Haji's Kitchen
| Haji's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive Metal , Progressive Rock , Groove Metal , Neo-Thrash |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | www.hajiskitchen.com |
| Founding members | |
| Eddie Head | |
Electric guitar |
Brett Stine (until 1996, since 2010) |
| Derek Blakley | |
| Clint Barlow | |
| Current occupation | |
Electric guitar |
Eddie Head |
Electric guitar |
Brett Stine |
Electric bass |
Derek Blakley |
Drums |
Rob Stankiewicz |
| former members | |
| Eddie Ellis | |
singing |
Vincent Mullins |
Electric guitar |
Scott Stine |
Haji's Kitchen (often abbreviated as Haji ) is a band from Lewisville , USA , which mixes Progressive Metal with Progressive Rock .
The idea for the name came about after guitarist Eddie Head had Indian food with him after a band rehearsal and then drummer Clint Barlow said: "It smells like Haji's kitchen here".
history
founding
The band was founded in 1993 by guitarists Eddie Head and Brett Stine, bassist Derek Blakley and drummer Clint Barlow. Shortly afterwards, the band found a suitable singer in Eddie Ellis. After the still nameless band had already been booked for their first appearances, there was Indian food after a band rehearsal, as Eddie Head was a big fan of it. When drummer Clint Barlow noticed the smell of the food, he said: "It smells like Haji's kitchen here," as a result of which the name Haji's Kitchen was agreed. Then Clint Barlow left the band and was replaced by Rob Stankiewicz.
In 1996, the band 's self-titled debut album, Haji's Kitchen , was released on the music label Shrapnel Records , directed by Mike Varney , with an edition of around 5,000 copies. The band then went on a tour of the surrounding area to promote their album. After the band had been made aware by their fans that there were no longer any copies of the album available, the band asked their label to produce more CDs, but this refused because the risk of financial loss was too great from their point of view. The resignation of the guitarist Brett Stine followed, as he wanted to turn to jazz music . His position was taken by his older brother Scott. The brothers Stine and Rob Stankiewicz then devoted themselves to their other band Eniac Requiem , with whom they released their first and only album Space Eternal Void in 1998. The vocals were performed by the musician Derek Taylor, with whom the band had already helped out musically in 1994 on his solo album Dystrophy .
Release of Sucker Punch
While the band separated from their record label Shrapnel Records due to the complications, singer Eddie Ellis had to leave the band and was replaced by Vincent Mullins after Ellis did not appear at a gig in the Texan city of Lubbock . This was followed in 2001 by the band's second album under the name Sucker Punch , which was released on the regional independent label M Records .
In the re-release of the film Dragon Ball Z - The Movie: The Legendary Super Saiyan , the eighth part of the film series for the anime series Dragon Ball Z , the songs Lost and Day After Day appeared as background music. In 2004 rumors circulated that the band had renamed themselves Haji . However, the band denied this assumption in a later interview, in which it was said that there had never been any thought to shorten the name of the band. In 2005 Rob Stankiewicz and Derek Blakley announced that they had founded a progressive metal supergroup with guitarist Michael Harris, keyboardist for the band Threshold Richard West and Ted Leonard, singer for the band Enchant , which they called Thought Chamber in 2007 released the album Angular Perceptions on the German record label Inside Out .
Latest developments and release from Twenty Twelve
At the beginning of 2010, after Brett Stine had returned to the band, the band reported back with the intention of releasing an EP with six songs that were written between the founding and the second album by the end of the year , which they still do today never appeared. In addition, the band called on to apply as a singer for the band, since Vincent Mullins had left the band. In September 2010, the band announced that they had found the right singer in Daniel Tompkins, the former member of the band TesseracT , after they had discovered him on the video portal YouTube and wrote to him on the social network Facebook .
In late 2011, the band released their first music video for the song Define the Line . In June 2012, the band's third studio album, Twenty Twelve , was released. In contrast to the previous two albums, the band decided to distribute the release independently of record companies via the online retailer CD Baby, which specializes in musicians without a record contract . On six of the fourteen songs the voice of Daniel Tompkins could be heard, whose songs were also included as a version without vocals on the album. Some of the lyrics came from the former singer Vincent Mullins, but Tompkins wrote his own lyrics for some songs, dealing with topics such as the Maya people.
style
The style of the band is characterized by the recurring oriental sounds , which are mostly created with the help of isolated guitar riffs .
Discography
Albums
- 1996: Haji's Kitchen (Shrapnel Records)
- 2001: Sucker Punch (M Records)
- 2012: Twenty Twelve (self-distribution)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Interview with Haji's Kitchen on battlehelm.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ A b Garry Sharpe-Young: New Wave of American Heavy Metal . In: Haji's Kitchen, p. 165.
- ↑ a b c Interview with Derek Blakley from Haji's Kitchen on danswin.wordpress.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Threshold release another fan club CD with references to other projects on blabbermouth.net; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Blog entry from February 9, 2010 about future plans on myspace.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Blog entry about the possibilities of applying for a new singer on myspace.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Blog entry about the announcement of Daniel Tompkins as the new singer on myspace.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ↑ Video for the song Warrior by Haji's Kitchen on youtube.com; Retrieved March 12, 2013.