Maroon (band)
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Maroon is a German
Heavy Metal
band based in Nordhausen
. They were formed in 1998.
in spring 2000 and released that year on the (now-defunct) Kerosene Recordings label, featuring such songs as "The Solution' which strongly advocated a vegan lifestyle and support for animal liberation
and earth liberation
. The band began touring Europe, opening for hardcore acts including Earth Crisis
and Morning Again
.
Later that year, Maroon released a 7" split
with Absidia
on the Crap Chords label, featuring the song "Wasted" from The Initiate. That winter the band went back to the studio to record a split album with Self Conquest entitled The Key, this time using 101 Studios, also in Berlin. Afterwards the band toured Europe and opened for bands including Heaven Shall Burn
and Caliban
.
In November 2001, Maroon entered Rape of Harmonies Studios to record their debut full-length, Antagonist, released on US vegan straight edge hardcore label Catalyst Records
.
After some line-up changes Maroon switched labels to Alveran Records
in 2003, who then re-released Antagonist. February 2004 saw the band at Denmark
's Antfarm Studio recording a new full length album entitled Endorsed by Hate. Following the recording, original guitarist Marc Zech left the band, and was replaced by Sebastian Rieche. The album was released in Europe in June, and between June and December 2004 Maroon played 60 shows across Europe, including major festivals such as With Full Force
and Pressure Fest. In October, the band switched labels again, signing to Century Media Records
. In early 2005, Century Media/Abacus released Endorsed by Hate in North America.
In March 2006, Century Media released Maroon's fourth full-length album 'When Worlds Collide. October 2007 saw the release of their second album for Century Media
titled The Cold Heart of the Sun, and their latest, Order, was released on April 20, 2009.
Their songs "Wake Up In Hell" and "The Omega Suite Pt. II" were featured in the movie Zombie Strippers
.
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...
Heavy 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...
band based in Nordhausen
Nordhausen
Nordhausen is a town at the southern edge of the Harz Mountains, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Nordhausen...
. They were formed in 1998.
History
Maroon released a demo cassette in 1999 entitled The Initiate although all four songs can be found on later releases. Their first CD, Captive in the Room of the Conspirator, was recorded at Headquarters Studion in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in spring 2000 and released that year on the (now-defunct) Kerosene Recordings label, featuring such songs as "The Solution' which strongly advocated a vegan lifestyle and support for animal liberation
Animal Liberation
Animal liberation may refer to:*Animal rights, animals being considered as legal persons**Animal-liberation movement**Abolitionism , an abolitionist approach to animal rights**Veganarchism, a combined theory of animal liberation and anarchism...
and earth liberation
Earth liberation
Earth liberation has no universal understanding as a concept, as it is much considered to be a part of radical environmentalism, or as a militant off-shoot, favouring instead radical and revolutionary environmentalism.-History:...
. The band began touring Europe, opening for hardcore acts including Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis is an American metalcore band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Their most recent record, To the Death, was released in May 2009 through Century Media....
and Morning Again
Morning Again
Morning Again was a hardcore band from Florida. They were known for their extreme metallic hardcore sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan and anti-government ideas. The band...
.
Later that year, Maroon released a 7" split
Split album
A 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...
with Absidia
Absidia
Absidia is a genus of fungi in the family Mucoraceae. The best known species is the pathogenic Absidia corymbifera, which causes zygomycosis, especially in the form of mycotic spontaneous abortion in cows. It can also cause mucormycosis in humans. It is an allergenic that could cause mucorosis in...
on the Crap Chords label, featuring the song "Wasted" from The Initiate. That winter the band went back to the studio to record a split album with Self Conquest entitled The Key, this time using 101 Studios, also in Berlin. Afterwards the band toured Europe and opened for bands including 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:...
and Caliban
Caliban (band)
Caliban are a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. They have released seven studio albums to-date, and two split albums with the band Heaven Shall Burn.-History:...
.
In November 2001, Maroon entered Rape of Harmonies Studios to record their debut full-length, Antagonist, released on US vegan straight edge hardcore label Catalyst Records
Catalyst Records
Catalyst Records is a DIY hardcore record label from Indianapolis, Indiana, founded by Kurt Schroeder in the early 1990s. The label is noted for being a straight edge record label, for promoting vegan ethics, as well as other political stances .-Catalogue:-External links:* *...
