Farmer Boys (band)
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Farmer Boys is a heavy metal
band from Stuttgart
, Germany
. They reached their peak of popularity with their album The World Is Ours, released in 2000; the videos for singles "Here Comes The Pain
" and "If You Ever Leave Me Standing
" were put into heavy rotation by German alternative music channels such as VIVA Zwei. Farmer Boys has obtained a cult following in later years.
Their musical style is a blend of Machine Head
's groove metal
and Paradise Lost
's gothic metal
; their lyrical matter, however, unusually to the style, often revolves around the darker side of agriculture - incest ("Farm Sweet Farm"), torture of animals ("When a Chicken Cries For Love") and slaughterhouses ("When Pigs Fly"). (Their later albums have strayed away from the subject matter.)
Matthias Sayer also provided guest vocals for Apocalyptica
's single Hope Vol.2.
As of June 2007, very little news regarding the band has been forthcoming since the release of The Other Side
in 2004. There are concerns amongst the fans that the band has split up, however there has been no formal press release regarding this.
In 2008 after four years had passed since the release of The Other Side the group performed a reunion concert in Stuttgart on December 22.
Having been silent since 2008, however, in 2011 the band played a concert at Summer Breeze Open Air, on August 20th in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. No official statement was made concerning about new possible studio album or the future of the band.
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...
band from Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, 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...
. They reached their peak of popularity with their album The World Is Ours, released in 2000; the videos for singles "Here Comes The Pain
Here Comes The Pain
"Here Comes the Pain" is a single by the German heavy metal band Farmer Boys, from their third album The World Is Ours. A video was made for title track.- Track listing :# Here Comes the Pain # Here Comes the Pain...
" and "If You Ever Leave Me Standing
If You Ever Leave Me Standing
"If You Ever Leave Me Standing" is a single by the German heavy metal band Farmer Boys, from their third album The World Is Ours. A video was made for title track ....
" were put into heavy rotation by German alternative music channels such as VIVA Zwei. Farmer Boys has obtained a cult following in later years.
Their musical style is a blend of Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...
's groove metal
Groove metal
Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It was often used to describe Pantera and Exhorder.- Characteristics and origins :Pantera's Cowboys from Hell album from 1990 was described as "groundbreaking" and "blueprint-defining" for the groove metal genre...
and Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
's gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
; their lyrical matter, however, unusually to the style, often revolves around the darker side of agriculture - incest ("Farm Sweet Farm"), torture of animals ("When a Chicken Cries For Love") and slaughterhouses ("When Pigs Fly"). (Their later albums have strayed away from the subject matter.)
Matthias Sayer also provided guest vocals for Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...
's single Hope Vol.2.
As of June 2007, very little news regarding the band has been forthcoming since the release of The Other Side
The Other Side (Farmer Boys album)
The Other Side is the fourth full length album by the German heavy metal band. Unlike their previous albums, this album has no reference to farm animals or farm life at all. A music video for "Stay Like This Forever" was made and it was released on Monsters of Metal Vol...
in 2004. There are concerns amongst the fans that the band has split up, however there has been no formal press release regarding this.
In 2008 after four years had passed since the release of The Other Side the group performed a reunion concert in Stuttgart on December 22.
Having been silent since 2008, however, in 2011 the band played a concert at Summer Breeze Open Air, on August 20th in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. No official statement was made concerning about new possible studio album or the future of the band.
Members
- Matthias Sayer - vocalsVocal musicVocal music is a genre of music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered instrumental music Vocal music is a genre of...
- Alexander Scholpp - 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...
- Denis Hummel - 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...
- Antonio Ieva - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1999-) - Till Hartmann - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Discography
- "Call me a Hog Demo Tape" (1994)
- "CountrifiedCountrified (Farmer Boys album)Countrified is the first full length album of the German heavy metal band Farmer Boys. All of the album's songs make reference to farm life or farm animals. It also has a cover track of Depeche Mode's "Never Let Me Down Again". The album is the band's heaviest album ever recorded and it strongly...
" (1996) - "Till The Cows Come HomeTill The Cows Come HomeTill The Cows Come Home is the second full length album by the German heavy metal band Farmer Boys. The album has fewer songs referring to farm life or farm animals than their previous record, Countrified.-Tracks:#Prized -3:50#When Pigs Fly - 4:05...
" (1997) - "The World Is Ours" (2000)
- "The Other SideThe Other Side (Farmer Boys album)The Other Side is the fourth full length album by the German heavy metal band. Unlike their previous albums, this album has no reference to farm animals or farm life at all. A music video for "Stay Like This Forever" was made and it was released on Monsters of Metal Vol...
"(2004)
Singles
- Farm Sweet Farm (promo)
- Never Let Me Down AgainNever Let Me Down Again"Never Let Me Down Again" is Depeche Mode's nineteenth UK single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. A relatively moderate hit in the UK, at #22, it was a smash in West Germany, where it hit #2, and a Top 10 success in several other...
(Depeche ModeDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
cover) (featuring Anneke van GiersbergenAnneke van GiersbergenAnneke van Giersbergen is the former lead singer of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering which she departed in August 2007. Since then, she has been involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique which also included her husband & drummer of the band, Rob Snijders...
(The GatheringThe Gathering (band)The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
) on vocals) - Till The Cows Come Home
- When Pigs Fly
- If You Ever Leave Me StandingIf You Ever Leave Me Standing"If You Ever Leave Me Standing" is a single by the German heavy metal band Farmer Boys, from their third album The World Is Ours. A video was made for title track ....
- Here Comes The Pain
- The Other Side
Music videos
- Farm Sweet Farm
- Never Let Me Down Again
- When Pigs Fly
- Here Comes The Pain
- If You Ever Leave Me Standing
- While God Was Sleeping
- Stay Like This Forever