8kids

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8kids
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8kids play at With Full Force, 2018.
8kids play at With Full Force , 2018.
General information
origin Darmstadt (Germany)
Genre (s) Post-hardcore , alternative rock , pop music
founding 2013
Website www.8kids.de
Current occupation
Jonas Jakob
Electric guitar, vocals
 Hans Koch
Emma McLellan
Live and session members
Kristian Kohlmannslehner (only live)

8kids is a post-hardcore band from Darmstadt, Hessen .

history

8kids was founded in 2013 by the two musicians Hans Koch and Jonas Jakob, who had both been active in the local music scene in Darmstadt for a long time . Later, Emma McLellan, a drummer, joined the musicians.

In March 2016 the band signed a contract with the music publisher Melodie der Welt and the management agency Ever Ever Management. A month earlier, 8kids signed a record deal with the Austrian record company Napalm Records . At the beginning of April everything dissolves on the first music video was presented on the homepage of the music magazine Visions ; End of the same month appeared with demons the group debut EP. In August of the same year the band played at Olgas Rock in Oberhausen .

The group toured Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic in April 2017 as the opening act for To the Rats and Wolves . At the end of May, shortly after the release of the debut album Denen Who We Were , which was created in collaboration with producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner , a short tour of Germany as headliner with Anorak followed . This is followed by a small tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland between September 29 and October 7, 2017 as the opening act for Van Holzen .

Between January 17 and February 3, 2018, 8kids completed another concert tour in Germany. The band spent the summer at music festivals such as With Full Force , Highfield Festival , Green Juice Festival and Hurricane Festival . In March and April 2019 the band toured with Swiss and Die Andern through Germany and Austria. In March, the first new single, Wir haben Kids, was released with Swiss as a guest musician. At the end of May, Kraft released the second single of the second studio album, Blūten , released on August 23, 2019 . This was followed by the two-week “We remain kids” tour through Germany with guest appearances by Swiss and Kind Kaputt . The "Forever Kids" tour originally planned for spring 2020 was postponed to the following year, with the exception of a concert in Darmstadt. The release of a live recording from Leipzig in the form of a live EP has been announced for the summer. This is called Live in Leipzig 2019 , contains five titles and will be released on August 14, 2020 via Napalm Records.

style

The lyrics of the three-piece band were all written in English in the initial phase . With the arrival of drummer Emma McLellan, the songs were written in German . On the debut EP Demons , the music is described as dynamic. The songs contain emotional components and pop influences, which are occasionally crossed by short screamo passages. The sound of the group oscillates between Caliban and various emo artists.

The group's texts are described as profound. So is the song Time from the debut album To those we were of sorrow . The background to the lyrics is the failed relationship of guitarist Hans Koch, which he was unable to process for a long time. The musicians worked on the piece for a total of two years.

Members

Discography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Benjamin Metz: FRIZZ : "It couldn't have gone better" The Darmstadt trio 8Kids takes off!
  2. ↑ Musikmarkt.de: Melodie der Welt extends cooperation with Edition Antstreet and signs 8kids ( Memento from March 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Gisela: HM Breakdown : 8kids - Signed with Napalm Records!
  4. ↑ Florian Zandt: Visions : VISIONS Premiere: 8kids present video for "Everything dissolves"
  5. ↑ Jan Termath: Legacy : To the Rats and Wolves on "Spring Bangerz" Tour 2017
  6. ↑ a b Dirk: RSD Radio : 8kids Poets from Darmstadt
  7. ↑ Kevin: Gringoz Magazine : Van Holzen on a big tour through Germany
  8. ↑ Gerrit Köppl: Visions : VISIONS recommends: 8kids will be on tour in early 2018
  9. ↑ What you need to know about the Green Juice Festival 2019. General-Anzeiger , February 15, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Karsten Kriesel: 35,000 visitors celebrate at the sold out 21st Highfield Festival. Leipziger Volkszeitung , August 20, 2018, accessed on February 23, 2019 .
  11. ↑ 8Kids release the song "Wir haben Kids" feat. Swiss. Count Your Bruises Magazine, March 15, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Article page of the music label. August 23, 2019, accessed on July 20, 2020 .
  13. ↑ a b 8Kids with a new single "Kraft". Count Your Bruises Magazine, May 29, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  14. ↑ a b Live EP announcement and tour dates "Forever Kids" Tour 2021. In: vampster, the Metal Webzine. July 18, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Swen Reuter: 8KIDS: Live EP will be released in August. Powermetal.de , July 16, 2020, accessed on August 2, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Björn Backes: Powermetal.de : 8kids - Demons criticism