Johnny Deathshadow
| Johnny Deathshadow | |
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 Johnny Deathshadow at With Full Force 2018 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Industrial Metal , Gothic Metal , Death Rock , Gothic Rock |
| founding | 2010 |
| Website | www.johnnydeathshadow.com |
| Founding members | |
| Jonathan Schneider | |
| Eike Cramer | |
| Current occupation | |
| Jonathan Schneider | |
| Eike Cramer | |
| Daniel Meier (since 2011) | |
| Sascha Meier (since 2015) | |
| former members | |
| Simon Kaiser (2010-2011) | |
| Maik Wentzien (2010-2015) | |
Johnny Deathshadow comes from Germany. It was founded in 2010 by Jonathan Schneider and Eike Cramer as a horror punk cover project in Hamburg . Today her style can be assigned to Gothic Metal or Industrial Metal . The band also has influences from death rock , punk and hardcore . The stage make-up based on horror punk, which distinguishes the band during their live performances, is striking.
history
Johnny Deathshadow was founded in 2010 by singer Jonathan Schneider and guitarist Eike Cramer. Initially, the concept was based on cover versions of well-known pop hits in the style of horror punk , which were presented with texts from horror scenarios. The songs were combined with elaborate stage make-up and a visual concept (the band always appears as a group of skeletons), which was later varied somewhat. The lineup was completed with Simon Kaiser (bass) and Maik Wentzien (drums). The first appearances took place in autumn and winter 2010 in Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven. In 2011 the band played at the Walpurgisrock Open Air and the warm-up party at the Rockharz Open Air . In addition, individual support shows were played for the Gothic band Unzucht . At the end of 2011, bassist Simon Kaiser left the band and was replaced by Daniel Meier.
In 2012 further support appearances for Unzucht and Coppelius followed . In addition, the band played self-written material for the first time, including at the 1st East Frisian Gothic meeting. After a support show for Lord of the Lost and Unzucht on February 9, 2013, the band recorded their death rock EP Blood & Bones , which was released on September 13, 2013 on the Hamburg label Make Big Records and by the relevant Online press was reviewed. In 2014 Johnny Deathshadow a. a. a tour with seven concerts in Poland and the Czech Republic. In addition, over 30 shows were played throughout the year, including the Dark Current Fest in Speyer, the Langeln Open Air near Langeln (Holstein) and a support show for Stahlmann at the Alfeld checkpoint. In the middle of 2014 the band changed their style and enriched their sound with strong elements from Gothic and Industrial Metal. In May 2015, drummer Maik Wentzien left the band and was initially temporarily replaced by Sascha Meier, who was only supposed to step in for a support show with Rotting Christ and a tour of England in early December 2015. He has been the band's permanent drummer since December 2015. In early 2016 the band played main support for Pyogenesis at four club shows on their Germany tour.
In January 2016 the debut album Bleed With Me was recorded, which was released on October 21, 2016 via Make Big Records / Soulfood. The album was reviewed by the online and print press and received good to very good reviews. METAL HAMMER author Matthias Weckmann classified it: “The lively riffing comes mainly from the industrial area, with pounding rhythms and automated elements that Krupps fans should like.” Also in the print editions of Legacy, Sonic Seducer and Orkus there are reviews. Shortly after the release, the band went on tour in the UK again in November 2016. A show at Wacken Open Air 2017 was also announced.
In March and 2017 Johnny Deathshadow played as main support for the NDH formation Stahlmann on their "Bastard" tour. This was followed by appearances in the opening act for Ministry , at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, as well as at the Wacken Open Air . The band also performed at the M'era Luna Festival 2017. At the same time, further concerts in Great Britain were announced. In addition to the production on the second album, Johnny Deathshadow played on the festival offshoots "Wacken Winter Nights" and "Plage Noire" in 2018. In the late spring, two tours through Germany followed, one as support from Cypecore , one with the scene veterans Die Krupps . Two premieres followed in November: On the tour with Unzucht (band) , Johnny Deathshadow played their first concert in France. On this tour the first songs of the upcoming album were played live. On January 18, 2019, the band's second album "DREAM" was released. The Metal Hammer gives 5.5 out of 7 points in its review and says "Even after listening to it several times, DREAM remains an exciting album full of ideas."
Band members
- Johnny Deathshadow, live on With Full Force 2018
Singer Jonathan Schneider and bassist Daniel Meier
Guitarist Eike Cramer
Drummer Sascha Meier
Discography
- 2013: Blood & Bones (EP, Make Big Records / Believe)
- 2014: Dead End Romance (Single, Make Big Records / Believe)
- 2016: Bleed With Me (Album, Make Big Records / Soulfood)
- 2019: DREAM (Album, Make Big Records / Soulfood / Believe)
Trivia
- Jonathan Schneider and Eike Cramer have been playing in bands since 2005, including the punk rock band The Deadstock and the post-hardcore formation Conditioned Reaction.
- In 2012 singer Jonathan Schneider sang a feature for the metal version of the psy hit Gangnam Style by the Aachen based band Start A Revolution.
- Drummer Sascha Meier is the younger brother of bassist Daniel Meier.
Web links
- Official website
- Johnny Deathshadow on Make Big Records
- Johnnydeath Shadow at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walpurgis Rock Festival - LineUp and bands in the archive. In: www.festivalhopper.de. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ BF Solutions (www.bf-solutions.de): Marx in a black robe. In: Marx in a black robe. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ LORD OF THE LOST & UNZUCHT live. (No longer available online.) In: Roundtown. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016 ; accessed on February 9, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Johnny Deathshadow - Blood & Bones. In: Make Big Records. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Johnny Deathshadow - "Blood And Bones" | CD review. In: Metal1.info. Accessed February 9, 2016 (German).
- ↑ Pompe: Johnny Deathshadow - Blood & Bones - Review - Rock -metal.de. In: Metal.de. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Special: That was the Dark Current Fest 2014 in Speyer - Special. In: regioactive.de. Retrieved February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ The line-up is complete - poster 2014! | The Langeln Open Air Festival. (No longer available online.) In: www.langelnopenair.de. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016 ; accessed on February 9, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ In the pit at: Pyogenesis + Johnny Deathshadow. In: Metal Hammer. January 8, 2016, accessed February 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Review: Johnny Deathshadow - BLEED WITH ME . In: Metal Hammer . ( metal-hammer.de [accessed on January 10, 2017]).
- ↑ JOHNNY DEATHSHADOW - Tour Diary UK Tour 2016. Accessed January 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Three lineup additions from Germany! Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
- ↑ In the pit at: Stahlmann + Johnny Deathshadow + Schattenmann . In: Metal Hammer . April 3, 2017 ( metal-hammer.de [accessed August 15, 2017]).
- ↑ Johnny Deathshadow: Play tomorrow on the WGT and in August on the Mera Luna and Wacken - Time For Metal eV - Das Metal Magazin. Retrieved August 15, 2017 .
- ↑ This is the summer of her life: "Johnny Deathshadow" is playing at one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in the world . In: Kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de . ( Kreiszeitung-wochenblatt.de [accessed on August 15, 2017]).
- ↑ FKP: JOHNNY DEATHSHADOW. Retrieved August 15, 2017 .
- ↑ The Wacken Winter Nights 2018 line-up fills up with 5 more bands. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ That was the line-up 2018: Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Review of Johnny Deathshadow DREAM.Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ German metal band covers 'Gangnam Style'. In: Metal Hammer. November 21, 2012, accessed February 9, 2016 .
