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05.12.2023 And suddenly there was silence - well, only brief and temporary ... The last gig planned for this year was sadly cancelled last Friday due to heavy snowfall at the venue, so the winter break has now begun a little earlier. Shit happens but the rescheduled date is already fixed. We would like to take this opportunity to salute all the organizers and visitors of the gigs this year - it was an honor for us to play for you and to party with you. A big thank you also to everyone who supported us so fantastically by buying CDs, vinyl and textiles - you are the best!!! The plans for 2024 are already in full swing and the free time will certainly be used again and again at full volume - songwriting for the next CD and rehearsing one or two new songs for the live events in 2024. Bobbes will certainly be back on stage next year as he continues to recover and gather strength. Of course, there will also be a reunion with Peter Hirsch, who rocked the last gigs so fantastically - Chapeau Peter and a thousand thanks. We are already looking forward to welcome you back from the stage. Until then, have a good time and turn the sound up to the max from time to time. Finally, here's a gallery from the last gig of the year at Soundcheck One - thanks to Peter Gödecke for capturing the special stage atmosphere:  22.10.2023 Wicked ones claim that the old men of Black & Damned have to spend more time in medical treatment than rocking out together. Unfortunately, it must be said that this is not completely out of the air. After Micha, it's now Mr. Seidel's turn again, who will have to endure a serious medical procedure in the coming week. We keep our fingers crossed that everything goes quickly and above all successfully "over the stage". Since Bobbes will sadly be out of action for several weeks, we are happy that our buddy Peter Hirsch (Sirius Curse, Crossing Sabbath) will take over the part at the front mic in the meantime. At the two festivals in Dotternhausenand Hohenmemmingen Peter was already on stage and proved that he is an excellent and worthy substitute until Bobbes is back in full action. But now also again at this point: Welcome Peter !!! Peter will play his first fulltime gig next Saturday at the Sonnenkeller in Balingen - hell yeah. 
06.10.2023 And here is the next gallery, this time from Metalnight Vol II last Saturday. The photos come again from the house of Hintz - thanks again!  Well, that makes you want to go to the next festival, tomorrow in Alzey at the Metalheads - so let's have a blast together ... 03.10.2023 Part 2 of the Upper Saw Festival, now with the great pics of Jochen Martin:  30.09.2023 Great pictures from last Saturday at the Upper Saw Festival by Sascha & Nadine Hintz. Tonight it goes on in Hohenmemmingen at the Metalnight Vol II - we are looking forward to you!!  24.09.2023 A huge thanks to the Upper Saw Festival team and all the metalheads - it was an honour to be part of this mega party again.  22.09.2023 The wait is over - no more summer lazing around - it's high time to hit the stages ourselves again !!!! The next 3 weeks will start with 3 wonderful festivals: 23.09. - Uper Saw Festival - Dotternhausen (Ger) 30.09. - Metalnight II in Hohenmemmingen (Ger) 07.10. - Metalheads Gemany Festival VI - Alzey (Ger) We are in the starting blocks, digging in our heels and looking forward to rocking and partying with you all without mercy. 28.07.2023 The waiting time until the next gigs is the perfect opportunity to get the right outfit already now, e.g. one of the new shirts - or even several to switch:    Just send an email to office@blackanddamned.com and you will get all the necessary details. 18.07.2023 Last Saturday we definitely had a lot of fun at the Savo-Club in Balingen and no, the gig really wasn't cool, but rather an absolute heat battle, where Bobbes impressively proved how fit he is in the meantime again - yeah!!! But now it's time for the summer break - holidays, recreation and of course some songwriting. In 2 months, we will be back in full force with a triple pack of festivals - the anticipation is already absolutely immense.    25.06.2023 We are really happy that our shouting boy is fit again and was able to perform on stage yesterday. The next opportunity to find out for yourself is in Balingen in 2 weeks - we look forward to seeing you there! 
