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Babylon A.D.

Babylon A.D. formed in Munich in the early 1990s with guitarist Jan Grothe, vocalist Derek Sherinian, and bassist Rob Johnson. They put out two albums that...

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Babylon A.D.'s heavy riffs and atmospheric keyboards

A German metal band whose late-90s work found a wider audience with melodic heaviness.

For their late-90s peak, 'Hammer Swings Down' has the right energy. 'Sally Danced' shows their range from that later period.

The band's 1998 album 'Back In Babylon' changed things. Songs like 'Hammer Swings Down' and 'Desperate' mixed heavy riffs with atmospheric keyboards in a way that reached beyond metal circles. That sound from their late-90s period still gets played today.

They formed in Munich in the early 1990s with Jan Grothe, Derek Sherinian, and Rob Johnson. After lineup changes in the early 2000s, they kept releasing albums like 2005's 'Babylon A.D. Forever' and 2013's 'Icon,' staying in that heavy-yet-melodic space.

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Babylon A.D. formed in Munich in the early 1990s with guitarist Jan Grothe, vocalist Derek Sherinian, and bassist Rob Johnson. They put out two albums that didn't get much attention outside metal circles, but things changed with 1998's 'Back In Babylon.' That record's title track and songs like 'Hammer Swings Down' and 'Desperate' found a wider audience with their mix of heavy riffs and atmospheric keyboards.

Sherinian left in 1999 and Grothe followed in 2002, which led to some instability. The band kept going through lineup changes and released albums like 'Babylon A.D. Forever' in 2005. Their sound stayed in that heavy-yet-melodic space, with tracks like 'Sally Danced' and 'Maryanne' showing their range.

They've had a few different configurations over time, with members like Job van der Berg and Roy Z on guitar at various points. The music from their late-90s period still gets played, and they've put out records as recently as 2013's 'Icon,' though they've never quite recaptured the attention they had around 'Back In Babylon.'

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