OX (band)

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OX
General information
origin Karlsruhe , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Genre (s) Alternative rock , post grunge
founding 2015
Current occupation
Simon Ochs
guitar
 Nadir Zee
Niklas Reinfandt
Max Siegmund

OX is an alternative rock / post grunge band from Karlsruhe, founded in 2015 .

history

OX was founded in Karlsruhe in 2015 by the former members of the progressive rock band Fire on Dawson . The band consists of initiator and namesake Simon Ochs (vocals, guitar), Nadir Zee (guitar), Niklas Reinfandt (bass) and Max Siegmund (drums).

Her debut album Rewind to Overwrite , which was mixed by Patrick Damiani in the TidalWave Studio and mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering, was released on all common platforms in the year it was founded.

In addition to the 14 songs included, the band released three music videos in the following year 2016.

After more than 40 live performances across Germany and a tour of Eastern Europe in March 2017, the band went back to the studio in the middle of the year to start recording and producing their second studio album Breaking Point . The same production team was relied on as with the first album. In the course of 2019, the band released 4 advance singles with accompanying music videos, all of which were self-directed. The complete album was finally released on October 4, 2019 via Timezone Records and contains 10 new songs. The release was positively received by critics and brought the band significantly increased stream numbers as well as attention in social networks and international blogs.

style

OX call their music alternative rock and post-grunge . The second can be understood as a reference to the bands that formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The band refers to role models such as Three Days Grace , Breaking Benjamin , Alter Bridge and Stone Sour .

In general, the band's songs are characterized by hard riffs, rhythmic verses and catchy refrains.

Her lyrics deal mainly with the problems of society, interpersonal relationships and relationships, with songwriter Simon Ochs always taking a philosophical approach.

The debut album Rewind to Overwrite was musically no limits and moves in a wide spectrum from rock, grunge , progressive to Latin influences. In contrast, on the second album Breaking Point , the band found a more solid style between 90s grunge and modern rock sounds.

reception

  • Michael Haifl from streetclip.de listed "Rewind To Overwrite" among the top 30 albums of 2016.
  • "I have loved what I've heard ... it's a real mix of grungy and melodic rock, with lots of catchy tunes" - Maria Savva from the Rock'n Roll Music Blog.
  • "Rewind To Overwrite" is sound technically at the height. The guitars rang dryly, the rhythm section grooves clearly and transparently ", says Thomas Becker from powermetal.de
  • "Crashing guitars, which stand out from the alternative rock, melt away in the melodic choral singing .... OX play consistently at a first-class level." - M. Haifl from Streetclip.de on Breaking Point
  • " Breaking Point manages a balancing act between modern grunge rock and the familiar classic rock sound of the greats." - Review by MusiNah.de
  • "Going Down is exactly how this kind of music was meant to be - wild, rough around the edges, fearless, confident, and with the right amount of kick-ass" - F. Maier from KMS Reviews

Discography

  • 2015: Rewind to Overwrite (Independent)
  • 2019: Breaking Point ( Timezone Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rewind to Overwrite. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b OX Official. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ TIMEZONE: Releases. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Michael Haifl: OX-Breaking Point. In: Streetclip.de. October 2, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b MusikNah: Breaking Point. In: MusikNah.de. October 2, 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Thorten: OX-Breaking Point. In: toughmagazine.de. October 4, 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  7. ↑ artist profile . Spotify, 2016, accessed July 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Music Injection: OX drops new single going down. In: Music Injection. October 15, 2019, accessed on May 7, 2020 .
  9. ^ A b Florian Meier: OX going down. In: kms.reviews. October 7, 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Eat This Rock: OX-Fade Away (New Single). In: eatthismetal.blogspot.com. September 20, 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Tina: Band of the Week: Ox. In: SchwarzesBayern.de. Accessed June 17, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Rock Shop Party 2019 | Rock Shop | Online shop. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
  13. ↑ OX artist details. In: timezone-records.com. 2019, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Michael Haifl: Flashback 2016. In: streetclip.de. December 19, 2016, accessed on June 17, 2019 (German).
  15. ^ Maria Savva: Track of the Day: Charade - OX. In: Rock and Roll. October 19, 2016, accessed June 17, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Review | OX - Rewind To Overwrite | POWERMETAL.de. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .