine Metal Blade Records 2014 References edit Graspop Metal Meeting 2011 June 24 25 26 Metal festival Belgium over 70 Metal Bands 20 July 2011 Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Retrieved 13 August 2013 Rock Torhout Rock Werchter 1995 Rokwerchter be Archived from the original on 16 January 2021 Retrieved 28 February 2020 Line up Rock Werchter 2013 Rockwerchter be Archived from the original on 17 June 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2013 July to December Thedeadrockstarsclub com Retrieved 13 August 2013 External links editOfficial website Channel Zero at AllMusic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Channel Zero band amp oldid 1202495914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
