Deadsoul Tribe
| Deadsoul Tribe | |
|---|---|
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|
 Devon Graves |
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| General information | |
| origin | Vienna , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Progressive metal |
| founding | 2001 |
| resolution | 2009 |
| Founding members | |
| Devon Graves | |
| Last occupation | |
Vocals, electric guitar, flute |
Devon Graves |
| Adel Moustafa (from 2001) | |
| Roland Ivenz (from 2001) | |
Electric guitar |
Roland "Rollz" Kerschbaumer (from 2002) |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Volker Wilschko (2001-2002) |
Dead Soul Tribe was an Austrian progressive metal - band from Vienna , which was founded in 2001 and disbanded in 2009.
history
The band was founded in 2001 by Devon Graves, after previously working under the name Buddy Lackey at Psychotic Waltz . The American Graves had previously moved from San Diego to Vienna because of love . In addition to Graves, the band consisted of the drummer Adel Moustafa, the bassist Roland Ivenz and the guitarist Volker Wilschko. On the self-titled debut album, released in 2002 via InsideOut , Graves played the electric guitar, bass, keyboard and flute, provided the percussion and took over the vocals. In the same year the band also took part in ProgPower Europe . In the following years guitarist Wilschko was replaced by Roland "Rollz" Kerschbaumer. In 2003 the second album A Murder of Crows followed, which, like its predecessor, had already been produced by Graves. In 2004 the band played at the Rock Hard Festival before the third album The January Tree was released in late August . In August, the band recorded at Metal Camp in Slovenia Tolmin part and played in the same month in the Summer Breeze . In September they performed together with Threshold . The band also played other concerts, including in Heidelberg . The band then worked on their next album, which was released in early November 2005 under the name The Dead Word . In early 2006 the band went on tour together with Sieges Even . At the beginning of October, Kerschbaumer had an accident with his skateboard, breaking his leg and injuring his shoulder. At a performance in Ankara in mid-October, he then played in a wheelchair. Then work began on the next album, which was initially intended as a double album. The sound carrier, but with only one CD, was released at the end of August 2007 under the name Lullaby for the Devil . In 2008 the band took part in ProgPower Scandinavia . Then it became quiet around the band. Graves tried in vain to revive Psychotic Waltz and ended the project Deadsoul Tribe and then founded the band The Shadow Theory .
style
According to laut.de, the music on Deadsoul Tribe was similar to the music of Psychotic Waltz, although the atmosphere is described as darker. Matthias Mineur described the album in Metal Hammer as "mostly melancholy, sometimes quite viscous Progressive Metal, which consists of many minor chords and diminished keys". Playing the flute was also reminiscent of Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull). A Murder of Crows continued this according to laut.de , with the drums and bass being the dominant instruments. As in the debut, various instruments, such as a flute , were used. Matthias Mineur also wrote that the guitar riffs were reminiscent of Power Metal . As he explained, he found the title of the album as follows: “I discovered a crow sitting on a power line. She appeared to be alive, but was dead. A few meters away I saw a crow that must have flown into a power line. Her wings were spread like a crucifixion. It must have been a hideous death. So the title was certain: A MURDER OF CROWS. ”. According to Detlef Dengler from Metal Hammer, The January Tree showed a mixture of creativity and catchiness and described the music as a mix of Tool , Jethro Tull and Black Sabbath . Graves described that he wanted to “take the listener into a pitch-dark room and show him the door”. As lyrical influences, he gave the Anastasia stories by the Russian author Vladimir Megre . According to laut.de , the electronic influences on The Dead Word increased, so that loops were used, which occasionally made the band reminiscent of Tool. According to Detlef Dengler from Metal Hammer , the album was reminiscent of the middle section of the Psychotic Waltz song Butterfly from the album Into the Everflow . According to Detlef Dengler from Metal Hammer , the band played varied Progressive Metal on A Lullaby for the Devil , which was particularly evident in their vocals. The songs included influences from Graves' previous band Psychotic Waltz, as well as Tool and Jethro Tull.
Graves himself cites artists such as Tool, A Perfect Circle , Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, OSI , Led Zeppelin , Jimi Hendrix and Queen as his main influences. He is also inspired by films, books, pictures, dreams, music, nature and society.
Discography
- 2002: Deadsoul Tribe
- 2003: A Murder of Crows
- 2004: The January Tree
- 2005: The Dead Word
- 2007: A Lullaby for the Devil
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthias Mineur: Dead Soul Tribe . Transformation. In: Metal Hammer . April 2002, p. 77 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Dead Soul Tribe . Between life and death. In: Metal Hammer . October 2004, p. 39 .
- ^ Gary Hill: Deadsoul Tribe. Allmusic , accessed August 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Fierce: ProgPower Europe 2002: The Festival report. Vampster , accessed August 25, 2013 .
- ^ Doug G .: Apocalyptica Confirmed As Headliner For Metal Camp. metalunderground.com, accessed August 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Review 2004. (No longer available online.) Summer-breeze.de, archived from the original on August 20, 2013 ; Retrieved August 25, 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.
- ^ Matthias Mineur: Threshold + Dead Soul Tribe . Hamburg: market hall. In: Metal Hammer . November 2004, p. 133 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Dead Soul Tribe . Heidelberg: swimming pool. In: Metal Hammer . September 2004, p. 139 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Deadsoul Tribe + Sieges Even . Karlsruhe: Substage. In: Metal Hammer . March 2006, p. 119 .
- ↑ Progpower. Metal moments on Progpower Scandinavia. metalmoments.net, accessed August 25, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d Deadsoul Tribe. laut.de , accessed on August 24, 2013 .
- ^ Matthias Mineur: Dead Soul Tribe . Dead Soul Tribe. In: Metal Hammer . February 2002, p. 91 .
- ^ Matthias Mineur: Dead Soul Tribe . A Murder of Crows. In: Metal Hammer . August 2008, p. 100 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Dead Soul Tribe . Feelings. In: Metal Hammer . September 2003, p. 70 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Deadsoul Tribe . The January Tree. In: Metal Hammer . September 2004, p. 112 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Deadsoul Tribe . Dream dancer. In: Metal Hammer . January 2006, p. 84 f .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Deadsoul Tribe . The Dead Word. In: Metal Hammer . December 2005, p. 100 .
- ↑ Detlef Dengler: Deadsoul Tribe . A Lullaby for the Devil. In: Metal Hammer . September 2007, p. 112 .
- ↑ The answers come in silence. rocktimes.de, accessed on August 24, 2013 .