30.04.2023 There's not much to say about it, except: Volume to maximum and there you go ... Video No. 4 for the new album: 28.04.2023 The eagle has landed - out now !!! Our second album "Servants Of The Devil" is now available everywhere, for purchase and listening! Here you can find everything you need: www.rockworld24.com  27.04.2023 Just in time for the album release, of course, the sequel to "Heavenly Beer" will be appearing tomorrow as well. "Cervisia Of The Devil" - whoever can grab one: Cheers!  20.04.2023 Third single, third video, third strike ... "Rise To Rise": 14.04.2023 Only 2 weeks until the official release of "Servants Of The Devil" - then you can finally form your own opinion ... Others have already had the opportunity and have already expressed their opinions in reviews, some of which can also be read online, e.g. here: Rock Garage (8,5/10) Zephyr's Odem (8,7/10) Metal Temple (9,5/10) Time For Metal (8,5/10) Metal Heads (9/10) Very cool also this video reaction to "Dreamhunter": Iridium Rock and Metal reviews 30.03.2023 Number 2 - Dreamhunter - of course also to be found on "Servants Of The Devil" (Release on 28.04.2023): 20.03.2023 Available now - an absolute eye-catcher - the brand new Black & Damned shirt with double-sided print:  There will also be a tank top in a different look soon. 03.03.2023 Hell yeah, finally - Hyenas Call - the video premiere to the first single release of "Servants Of The Devil": 02.03.2023 The team from Rock Is Life Photography accompanied the video shoot for "Black & Damned" last Sunday and shot some brilliant pictures - 1000 thanks! Here are some impressions:       The complete gallery can be found here: Gallery Video Shoot
10.02.2023 The countdown is on ... 23.12.2022 06.11.2022 A little over a year ago, we were able to celebrate our live premiere at the 1st Upper Saw Festival - an incredible evening. All the more we are excited that we are invited again for next year and then of course we can present the songs of the new CD. The place will be trembling - promised! 04.11.2022 Good news: our screamer is feeling better from day to day and so we can slowly start with the badly missed gigs again. We will start in 3 weeks, together with CROSSING SABBATH at the reopening of the Luftraum, the "Metal Is Forever"-club in Fürstenfeldbruck. This will surely be a heavy party and an awesome reunion with many faces from the community ... hell yeah! 15.10.2022 During the compulsory break, a small retrospective offers itself, for example with a photo series of the past Wellesweiler Open Air:  03.10.2022 High time for a small update on the current situation. In the meantime, word has spread that our Bobbes had to undergo a very serious operation in August. Fortunately, everything seems to be over now and Bobbes is getting better day by day. However, in order not to endanger the further healing process, he must continue to avoid any exertion and stress in the coming weeks. For this reason BLACK & DAMNED will probably not be able to play any more gigs this year. The planning for 2023 is already in full swing - we will keep you up to date. 27.08.2022 And we were really looking forward to it ... but health comes first: Due to an urgently needed operation of a band member, we unfortunately have to cancel the gigs until October - so sorry! 14.08.2022 Wellesweiler - what an awesome evening. It was an honor for us to be there. Thanks to all from the Orga-Team and all visitors - you were simply amazing !!! Now it's time for a short holiday break before the next festival in Obertraubling on 10.09. - we are really looking forward to it. 17.07.2022 The first OpenAir of the year is behind us. What can we say: It was an honor to be part of the "Rock dein Leben-Festival" and rock out for you. Special thanks to Vitali Schogenov (20Dark7), who replaced Axel on the drums. Here are some nice impressions of the gig:  27.06.2022 The first two gigs this year are over and what can we say - it was incredible fun to finally rock out on stage in front of horny metalheads again, because that's what it's all about: Celebrating fat parties together with you. Now we continue with 4 festivals, the first two "open air". Are you ready? In any case, we are already absolutely hot for you!!!     13.06.2022 "Dreamhunter"-video shoot part 2    22.05.2022 Yesterday was the 1st video shoot for "Dreamhunter" with the band - part 2 with actors will follow soon. Micha, our man for the moving pictures, has of course worked out a script with a horny story - it's in progress ...   20.05.2022 The mix of the new album "Servants Of The Devil" is now in the can. Achim Köhler has done a great job again - we are thrilled. It's a pity that we can't publish any samples at the moment, but we're really looking forward to it. 08.04.2022 High time for an update on what is to come: - The recordings of the second CD are finished! - The mixing & mastering with Achim Köhler has started! - The CD cover and the booklet artwork are finished! - The first video is finished! - The shooting for the second video is in the starting blocks! - 3 live shows are already booked! Only ... there is still nothing to hear or see officially from the second CD :-( A little patience is still needed - we also can hardly wait :-)
15.03.2022 Today the next step to the second Black & Damned CD was made. Photo session for the booklet with Bobbes ... ... 
