Bloodcandy

Bloodcandy is a English industrial death metal band formed in 1990 by Daniel Harris & Michael Lewis, they have seen success over the years with the Industrial death metal style.

## Members

### Current members

Daniel Harris, Rosa Cheney, Krista Nero, Kyra Archer, Zack Guy, Michael Lewis

## History

Daniel Harris & Michael Lewis were two metalheads who met each other at a Danzig concert at Blackpool Pleasure Beach they were both attending in December 1989. Two months later in February 1990 they decided to form a band & released demos from 1990 to 1995 under the name "Insanity Sanctuary" where they caught the attention of Delta Records who later signed the band in 1996 where they recorded & released their only Nu metal album & first self-titled album under the new name "Bloodcandy" which was received generally unfavorable reviews for being unoriginal. The duo later saw bassist, keyboard player rhythm guitarist & lead guitarist named Rosa Cheney (bassist), Krista Nero (rhythm guitarist) Kyra Archer (lead guitarist), Zack Guy (keyboard player) & later they became full time members in 2000. In 2001 the band released their next album called "Defame or Be Defamed" saw the duo depart from their Nu metal sounding for the rising Industrial death metal genre, the critics praised the album for being unique in it's own way. Defame or Be Defamed was also the first release on Horse Lick Records as they were signed to the label in 1999. The band opened for Type O Negative for the England dates, in 2006 they would release "Sigma", in 2008 they were a part of the second stage of Ozzfest. After Ozzfest, the band went to work on their third album; 2011's Unleash the Stinger had a more Industrial techno & Metalcore mix sounding which was generally unfavorited by critics & fans who wanted the Industrial death metal sounding. In 2013 the band went back to their signature Industrial death metal sounding with the album "Dreaded Grief". the band went on tour in June of 2015 with Slyther & I Prevail as the opening act named the "Summer Vacation Tour" & the tour concluded in July of 2016 with a new album called "Tombstone of Wrath" releasing in October 2016. In 2018 the band announced a 3 year hiatus due to the Manchester Arena Bombing but released one final album before the hiatus started called "Bleached In Saliva" under Sumerian Records, in 2021 the band reunited & released their eighth & ninth studio albums named "Peg U" & "King Beast", the band announced the "Packerfest" for June 15th-16th 2022 at Lambeau Field with themselves, Underoath, Penda, Mudvayne, The Nothing, Lamb of God, Hatbox, System of a Down, Damnation, Butcher Babies, Phantasm, Korn & Insurextion to support the 2022 album. The festival was a massive success. The band are currently on tour that started in July 2022.

## Members

Daniel Harris (1990-present; lead singer) \*has 8 different Sennheiser microphones\*

Rosa Cheney (2000-present; bassist) \*currently plays B.C. Rich Rosa Cheney Black Warlock bass guitar with Boss MD-2 pedal\*

Krista Nero (2000-present; rhythm guitar) \*currently plays Ibanez Krista Nero Signature Cobalt Blue Xiphos guitar with Hotone Djent pedal & ProCo Rat pedal\*

Kyra Archer (2000-present; lead guitar) \*currently plays Jackson Kyra Archer Signature Blood Red Zoraxe guitar with Ex-Inferno pedal & EHX Op-Amp Big Muff pedal\*

Zack Guy (2000-present; keyboards) \*currently plays Korg monologue Analog bass Synthesizer set to the tone of My Ordinary Life by Living Tombstone, Oberheim Zack Guy Signature OB-XA synth set to the tone of a Nu metal cover of Jump by Van Halen & a Roland Boutique TR-06 drum machine set to the drums of Trap\*

Michael Lewis (1990-present; drummer) \*currently plays double bass 14 piece drum set with 16 cymbals by Pearl & Meinl\*

## Discography

*Killchain (1996) \*Delta\**

*Defame or Be Defamed (2001) \*Horse Lick\**

*Sigma (2006) \*Horse Lick\**

*Unleash the Stinger (2011) \*Horse Lick\**

*Dreaded Grief (2013) \*Horse Lick\**

*Tombstone of Wrath (2016) \*Horse Lick\**

*Bleached in Saliva (2018) \*Sumerian\**

*Peg U (2021) \*Sumerian\**

*King Beast (2022) \*Sumerian\**