NIGHTSHADE - USA

Dead Of Night – 1991 – Music For Nations
Men Of Iron – 2001 – Hellion
Stand And Be True – 2008 - Hellion

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Members
Vocals
Q5>>JONATHAN SCOTT K. [JONATHAN SCOTT PALMERTON]>>Q5

Guitar
Ze Whiz Kidz , Mojo Hand, TKO, Suicide Squad, Q5, Ronny Munroe>>RICK PIERCE>>TKO, Q5, Ronny Munroe, RPG


Bass
Anthony Magnelli - Joel Wiseheart>>Annimax – Gypsy Rose, TKO, Q5, James Byrd>>EVAN SHEELEY>>TKO, Q5

Drum
Juvenile, Sentence>>Jeffrey McCormack>>Bloodgood, Heir Apparent, Screams Of Angels, Q5, Bloodgood, TKO, FireWölfe, Fifth Angel – Triathlon, Thor, Q5>>FRANKIE RONGO>>Q5, RPG





History & Biography
This Seattle, USA-based power metal band is essentially Q5, and played Q5 songs live, but with a different and revolving rhythm section. Either way, all members seem to eventually join Q5. The band was founded in 1987. The group was heard on Rock Hard magazine’s Metal Beat Messiahs compilation alongside Hades, Zodiac Mindwarp and others. The band signed with Music For Nations out of England, which issued the debut with a “formerly of Q5” printed on the cover. The cover even featured the same spaceship as on Q5's Steel The Light album. Music For Nations had also been Q5's label.

The material was mostly intended as a new Q5 album, but the music was dismissed by the Polygram label A&R (who happened to be Metallica managers). The rhythm section changed in 1994. Dead Of Night was remastered and released with a new cover artwork through Delinquent Records. Joel Wiseheart left in 2002. Q5's Evan joined in 2003, but had initially been invited to join back when the group had formed. Rongo played with Q5 live at Sweden Rock Festival. Nightshade played at 2009 set at Headbanger's Open Air in Germany, as they had in 2003, and then took the stage again as Q5. Frontiers Records signed the band and Q5 recorded and released a new album. RPG (Rick Pierce Group) also featured Floyd Rose.


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