Magdallan (band)
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| Magdallan | |
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| Genre(s) | Christian metal |
| Years active | 1992 - 1995 |
| Label(s) | Intense Records Essential Records |
| Associated acts | Ken Tamplin |
| Former members | |
| Ken Tamplin Lanny Cordola Chuck Wright Ken Mary Phillip Bardowell |
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Magdallan (also known as Magdalen), was an American metal band started as a studio project and collaboration between Ken Tamplin and Lanny Cordola. The band was active from 1992 to 1995, released 3 albums and an EP, and was signed to Intense Records and Essential Records respectively.
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[edit] History
The band's original lineup was comprised of Ken Tamplin, Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright and Ken Mary. After the first album Ken Tamplin departed and Phillip Bardowell took over vocal duties.
Magdallans lineup led to the group being referred to as a Supergroup. Ken Tamplin was well known for his work in Shout. Larry Cordola, Chuck Wright, Ken Mary were previously well known for being members of the group House of Lords.
[edit] Big Bang
The bands first release Big Band was notable for the endless hype surrounding the release. At the time Big Bang was one of the most expensive Christian albums produced, with a budget reported as being $250,000[1]. The album faced criticizism for being overproduced. Big Bang was nominated for one GMA Dove Award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Album in 1992[2], but did not win.
[edit] Ken Tamplins Departure
After the first album Ken Tamplin left the band. Tamplin commented that he felt the need for a fresh start after he learned that Intense Records had planned to shelve the Big Bang album after two years of hard work.[3] After Kens departure, the studio project of Magdallan was turned into a full band and thus the name was changed from Magdallan to Magdalen.
[edit] Name Change
After Ken Tamplin left the band, the name was changed to Magdalen for the second release Revolution Mind and The Dirt EP. In 1999 End of the Age was released under the old name spelling. The signifigance of the name change is signification of the difference between the studio project and the band. Magdallan is the name of the studio project, and Magdalen is the name of the band that continued after Ken Tamplins departure.
[edit] Discography
[edit] As Magdallan
- Big Band (1992) Intense Records
- End of the Age (1999) KMG Records
[edit] As Magdalen
- Revolution Mind (1993) Essential Records
- The Dirt (1995) Intense Records
