Phil Baheux, 45, Belgian heavy metal drummer

Channel Zero is a heavy metal band formed in Brussels, Belgium. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium and were often referred to as "the Belgian Metallica." They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997, however in 2009, the band announced a series of reunion gigs starting in January 2010.

History

Channel Zero was formed in Brussels, Belgium in 1990. They released their first albumChannel Zero in 1992. Their second album Stigmatized For Life (mixed by Vinnie Paulof Pantera) followed in 1993.

They achieved their breakthrough with the album Unsafe in 1994. The album featured guest vocals of Billie Milano of S.O.D. and Richard 23 of Front 242. Their last studio album Black Fuel was released in 1996.

In 1997 the band announced their break-up. They released one last live album of their performance at Marktrock, Leuven in 1997, simply titled Live. Franky De Smet Van Damme went on to form his own band Skitsoy, while Xavier Carion later formed Sons of Jonathas.

In 2010 the band played six reunion shows in the AB concert hall in Brussels. The first three sold out within 49 minutes, the next two, announced one week later, again sold out very fast. The last one took a day. This way, the band gave every fan the opportunity to go to the concerts for a correct price.

A new single "Black Flowers" was released January 22, 2010, suggesting a definitive come back of the band after 13 years in the dark. On April 5, 2010 Franky revealed that they are working on a new album. He did this in an interview he gave during 'De zwaarste lijst', a radio show on the Belgian radio station Studio Brussel.

The band played concerts at the Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 and 2011 festival in Dessel, Belgium. They also played at Rock Werchter 2010.

Members

• Franky De Smet-Van Damme – vocals
• Mikey Doling – guitars
• Phil Baheux – drums (Passed away on August 10, 2013)
• Tino De Martino – bass
• Xavier Carion – guitar (out due to ear damage will be replaced by ex-Soulfly/SNOT guitarist Mikey Doling)

Discography

Albums:

• Channel Zero (Shark Records – 1992)
• Stigmatized For Life (Shark Records – 1993)
• Unsafe (Play it again Sam – 1994)
• Black Fuel (Play it again Sam – 1997)
• Feed 'Em with a Brick (Roadrunner Records – 2011)

Live:

• Live (Play it again Sam – 1997)
• Live at the Ancienne Belgique – CD + DVD (CNR Records / Roadrunner Records – 2010)

EP:

• Suck My Energy (Play It Again Sam – 1995)
• Help (Play It Again Sam – 1995)
• Heroin (Play It Again Sam – 1995)
• Fool's Parade (Play It Again Sam – 1996)

Singles:

• Run W.T.T. (Play It Again Sam – 1995)
• Call On Me (Play It Again Sam – 1997)
• Black Flowers (Roadrunner Records – 2010)
• Hot Summer (Roadrunner Records – 2011)