Magellan (band)

Magellan was an American progressive metal/rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, formed in 1985 by the two brothers Trent Gardner and Wayne Gardner.[1] The band has had a number of well-known guest musicians, such as Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Joey Franco (Twisted Sister, Van Helsing's Curse), and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment).

Magellan
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Progressive metal, progressive rock
Years active	1985 – 2016
Labels	Magna Carta, InsideOut
Associated acts	Explorers Club, Mullmuzzler, James Murphy, Jethro Tull, Twisted Sister, Dee Snider, Van Helsing's Curse, Widowmaker, Desperado, Hammerhead, Eddie Ojeda
Website	magellansongs.com
Past members	Trent Gardner, Wayne Gardner

In February 2014, Wayne Gardner died by suicide.[2] On June 11, 2016, Trent Gardner died of unknown reasons.[3][4]

Members

• Trent Gardner - lead vocals, keyboards, trombone (1985 - 2016)
• Wayne Gardner - guitars, bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1985 - 2014)

Guest members

• Joey Franco (Twisted Sister, Van Helsing's Curse)- drums and orchestral percussion (Hundred Year Flood)
• Jason Gianni - drums (on Impossible Figures)
• Tony Levin (John Lennon, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) - bass (Hundred Year Flood)
• Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Flute (Hundred Year Flood)
• George Bellas - guitar (Hundred Year Flood)
• Robert Berry (Alliance (band), 3 (1980s band)) - guitar and bass (Hundred Year Flood)
• Brad Kaiser - drums (Test of Wills)
• Hal Stringfellow Imbrie - bass, Backing vocals (Hour of Restoration, Impending Ascension)
• Doane Perry (Jethro Tull)- drums (Impending Ascension)

Discography

Albums

Dehydration by George Grie 2006, the cover-art has been licensed by Wayne Gardner for the album Inert Momentum

• Hour of Restoration (1991)
• Impending Ascension (1994)
• Test of Wills (1997)
• Hundred Year Flood (2002)
• Impossible Figures (2003)
• Symphony for a Misanthrope (2005)
• Innocent God (2007)
• Inert Momentum (never recorded due to the deaths of Wayne in 2014 and Trent in 2016)

Singles

• "Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rob Lopez) (2012)
• "Hello,Goodbye" (2012)
• "Keep It" (2012)
• "Good to Go?" (2012)
• "The Better Suite" (2013)
• "Cynic's Anthem" (2013)
• "25 or 6 to 4" (2014)
• "Icons" (2015)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
2. Details about Wayne Gardner's Passing from Trent. Magellansongs.com.
3. "Captain's Final Entry – Trent Gardner Memorial Fund". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
4. "Magellan - Founding Member Trent Gardner Dies". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

External links

• Official website
• Encyclopaedia Metallum page
• Co-wrote songs with Chicago (band) frontman Robert Lamm on his album, Living Proof (2012)
• "Trent Rigel Gardner (1961-2016)". Findagrave.com.