Raunchy
Encyclopedia
Raunchy is a metal
band
from Denmark, formed in 1994. They have released five studio albums, and are currently signed to Lifeforce Records
.
and Slayer
. Lars Vognstrup and Lars Christensen joined the band in 1994, and in 1995 they record their first demo, at Borsing Recordings in Århus. The song "Space Story" from the demo was later released on the compilation CD Extremity Rising vol. 1, a rock compilation from Serious Entertainment. Two demos (and two more Extremity Rising inclusions later) the band finally get their record deal, with Mighty Music's sub label Drug(s) in 2000. A few months later, Raunchy entered the Aabenraa Studio with producer Jacob Hansen to record Velvet Noise
. In 2001 the album was released in Scandinavia and was very well received by the press. After the release, keyboardist and supporting vocalist Jeppe Christensen joined the band.
The year 2002 proved to be crucial for the band: as the first Danish band ever, Raunchy signs a contract with one of the world biggest metal labels, Nuclear Blast Records, who release Velvet Noise, which was released in Europe. Raunchy played at the German festival Summerbreeze
. They recorded a cover of Wham!
's "Last Christmas
" and a new song called "Decemberklar" for Denmark's National radio, produced by Tue Madsen
at Antfarm Studios. The songs proved to be extremely popular. In 2003 Velvet Noise was released in North America, and in the summer the second album, Confusion Bay
, is recorded, again with producer Jacob Hansen.
The year 2004 started off with singer Lars Vognstrup leaving the band. Kasper Thomsen was recruited as the new lead singer to replace Lars. In February Confusion Bay was released. An animated video for the track "Watch Out" is made by the critically acclaimed director Anders Morgenthaler
and the video received airplay on channels like VIVA+ and MTV2
. The band performed a whole concert live on Danish National Radio, and in August the band performed at the Wacken
in front of 4000 fans.
In 2005 Raunchy signed to a new label, Lifeforce Records
and began recording of Death Pop Romance
in summer 2005. At the end of the year the band performed at the Danish Metal Awards. The show was broadcasted live on the Danish radio and marks the band's third radio appearance. Death Pop Romance was released in early 2006, where it received good reviews among critics. Raunchy supported American heavy metal band Soulfly
on all German tour dates. The band also played at the popular With Full Force Festival in Leipzig in front of 10 000 fans. In 2006, the band continued to tour to promote Death Pop Romance along with support gigs such as Ill Niño
and Hatebreed
. The band embarked on a full-length European tour called Danish Dynamite Tour, together with Hatesphere
and Volbeat, and played at 2008's Roskilde Festival
.
In summer 2008 Raunchy released their fourth album Wasteland Discotheque
. The album was generally well received among the press. In late 2008 Raunchy went on a small tour with Volbeat in Germany. In April 2009, almost a year after Wasteland Discotheque
was released, Raunchy did a music video for the track "Warriors", directed by Andreas Krohn, after that they went on a tour called "Weekend Warriors Tour", in Denmark and Sweden, and in July and August the band played at the big metal festivals With Full Force
and Summer Breeze Open Air
.
Their fifth album, A Discord Electric
, was released September 20, 2010.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
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from Denmark, formed in 1994. They have released five studio albums, and are currently signed to Lifeforce Records
Lifeforce Records
Lifeforce Records is a German record label that specializes in metalcore, death metal, and post-hardcore. Their current roster contains bands such as Burning Skies, This or the Apocalypse, Light Pupil Dilate and Nightrage, and they have helped to launch the careers of a number bands who went on to...
.
Biography
Raunchy was founded in 1992 by Jesper Tilsted, Jesper Kvist, and Morten Toft Hansen, who started playing mostly covers from bands such as MetallicaMetallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
and Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
. Lars Vognstrup and Lars Christensen joined the band in 1994, and in 1995 they record their first demo, at Borsing Recordings in Århus. The song "Space Story" from the demo was later released on the compilation CD Extremity Rising vol. 1, a rock compilation from Serious Entertainment. Two demos (and two more Extremity Rising inclusions later) the band finally get their record deal, with Mighty Music's sub label Drug(s) in 2000. A few months later, Raunchy entered the Aabenraa Studio with producer Jacob Hansen to record Velvet Noise
Velvet Noise
Velvet Noise is the debut album of Danish metal band Raunchy. The album was first released as a digipack version by Mighty Music's sub label Drug. The second edition was released by Nuclear Blast Records and features the bonus track "Never be", which is taken from the 3...
