Blackstar (band)

For the hip-hop group, see Black Star (rap duo).

Blackstar
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	1997–1999
Labels	Peaceville Records
Past members	Jeffrey Walker Carlo Regadas Ken Owen Mark Griffiths

Blackstar were a British hard rock band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass in 1995 without Bill Steer along with former Cathedral bassist Mark Griffiths (on guitar). The band name comes from a Carcass song off the Swansong 1996 album. Blackstar released only a single album. After a while, the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising. The band dissolved because drummer Ken Owen suffered from a brain haemorrhage.

Members

• Jeff Walker - bass, vocals
• Carlos Regadas - lead guitar
• Ken Owen - drums
• Mark Griffiths - rhythm guitar

Discography

Promo 96

1. Revolution of the Heart
2. New Song
3. Rock 'n' Roll Circus
4. Don't Want to Talk Anymore
5. Better the Devil
6. Waste of Space
7. Instrumental

Barbed Wire Soul (1998 Peaceville Records)

Japanese versions has 5 demo tracks and 3 cover versions as bonus tracks

1. Game Over 4:02
2. Smile 3:37
3. Sound of Silence 3:44
4. Rock 'n' Roll Circus 4:14
5. New Song 3:54
6. Give Up the Ghost 3:07
7. Revolution of the Heart 4:02
8. Waste of Space 3:50
9. Deep Wound 3:09
10. Better the Devil 4:40
11. Instrumental 5:00

(The end of the song Instrumental is a quote from the movie From Dusk Till Dawn)

X (1998 CD VILE77)

Digipack 10 year anniversary release with cover tracks by Peaceville artists X cover

1. Anathema - "One Of The Few" (Pink Floyd)
2. Dominion - "Shout" (Tears For Fears)
3. My Dying Bride - "Some Velvet Morning" (Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood)
4. My Dying Bride - "Roads" (Portishead)
5. Anathema - "Better Off Dead" (Bad Religion)
6. Thine - "Song Of Joy" (Nick Cave)
7. Blackstar - "The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill" (Hüsker Dü)
8. Acrimony - "O Baby" (Status Quo)
9. The Blood Divine - "Crazy Horses" (The Osmonds)
10. The Blood Divine - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
11. Dominion - "Paint It Black" (Rolling Stones)
12. Blackstar - "Running Back" (Thin Lizzy)
13. Lid - "Don't Let Me Down" (The Beatles)
14. Anathema - "Goodbye Cruel World" (Pink Floyd)

External links

• Official website