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title: "Blackstar"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/blackstar"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1995
disbanded: 1999
---

# Blackstar

**Blackstar** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1995 to 1999.

Blackstar were a British hard rock band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass in 1995 without Bill Steer along with former Cathedral bassist Mark Griffiths. The band name comes from a Carcass song off the Swansong 1996 album. 
Blackstar released only a single album.
After a while, the band was forced to change its name to Blackstar Rising. The band dissolved because drummer Ken Owen suffered from a brain haemorrhage.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstar_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Blackstar |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Disbanded | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mark Griffiths](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-griffiths) | Guitar | 1995 to 1999 | Former |
| [Carlo Regadas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carlo-regadas) | Guitar | 1995 to 1999 | Former |
| [Jeff Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-walker) | Lead vocals, Bass | 1995 to 1999 | Former |
| [Ken Owen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ken-owen) | Drums (drum set) | 1995 to 1999 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Barbed Wire Soul](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec21f0a3-0f41-3fb9-af8f-e475d1f07ae0) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Chimaira](https://themetalnet.com/band/chimaira) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (shared members)
- [Year Zero](https://themetalnet.com/band/year-zero) (shared members)
- [Scavenger](https://themetalnet.com/band/scavenger) (same tags)
- [Bastard Sword](https://themetalnet.com/band/bastard-sword) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Blackstar/617

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/blackstar](https://themetalnet.com/band/blackstar). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt