Deadlock (metal band)
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Deadlock is a German melodic death metal
band from Schwarzenfeld
, Bavaria
, Germany
. In 2010 they supported Lacuna Coil
.
2002 saw the release of their first album, The Arrival. The album featured keyboards, and guest clean vocals from Sabine Weniger.
Their second album, Earth. Revolt was released in 2005. The band had expanded from a quartet to a six-piece with new guitarist Gert Rymen and Sabine Weniger now a full-time member of the band.
Their third album, Wolves, was released in 2007, and featured techno beats. The track "Code of Honor" was turned into their first music video. They launched a tour in support of "Wolves" through Europe alongside Neaera and Maintain.
Their fourth album, Manifesto, was released in November 2008. The song "Deathrace" features rapping
, while the song "Dying Breed" features clean vocals from former Scar Symmetry
vocalist Christian Älvestam
, and the song "Fire at will" has a saxophone solo. It also includes a cover of The Sisters of Mercy
's "Temple of Love". The track "The Brave/Agony Applause" is the first single of the album and has a music video. They promoted "Manifesto" by playing one new song of the album each day on their MySpace until its European release.
Deadlock announced on a MySpace bulletin on December 12, 2008 that they had parted ways with Thomas Huschka (bassist), citing "musical and personal differences". On May 7, 2009, they announced John Gahlert as their new bassist.
Deadlock released their 5th album Bizarro World in February 2011.
On 2010, Sabine Weniger was guest vocalist and Sebastian Reichl was guest guitarist in the album Invictus
by the german band Heaven Shall Burn
in the song "Given in Death".
On October 26, 2011, it was announced that founding vocalist/lyricist Joe Prem had left the band after 14 years. On the 21st November 2011, Deadlock announced via their Facebook page that bassist John Gahlert would become the new harsh vocalist, having previously performed on occasion when Joe Prem was unable to play, and that bass duties would be handled by Ferdinand Rewicki, who had in the past toured with the band under the various guises of driver, tour manager, and "merch guy".
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band from Schwarzenfeld
Schwarzenfeld
Schwarzenfeld is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany.The melodic death metal band Deadlock is based in this municipality....
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, 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 2010 they supported Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...
.
History
Formed in 1997 as a death metal band by vocalist Johannes Prem, guitarist Sebastian Reichl and drummer Tobias Graf, they released the 7" vinyl Deadlock in 1999. After this came the EP I'll Wake You, When Spring Awakes in 2000.2002 saw the release of their first album, The Arrival. The album featured keyboards, and guest clean vocals from Sabine Weniger.
Their second album, Earth. Revolt was released in 2005. The band had expanded from a quartet to a six-piece with new guitarist Gert Rymen and Sabine Weniger now a full-time member of the band.
Their third album, Wolves, was released in 2007, and featured techno beats. The track "Code of Honor" was turned into their first music video. They launched a tour in support of "Wolves" through Europe alongside Neaera and Maintain.
Their fourth album, Manifesto, was released in November 2008. The song "Deathrace" features rapping
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, while the song "Dying Breed" features clean vocals from former Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Avesta in Dalarna County, formed in 2004. The band has released five albums, with six released singles...
vocalist Christian Älvestam
Christian Älvestam
Gunnar Christian Älvestam is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, bassist and drummer for several bands from Sweden. He is, however, best known as the former vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry...
, and the song "Fire at will" has a saxophone solo. It also includes a cover of The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
's "Temple of Love". The track "The Brave/Agony Applause" is the first single of the album and has a music video. They promoted "Manifesto" by playing one new song of the album each day on their MySpace until its European release.
Deadlock announced on a MySpace bulletin on December 12, 2008 that they had parted ways with Thomas Huschka (bassist), citing "musical and personal differences". On May 7, 2009, they announced John Gahlert as their new bassist.
Deadlock released their 5th album Bizarro World in February 2011.
On 2010, Sabine Weniger was guest vocalist and Sebastian Reichl was guest guitarist in the album Invictus
Invictus (Iconoclast III)
Invictus is the sixth studio album by German Metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn and is the last part of the Iconoclast trilogy, following their previous studio album Iconoclast and the live CD/DVD Bildersturm: Iconoclast II .It was released on 21 May 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
by the german band Heaven Shall Burn
Heaven 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:...
in the song "Given in Death".
On October 26, 2011, it was announced that founding vocalist/lyricist Joe Prem had left the band after 14 years. On the 21st November 2011, Deadlock announced via their Facebook page that bassist John Gahlert would become the new harsh vocalist, having previously performed on occasion when Joe Prem was unable to play, and that bass duties would be handled by Ferdinand Rewicki, who had in the past toured with the band under the various guises of driver, tour manager, and "merch guy".
Musical style
Deadlock incorporate melodic death metal as well as some melodic metalcore aspects. What makes Deadlock different is the combination of death growls by vocalist Johannes Prem and the clean vocals of Sabine Weniger. Also included in their sound are techno sections, often used as intros but sometimes used as a whole breakdown section, where the 'metal' completely cuts out and a techno beat starts.Current members
- Sabine Scherer (Weniger) – clean vocals (2004–present) (originally p/t member 2002-2004)
- Sebastian Reichl – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards (1997–present)
- Gert Rymen – rhythm guitar (2004–present)
- John Gahlert - bass guitar (2009–2011) harsh vocals (2011-present)
- Tobias Graf – drums (1997–present)
- Ferdinand Rewicki - bass guitar (2011-present)
Former members
- Johannes Prem – harsh vocals (1997–2011)
- Thomas Huschka – bass guitar (2002–2008)
- Thomas Gschwendner - rhythm guitar (2002–2004)
- Hans-Georg Bartmann - bass guitar (1999–2002)
- "Mike" - bass guitar (1997–1999)
Studio albums
- The Arrival (2002)
- Earth. Revolt (2005)
- WolvesWolves (Deadlock album)Wolves is the third full-length album by Melodic Death Metal band Deadlock. It was released in 2007, and featured techno beats. The track "Code of Honor" was turned into their first music video...
(2007) - ManifestoManifesto (Deadlock Album)Manifesto is the fourth full-length studio album by Deadlock. It was released in November 2008. The song "Deathrace" features rapping, while the song "Dying Breed" features clean vocals from former Scar Symmetry vocalist Christian Älvestam, and the song "Fire at will" has a saxophone solo. It also...
(2008) - Bizarro WorldBizarro World (Deadlock album)Bizarro World is the fifth full-length studio album by Deadlock. It was released on February 28, 2011.-Track listing:# "Virus Jones" - 4:59# "State Of Decay" - 3:43# "Falling Skywards" - 4:21# "Earthlings" - 3:41# "You Left Me Dead" - 4:11...
(2011)
EPs & splits
- Deadlock (1999, EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - I'll Wake You, When Spring Awakes (2000, EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - Deadlock / Six Reasons to Kill (2003, Split albumSplit albumA split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
)