20.11.2021 Small intermediate update: After there will be no concerts with us in the near future for known reasons - a clear no to exclusions - we are now fully dedicated to the new album. The pre-production is mostly finished and the final recordings have already started. We will keep you in the loop - be excited ... 13.10.2021 Today a small selection of photos from the Metal Is Forever fan meeting. And when there's such a fantastic atmosphere at a gig, even the wrong band banner in the background doesn't bother much :-)  18.10.2021 There are evenings you never forget - the "Metal Is Forever" fan club meeting last weekend is definitely one of them. What an incredible party! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible and helped celebrating. It was an honor to have been a part of it. More pictures will follow.  Since Saturday, the new shirt in "Dark-Camouflage" is also available - this young lady already has:   Detailed information on ordering at office@blackanddamned.com. 13.10.2021 Last Saturday, the long wait was finally over and BLACK & DAMNED were where they definitely belong - on stage - hell yeah !!! The live premiere at the Upper-Saw-Festival in Dotternhausen was a complete success and an awesome fun. That's exactly how it has to be. Click on the collage to get to the photo gallery with many impressions of the live acting.  10.09.2021 After the last few weeks have been a bit quiet, it's high time for a follow-up: Video No. 6 - "The Wardress Production: Menschbilder Photo-Art - who else! 17.07.2021 We're really happy that we're slowly getting back to real live gigs and that the first dates of Black & Damned have been confirmed - finally. Now we have to keep our fingers crossed that everything can really take place and that we can finally rock out together. We are absolutely hot for it !!!   04.06.2021 WHO SOWS THE WIND WILL REAP THE STORM! With a fresh wind, through our new bass player Pappe Lee, we will blow your hair off your skulls at our live shows !!! Here now a photo of our current line-up!  23.05.2021 NEW BROOMS SWEEP WELL!!! We proudly present our new bassplayer Pappe Lee. Our former bass player Ali couldn't keep up with our speed and success and asked that we fill his position with a new bass player. Well, we followed his request and are happy to welcome good Pappe to the B&D family. With Pappe we will build up our live presence to a killer show and have already started working with him on the new album. It's on - beware of the B&D-Machine!!!  20.05.2021 Behind the scenes - great memories of the video shoots last year. Musically backed with "Heavenly Creatures": 22.03.2021 Cooperation out of conviction! Guitarist Michael is now a proud endorser for STEYNER STRAPS! The guitar straps are handmade in Germany in highest quality. Michael uses the vegan strap by STEYNER, because this corresponds to his attitude towards life! You can order your strap at www.steyner.de! Dig in!  25.02.2021 Now it's done - our fifth and (probably!) last video for the current album HEAVENLY CREATURES: "The world bleed". Have fun with it and please share, like and don't forget to buy the album :-) Production: Menschbilder Photo-Art - naturally.
