Armageddon

Heavy Metal
Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Armageddon began in 1985 under the name Second Chance, with vocalist Mike Vance and guitarist Robby Lee. In 1987, the two added bassist Danny Wilkinson and drummer Mark Miley. The next year, 1988, the band changed their name to Armageddon. Soon after the name change, Miley departed from the band. The band added Joe Hasselvander (Raven, Pentagram, Cathedral) on drums and began recording their debut album, The Money Mask. After leaving Talkingtown Records, they started demoing songs for prospective labels. At that time, the working title for their second album was TimeDivider.

Armageddon kept performing until 2005, when they disbanded. In 2007, Retroactive Records re-issued The Money Mask with the Second Chance demos as bonus tracks. In 2013, the band reunited with the same lineup, alongside guitarist Robert "PJ" Bussey. In 2015, the band released their sophomore album Up in Flames, which was released independently under their new name of Armageddon USA. On October 7, 2017, the band announced that they were recording their third full-length album.

1989 R.E.X. Music / Talkingtown Records (REXD 8441)
2007 Retroactive Records (RAR7851)

Mike Vance - Lead vocals, backing vocals
Charlie Phillips - Guitar, backing vocals
Robby Lee - Guitar
Dan Wilkinson - Bass
Mark Miley - Drums, except:

Joe Hasselvander - Drums on “Mercenaries of Unjustice,” “More Than Conquerors,” “Looking Out for You,” and “We're Outta Here”
Phil Zeo - Guitar on “The Ship of Changes,” “Nightlight,” and “Giving It to You”; twelve-string guitar on “The Ship of Changes”
Lamont Coward - Keyboards on “The Ship of Changes” and “The Judge”
Paul Krueger - Backing vocals on “The Judge”
Janusz Smulski - Keyboards on “The Money Mask”

1. The Money Mask (3:25)
2. Mercenaries of Unjustice (4:12)
3. More Than Conquerors (4:03)
4. Looking Out for You (5:47)
5. The Ship of Changes (5:29)
6. (Liberation From) Blazing Wasteland (3:49)
7. Nightlight (5:48)
8. Giving It to You (3:27)
9. The Judge (4:55)
10. We're Outta Here (4:02)

1. Lookin' Out For You (rough mix 1989) (4:54)
2. We're Outa' Here (rough mix 1989) (3:45)
3. More Than Conquerors (rough mix 1989) (3:50)
4. Nightlight (rough mix 1989) (5:06)
5. Money Mask (rough mix 1989) (3:28)
6. Ship of Changes (rough mix 1989) (4:41)
7. More Than Conquerors (rehearsal) (3:45)
8. We're Outa' Here (rehearsal) (4:15)
9. Money Mask (demo) (3:13)
10. Nightlight (demo) (5:17)
11. Get in Line (demo) (5:01)
12. In Your Face (previously unreleased) (4:39)
13. Blazing Wasteland (demo) (3:43)

2015 Independent

Mike Vance - Lead vocals
Robby Lee - Guitar
PJ Bussey - Guitar, bass
John Gallagher - Bass
Joe Hasselvander - Guitar, drums, bass

1. All Over the World (3:10)
2. Spinner (4:30)
3. Hypnotized (5:20)
4. Wanted Man (5:18)
5. In Your Face (5:08)
6. Satisfaction (4:26)
7. Allie (3:53)
8. Crazy (3:06)
9. Time Divider (4:36)
10. Revolution (Peace of Mind) (6:03)
11. Up in Flames (3:59)