X-Mas Project

X-Mas Project was a supergroup formed in 1985 by a number of German heavy metal musicians. They released an EP and three albums, which explore the subject of Christmas.

History
X-Mas Project was formed in 1985 in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany by Jörg Michael, Ralph Hubert, Martin Bork, Reiner Kelch, Frank Fricke, Andy Classen, Thomas Eder, Axel Rudi Pell, Sabina Classen, Peter Wagner, Reent Fröhlich and Thorsten Bergmann. Their first release was an EP, Bangin' Around The Christmas Tree, which was followed the same year by their first album, X-Mas Project. In 1995, they released their second album, X-Mas Project Vol.II, under a different line-up: Andreas Geremia (vocals), Adrian Hahn (bass, vocals), David Hofmann(guitar) and Stefan Arnold (drums). This album was not successful and led the band to disband in 1995. Three years later, a compilation album of their previous work came out, but it did not succeed either.

Members

Final line-up
 Andreas "Gerre" Geremia - vocals, 1995 (Tankard)
 Mike Tirelli - vocals, guitar, 1995 (Holy Mother)
 Adrian Hahn - vocals, guitar, 1995 (Capricorn, Grinder)
 Spike Francis - guitar, 1995 (Holy Mother)
 Randy Coven - bass, 1995 (Holy Mother, Riot, Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen)
 David Hofmann - guitar, 1995 (Capricorn)
 Jim Harris - drums, 1995 (Holy Mother, Burning Starr
 Stefan Arnold - drums, 1995 (Capricorn, Grinder, Grave Digger)

Former line-up
 Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann - vocals, 1985, 1995 (Living Death, Sacred Chao)
 Reent Fröhlich - vocals, 1985 (fact)
 Peter "Peavy" Wagner - vocals, 1985, 1995 (Destruction, Rage, Mekong Delta, Casus Belli)
 Sabina Classen - vocals, 1985, 1995 (Holy Moses, Temple Of The Absurd, Warpath)
 Axel Rudi Pell - guitar, 1985, 1995 (Roland Grapow, Steeler, Onkel Tom)
 Thomas Eder - guitar, 1985, 1995 (Steeler)
 Frank Fricke - guitar, 1985, 1995 (Living Death, Mekong Delta)
 Reiner Kelch - guitar, 1985, 1995 (Living Death, Mekong Delta)
 Martin Bork - bass, 1985, 1995 (Scanner, Lion's Breed)
 Ralph Hubert (aka Björn Eklund) - bass, 1985, 1995 (Mekong Delta)
 Jörg Michael (aka Gordon Perkins) - drums, 1985, 1995 (Stratovarius, Saxon, Axel Rudi Pell, Rage, Grave Digger, Running Wild, Unleashed Power, Mekong Delta, Headhunter, Onkel Tom, Glenmore)

Discography

Studio albums
 X-Mas Project (1985)
 X-Mas Project Vol. II (1995)

EPs
 Bangin' Around the X-Mas Tree (1985)

Compilation albums
 X-Mas Project Vol. I + II (1998)

References
Archaic Magazine

Sources
Archaic Magazine
Metal Kingdom
Rate Your Music
Encyclopedia Metallum

Category:German heavy metal musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1985
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1995
Category:Heavy metal Christmas albums
Category:Heavy metal supergroups