08.02.2021 It's high time that we thank you for your great support - we are overwhelmed how many orders for the CD, the vinyl record and the merch articles have been received within a very short time - you are the best! Thank you very much! And here we go - Video No. 4: "War is just another word for hell" - here you go: Production of course again completely by Menschbilder Photo-Art aka Micha Vetter. 05.02.2021 Here are some links to first online reviews of "Heavenly Creatures": Metal Heads Ave Noctum Rock Garage (german) Soundmagnet (german) Musik an sich (german) Heavy-Metal-Heaven (german) Music Headquarter (german) And next Monday there's already the next video ... 29.01.2021 Finally, we are absolutely delighted - today is worldwide release day !!!    Physical:
https://backl.ink/143403747 https://rockworld24.bandcamp.com/album/heavenly-creatures 22.01.2021 One more week until the release of "Heavenly Creatures". Today, as a further appetizer, there is video no. 3: "Born again" - have fun with it. The complete production of the video was - of course - done again by Micha (Menschbilder Photo-Art) from A-Z. :-) 05.01.2021 It was sadly predictable - the THRASH SPEED BURN Festival in January and thus also the first gig of BLACK & DAMNED cannot take place due to the extension of public restrictions and is canceled - so sorry. We will see when normality will finally return and live events will be possible. 28.12.2020 Here it is - Video No.2: "Liquid Suicide" Like "Salvation", this video was planned and realized by Menschbilder Photo-Art. 24.12.2020 Step on it - live these days like they are the last !!!  20.12.2020 Black & Damned in the print media: Get the latest issues of Legacy (01/21 - with review and poster), Rock It (No. 121 - with interview) und Hardline (already No. 47 - with interview, now also No. 48 with interview and review).    03.12.2020 Release of the brand new single + music video The very first single "Salvation" and the matching music video, taken from the upcoming debut longplayer "Heavenly Creatures" that will be released at January 29, 2021 through ROAR - rock of angels records! The video was written, directed and edited by Menschbilder Photo-Art. Special thanks go to Natalie Vetter for acting as the wardress and the great actors Gioele Viola & Aida Kalac. 17.11.2020 Let's get started - pre-order "Heavenly Creatures" worldwide: Physical:
https://backl.ink/143403747 https://rockworld24.bandcamp.com/album/heavenly-creatures 15.11.2020 Not yet published and already a first review: The Median Man Thanks a lot ;-) 29.10.2020 The press release: German Heavy/Power metallers Black & Damned sign with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records! The year is 2020, a virus paralyzes us all and everything stands still. But suddenly and out of nowhere a new band makes its way into the limelight: BLACK & DAMNED ... damned, rising out of the dark and armed with the steely weapons of pure Heavy Metal! The two damned ones and prisoners of their passion are Michael Vetter (Ex-PUMP) with his sixstring axe and Roland "Bobbes" Seidel (IHRESGLEICHEN), who's proclaiming his messages on the microphone. And in their damnation, these two lost souls of the music industry have merged into a glowing and unstoppable unit. For their (soon to be announced and presented) first studio work, Axel Winkler (IHRESGLEICHEN) was hired for the drums and Axel Mackenrott (MASTERPLAN) handled the keys. And with Ali Gözübüyük (BIONIC ANGELS) as the fighter on bass and Aki Reissmann (PUMP) who swings the axe of rhythm, the army of darkness was completed and is now ready to be unleashed to the world of Metal! Are you prepared to enter the dark with these damned guys? Today we proudly announce the signing of a multi-album deal with BLACK & DAMNED and welcome the band in the ROAR! Rock of Angels family. More info about the band's first full-length album, release date, track list and other details will follow in short! 27.09.2020 It continues - videoshoot for WAR    26.09.2020 In the October issue of Hardline Magazines you can find the first BLACK & DAMNED print-interview. Micha and Bobbes were available to answer questions to the history of origin of the band. Save the copy now and read it !!!  12.09.2020 Shooting for the first video: SALVATION     05.09.2020 First joint listening to the CD - hell yeah  02.09.2020 29.08.2020 Just 4 months after starting the first songwriting the contract is signed - more should not revealed yet.    12.05.2020 The first teaser - something is coming your way ... | ||||||||||||||||||
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