ZOSER MEZ
Current Members
- Claus Wiergang -
Bass - Morten Nielsen - RED WARSZAWA, FORCE MAJEURE, CRIME ACADEMY, APOCALYPSE, SHERMANN SOLDIERS, FURIOUS TRAUMA
Drums - Kenny Lübcke - KENNY & LOTTE, BIG LEBOWSKI, 4OUR LIKE US, HERO, NARITA, ANDERSEN / LAINE / READMAN, ANDRÉ ANDERSEN, ROYAL HUNT, ROYAL HUNT, CORNERSTONE, TORBEN ENEVOLDSEN
Vocals - Michael Denner - FORCE OF EVIL, LAVINA, IRON SPACE, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, FATE, DANGER ZONE, BRATS
Guitar - René Krolmark (Hank De Wank, Hank Shermann) - RAX LOAD, LAVINA, GUTRIX, FORCE OF EVIL, SHERMANN SOLDIERS, VIRUS 7, MERCYFUL FATE, DANGER ZONE, FATE, BRATS, DEMONICA
guitar
Past Members
- Robert Smidt 1987- 1987 -
Drums
Biography
Copenhagen Heavy Metal band with pedigree. ZOSER MEZ guitarist Hank Shermann is a veteran of MERCYFUL FATE and FATE whilst Michael Denner is ex-MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND. The band was rooted in LAVINA, formed by Denner after he quit MERCYFUL FATE. Before long, he would be joined by two of his MERCYFUL FATE colleagues, bassist Timi Hansen and guitarist Hank Shermann, the latter having just exited the ranks of FATE. Rick Sterie took on the lead vocal role whilst Nick James took command of the drums. LAVINA recorded a three song demo in September 1988 and a 1989 follow up prior to evolving into ZOSER MEZ.
A 1990 ZOSER MEZ demo tape, 'Vizier Of Wasteland', saw Kenny Lübcke handling all lead vocals. The 1991 album 'Vizier Of Wasteland' album, including a cover version of CAPTAIN BEYOND's 'Mezmerization Eclipse', was recorded at Easy Sound Recording in Copenhagen by the two guitarists plus session musicians and the band line-up only secured following its release. Tracks for a proposed second ZOSER MEZ album were recorded in 1992 for promotion purposes, but never made commercially available. Of the three new songs an instrumental track, 'Land Of Goshen', would be subsequently re-worked to become 'Castillo Del Mortes' on the MERCYFUL FATE album 'Time'.
Shermann, Denner and Wiergang reunited in 1997 for the GUTRIX project in collusion with MERCYFUL FATE drummer Bjarne T. Holm for the 'Mushroom Songs' album. Wiergang would subsequently join FURIOUS TRAUMA. Kenny Lübcke featured as session guest on ANDRE ANDERSON's 1999 'Changing Skin' album.
During 2000 Shermann activated SHERMANN SOLDIERS, being joined in this venture by MERCYFUL FATE colleague Bjarne T. Holm on drums, ex-NARITA singer Brian Rich and bassist Manil Lopez. That same year both Shermann and Holm recorded a Metalcore album 'Sick In The Head' under another project title VIRUS 7.
Another Shermann band initiated during 2003 witnessed another alliance with MERCYFUL FATE drummer Bjarne T. Holm uniting with KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino for demos. This unit, adding IRON FIRE vocalist Martin Steene and another MERCYFUL FATE Colleague Michael Denner on second guitar, was dubbed as FORCE OF EVIL by March 2003.