The Cosa Nostra Klub
Encyclopedia
The Cosa Nostra Klub is a French black metal
/industrial metal
band, founded in Clermont-Ferrand
, (France
) in 1996 by Mr Hreidmarr (former singer of Anorexia Nervosa
) and Mr Heinrich Von B. The band has changed their name three times: Count Nosferatu, Count Nosferatu Kommando and in 2006 it has been renamed The Cosa Nostra Klub.
group, then named Count Nosferatu. They were a teenage band consisting of five members. They separated in 1998.
in 1998, Hreidmarr focused on his new group and put The CNK on hold. They waited 4 years before a new album was released, Ultraviolence Über Alles, in 2002. This new album is described as a mix of guitars, guns and war machines, to create a massive and violent sound. The band had only one rule: to go beyond the limits, using as many effects as needed to create a completely new sound, very machine-like. Unfortunately, the band did not have a solid formation and was therefore unable to play their new album live.
and the (in)famous parisian designer Valnoir of Metastazis. Their new album would have a very different sound than their first album as they would use a completely new way of creating an album. Instead of starting off with guitar riffs and drum beats, they used remixed samples of classical music from various composers, such as Beethoven, Orff
, Prokofiev and Tchaïkovski. "The CNK dream team is now complete and ready to grind, raze, crush, and piss you off with an incredibly heavy opus of Wagner-like and anti-politically correct electro-metal. Entitled "L'Hymne à la Joie", the band's second album is produced by Stefan Bayle (ANOREXIA NERVOSA), and sounds like Carl Orff drinking Martini with Rammstein and Alec Empire, sitting together on a heap of human corpses, rambling on the death of our modern world."
The album was very well received by the public and the band began touring on April 11, 2008, playing songs from both albums. They are currently working on a reedition of Ultraviolence Über Alles, which is now sold-out, a video and a third opus. They hinted that this new album would not use classical samples and would be more tragic than the other two. On November 13, a statement was made on their Myspace that drummer Sylvicious was replaced by Fabrizzio Volponi (Antaeus
, Horrid Flesh), due to the busy schedule of both Tamtrum and The CNK. On November 16 the band will re-release a remaster version of their debut album. Ultraviolence Über Alles with new artwork and cover.
(From the band's website)
Ultraviolence Uber Alles Ubercharged
The long-awaited reissue of our sold-out debut album, ULTRAVIOLENCE UBER ALLES, will finally be released by Season of Mist on next November! It will feature the whole album, remastered by Mr Xort, a brand new twisted artwork, plus all the songs remixed or covered by some bands we love, such as BLACKRAIN, HERRSCHAFT, VARSOVIE, TAMTRUM, and many more... The whole shit will be packaged in a beautiful smart ass digipack. Hell yeah.
Stay tuned, cuz we’ve got some other great news coming soon!
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
/industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band, founded in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, (France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) in 1996 by Mr Hreidmarr (former singer of Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa (band)
Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band that started as an industrial metal act from Limoges, France. The band was formed in 1995 and was active for ten years thereafter...
) and Mr Heinrich Von B. The band has changed their name three times: Count Nosferatu, Count Nosferatu Kommando and in 2006 it has been renamed The Cosa Nostra Klub.
1996–2002
The band started as a raw black metalBlack metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
group, then named Count Nosferatu. They were a teenage band consisting of five members. They separated in 1998.
2002-2005
After joining Anorexia NervosaAnorexia Nervosa (band)
Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band that started as an industrial metal act from Limoges, France. The band was formed in 1995 and was active for ten years thereafter...
in 1998, Hreidmarr focused on his new group and put The CNK on hold. They waited 4 years before a new album was released, Ultraviolence Über Alles, in 2002. This new album is described as a mix of guitars, guns and war machines, to create a massive and violent sound. The band had only one rule: to go beyond the limits, using as many effects as needed to create a completely new sound, very machine-like. Unfortunately, the band did not have a solid formation and was therefore unable to play their new album live.
