Charger (band)

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Charger
General information
origin Stoke-on-Trent , England ,
UK
Genre (s) Nu metal , sludge
founding 1995
resolution 2012
Last occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Danny Unett
guitar
 Jay Woodroffe
bass
 Jez Leslie
Drums
 Ian Buttery
former members
Drums
 Jon Whittingham
Electric guitar
 Al Munger
singing
 Mark "Looloo" cartridge
Electric guitar
 Jim Palmer
singing
 Tim Machin
Drums,
later also vocals
 Paul Sanderson
Electric bass
 Tom O'Brien
singing
 Martin Ives

Charger was an English nu-metal and sludge band from Stoke-on-Trent that was formed in 1995 and split up in 2012.

history

The band was formed in 1995 and consisted of singer Tim Machin, guitarists Jim Palmer and Jay Woodroffe, bassist Jez Leslie and drummer Paul Sanderson. A first demo followed in 1998 called Howlin 'Ass , which was distributed at various concerts with bands such as Iron Monkey . At the beginning of 1999 the band appeared for the first time nationwide with the song Black Acid Rape on the sampler Helping You Back to Work Vol. II . After a tour with Raging Speedhorn , which was sponsored by Kerrang magazine, a first EP called Fuzzbastard was recorded. The recordings took place within twelve hours at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire with producer Dave Chang . In January 1999 the band had signed a contract with Undergroove Recordings , about which the release took place. This was followed by another tour, again sponsored by Kerrang , with Raging Speedhorn and Vex Red as well as appearances with One Minute Silence , Napalm Death , Defenestration and Brutal Deluxe . In 2000 the production of the debut album The Foul Year of Our Lord began . The title was loaned to Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . After a tour with Raging Speedhorn and Tribute to Nothing in March 2000, which was funded by Metal Hammer , the album was released in November. The sound carrier had been produced again by Dave Chang, Mitch Harris contributed backing vocals . In June 2001, Leslie left the cast. On the tour with Rabies Caste , which began one day later , the band did without a bassist, before Tom O'Brien from Liverpool came as a replacement in August . This was followed by concerts with Amen and Vex Red. In 2002 the compilation Fuzzbastard was released , which contains the EP of the same name, live recordings and unreleased songs. After an appearance at Morrowfest , the Billy Anderson- produced album Confessions of a Man (Mad Enough to Live Amongst Beasts) was released in April 2003 . A five-week tour through Europe with Today Is the Day followed in May and June . The two groups also played in Frankfurt am Main with Closer Than Kin . They also went on a short tour of Great Britain with Taint and Khang . In November and December the band played in the UK with My Ruin and Murder One . Earlier, the former was Terrorizer - Publisher Martin Ives came as a new singer for the band. There were also performances with Morbid Angel , Napalm Death, Cathedral and Orange Goblin . In 2005 the group was seen at the Damnation Festival . This was followed by a split release with Birds of Paradise on Ives' label Calculated Risk Records and another with Black Eye Riot on Calculon Records , which had been advertised with four appearances with Black Eye Riot and Lazarus Blackstar. In 2007 the next album was released under the name Spill Your Guts . Then it went on tour with the new guitarist Danny Unett, since Jim Palmer left the line-up in early 2007. In 2008 Ives left the band, after which the other members took over the vocals before the group played at the fourth Heavyfest . On October 24, 2009 the group was again represented at the Damnation Festival. On April 1, 2012, the band announced their breakup on Facebook . The reasons for this are family and financial reasons as well as a lack of motivation on the part of the members. A planned appearance at the Morrowfest was then canceled.

style

According to Christian Graf in his Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon , the band plays “brutally electrifying rock with punk guitars , colossal riffs , heavy beats , emotional lyrics and determined vocals”. Joel McIver described the music as a combination of tuned down riffs and growling vocals that should take its place in British Nu Metal. According to Elmar Salmutter from Metal Hammer , Confessions of a Man (Mad Enough to Live Among Beasts) has "a hard-to-digest soundtrack to the end of the world", in which "[r] sub-tuned, nasty distorted guitars, booming basses, an angry growling" singer " and nested song structures ”can be heard. The songs are often quite long and have a slight Doom Metal influence from bands like Neurosis . The music is suitable for fans of Today Is the Day and Iron Monkey. According to Christian Kruse from the same magazine, the situation is similar on Spill Your Guts , on which "[u] ltral slow drumming, [a] badly distorted bass, rough guitar walls and an almost infernal screaming voice" dominate. Influences from the crustcore are also audible. For reference, he named Today Is the Day and Unsane .

Discography

  • 1998: Howlin 'Ass (demo, self-published)
  • 1999: Fuzzbastard (EP, Undergroove Recordings )
  • 2000: The Foul Year of Our Lord (Album, Undergroove Recordings)
  • 2002: Fuzzbastard (Compilation, Undergroove Recordings)
  • 2003: Confessions of a Man (Mad Enough to Live Among Beasts) (Album, Peaceville Records )
  • 2005: Charger / Black Eye Riot (split with Black Eye Riot, Calculon Records )
  • 2005: Charger / Birds of Paradise (Split with Birds of Paradise, Calculated Risk Records)
  • 2007: Spill Your Guts (Album, Undergroove Recordings)
  • 2009: Disgust at the Status Quo (EP, Future Noise Recordings )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Charger. Facebook , accessed March 26, 2016 .
  2. ^ A b c d e Christian Graf: Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon . Lexikon Imprint Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-89602-515-5 , p. 48 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Biography. future-noise.co.uk, accessed April 14, 2016 .
  4. ^ Darren Undergroove: History. undergroove.co.uk, archived from the original on July 28, 2012 ; accessed on March 26, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Joel McIver: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu Metal . Omnibus Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7119-9209-6 , p. 34 .
  6. ↑ a b c d e Rockdetector.com: Charger ( Memento from April 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Melanie Aschenbrenner: Today is the Day + Charger + Closer Than Kin . Frankfurt: night life. In: Metal Hammer . July 2003, p. 133 .
  8. ↑ Last.fm: Damnation Festival 2005. Accessed October 21, 2018 .
  9. ^ Charger (3) - Spill Your Guts. Discogs , accessed March 26, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Elmar Salmut: Charger . Confessions of a Man (Mad Enough to Live Among Beasts). In: Metal Hammer . July 2003, p. 99 .
  11. ^ Christian Kruse: Charger . Spill Your Guts. In: Metal Hammer . October 2007, p. 118 .