Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

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Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
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Bertrand Poncet and Mathias Rigal (2012)
Bertrand Poncet and Mathias Rigal (2012)
General information
origin Paris (France)
Genre (s) Metalcore , Pop-Punk , Post-Hardcore , Hardcore Punk
founding 2007
Website www.chunknocaptainchunk.com
Founding members
singing
 Bertrand Poncet
guitar
 Paul Wilson
guitar
 Eric Poncet
bass
 Vincent Dahmer (2007)
Drums
 Jonathan Donnaes (2007-2014)
Current occupation
singing
 Bertrand Poncet
guitar
 Paul Wilson
guitar
 Eric Poncet
bass
 Mathias Rigal (since 2007)
Drums
 Bastien Lafaye (since 2014)

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! is a metalcore / pop-punk band from Paris, founded in 2007 . The group consists of the founding members Bertrand Poncet ( vocals ), Mathias Rigal ( electric bass ), Paul Wilson ( electric guitar ), Éric Poncet (electric guitar) and Bastien Lafaye ( drums ).

history

2007–2010: Founding and Something for Nothing

The group was founded in 2007 by Paul Wilson, Bertrand Poncet and Jonathan Donnaes in Paris . Wilson started the group because he wanted to experiment with a sound that consists of pop-punk , hardcore and heavy metal . Shortly after it was founded, two more musicians joined the group, but left the group quickly, so that Bertrand's brother Éric (electric guitar) and his friend Mathias Rigal ( electric bass ) joined the group. Neither of them had played an instrument at the time.

The band name comes from the 1985 adventure film The Goonies in which the protagonists Chunk and Sloth are among the main characters. As a further reason, Poncet said that the film was a "nice childhood memory" and that the name best "reflects" the musicians within the band. Shortly after the founding, the band recorded their first EP, which includes the song MILF , which was later re-recorded on the debut album.

The band itself stated that it was very difficult to get your own fan base in France, as there was almost no rock music scene in this country. Instead, the group managed to gain a group of fans in other European countries and in North America . The group released their first single In Friends We Trust on September 2, 2010 for the debut album, which was released on November 1, 2010 and called Something for Nothing .

2010-2014: Pardon My French

After the group was given a worldwide record deal by Fearless Records , a new edition of their debut album Something for Nothing was released on July 19, 2011. The new edition has a different cover design and a different tracklist: This is how the pieces became MILF and Alex Kidd in a Miracle World replaced with Make Them Believe . Make Them Believe was originally a bonus track on the Japanese version of the first edition of the album. A music video was shot for Captain Blood for the re-release of the album .

In October 2011, the group took part in the Across the Nation Tour , where Miss May I were headlining. As part of this concert tour, the band played for the first time in the United Kingdom . In December, the group played a full tour of the United States on the Fearless Friends Tour with Blessthefall , The Word Alive , Motionless in White and Tonight Alive . On 21 November 2011, the compilation was released Punk Goes Pop 4 of the Punk Goes ... series, where the group with a cover of Ke $ ha single We R Who We R is represented.

At the end of January and February 2012, the group toured supporting Attack Attack! again through the states. In March and April a concert tour with the deathcore band Chelsea Grin followed . In the summer played Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! her first warped tour . As part of this tour, the group played on the Ernie Ball Stage . The single In Friends We Trust can also be found on the Warped Tour 2012 compilation . The group played new songs for the first time on the Warped Tour. In November and December the group was the main support from Woe, Is Me on their Talk Your [S] # ?! Tour .

In January 2013, studio work began with producer Joey Sturgis on the follow-up album to Something for Nothing in Michigan . The album is due to be released worldwide on April 30, 2013. As part of the Soundwave , Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! for the first time five concerts in Australia . These concerts took place from February 23 to March 4, 2013 in Adelaide , Sydney , Perth , Brisbane and Melbourne . The group started a smaller concert tour with Handguns, State Champs and City Lights as support, before the band played the South by So What !? played. In addition, the band was together with Of Mice & Men Support for the first half of the tour of A Day to Remember's Right Back at It Again tour . As a result, the actually Pardon My French Tour with For All Those Sleeping , Upon This Dawning and City Lights had to be postponed as support. A tour to support Blood on the Dance Floor and Miss May I was also planned for the fall .

In the meantime, Pardon My French has been reissued with several bonus titles. Between June and August 2014 the group was part of the Warped Tour . Shortly after the tour ended, drummer Jonathan Donnaes announced his departure from the band. He made this decision back in 2013. Bastien Lafaye became the new drummer.

Since 2015: Get Lost, Find Yourself

On March 11, 2015, Fearless Records announced that the group's new album would be released on May 19, 2015. This album is called Get Lost, Find Yourself . The album was produced in Los Angeles with Kyle Black, who has worked with Comeback Kid , The Color Morale and New Found Glory .

