Pequod (band)
| Pequod | |
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 Pequod live on May 23, 2014 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Munich , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Death metal , thrash metal |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | www.pequod.eu |
| Current occupation | |
| Roland Wagner (since 2008) | |
| Daniel Kirstein | |
| Jens Burbass | |
| Florian Schwarzfischer (since 2014) | |
| Maurizio Guolo (since 2012) | |
| former members | |
Guitar (until 1999), vocals (from 1999) |
Stefan Eyernschmalz (until 2006) |
singing |
Dieter Pimiskern (1998–1999) |
singing |
Ben Mrose (2005-2007) |
bass |
Erwin Kulinyak (1999-2007) |
bass |
Kris Samodol (2007-2013) |
Drums |
Matthias Fischer (1998-2002) |
Drums |
Bernd Klepper (2002-2003) |
Drums |
Stefan Hieber (2003-2011) |
Pequod is a death metal / thrash metal band from Munich .
history
The band Pequod was founded in Munich in 1998 and was named after the ship of the tragic hero Captain Ahab from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick .
The two demos Star (t) (2001) and Epilepticat (2002), largely produced by the band itself , were followed by the EP PequoD in 2004 , which was recorded at Dreamsound Studios in Munich under the direction of Jan Vacik . In 2010, the debut album Forgotten was also produced in the Dreamsound Studios by Jan Vacik, which was released in early 2011 through Thunderblast Records / Twilight Distribution Europe. Well-known guest musicians such as Steffen Kummerer ( Obscura ) and Daniel Droste ( Ahab and Ex- Midnattsol ) could be won over for the recordings . The album Forgotten received positive reviews in renowned music magazines such as Metal Hammer # 6/2011, Rock Hard # 290/2011 and Legacy # 73/2011 as well as in various online magazines.
Of the musicians who recorded the Forgotten album , drummer Stephan Hieber left the band in 2012 and was replaced by Maurizio Guolo ( Haggard ). At the end of 2013 bassist Kris Samodol also left the band after seven years to concentrate on his other band Smoke the Sky and was replaced by Florian Schwarzfischer (Hope Dies First).
In August 2014, an official video clip for the song Hell Within was recorded in collaboration with Saloon Studios , directed by Randy M. Salo. The title Hell Within was published in advance on a sampler by Munich underground bands via Chaos Blast Records and on the Internet.
In the summer of 2016 the four track ep "False Divinity" was released. Guitarist Daniel Kirstein was responsible for the production. The mix was done by Fredrik Folkare ( Unleashed ), ( Firespawn ), ex ( Necrophobic ), the mastering by Peter In de Betou ( Meshuggah ), ( Opeth ), ( Amon Amarth ), ( Dismember ), ( Nasum ), ( Katatonia ) and many more Tailor Maid Studios in Sweden.
style
Due to the different musical backgrounds of the band members (including former members of the band Darkseed ), Pequod combine different styles of metal in their sound. After a few line-up changes, the band's sound developed increasingly towards rhythm-oriented Death-Thrash-Metal with melodic guitar runs. In addition, the progressive drumming and the vocals, which range from deep death metal growling to aggressive shouting , make the band recognizable. The musical "Vortic-Death-Thrash" style of the formation can be described as a mixture of Bay Area Thrash and Swedish Death Metal.
Thorsten Zahn from Metal Hammer compares the riffing with that of Heaven Shall Burn , the speed with that of Legion of the Damned and the aggression with that of Kataklysm .
Discography
- 2001: Star (t) (demo CD)
- 2002: Epilepticat (demo CD)
- 2004: Pequod (mini CD)
- 2011: Forgotten (album, Thunderblast Records / Twilight distribution)
- 2014: Hell Within (single, Chaos Blast Records)
- 2016: "False Divinity" (Ep, in-house production)
Sampler contributions
- 2001: I Don't Waste My Time on Deathophobia VII (7)
- 2004: As They Are on Underground Domination Volume I.
- 2005: Lucid Dreams on Joining Forces Three The Hard Way
- 2011: Tragedy on Twilight Compilation Vol. 4
- 2011: Sickness on Metal Hammer Sampler Vol.164
- 2014: Hell Within on Chaos Blast Sampler 014
Web links
- Official website
- Pequod at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.dreamsound-studios.de/index.php?PHPSESSID=d8860d17aefda6be723daffcb2a8a7b0&m=references
- ↑ a b Thorsten Zahn: Pequod . In: Metal Hammer . Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH, June 2011, ISSN 1614-2292 , p. 106 .
- ↑ http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-angebote.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=27365
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
