Inflator (band)
| InFlator | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Hamburg (Germany) |
| Genre (s) | Alternative metal |
| founding | 2009 |
| Website | www.inflatormusic.com |
| Founding members | |
| Chris William J. | |
| Jonas Gabriel Günther | |
| Current occupation | |
| Chris William J. | |
| Adrian Koenig | |
| André Angelo Augustin | |
| Xung Pascal van Nguyen | |
| former members | |
| Andreas Siljuk (2012-2014) | |
| Niklas Nuss (2015-2018) | |
| Jonas Gabriel Günther (2009-2018) | |
Inflator is an alternative metal band from Hamburg , which was founded in 2009 by Chris William J. (as Christopher William Janik) and Jonas Gabriel Günther.
history
Beginning (2008-2014)
At the age of 16, the British guitarist Chris William J. left his hometown in 2008 and moved to Hamburg. There he met the drummer Jonas Gabriel Günther, with whom he founded a band . In 2009 the search for a bass player and a singer began, whereupon Adrian Koenig joined a year later in December 2010. So far without a name, the band members decided to call themselves “InFlator” (based on the diving equipment) in the future.
Between 2011 and 2012 the band's music genre developed from progressive metal more towards alternative metal . André Angelo (as André Angelo Augustin), who was often invited by Jonas Gabriel Günther to the band's rehearsals, began using his laptop to incorporate sounds and beats into the band's music , so that he became an integral part of Inflator. Andi met Si in May 2012. (as Andreas Siljuk) as a singer.
In the following years the band took part in various competitions and won all prizes.
Upheavals (2014-2015)
At the end of July 2014, singer Andi Si left. the band for personal reasons, so that the completion of the planned debut album was interrupted. The other band members then looked for a new singer via video on various social media channels and came across Niklas Nuss, who took over the vocals from April 2015.
Inflator played some concerts and festivals in Hamburg and northern Germany in 2014 and 2015 .
Debut album (2015-2016)
In the fall of 2015, Inflator signed with the Timezone music label and went back to the studio to finish the album production. The album "The Conditioning" was released on April 1st, 2016 by Timezone and comprises ten tracks.
UK and Germany tour (2017)
After a lot of positive feedback and some magazine reviews from England , the band planned to make a detour to the UK in early 2017 and then played their first UK tour there in May.
At the same time, the participation in the Germany tour of the band Erdling was under discussion, which Inflator then led through Germany at the end of 2017. The folk-rock band Manntra from Croatia was also there .
In the summer of 2017, Inflator played some festivals and concerts in northern Germany.
Changes (2017-2018)
In the same year, singer Niklas Nuß decided to leave the band for personal reasons at the beginning of 2018. The appearance in January 2018 at Indra ( Große Freiheit ) was the last that the well-known constellation from the album "The Conditioning" played together.
After ex-singer Niklas Nuss left, Inflator played a few gigs and festivals with a guest singer.
At the beginning of May 2018, founding member Jonas Gabriel Günther announced that he was leaving the band for personal reasons, but played the band's planned performances until the summer .
After being called on various social media platforms, singer Xung Pascal van Nguyen got in touch in December 2018, whom Inflator then took over as a permanent singer after several rehearsals together.
Reboot (2019)
After many hours of working together, the idea of releasing the new single , which was named "Alive", solidified within the band .
For the single, the quartet decided to work with Aljoscha Sieg from Pitchback Studios, who attracted the band's attention with its outstanding productions by the German trancecore / metalcore band Eskimo Callboy .
On May 1, 2019, the single was first released as a music video on the band's YouTube channel and shortly afterwards on all other music portals such as Spotify , ITunes , Deezer etc.
In June, the first joint appearance of the new constellation followed at Rock am Ring , which took place in cooperation with the radio station BigFM and Lidl Germany. On the same day, well-known names like Slipknot , Tenacious D , Amon Amarth , Godsmack , Kontra K and Alligatoah played . Following the appearance at Rock am Ring, Inflator played on July 20th at the famous Traffic Jam Open Air , which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019 . Here the band shared the stage with Emil Bulls , Deez Nuts , Ektomorf , H2O and The Butcher Sisters, among others .
Discography
- 2016: The Conditioning ( Timezone Records )