POVERTY'S NO CRIME is a Progressive Metal band founded in 1991 by Volker Walsemann (vocals & guitars), Marco Ahrens (guitars), Christian Scheele (bass), Marcello Maniscalco (keyboards) and Andreas Tegeler (drums). In the beginings of the band, they Released demos like, "My Favourite Delusion" and "Perfect Wings".

Their debut album, "Symbiosis ", was released in Spring 1995 and was warmly greeted by the press. "With this homogenous, deep and convincing CD debut, POVERTY'S NO CRIME have more fulfilled their inherent promise and have formed a solid foundation for their future", praised Rock Hard, one of Germany`s two mega-metal-mags.

POVERTY'S NO CRIME found a new business (and ideological) home at Inside Out, currently Germany`s most important Prog-Metal label, who also have such great bands as SPOCKS BEARD, SYMPHONY X, VANDEN PLAS, and PLATYPUS under their contractual wing. Inside Out are known of signing only a certain, carefully and selected contingent of bands, whom they know they can support with great enthusiasm. In view of this, the liaison between POVERTY'S NO CRIME and Inside Out seems to be under a lucky star.
In the late 1999 POVERTY'S NO CRIME faced the first major line-up change when Marcello Maniscalco on the keyboards and bass player Christian Scheele left the band for other projects. Unimpressed by this loss, new material was written just by the remaining three musicians. However, just before entering the studio for the recordings of One In A Million the right guy for the vacant position behind the keyboards was found: Jörg Springub proved his perfect fit for the band with an impressing performance on the record.

This band is recomended to anyone who loves Progressive Metal and great melodic music.
(By Matthias Mineur and POVERTY'S NO CRIME:


Source : By Matthias Mineur and POVERTY'S NO CRIME