Ostkreutz

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Ostkreutz
Ostkreutz near Rock am Ring, 2006
Ostkreutz near Rock am Ring , 2006
General information
origin Berlin , Germany
Genre (s) skirt
founding 2005
Website www.ostkreutz.de
Founding members
maximum
minimum
Current occupation
guitar
 maximum
Drums
 minimum
medium

Ostkreutz is a German rock band from Berlin . The name is derived from the Berlin Ostkreuz train station .

history

The group Ostkreutz was founded in 2004 in Berlin by the musicians Maximum and Minimum . The video artist Medium joined later .

After the band had signed a record deal with Warner Music Group , the single Gangbang was released there in April 2006 and the album Motor in September 2006 . In the summer of the same year Ostkreutz played various concerts - for example as the opening act for Dir En Gray - and was also represented at some festivals, for example Rock am Ring / Rock im Park and With Full Force .

style

Ostkreutz use partly German for their texts , partly a fantasy language based on Slavic languages . The band's performances consist of a close combination of music and synchronized video sequences. The band calls this concept "audiovisual terror". Another stylistic feature of the group is a strong textual reduction.

Discography

  • 2006: Gangbang (single, Warner Music Group)
  • 2006: Motor (Album, Warner Music Group)

swell

  1. ↑ Frederik: Ostkreutz - As opening act for Dir En Gray. In: metal.de. May 6, 2016, accessed June 24, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Michael Marsch: Rockpalast Archive - Rock am Ring 2001-2007. In: rockpalastarchiv.de. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .
  3. ↑ HC legend resolved. In: rockhard.de. May 19, 2006, accessed June 24, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Sir G: Ostkreutz - Ostkreutz. In: metal.de. September 11, 2006, accessed June 24, 2016 .

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