. In 2001 the album was released in Scandinavia and was very well received by the press. After the release, keyboardist and supporting vocalist Jeppe Christensen joined the band.
The year 2002 proved to be crucial for the band: as the first Danish band ever, Raunchy signs a contract with one of the world biggest metal labels, Nuclear Blast Records, who release Velvet Noise, which was released in Europe. Raunchy played at the German festival Summerbreeze
Summerbreeze
Summerbreeze is a dance mix compilation produced by trance artist DJ Tiësto, released on October 10, 2000.-Track listing:# Aria - "Dido" [Armin van Buuren's Universal Religion Mix] — 7:46# BT - "Dreaming" [Libra Mix] — 4:50...
. They recorded a cover of Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
's "Last Christmas
Last Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo...
" and a new song called "Decemberklar" for Denmark's National radio, produced by Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Ektomorf, Cataract, Exmortem, and Born from Pain. His first work as a producer was the album Embraced by the Absolute by Autumn Leaves in 1997...
at Antfarm Studios. The songs proved to be extremely popular. In 2003 Velvet Noise was released in North America, and in the summer the second album, Confusion Bay
Confusion Bay
Confusion Bay is the second album by Danish metal band Raunchy. It was recorded at Hansen Studios, July/August 2003 and produced by Jacob Hansen. The album gained great reviews and is by many still considered being the best Raunchy album.During the recordings, Raunchy did a cover track of Faith No...
, is recorded, again with producer Jacob Hansen.
The year 2004 started off with singer Lars Vognstrup leaving the band. Kasper Thomsen was recruited as the new lead singer to replace Lars. In February Confusion Bay was released. An animated video for the track "Watch Out" is made by the critically acclaimed director Anders Morgenthaler
Anders Morgenthaler
Anders Morgenthaler is a Danish comics artist, children's book author, and film director.-Biography:Morgenthaler is a graduate of Designskolen Kolding and the National Film School of Denmark...
and the video received airplay on channels like VIVA+ and MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
. The band performed a whole concert live on Danish National Radio, and in August the band performed at the Wacken
Wacken
Wacken may refer to:* Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in Germany* Wacken Open Air, heavy metal festival held in Wacken....
in front of 4000 fans.
In 2005 Raunchy signed to a new label, Lifeforce Records
Lifeforce Records
Lifeforce Records is a German record label that specializes in metalcore, death metal, and post-hardcore. Their current roster contains bands such as Burning Skies, This or the Apocalypse, Light Pupil Dilate and Nightrage, and they have helped to launch the careers of a number bands who went on to...
and began recording of Death Pop Romance
Death Pop Romance
Death Pop Romance is Danish band Raunchy's third album, released in 2006. It is their first to feature new vocalist Kasper Thomsen, who replaced Lars Vognstrup after Raunchy's 2004 album Confusion Bay.-Track list:# "This Legend Forever" – 4:24...
in summer 2005. At the end of the year the band performed at the Danish Metal Awards. The show was broadcasted live on the Danish radio and marks the band's third radio appearance. Death Pop Romance was released in early 2006, where it received good reviews among critics. Raunchy supported American heavy metal band Soulfly
Soulfly
Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...
on all German tour dates. The band also played at the popular With Full Force Festival in Leipzig in front of 10 000 fans. In 2006, the band continued to tour to promote Death Pop Romance along with support gigs such as Ill Niño
Ill Niño
Ill Niño is an American six-piece metal band from New Jersey founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.-History:...
and Hatebreed
Hatebreed
- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
. The band embarked on a full-length European tour called Danish Dynamite Tour, together with Hatesphere
Hatesphere
Hatesphere is a Danish death and thrash metal band from Aarhus. The band was formed in 1998 by guitarist Peter “Pepe” Hansen. As of 2010, the band consists of vocalist Esben "Esse" Hansen, guitarists Peter “Pepe” Hansen, and Jakob Nyholm, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park. The band...
and Volbeat, and played at 2008's Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
.
In summer 2008 Raunchy released their fourth album Wasteland Discotheque
Wasteland Discotheque
Wasteland Discotheque is Danish band Raunchy's fourth album. It was released on June 30, 2008. The album is available to stream on Raunchy's .-Track list:# "This Blackout Is Your Apocalypse" - 2:20# "Somewhere Along the Road" - 4:12# "The Bash" - 4:41...
. The album was generally well received among the press. In late 2008 Raunchy went on a small tour with Volbeat in Germany. In April 2009, almost a year after Wasteland Discotheque
Wasteland Discotheque
Wasteland Discotheque is Danish band Raunchy's fourth album. It was released on June 30, 2008. The album is available to stream on Raunchy's .-Track list:# "This Blackout Is Your Apocalypse" - 2:20# "Somewhere Along the Road" - 4:12# "The Bash" - 4:41...
was released, Raunchy did a music video for the track "Warriors", directed by Andreas Krohn, after that they went on a tour called "Weekend Warriors Tour", in Denmark and Sweden, and in July and August the band played at the big metal festivals With Full Force
With Full Force
With Full Force is a metal, hardcore and punk festival held annually in Germany since 1994. The 2011 edition took place on July 1 and July 3 at the Roitzschjora airport in Löbnitz near Leipzig in the Saxon county of Delitzsch.-2010:...
and Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air is a heavy metal music festival in Germany. It takes place annually in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. It was first held in 1997. The festival had been held in Abtsgmünd until 2006 when it was moved to its new location of Dinkelsbühl. The festival draws around 40,000 attendees annually...
.
Their fifth album, A Discord Electric
A Discord Electric
A Discord Electric is Danish band Raunchy's fifth album. It was released on in Denmark, October 8 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, October 11 in the rest of Europe, and October 12 in the US.- Reception :-Track listing:- Personnel :...
, was released September 20, 2010.
Current members
- Kasper Thomsen - Harsh Vocals (2004 -)
- Lars Christensen - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1994 -) - Jesper Andreas Tilsted - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1994 -) - Jesper Kvist - Bass (1994 -)
- Jeppe Christensen - KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Clean Vocals (2001 -) - Morten Toft Hansen - Drums (1994 -)
Tour members
- Victor-Ray Salomonsen Ronander - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2010) - Niels Kofod - synth & vocals (2010)
Studio Albums
- Velvet NoiseVelvet NoiseVelvet Noise is the debut album of Danish metal band Raunchy. The album was first released as a digipack version by Mighty Music's sub label Drug. The second edition was released by Nuclear Blast Records and features the bonus track "Never be", which is taken from the 3...
- 2001 - Confusion BayConfusion BayConfusion Bay is the second album by Danish metal band Raunchy. It was recorded at Hansen Studios, July/August 2003 and produced by Jacob Hansen. The album gained great reviews and is by many still considered being the best Raunchy album.During the recordings, Raunchy did a cover track of Faith No...
- 2004 - Death Pop RomanceDeath Pop RomanceDeath Pop Romance is Danish band Raunchy's third album, released in 2006. It is their first to feature new vocalist Kasper Thomsen, who replaced Lars Vognstrup after Raunchy's 2004 album Confusion Bay.-Track list:# "This Legend Forever" – 4:24...
- 2006 - Wasteland DiscothequeWasteland DiscothequeWasteland Discotheque is Danish band Raunchy's fourth album. It was released on June 30, 2008. The album is available to stream on Raunchy's .-Track list:# "This Blackout Is Your Apocalypse" - 2:20# "Somewhere Along the Road" - 4:12# "The Bash" - 4:41...
- 2008 - A Discord ElectricA Discord ElectricA Discord Electric is Danish band Raunchy's fifth album. It was released on in Denmark, October 8 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, October 11 in the rest of Europe, and October 12 in the US.- Reception :-Track listing:- Personnel :...
- 2010
Videography
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Watch Out" | Anders Morgenthaler |
| 2008 | "Phantoms" | |
| 2009 | "Warriors" | Andreas Krohn |