Andrew "Mac" McDermott ( born Andrew "Mac" McDermott ) ( January 26, 1966 , Durham - August 3, 2011 [1] ) is a British musician. Known as the former lead singer of the progressive metal band Threshold , he was also the lead singer of Sargant Fury.
| Andrew "Mac" McDermott | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Birth name | Andrew McDermott |
| Date of Birth | January 26, 1966 |
| Place of Birth | Durham , UK |
| Date of death | August 3, 2011 (age 45) |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | musician |
| Years of activity | 2003 - 2011 |
| Instruments | |
| Collectives | Sargant Fury, Threshold , PowerWorld, Yargos |
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Biography
Andrew McDermott was born on January 26, 1966 in Durham in the northeast of Great Britain . At first, McDermott performed in clubs on the northern coast of England, being a member of such groups as Harvest, Renegade, Eliminator and Mr. President. He later moved to Germany to become the vocalist of the hard rock band Sargant Fury. This team released three albums, after which the group split up, and in 1998 McDermott joined the group Threshold .
In 2003, Wiland Hofmeister (a fan of the Threshold band) suggested McDermott to play in the band Yargos . Together with McDermott, they recorded the album To Be or Not to Be ( 2005 ).
After recording Dead Reckoning in 2007, Andrew McDermott left Threshold and became a member of Swampfreaks and Powerworld . With the first of them, he recorded two albums ( EP Swampfreaks in 2009 and www.com in 2011 ), with the second - the album Human Parasite ( 2010 ). While remaining vocalist for Powerworld and Swampfreaks, McDermott also recorded the second album Yargos Magical Karma ( 2012 ).
He died on August 3, 2011 [1] from renal failure, having spent four days before this in a coma. [2]
Discography
Sargant Fury
- 1991: Still Want More
- 1993: Little Fish
- 1995: Turn the Page
Threshold
- 1998: Clone
- 1999: Decadent
- 2001: Hypothetical
- 2002:
- Concert in paris
- Critical mass
- 2003: Wireless: Acoustic Sessions
- 2004:
- Critical energy
- Subsurface
- Replica
- 2006: Surface to Stage
- 2007: Dead Reckoning
Yargos
- 2005: To Be Or Not to Be
- 2009: Magical Karma
Swampfreaks
- 2009: CD EP Swampfreaks
Notes
Links
- Swampfreaks - official site (English)
- Threshold - official site (English)
- Yargos - official site (English) (German)
- PowerWorld - Official Website