2005-Present
On the 20th of December 2005, Hreidmarr departed from Anorexia Nervosa. Even though he was still working on The CNK during his free time with Heinrich, things speed up after Hreidmarr's departure. The duo recruited Sylvicious of TamtrumTamtrum
Tamtrum is an Aggrotech duo from Aix-en-Provence , composed of artists Benoit XVI and Sylvicious. They released many singles on many different compilation albums such as Cyberlab Volume 5.0. The friendship of Benoit and Sylvicious started in a French black metal band called Mandragor...
and the (in)famous parisian designer Valnoir of Metastazis. Their new album would have a very different sound than their first album as they would use a completely new way of creating an album. Instead of starting off with guitar riffs and drum beats, they used remixed samples of classical music from various composers, such as Beethoven, Orff
Orff
Orff can refer to:*Carl Orff, a German composer, known for his teaching method, the Orff Schulwerk.**Orff Schulwerk encompasses the Orff instruments and teaching methods for children....
, Prokofiev and Tchaïkovski. "The CNK dream team is now complete and ready to grind, raze, crush, and piss you off with an incredibly heavy opus of Wagner-like and anti-politically correct electro-metal. Entitled "L'Hymne à la Joie", the band's second album is produced by Stefan Bayle (ANOREXIA NERVOSA), and sounds like Carl Orff drinking Martini with Rammstein and Alec Empire, sitting together on a heap of human corpses, rambling on the death of our modern world."
The album was very well received by the public and the band began touring on April 11, 2008, playing songs from both albums. They are currently working on a reedition of Ultraviolence Über Alles, which is now sold-out, a video and a third opus. They hinted that this new album would not use classical samples and would be more tragic than the other two. On November 13, a statement was made on their Myspace that drummer Sylvicious was replaced by Fabrizzio Volponi (Antaeus
Antaeus (band)
Antaeus is a French black metal band formed in 1993 offering eerie ambient and chaotic black metal.The group's slogan is "Anti God, Anti Music, Anti You". Their debut album, Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan, was a collection of re-recorded demo tracks...
, Horrid Flesh), due to the busy schedule of both Tamtrum and The CNK. On November 16 the band will re-release a remaster version of their debut album. Ultraviolence Über Alles with new artwork and cover.
(From the band's website)
Ultraviolence Uber Alles Ubercharged
The long-awaited reissue of our sold-out debut album, ULTRAVIOLENCE UBER ALLES, will finally be released by Season of Mist on next November! It will feature the whole album, remastered by Mr Xort, a brand new twisted artwork, plus all the songs remixed or covered by some bands we love, such as BLACKRAIN, HERRSCHAFT, VARSOVIE, TAMTRUM, and many more... The whole shit will be packaged in a beautiful smart ass digipack. Hell yeah.
Stay tuned, cuz we’ve got some other great news coming soon!
Discography
- Das Schwarze Order (demo - 1996)
- Soleil Noir (demo - 1998)
- Ultraviolence Über Alles (2002)
- L'Hymne à la Joie (2007)
- Ultraviolence Über Alles - Übercharged Edition (2009)
Members
- Mr Heinrich Von B (Jean-Sébastien Ogilvy : guitar, vocals)
- Mr Hreidmarr (Nicolas St Morand : vocals, former-Anorexia NervosaAnorexia Nervosa (band)Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band that started as an industrial metal act from Limoges, France. The band was formed in 1995 and was active for ten years thereafter...
as Rose Hreidmarr, former-Crack ov DawnCrack ov DawnCrack ov Dawn is a French glam metal band founded in 2002. Crack ov Dawn split up in 2007.-History:The band was founded in January 2002 in Paris, France, by guitarist Sexy Sadie and vocalist Vinnie Valentine. Soon after, they joined up with vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Britney Beach...
, former-Malveliance, former-My Darkest Dream) - Mr Valnoir (Jean-Emmanuel Artfield-Lautrec : bass, vocals) (Metastazis)
- Fabrizzio Volponi (aka HDK : drums, former drummer of AntaeusAntaeus (band)Antaeus is a French black metal band formed in 1993 offering eerie ambient and chaotic black metal.The group's slogan is "Anti God, Anti Music, Anti You". Their debut album, Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan, was a collection of re-recorded demo tracks...
)
Former members
- Mr Sylvicious (drums) (TamtrumTamtrumTamtrum is an Aggrotech duo from Aix-en-Provence , composed of artists Benoit XVI and Sylvicious. They released many singles on many different compilation albums such as Cyberlab Volume 5.0. The friendship of Benoit and Sylvicious started in a French black metal band called Mandragor...
) - Grafin Orlock (keyboards)
- Melissa De Sainte Croix (Melissa DSC) (bass)
- Doktor Holocausto (drums)
- Athevros (guitars)
- Sir Orias (bass)
- Morbus Gravis (bass)
- Lord Sidragazum (drums)