Combichrist
| Combichrist | |
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 Combichrist at Rockharz 2019 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Atlanta , Georgia , United States |
| Genre (s) | Aggrotech , Rhythm 'n' Noise (beginning) |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | combichrist.com |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Andy LaPlegua |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Andy LaPlegua |
Keyboard, percussion |
Gregory Steward (Z Marr) |
Keyboard, percussion |
Shaun Frandsen |
Guitar (live) |
Eric 13 |
| former members | |
percussion |
Jon Horton |
percussion |
Trevor Friedrich |
percussion |
Tyr F |
Synthesizer, keyboard, guitar |
Mr. Bjoern Peterse |
Keyboard |
Syn M |
Drums |
Joe Letz |
| Live and session members | |
Hate and Booze (Machineries of Joy Vol. 4) |
Helltrash |
Guitar (Scarred single version) |
Wes Borland |
Kickstart the Fight (Today We are all Demons) |
Gene Vincent |
Follow the Trail of Blood (Making Monsters) |
Brandan Schieppati |
Combichrist is an American-Norwegian band that was founded in 2003 by Andy LaPlegua , initially as a solo project.
history
Combichrist was founded by Icon of Coil front man Andy LaPlegua in 2003. With the album The Joy of Gunz he left the Future Pop genre and initially turned to a harder intersection between Aggrotech and Rhythm 'n' Noise . The album was released in September 2003 via Out of Line .
Initially designed as a studio project, the two keyboard players Shaun F and Mr. Petersen as well as the drummer Joe Letz and the percussionist John H joined the one-man project . The band toured Germany, Italy, Holland and England and eventually the USA with increasing success.
In the fall of 2004, Combichrist released an EP with Sex, Drugs and Industrial , which reached the top spot of the DAC for seven weeks. In spring 2005 the album Everybody Hates You , which was particularly successful in the USA (there under the label Metropolis Records) , was released, which sounds much more technoid . In terms of text, her works mainly revolve around topics such as sex, drugs, violence as well as the individual, the transience of being and social decadence.
What the Fuck is Wrong with you People? was released in 2007 via Out of Line / Metropolis Records and had great success with a mix of typical brutal and some quieter tracks. In order to promote the new album appropriately, Combichrist undertook the next world tour under the name "What the Fuck is Wrong with this Tour?" And played in America, Europe and Australia.
After the tour, percussionist Jon H. and keyboardist Shaun F. Combichrist left, and the two newcomers Kourtney Klein and Z Marr took their places instead.
With a much more aggressive sound, Frost Ep: Sent to Destroy was released at the end of 2008 . Shortly thereafter, in February 2009, the accompanying album Today We Are All Demons was released , which also has a very European sound.
On the occasion of the release of their new album, Combichrist started their third major tour “Demons on Tour” on January 14th, 2009 with performances in America and Europe. The previous percussionist Kourtney Klein was replaced by Trevor Friedrich. In Germany they performed in Hamburg, Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich, among others.
At the end of 2009, Combichrist was the opening act for Rammstein on the European tour for the Rammstein release Liebe ist für alle there .
On October 8, 2010, the management of Rammstein announced that Combichrist will appear again as opening act for their only appearance in the USA , at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2010.
Band members
- Andy LaPlegua (born September 15, 1975) is the founder and singer of Combichrist. Before that he gained experience as a member of many bands of different musical styles. His first big project Icon of Coil reached top status in the German Alternative Charts. Other projects by LaPlegua are Panzer AG and DJ Scandy.
- Joe Letz was one of the first to join the Combichrist project. He also plays in Emigrate and Burn Halo. He is also a former member of Genitorturers , Amen and Theo and the Skyscrapers. In autumn 2009 he also played live for Imperative Reaction on their USA tour as a replacement for Trevor Friedrich, who was slightly injured after a motorcycle accident .
- Gregory Steward ("Z Marr") is the band's keyboardist and previously played in bands like Helltrash.
- Trevor Friedrich (born March 6, 1984) is the percussionist and former drummer of Eighteen Visions . Since he has only accompanied the band since "Demons on Tour", he is the youngest member of the band. Besides Combichrist he is active in the bands Never Enough and Imperative Reaction.
- Combichrist, Hellfest 2019.
Discography
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Albums
- 2003: The Joy of Gunz (Out of Line)
- 2005: Everybody Hates You (Out of Line / Metropolis Records, still available as a limited 2-CD edition)
- 2007: What the F ** k Is Wrong With You People? (Out of Line / Metropolis Records / TBM, still available as a limited 2-CD edition)
- 2009: Today We Are All Demons (Out of Line, still available as a limited 2-CD-Edition)
- 2010: Making Monsters (Out of Line, still available as a limited CD / DVD edition)
- 2013: No Redemption (Out of Line, still available as a limited 2-CD-Edition)
- 2014: We Love You (Out of Line, still available as a limited 2-CD-Edition)
- 2016: This is Where Death Begins (Out of Line)
- 2019: One Fire
EPs
- 2003: Kiss the Blade (limited to 667 copies, out of line)
- 2004: Blut Royale (666 copies as limited vinyl edition, Bractune Records)
- 2004: Sex, Drugs and Industrial (Out of Line)
- 2006: Get your Body Beat (Out of Line)
- 2008: Frost EP: Sent to Destroy (Out of Line)
- 2009: Heat EP: All Pain is Beat (Out of Line)
- 2010: Scarred (Out of Line)
- 2010: Never Surrender (Out of Line)
- 2011: Throat Full of Glass (Out of Line)
- 2013: From My Cold Dead Hands (Out of Line)
Compilations
- 2010: Noise Collection Vol. 1 (Out of Line)
Web links
- Official website
- CombiChrist at Discogs (English)
- Combichrist at laut.de
swell
- ↑ RAMMSTEIN.de: Rammstein History 2010 ( Memento from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Chart sources: DE