• Reactor - Rather Dead Than Dishonoured, Revelation
  • Jutta Weinhold - Memories o Zed Yago, To Be or Not, From Heaven Through The World To Hell
  • Depressive Age - Symbols for the Blue Times
  • Ancient Empire - Wings of the Fallen, Priest of Stygia
  • Syris - Syris, Unseen Forces
  • Tragedy Divine - Visions of Power
  • Chastain - The 7th of Never, Leather - Shock Waves
  • Depressive Age - First Depression, Lying in Wait
  • Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland, For Those Who Dare
  • Grave Digger - Heart of Darkness

JUTTA WEINHOLD
"To Be or Not..."

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  • HOUSE OF MADNESS
  • THE BEACON LIGHT
    NOT TODAY
    ANCIENT PURPLE BLUE
    WORDS BREAKING OUT
    BLACK WAVES OF FEAR
    FAIRY PRIEST
    TO BE OR NOT TO BE
    RIVER DAUGHTERS (RHINEGOLD)
    MASTER OF THE RINGS
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"Alles überragend ist natürlich erneut Juttas gesang! Von meiner seite gibts noch heute fette 8,5 punkte für diese tolle scheibe!"
— Dark Scene
JUTTA WEINHOLD, ZED YAGO, FROM OVER YONDER, VELVET VIPER
BLUE LP, limited to 100 copies : 21,90 €
LP : 21,90 €
CD: 13,00 €
 
 

Jutta Weinhold è nata a Mainz (Germania). I suoi primi passi musicali risalgono gia' al 1969, quando fu impegnata nel ruolo di "Sheila" nel musical "Hair", seguirono quindi apparizioni nei musical "Godspell" e "Jesus Christ Superstar" nel 1972. Jutta fece parte anche del Amon Düül II tour del 1974 in Francia ed incontrò suo marito Ralf Basten.
Nel 1976 pubblica il suo primo album solista "Coming", seguito da "Jutta Weinhold" nel 1978; in questi anni è anche guest di Udo Lindenberg. La sua band Zed Yago, fondata nel 1985, diventa piuttosto popolare in Europa ed è considerata pioniera del "dramatic" metal. I concept albums "From Over Yonder" (1988) e "Pilgrimage" (1989) raccontano delle esperienze di una fittizia figlia dell'Olandese Volante, scritte dalla sua fervente fantasia ed immaginazione; da menzionare che con l'album "Pilgrimage" la band supporta i W.A.S.P. nel tour in Inghilterra. Purtroppo il meritato successo porta a conflitti interni alla band ed una pesante disputa legale la costringe a non utilizzare più il monicker di Zed Yago, così nel 1990 battezza il suo nuovo progetto musicale Velvet Viper, che va considerato l'unico possibile seguito degli Zed Yago; il resto della band infatti non poteva continuare senza di lei e si sciolse subito dopo. "Velvet Viper" (con l'ex Warlock Peter Szigeti alla chitarra) pubblicato nel 1990 e "Fourth Quest For Fantasy" (con l'ex batterista degli Z.Y. Bubi) nel 1992, sono entrambi grandi album di classico epic metal ma non incontrano buone vendite, cosi' la band è messa in ghiaccio. Nel 1994 pubblica il suo terzo album solista "To Be Or Not" con un suono più heavy rispetto ai precedenti lavori solisti e con i Velvet Viper in sospeso la sua inarrestabile creatività confluisce negli album di Weinhold "From Heaven through the World to Hell" (2004) e "Below the Line" (2006).
Nel 2017 Jutta collabora con il chitarrista Holger Marx e inizia a lavorare al ritorno dei Velvet Viper con l'album "Respice Finem" (2018); prodotto da Kai Hansen (che appare anche nell'album come ospite), accolto molto bene dalla critica e dalla scena metal, tanto che nel 2019 la band suona all'Headbanger's Open Air e al Wacken riscuotendo reazioni molto positive. Inizia cosi una nuova era per la band: "The Pale Man Is Holding A Broken Heart" (2019), "Cosmic Healer" (2021), "Nothing Compares to Metal" (2023) mostrano ancora una volta l'infinita mente creativa di Jutta come scrittrice e cantante. 
Tornando a "To Be or Not", la musica e i testi (tutti di Jutta Weinhold) erano originariamente stati pensati per concludere il concept Zed Yago iniziato con "From Over Yonder" ed è stato registrato in collaborazione con la band Ceca dei Citron. È un album solido e maturo, che contiene sia brani heavy come "Black Waves of Fear", "The Beacon Light", "River Daughters" sia brani melodici come la Savatage power ballad "Fairy Priest", "Ancient Purple Blue" e l'epica conclusiva “Il Signore degli Anelli”. Disponibile (con una nuova copertina) per la prima volta in formato vinile e ristampato anche in Cd.
Jutta Weinhold was born in Mainz (Germany). Her first musical steps are in 1969, when she was engaged in the role of "Sheila" in the musical "Hair", followed by appareances in the musicals "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 1972. Jutta was also part of Amon Düül II's 1974 tour in France, when she met her husband Ralf Basten.  In 1976 she released "Coming" first solo-album, followed by "Jutta Weinhold" in 1978; in these years she was also guest musician with Udo Lindenberg. Her band Zed Yago, founded in 1985, became pretty popular in Europe and to be considered a pioneer of "dramatic" metal. The band's concept albums "From Over Yonder" (1988) and "Pilgrimage" (1989) deal with the experiences of a fictitious daughter of the Flying Dutchman, written by her fantasy and vivid imagination; to mention for "Pilgrimage" the band supported W.A.S.P. on Uk tour.
Unfortunately the deserved success brought internal conflicts inside the band and a heavy legal dispute forced her to not use the Zed Yago monicker anymore, so in 1990 she baptized her new musical project Velvet Viper, to be considered the only possible Zed Yago following; the rest of the band infact could not continue without her and they disbanded soon after. "Velvet Viper" (with former Warlock Peter Szigeti on guitar) was released in 1990 and "Fourth Quest For Fantasy" (with former Z.Y. drummer Bubi) in 1992, are both great epic-classic HM albums but did not meet good sales, so then the band was put on ice.
In 1994 she released her third solo album "To Be Or Not" with heavier sound in comparison with her previous solo-ones and with Velvet Viper on hold her unstoppable creativity flowed in Weinhold albums "From Heaven through the World to Hell" (2004) and "Below the Line" (2006).
In 2017 Jutta teamed up with guitarist Holger Marx and started working on the Velvet Viper comeback with the album "Respice Finem" (2018); produced by Kai Hansen (he appears also on album as guest), which was very well received in many magazines and in the metal scene, so in 2019 the band played at the Headbanger's Open Air and at Wacken earning very positive reactions. A new band era was started: "The Pale Man Is Holding A Broken Heart" (2019), "Cosmic Healer" (2021), "Nothing Compares to Metal" (2023) show once again Jutta's never-ending creative mind as writer and vocalist.
Back to “To Be or Not”, music and lyrics (all by Jutta Weinhold) were originally meant to be used to finish Zed Yago concepts started with “From Over Yonder” and it was recorded in collaboration with Czech band Citron. It’s a mature and solid album, featuring both heavy tracks as “Black Waves of Fear”, “The Beacon Light”, “River Daughters”  and melodic ones as Savatage-style power ballad “Fairy Priest”, “Ancient Purple Blue” and epic and dramatic “Master of the Rings". Available (with a new artwork) for the first time on Lp and also reprinted on Cd.
 
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