History Masterplan

Masterplan is the name of at least two bands. They are:

(1) A German Power Metal band, was founded by Uli Kusch and Roland Grapow after leaving Helloween.

Jorn Lande (ex- Ark and Beyond Twilight) was the vocalist until May 2006, due to a dispute between him and Roland and Uli, as he wanted to make the third album more melodic, whereas Roland and Uli wanted to make it more heavy like the self-titled debut. On 5th October 2006, Uli Kusch announced his departure from the band, and was replaced by Mike Terrana. Mike DiMeo (ex- Riot) was Masterplan's vocalist for their album, MKII.

Jorn Lande had rejoined Masterplan after years of outrage from fans but has since left the band again. The current vocalist is Rick Altzi.

The band has released five albums: Masterplan (2003), Aeronautics (2005), MK II (2007), Time to be King (2010) and Novum Initium (2013), as well as four EPs, Enlighten Me (2002), Back For My Life (2004), Lost And Gone (2007), Far From The End Of The World (2010).

(2) In the 1970s, a soul combo called Masterplan recorded "Clinton Park" and other tunes on the De-Lite label.

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