Channel Zero is a Belgian heavy metal band, formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 1990. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium and were often referred to as “the Belgian Metallica.” They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997, however in 2009, the band announced a series of reunion gigs starting in January 2010.Channel Zero is a Belgian heavy metal band, formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 1990. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium and were often referred to as “the Belgian Metallica.” They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997, however in 2009, the band announced a series of reunion gigs starting in January 2010.
Zero in 1992. Their second album Stigmatized For Life (mixed by Vinnie Paul of Pantera) followed in 1993.
They achieved their breakthrough with the album Unsafe in 1994. The album featured guest vocals of Billie Milano of S.O.D. and Richard 23 of Front 242. Their last studio album Black Fuel was released in 1996.
In 1997, the band announced their break-up. They released one last live album of their performance at Marktrock, Leuven in 1997, simply titled Live. Franky De Smet Van Damme went on to form his own band Skitsoy, while Xavier Carion later formed Sons of Jonathas.
In 2010, the band played six reunion shows in the AB concert hall in Brussels. The first three sold out within 49 minutes, and the next two announced one week later, again sold out.
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MEMBERS – CURRENT LINE-UP
• Franky De Smet-Van Damme – vocals
• Tino De Martino – bass (
• Mikey Doling – guitars
• Roy Mayorga – drums
DISCOGRAPHY
• Channel Zero (Shark Records – 1992)
• Stigmatized For Life (Shark Records – 1993)
• Unsafe (Play it again Sam – 1994)
• Black Fuel (Play it again Sam – 1997)
• Feed ‘Em with a Brick (Roadrunner Records – 2011)
Here is the list of 10 best riffs of Channel Zero: