Callejon (band)
Encyclopedia
Callejon is a German
metalcore
band founded in Düsseldorf
, Germany
in 2002. The band writes and sings the majority of their lyrics in German.
.
In February 2003 the band went on a three-weeks promotional tour for their album Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé
In September 2007 they signed a contract with Edition TAKK, a publishing company associated with Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Germany. With a tour in winter 2007 the EP Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz was promoted. After that drummer Sven Wasel was replaced by Bodo Stricker.
In May 2008 the band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast
. Their label debut Zombieactionhauptquartier contained 13 songs. It was produced by Eike Freese in Hamburg
and was published on 28 November 2008. The album features a song Porn from Spain with Nico from K.I.Z rapping as guest singer.
In March 2010 the band uploaded their third album Videodrom
to their Myspace page. It was released on 3 April 2010 and entered the German Media Control Charts
at No. 31. The Album is inspired by David Cronenberg
's film Videodrome
.
, Say Hello To Tragedy by Caliban
and others.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band founded in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 2002. The band writes and sings the majority of their lyrics in German.
History
Callejon was founded in 2002. Their first release was a self-titled demo released in 2003. On 7 May 2005, the band released their EP Chronos. Their debut album, Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé, was released on 7 July 2006. Both albums were released through their label "My Favorite Toy Records", which is based in MainzMainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
.
In February 2003 the band went on a three-weeks promotional tour for their album Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé
In September 2007 they signed a contract with Edition TAKK, a publishing company associated with Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
Germany. With a tour in winter 2007 the EP Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz was promoted. After that drummer Sven Wasel was replaced by Bodo Stricker.
In May 2008 the band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
. Their label debut Zombieactionhauptquartier contained 13 songs. It was produced by Eike Freese in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and was published on 28 November 2008. The album features a song Porn from Spain with Nico from K.I.Z rapping as guest singer.
In March 2010 the band uploaded their third album Videodrom
Videodrom
Videodrom is the sixth album by the German Metalcore band Callejon.-Track listing:...
to their Myspace page. It was released on 3 April 2010 and entered the German Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
at No. 31. The Album is inspired by David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
's film Videodrome
Videodrome
Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...
.
Artwork
Singer Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick creates all cover artwork of the band himself. He has also designed artwork for releases by other bands such as Iconoclast by Heaven Shall BurnHeaven Shall Burn
Heaven Shall Burn is a German heavy metal band from Saalfeld, formed in 1996. They combine an aggressive metal sound with lyrics that show a militant support of anti-racism and fighting social injustice. All members of the band are vegan.-Biography:...
, Say Hello To Tragedy by Caliban
Caliban (band)
Caliban are a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. They have released seven studio albums to-date, and two split albums with the band Heaven Shall Burn.-History:...
and others.
Discography
- Demo (2003)
- Chronos EP (EP, 2005, My Favourite Toy/Alive)
- Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé (Album, released 6 July 2006, My Favourite Toy/Alive)
- Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz (Tour EP, released 1 December 2007)
- ZombieactionhauptquartierZombieactionhauptquartierZombieactionhauptquartier is an album by the german metalcore band Callejon.- Track listing :# ZAHQ # Zombiefied# Spiel Mir Das Lied Vom Sterben # Und wenn der Schnee… ...
(Album, released 21 November 2008, Nuclear BlastNuclear BlastNuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
) - Phantomschmerz (Single, released 13 March 2009, Nuclear Blast)
- VideodromVideodromVideodrom is the sixth album by the German Metalcore band Callejon.-Track listing:...
(Album, released 3 April 2010, Nuclear BlastNuclear BlastNuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
)