Victorius (band)
| Victorius | |
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 Victorius at Rage Against Racism 2017 in Duisburg |
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| General information | |
| origin | Leipzig , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Power metal |
| founding | 2004 |
| Website | www.victoriusmetal.net |
| Current occupation | |
| David Bassin | |
| Dirk Scharsich | |
| Florian Zack (since 2015) | |
| Andreas Dockhorn | |
| Frank Koppe (since 2015) | |
| former members | |
guitar |
Steven Thirty (2004-2007, 2009-2013) |
guitar |
Steven Lawrenz (2007-2008, 2013-2015) |
Drums |
Rainer Frisch (2006-2010) |
Drums |
Tyl Fiedler (2010-2011) |
Drums |
René voters (2011-2013) |
Drums |
Rustam Guseinov (2013-2015) |
Victorius is a power metal band from Leipzig .
history
Victorius were founded in 2004. The band released an untitled demo in 2008 and the album Unleash the Titans in 2010, both in-house. During this time the band played many concerts in the German metal underground . The highlight was a concert on the main stage of the Metalfest Open Air Germany 2010 in Dessau .
In 2012, the band caught the attention of record companies with the in-house production of the album The Awakening . This was followed by a record deal with Sonic Attack Records / SPV for the European and North American markets, as well as a record deal with Avalon-Marquee for the Japanese market. The album was then released as a CD on three continents in 2013 . In addition to various club concerts in Germany, the band played at the Rockharz Open Air 2013, among others . In early 2014 , the band toured with Freedom Call in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland .
In 2014 the band released the next studio album Dreamchaser on the same record companies as the previous album . In addition to a release on CD, there was also a release on vinyl for the first time . The band played concerts in Germany and Norway during the release . The following year the band performed at the More Than Fest in Banská Bystrica , Slovakia , among others . In 2016 Victorius played as the opening act for the acapella metal band Van Canto on their European tour.
On January 13, 2017, the album Heart of the Phoenix was released , which was released on the new label Massacre Records . In the course of the subsequent release tour in the opening act of the German heavy metal band Grave Digger , Victorius played in Austria for the first time in addition to concerts in Germany and Switzerland .
In January 2018 the band presented a new EP called Dinosaur Warfare - Legend of the Power Saurus , which was also released by Massacre Records. In Japan the CD was released by Fabtone. Victorius then played numerous headline shows that were advertised as the Tour of the Power Saurus . The band played for the first time in Japan , Poland , Slovenia , France , Romania , Belgium and Great Britain. In addition, the band was on tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as support for the German metal band Mystic Prophecy . A European tour with the German true metal band Majesty will follow in 2019 .
In 2019 Victorius was signed by Napalm Records . The new album Space Ninjas from Hell will be released in January 2020.
style
Victorius play Power Metal in a German-Scandinavian direction. The band's music is guitar-oriented and is characterized by the mostly high speed and a modern sound. The clear and powerful singing of the singer David Baßin plays a decisive role. Victorius was dubbed and recognized by the trade press as "Third Generation Power Metal".
gallery
- Victorius, current line-up Live at Metal Frenzy , Gardelegen 2017
David Bassin
Dirk Scharsich
Florian Zack
Andreas Dockhorn
Frank Koppe
Discography
- Albums
- 2010: Unleash the Titans (self-published)
- 2012: The Awakening ( Sonic Attack / SPV )
- 2014: Dreamchaser (Sonic Attack / SPV)
- 2017: Heart of the Phoenix (Massacre Records)
- 2020: Space Ninjas from Hell (Napalm Records)
- EPs
- 2018: Dinosaur Warfare - Legend of the Power Saurus (Massacre Records)
Web links
- Official website
- Victorius at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verena Diersch: SPV and Sonic Attack start joint venture. (No longer available online.) April 24, 2011, archived from the original on October 26, 2014 ; accessed on February 22, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ News: MAJESTY ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES FOR AUTUMN; with special guests WARKINGS and VICTORIUS. In: METALGLORY Magazine. May 24, 2019, accessed on September 12, 2019 (German).
- ^ Victorius sign with Napalm Records | Grande Rock ezine. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
- ^ Matthias Kühlmann: Album review for The Awakening, Hardline Magazine, 2013
- ↑ Jens Peters: Album review for Dreamchaser, Rock Hard, issue 331
- ↑ Jürgen Will: Victorius - Third Generation Power Metal, RockIt !, Issue 85
- ↑ STORMBRINGER Review: VICTORIUS - Unleash The Titans
- ↑ STORMBRINGER Review: VICTORIUS - The Awakening
- ↑ MyRevelations Review: VICTORIUS - Dreamchaser
- ↑ Screaming Guitars Review: VICTORIUS - Heart of the Phoenix ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
