Conquest
/ Bio
Dark
Star Records welcomes Conquest to the metal family. Strong, aggressive, high energy musicians from the Midwest,
Conquest has rocked the nation with their pure breed of Modern Heavy Metal
stemming from the old school influences of Metallica, Judas Priest and Slayer
with the modern sound of Trivium and Shadows Fall.
Conquest formed in late 1989 by founder Derrick Brumley,
frontman and guitar player of the band.
Joined by Tony Restivo, Tim Fleetwood and Adrian Vesper, Conquest
played locally and made their first full length heavy metal record titled Hellraiser
(demo). Through the 90’s the band experimented with a variety of metal styles
only to find the real calling for the band was aggressive in your face high
energy thrash. In 1995 with the
departure of Adrian Vesper and the addition of Mike Crook, Conquest
rejuvenated their heavy root beginning with the European release of Rage. In
2000, Tony Restivo left the band and was replaced by Robert Lloyd. The band
began work on what would become their next release No Boundaries. With
the success of the No Boundaries tour where they completed a full 70
over the road performance, Jagermeistermusic offered their endorsement of
Conquest, opening up new avenues for the band. In 2005 with the exit of
Robert Lloyd and the return of former bass player Tony Restivo, Conquest began work on their largest project to
date End of Days. After rave
reviews record label Dark Star Records joined the forces and will release End
of Days on June 3, 2008. Metal fans
will delight in the fresh, aggressive, high energy, melodic breed of pure
heavy metal Conquest delivers and can count on consistency of their recordings
equaling their strapping stage performances not always found in the metal
world.
Conquest has shared the stage with:
SLAYER, ICED EARTH, SUPERJOINT
RITUAL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, QUIET RIOT, TESTAMENT, BULLET BOYS, OVERKILL, DOKKEN,
IRON MAIDEN, WASP, POISON, NAPALM DEATH, SLASHES SNAKEPIT, SAVATAGE, MANOWAR,
FATES WARNING, ROB HALFORD, MORBID ANGEL, QUEENSRYCHE, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM,
PRONG, GREAT WHITE, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, GEORGE LYNCH, LACUNA COIL, STONE
SOUR, SHADOWS FALL AND MORE...
