Bursters

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Bursters
General information
origin Seoul , South Korea
Genre (s) Post-hardcore , alternative rock
founding 2014 as Burstered
Current occupation
Daegun raw
Junyong Ahn
Electric guitar
 Gyejin Lee
Hwanhee Jo
Taehee Jo

Bursters ( 버스 터즈 ) is a post-hardcore / alternative rock band from the South Korean capital Seoul, founded in 2014 .

history

The band Bursters was founded in 2014 under the name Burstered in the South Korean capital Seoul and consists of singer Daegun Roh, the two guitarists Junyong Ahn and Gyejin Lee as well as bassist Hwanhee Jo and drummer Taehee Jo.

In the year it was founded, the group took part in the talent show Superstar K 6 , where it came in sixth. After the release of their EP Independent under the name Burstered in February 2015, they released their debut album Live In Hope on April 16, 2017 , which was released via Evermore Music and was able to position at number 81 in the South Korean charts .

In July 2019, the band toured outside South Korea for the first time and played five concerts in the UK . Following this tour, the group plans to release their second studio album. This is called Once And For All and will be released on March 31, 2020 on a worldwide basis. The development of the album took almost three years.

music

In an interview with the British Kerrang! the musicians cited various artists of the rock scene as musical influences, including Bullet for My Valentine , Korn , One Ok Rock , Coldrain , The Used , My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park . The band was suggested for fans of Black Veil Brides and Escape the Fate in a brief introduction article by Alternative Press .

According to an article in the online magazine Guitar.com, the group uses a wide variety of genres in their music. The musicians work with pop , nu-metal , funk , electronica and traditional hardcore . On their second album, Bursters, inspired by Bring Me the Horizon and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park , work with synthesizers and programming parts.

Discography

Chart placements
(preliminary)
Explanation of the data
Albums
Live in Hope
  KR 81 04/22/2017 (1 week)
Once and for all
  KR 60 04/04/2020 (1 week)
EPs
Independent
  KR 11 02/21/2015 (... Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / provisional / 2015 where.)
  • 2015: Independent (EP, Evermore Music , as Burstered )
  • 2017: Live In Hope (Album, Evermore Music)
  • 2020: Once And For All (Album, Evermore Music)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Luke Morton: BURSTERS: THE NEW FACE OF KOREAN ROCK. Kerrang! , July 15, 2019, accessed on August 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ '슈퍼 스타 K6' 출신 밴드 버스 터즈, '버스터 리드' 에서 팀명 바꾸고 정규 1 집 발매. Asia Daily, April 16, 2017, accessed August 29, 2019 (kanuri).
  3. ↑ Chart tracking: KR
  4. ^ Adam Aiken: Leading K-rock band are heading to Norwich. Norwich Evening News, July 13, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 .
  5. ↑ BURSTERS - Announce Debut UK Album. Devilsgatemusic.co.uk, accessed March 21, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Chris Schwarten: “We face difficulties coming up against K-pop”: Bursters on setting their sights beyond South Korea's rock scene. Guitar.com , May 11, 2020, accessed May 12, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Alli Rincón: 10 BANDS FOR K-POP FANS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Alternative Press , May 21, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Chart tracking: KR
  9. ↑ Chart tracking: KR