AT VANCE

	style: Melodic Power Metal - Release Album: April 11, 2005	

Sometimes a guitar is not just a guitar. 
When AT VANCE-mastermind Olaf Lenk starts to play his six string-instrument, it seems to be some alive and lively bandmember. A very talkative one, indeed. 
Guitars are expressing themselves in the music of the 1998 founded act. And they are expressing their master Olaf Lenk with all his powerful, bombastic and emotional passions for playing and writing songs. 
No doubt guitars have always been good mates for Olaf. Already well known as a very virtuous guitar player, he was recording many solo projects in the past and has been a member of metal bands such as VELVET VIPER or the progressive metal project CENTERS. 
With AT VANCE Olaf could proof himself to be a creative and very artistic bandleader.   

The band was touring with Rhapsody and Angel Dust in 2002. A full success for all of them – besides for singer Olli Hartmann, who felt, he didn’t have enough passion for being on the road. 
So short time later he got replaced by Mats Leven, who had already gained a lot of respect as the voice for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN at that time. 
And should gain even more of that: In 2003 the newest album ”The Evil In You” was surprising with deep emotions and freshness. A tour with KAMELOT was following the release.

After finishing the touring and live activities Olaf decided again to make some more line up changes. Continuing with only one guitar for the live presentation Sascha Feldmann was also replaced with John ABC Smith (ex- Gallows Pole) as a bass player/ backup vocalist. Due to all this line up changes Olaf decided to take it more slowly for the rest of 2003.
In early 2004 Olaf started writing new material and recording it in fall 2004. On his side for the very first time with new bass player John ABC Smith and drummer Mark Cross (ex-Metalium & ex- Helloween).

Together with them "Chained", a very powerful and explosive new album could be finished, sounding everything else then chained. With the help of Achim Köhler (responsible for mixing) and Mika Jussila from Finnvox Studios/Helsinki (responsible for mastering) it offers some very fresh and unchained headbanging hymns.
So stay at-vanced for it – and for the European tour together with Brainstorm that will follow in April!

Discography:
No Escape (1999), 
Heart Of Steel (2000),
Dragonchaser (2001), 
Only Human (2002)
The Evil In You ( 2003 )
Chained (2005)

Track List:

 											

FAVOURITE SONGS

•	Rise From The Fall
•	Chained
•	Tell Me 
•	Heaven
•	Two Hearts

LINE-UP

•	Olaf Lenk (guitar/ keys)
•	Mats Leven (vocals)
•	John ABC Smith (bass)
•	Mark Cross (drums)

FACTS
•	2002 release of ”Only Human”
•	2002 touring with Rhapsody and Angel Dust
•	2003 album release ”The Evil In You”
•	2003 on Tour with Kamelot across Europe
•	2005 new album ”Chained”
•	April 2005 on Tour with Brainstorm and Mercenary 

PROMOTION
Michael Schiel 
ms@afm-records.de
phone:+49 (0)6691-6102
Rebecca Metz 
rm@afm-records.de
phone:+49 (0)6691-6102