Formed in 1980 by Schmiedl and Mentes. They named the band after the white whale from the novel by Herman Melville, the next day after they saw the film on Austrian TV. The first song they learned to play was the Led Zeppelin song "Moby Dick".
By 1982, they were playing in front of crowds of 1200 at times and they recorded their first demo in 1983, heavily influenced by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motörhead. The demo was summarily rejected by record labels. Nonetheless they recorded another, thrashier demo in 1985. This was also rejected - in fact, on one day in 1985 they were the only band out of seven not to receive state sanctioning which would have allowed them to play larger concerts and receive financial support.
During 1986-87 both Schmiedl and Mentes served in the army, putting the band on hold. Upon their return they started gigging again and recorded a 7" single in Austria in September 1988. It was not released but they debuted on national TV on October 15th 1988.
Then they opened for Stormwitch on 7 Hungarian tour dates between October 31st and November 9th, drawing 10000 metalheads a night.
In 1989, they were signed to Proton records and released several albums before breaking up in 1998.
They reformed in 2002 with a concert on March 5th and have been playing gigs since.
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By 1982, they were playing in front of crowds of 1200 at times and they recorded their first demo in 1983, heavily influenced by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motörhead. The demo was summarily rejected by record labels. Nonetheless they recorded another, thrashier demo in 1985. This was also rejected - in fact, on one day in 1985 they were the only band out of seven not to receive state sanctioning which would have allowed them to play larger concerts and receive financial support.
During 1986-87 both Schmiedl and Mentes served in the army, putting the band on hold. Upon their return they started gigging again and recorded a 7" single in Austria in September 1988. It was not released but they debuted on national TV on October 15th 1988.
Then they opened for Stormwitch on 7 Hungarian tour dates between October 31st and November 9th, drawing 10000 metalheads a night.
In 1989, they were signed to Proton records and released several albums before breaking up in 1998.
They reformed in 2002 with a concert on March 5th and have been playing gigs since.