TRANCEMISSION lives !
The Never- Ending Story of a hard compound

The year is 1979. The world of rock is still in order , real superstars are born , not made. Musicians know their craft , the sounds are real - and hard! "AC / DC" just release the album " Highway to Hell " and the " Scorpions" draw attention to themselves for the first time .
In this time, it happens that the two ... " the most talented musicians from Southern Germany" ( quote Dieter Dierks, " Scorpions " ), Lothar Antoni (vocals and guitar) and Markus Berger (guitar), call the band TRANCE . A formation, whose Vita all ups and downs of the Rock reflects .

The career of the rock quartet from the southern Palatinate Edenkoben points straight up . The first two album " Break Out " and "Power Infusion" sell despite excessive promotion within no time over 150,000 times. Until then TRANCE is still as hot tip traded .
This changes abruptly when the group released its 1985 album " Victory" . The press keen on interview dates, songs like "Break the chains " or " Rien ne va plus " conquer Europe the rock charts. TRANCE seems to be at the peak of their career. In England , Belgium and the Netherlands, the guys even write firmly in the top ten of the national lists a rock to the team Antoni / Berger .


However, the allegedly career-enhancing changes to the production team to the "Scorpions " TRANCE is almost fatal . Title disputes with former management about the band name block new productions , the " Scorpions " are quickly chosen as the lable .
But Lothar Antoni , who writes most successful rock classics of TRANCE does not give up . Already on his next album " Rockers" Prominent support immediately : Percy Sledge .
The Master of Souls is excited about the rock version of its successful hits " When a man loves a woman" - and sings ado together with Lothar Antoni in the Frank Farian Studios in Saarbrücken, the best today " cover version " of evergreens million-selling one .

Captured at the same time that Michael Bolton with a new edition of that number the charts and even collects a Grammy , seems symptomatic of the former position of a rock band in the era of mirror balls and disco rhythms.
TRANCE suffered a further slump , as the group is then divided . Antoni and Berger are left alone . Only when the long-time companion and friend Andreas Meyer as a guitarist, it goes with TRANCE in a new round .
In a London underground club old TRANCE songs again, on top of everything there is " Die Hard " is a brand new album. Consciously concentrated at that time the distribution of the latest TRANCE production to Asia. And with success !
In South Korea , they could convince with " Die Hard " a renowned music publishing , the album gained placements in a variety of charts.

With a new cast and a new band name Antoni and Meyer did not appear tired , to go the way into the studio again. In January this year , TRANCEMISSION therefore embarked on the recent mission - the legendary Principal Studios in Senden / Münster.
Where else groups such as " In Extremo ", " Grave Digger " or "H -Blockx " upload their songs , produced Lothar Antoni and Andreas Meyer together with Joe J. Hagl on bass and Alex on drums francs her latest album.
An album that was released in April 2003 and the " ... is the best TRANCE - album" simply as Lothar Antoni admits candidly . For details, do not want to reveal the rock veteran. " People should finally convince yourself of it ," said Antoni .

The release party was once again held in the secret rock metropolis, the hall in the southern Palatinate Herxheim near Landau ago 800 raging fans.

In the course of 2003, in addition to TV and radio dates several concerts and festivals were played. In November 2003, the CD was "Back in Trance II " is selected the semi-finals of the "German Rock & Pop Music Award 2003 ": The result was a rank in the top third in the last 50 The year 2003 was successfully completed.

Due to a planned stay abroad of the primitive stone Meyer, the possibilities of the band were heavily restricted in 2004. Thus, the remaining members focused on personal projects . However, it did not take the combo to file an appearance in the summer.

At the beginning of 2005 all found the back following the year in 2003 and quickly became clear that a new CD to be released .