The Other (band)
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| The Other | |
|---|---|
| Foundation | 2002 |
| Genre | Horror punk Horror punk Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films... |
| Website | www.theother.de |
| Founding members | |
| Bass: | Andy Only (2002-2006) |
| Vocals : | Rod Usher |
| Guitar: | Sarge von Rock |
| Drums : | Dr. Caligari |
| Current line-up | |
| Vocals : | Rod Usher |
| Guitar: | Sarge von Rock |
| Drums: | Dr. Caligari |
| Bass: | Viktor Sharp (since 2011) |
The Other is a German
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...
horror punk
Horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films...
band. It's considered the most prominent member of the horror punk
Horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes Gothic and punk rock sounds with morbid imagery and lyrics, which are often influenced by horror films...
genre in Europe.
History
The Other was founded in 2002 in LeichlingenLeichlingen
Leichlingen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Leichlingen is a centre for apple and berry growing in the region.-Notable places:...
, 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...
. Rod Usher, Sarge von Rock, Dr. Caligari and Andy Only started out as a Misfits cover band under the name Ghouls in 1999. The Other made a name for themselves soon after their foundation, especially due to their outfits, which are inspired by old horror movies. Punk and deathrock
Deathrock
Deathrock is a term used to identify a sub-genre of punk rock incorporating horror elements and spooky atmospherics, that emerged on the West Coast of the United States in 1979.-Characteristics:...
fans appreciated the band's sound, which can be called a mixture of punk, deathrock, rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
, and metal
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...
. Their contribution to the compilation This is Horrorpunk created worldwide attention, and after the release of the debut album They're Alive
They're Alive (album)
They're Alive is the debut album of the German Horrorpunk-band The Other, released in 2004 .-Track listing:# "Ripley 8"# "Army of Machines"# "Beware of Ghouls"# "Imp of the Perverse"# "Return of the Repressed"# "Down"# "Wolf"...
The Other supported bands such as the Misfits, Wednesday 13, Balzac
Balzac (band)
Balzac is a Japanese punk band formed in 1992 in Osaka. The band was founded by singer and songwriter Hirosuke Nishiyama, who has remained the only constant member of the band since its creation...
, and The 69 Eyes
The 69 Eyes
The 69 Eyes are a multi-platinum selling Finnish gothic rock band. They are currently signed to EMI Finland. The band's albums are now distributed worldwide. The End Records acts as the band's official North American distributor, as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Mainland Europe,...
. The second album, We Are Who We Eat
We Are Who We Eat
We Are Who We Eat is the second album of the German Horrorpunk-band The Other.This was their last album with Andy Only, who left the band in December of the same year, as bassist.-Track listing:# "Passion for the Kill"# "In the Dead of Night"...
, was released in 2006 and confirmed the status of the band. Two European tours and gigs with Bela B.
Bela B.
Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
, Wednesday 13
Wednesday 13
Joseph Poole, better known as Wednesday 13 , is a rock musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is most famous for his role as the frontman of the Murderdolls...
, and The Meteors
The Meteors
The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre—which fuses punk rock with rockabilly—its distinctive sound and style...
, as well as many festivals, followed. The Other played their first US-Tour consisting of only selected dates on the West-Coast in January 2007. The tour was considered a success and the band managed to sell out shows at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA or the Showcaste Theatre in Corona, CA and draw many fans to other shows in California, Arizona and Nevada. Upon their return to Germany, The Other set out on a tour with The Damned and also supported The Cult
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
. Shortly afterwards, the band's first comic-book entitled "Tales of The Other" appeared in stores, though only in German. The band's first video-clip to the song "Lover's Lane
Lover's lane
Lovers' lane is a generic term for secluded areas where people kiss or make out. These areas range from parking lots in secluded rural areas to places with extraordinary views of a cityscape or other feature....
" was also released at that time and was played on German television, including a presentation on "MTV Masters". That fact that German pornstar Leonie Saint played the lead-role in the clip caused a lot of interest in the national press.
The Other's third album "The Place To Bleed" was released in May 2008 and was met with a lot of press-attention. Because of its success The Other was selected as one of the headliners of the "Wave-Gotik-Treffen" in Germany and also played the "M'era Luna
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germanyat Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase....
"-Festival in Germany, thus gaining even more popularity.
For "New Blood" - the band's fourth album - The Other signed with SPV Records. "New Blood" was released worldwird in different formats: as a limited digipak with five bonus-tracks, as a regular CD and as a double gatefold LP with two bonus-tracks. Due to high record-sales and extensive press-coverage the band was able to support Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
in Germany and be the first horror punk-band to ever play the "Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...
".
The first lineup change took place in December 2006, when bassist and founding member Andy Only left the band. The former roadie Migore Drake became the new bassist. Migore Drake was let go in December 2010 and replaced by new bassist Viktor Sharp.
Discography
Albums- They're AliveThey're Alive (album)They're Alive is the debut album of the German Horrorpunk-band The Other, released in 2004 .-Track listing:# "Ripley 8"# "Army of Machines"# "Beware of Ghouls"# "Imp of the Perverse"# "Return of the Repressed"# "Down"# "Wolf"...
(2004) - We Are Who We EatWe Are Who We EatWe Are Who We Eat is the second album of the German Horrorpunk-band The Other.This was their last album with Andy Only, who left the band in December of the same year, as bassist.-Track listing:# "Passion for the Kill"# "In the Dead of Night"...
(2006) - The Place to Bleed (2008)
- New Blood (2010)