.
After some line-up changes Maroon switched labels to Alveran Records
Alveran Records
Alveran Records was a German-based independent record label, founded in 1995 by Sascha Franzen, which releases a diverse variety of bands with different musical styles. Mainly focused on everything between metal and hardcore, there are also rock, emo and punk bands who find their way to the label's...
in 2003, who then re-released Antagonist. February 2004 saw the band at Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's Antfarm Studio recording a new full length album entitled Endorsed by Hate. Following the recording, original guitarist Marc Zech left the band, and was replaced by Sebastian Rieche. The album was released in Europe in June, and between June and December 2004 Maroon played 60 shows across Europe, including major festivals such as 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 Pressure Fest. In October, the band switched labels again, signing to Century Media Records
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
. In early 2005, Century Media/Abacus released Endorsed by Hate in North America.
In March 2006, Century Media released Maroon's fourth full-length album 'When Worlds Collide. October 2007 saw the release of their second album for Century Media
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
titled The Cold Heart of the Sun, and their latest, Order, was released on April 20, 2009.
Their songs "Wake Up In Hell" and "The Omega Suite Pt. II" were featured in the movie Zombie Strippers
Zombie Strippers
Zombie Strippers is a 2008 zombie comedy, written and directed by Jay Lee, starring Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, and Tito Ortiz and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film is loosely based on Eugene Ionesco's classic play Rhinoceros....
.
Current members
- Andre Moraweck – vocals
- Sebastian Grund – guitar
- Tom-Eric Moraweck – bass guitar
- Nick Wacksmuth – drums
- Sebastian "Riechtor" Rieche – guitar
Discography
- The Initiate (1999, demo tape, self-released)
- Captive in the Room of the Conspirator (EP) (2000, Kerosene)
- The Key with Selfconquest (2002)
- AntagonistAntagonist (album)Antagonist is the debut album of the german Metalcore band Maroon.-Track listing:# Tempest I 01:58# The Beginning of the End 04:05# An End Like This 03:57# Shadow of the Vengeance 03:41# Tempest II 00:19# Drowning 04:37...
(2002, CatalystCatalyst RecordsCatalyst Records is a DIY hardcore record label from Indianapolis, Indiana, founded by Kurt Schroeder in the early 1990s. The label is noted for being a straight edge record label, for promoting vegan ethics, as well as other political stances .-Catalogue:-External links:* *...
) - Endorsed By HateEndorsed By Hate (album)-Track listing:#Catharsis - 0:59#The Worlds Havoc - 3:18#Endorsed By Hate - 4:16#Watch It All Come Down - 4:45#Without A Face - 3:33#At The Gates Of Demise - 3:36#Chosen Fate - 4:49#The Omega Suite - 3:25#Human Waste - 4:28...
(2004, AlveranAlveran RecordsAlveran Records was a German-based independent record label, founded in 1995 by Sascha Franzen, which releases a diverse variety of bands with different musical styles. Mainly focused on everything between metal and hardcore, there are also rock, emo and punk bands who find their way to the label's...
) - When Worlds CollideWhen Worlds Collide (Maroon album)-Track listing:#24hourhate#And if I Lose, Welcome Annihilation#Sirius#Wake Up in Hell#Annular Eclipse#Arcturus#Confessions of the Heretic#There is Something You Will Never Erase#The Omega Suite Pt. II#Sword and Bullet...
(2006, Century MediaCentury Media RecordsCentury Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
) - The Cold Heart of the SunThe Cold Heart of the Sun (Maroon album)The Cold Heart of The Sun is the 4th studio album by German Metalcore band Maroon. It was released on October 22, 2007 on Century Media. A Music Video was filmed for the song The Sun.- Track listing :...
(2007, Century Media) - OrderOrder (album)Order is the fifth studio album by the German metalcore band Maroon. It was released on April 20, 2009 though Century Media Records. The album debuted at number 63 on the German Media Control Chart.-Track listing:# "Morin Heights" – 1:22# "Erode" – 4:00...
(2009, Century Media)