Blac Head Lion

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Blac Head Lion
General information
origin Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Germany
Genre (s) New rock , alternative rock
founding 2005 as Chucks , 2011 as Blac Head Lion
Website www.facebook.com/BlacHeadLion
Founding members
Alain Slimani
Steve Slimani
Current occupation
Vocals, bass
Alain Slimani
Guitar, background vocals
 Marco Kollenz
guitar
 Julian Felger
Drums, backing vocals
 Steve Slimani
former members
Bass, background vocals
 Amine Benadouda (until 2011)
bass
 Brandon O'Sullivan (2011-2013)

Blac Head Lion is a new rock / alternative rock band from Ludwigshafen am Rhein , which was founded in 2005 by the brothers Alain and Steve Slimani.

history

The band was founded in 2005 under the name "Chucks" by the two brothers Alain (guitar, vocals) and Steve Slimani (drums). Julian Felger (guitar), Marco Kollenz (guitar) and Amine Benadouda (bass) completed the band. With three guitarists, which is rather a rarity, they soon had a trademark.

Since 2008 the Chucks have played in the opening act for some rock stars. In October 2008 they played two shows for the Michael Schenker Group in their “In The Midst Of Beauty World Tour”. Shortly afterwards in November and December they played with the Danes Pretty Maids and the Krautrockers Epitaph . In the same month they also played for the Australian band Airbourne in the sold-out Colos hall in Aschaffenburg. There was also a concert with the Swedish power metal band Sabaton . In 2008 the band also released their demo, which they sold through their own distribution.

In 2009 the Chucks played for the second time with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the opening act and appeared with The Sweet at a festival. In the same year they played at the Rock of Ages festival in Seebronn, where greats like Status Quo , Gary Moore , Mother's Finest and Doro also played. They also supported Y&T and Uriah Heep .

In 2010 they were on stage at a support show for Foreigner in Frankfurt's Jahrhunderthalle. In 2011 they could play for the rock band Nazareth on their tour "Big Dogz On Tour".

In 2011 the band recorded their debut album 5 Years in 50 Minutes in Cardiff (Wales) with producer Romesh Dodangoda , who had also produced albums for Motörhead and Bullet for My Valentine . Brandon O'Sullivan played bass on the recordings, who then completely replaced Amine Benadouda. To avoid legal problems with the shoe company Converse , the band renamed itself "Blac Head Lion". In the same year, the band shot their first music video with the single Me and Myself . The album was finally released on October 12, 2012 on the Inakustik label.

In the following year the band played a few concerts in various clubs and festivals. In the spring of 2013, the second music video, I Want You , was released. In 2013 the band played mainly at festivals such as B. the Oakfield Festival . Because bass player Brandon O'Sullivan left the band, Alain Slimani switched to bass. Since then, Blac Head Lion has only performed with two guitars.

On May 23, 2014, Blac Head Lion released their third music video for the single Don't Get Mad .

Discography

Demos

  • 2008: Demo (self-distribution)

Albums

  • October 12, 2012: 5 Years In 50 Minutes (Inacoustics)

Music videos

  • September 7, 2012: Me And Myself
  • March 1, 2013: I Want You
  • May 23, 2014: Don't Get Mad

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c PRO MUSIC GMBH: Rehearsal room rental in Mannheim ( Memento from December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Bochum Total 2010 UG: Bochum-Total Bandecke . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ crossover-agm.de Airbourne concert report . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b crossover-agm.de: Chuck's Demo 2008 . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ Rock-Of-Ages Festival: Review of 2009 ( Memento from October 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Regioactive.de: Volume: Blac Head Lion . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ Band page on Facebook: Blac Head Lion - Info . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ ringrocker.com: Ringrocker: Blac Head Lion . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ tonsofrock.de: From Chuck is Blac Head Lion ( Memento of 18 December 2013, Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ a b youtube.com: Music video "Me and Myself" . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ tonsofrock.de: 5 Years in 50 Minutes - Review ( Memento of 6 December 2013, Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ a b in-akustik.com: 5 Years in 50 Minutes, article details ( Memento from December 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  13. ↑ a b youtube.com: Music video "I Want You" . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  14. ↑ Oakfield Festival: Review - Bands ( Memento December 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ a b youtube.com: Music video "Don't Get Mad" . Retrieved May 26, 2014.