In 2018 the band completed a tour of Japan. After the group had been quiet for a long time, they announced in May 2020 that they would be working on new music.

style

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! are known for their pop-punk-like sound, which the group combines with heavy metal and hardcore influences. This mix is ​​referred to in the scene as " Easycore ". The lyrics are all written in English , although the musicians initially struggled with language problems. Due to the use of keyboards and the influence of dance music, the music style can also be described as trancecore .

Critics described the music as a mix of pop-punk , melodic hardcore and metalcore . Due to the insertions of electronic dance music , the group's sound is often referred to as Easycore or even “Popcore”. In addition, the band's critics attributed the groups A Day to Remember , New Found Glory and Four Year Strong as musical influences. Even if critics often compare the group with these bands, the musicians vehemently deny that they are mentioned as a musical influence.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Pardon My French
  US 72 05/18/2013 (1 week)
Get Lost, Find Yourself
  US 113 06/06/2015 (1 week)
  • 2008: Chunk! No captain, chunk! ( EP , self-distribution)
  • 2010: Something for Nothing (self-distribution)
  • 2013: Pardon My French ( Fearless Records )
  • 2015: Get Lost, Find Yourself (Fearless Records)

Web links

Commons : Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Fearless Records: Band profile: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
  3. ↑ a b c Ryan White: OregonLive.com : Vans Warped Tour takes over the riverfront at the Rose Quarter on Saturday , published August 22, 2012, accessed April 7, 2013
  4. ↑ a b Tony Shrum: AMP Magazine : "CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK! Vocalist Bertrand Poncet talks about music styles in Europe, The Goonies, and playing Soundwave 2013" ( Memento from February 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Keagan Ilvonen: Fearless Signs Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! . Absolute punk . May 26, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Mario Parra: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - "Something For Nothing" re-release July 19th, Fearless Records . In: July 12, 2011 . Easycore.net . July 12, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ Tyler Common: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! release "Captain Blood" music video . Alternative press . December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 7, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.altpress.com
  8. ↑ a b c Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! premier music video for "Captain Blood" . Old sounds . December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved on April 7, 2013: "[...] through their euphoric blend of pop melodies, punk beats and hardcore breakdowns."
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  10. ↑ NEWS: Punk Goes Pop Vol. 4 gets a UK release date set! . In: Dead Press . Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ Chelsea Grin to Headline 'The Sick Tour' . SMN News. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 7, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.smnnews.com
  12. ↑ AltPress.com: Vans Warped Tour 2012 Announce Stage Lineups. Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Chris Stamm: Aged and Warped: What listening to 17 Warped Tour compilations in a row tells us about punk rock. . Willamette Week . August 1, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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  18. ↑ Cassie Whitt: Exclusive: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! announce 'Pardon My French' album details . Alternative press . March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 7, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.altpress.com
  19. ↑ a b Chris Epting: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk !, 'Restart' (EXCLUSIVE SONG PREMIERE) . In: Noise Creep . ( AOL ). March 18, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  20. ↑ Mike Hohnen: Soundwave 2013 Lineup + Rumors . Music feeds . August 3, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  21. ↑ Chunk! No, Captain Chunk !, State Champs, Handguns Road To South By So What Tour . In: Infectious Magazine . January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  22. ^ South By So What ?! Festival Is Next Week! . In: Heavy Blog Is Heavy . March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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  24. ↑ Mario Parra: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! to Reschedule Tour with Handguns, State Champs, and City Lights . Easycore.net . January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  25. ↑ Matt Crane: Alternative Press : Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! drummer leaves band
  26. ↑ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! announce new album, 'Get Lost, Find Yourself'
  27. ↑ Joe Smith-Engelhardt: CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK! ARE WORKING ON THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC SINCE 2016. Alternative Press , May 9, 2020, accessed May 13, 2020 .
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  29. ^ A b Drew Hunt: The Reader's Agenda: Wed 11/28 . In: Chicago Reader . Sun-Times Media . November 28, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013: “Chunk! No, Captain Chunk !, a Parisian "easycore" band Leor Galil praises for mixing "slick keyboards, clean vocals, sunny melodies, and major chords with blunt, chugging riffs, hammering double kick drum, booming breakdowns, Pig sqqueals, major headbanging, and guttural growls, ""
  30. ↑ James McMahon: Got Ears? Meet This Lot! . In: ( Bauer Media Group ) (Ed.): Kerrang! . No. 1450, London , 26 January 2013, ISSN  0262-6624 , p. 21.
  31. ↑ Candice Haridimou: Punk Goes Pop - Vol. 4 [album] . Alto Sounds LTD. December 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on April 7, 2013: “The second non-American act to appear is another relatively new signing to Fearless and they're France's answer to A Day to Remember. The oddly named chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Also blend equal parts of pop-punk and melodic hardcore together. [...] They switch between their light-hearted pop-punkier selves into their heavy metal alter-ego's effortlessly, and so it's a solid and memorable take on the club hit. " @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hangout.altsounds.com
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  35. ↑ Martin Savage: ALBUM: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Something for Nothing . Dead Press. July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  36. ↑ Chart tracking: US