Red Warszawa
Encyclopedia
Red Warszawa is a heavy metal
band from Copenhagen
, Denmark
. The band was formed in 1986 by "Lækre" Jens Mondrup and "Heavy" Henning Nymand. They both went to secondary school in Borup, Zealand, Denmark
.
The band is one of the very few - if not the only - successful metal band singing their lyrics in the Danish language
. There are many other successful Danish metal bands, all singing in English, but Red Warszawa also differs by entirely singing satirical lyrics about morbid things such as hard drinking, obesity, gay rape, eating children, children murdering the elderly and so on. Recurring themes are social misery and intoxicant abuse, nurturing the bands self-chosen image as being very stupid, uneducated and of low class and society.
punk band. They liked it and decided to play it themselves, so they started the band today known as Red Warszawa. Around 1990 Red Warszawa changed their music style into Heavy Metal but they still claim they their style is Polish punk because they think it sounds much cooler.
as in the colour red, and Warsaw
as in the capital of Poland
. But the band members thought that the city was called Warszawa in English
- as it is called both Danish
and Polish
- so they named their band "Red Warszawa". Red in Danish
means save, and because of that, many Danes thought that Red Warszawa was an organisation like Save the Children
(Danish
: Red Barnet).
Red Warszawa is pronounced as in English
red
and Danish
Warszawa.
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 Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, 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...
. The band was formed in 1986 by "Lækre" Jens Mondrup and "Heavy" Henning Nymand. They both went to secondary school in Borup, Zealand, 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...
.
The band is one of the very few - if not the only - successful metal band singing their lyrics in the Danish language
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
. There are many other successful Danish metal bands, all singing in English, but Red Warszawa also differs by entirely singing satirical lyrics about morbid things such as hard drinking, obesity, gay rape, eating children, children murdering the elderly and so on. Recurring themes are social misery and intoxicant abuse, nurturing the bands self-chosen image as being very stupid, uneducated and of low class and society.
History
In 1986 "Lækre" Jens Mondrup and "Heavy" Henning Nymand's teacher played a song made by a PolishPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
punk band. They liked it and decided to play it themselves, so they started the band today known as Red Warszawa. Around 1990 Red Warszawa changed their music style into Heavy Metal but they still claim they their style is Polish punk because they think it sounds much cooler.
Band name
According to the band's website, the name was supposed to mean "Red Warsaw" - redRed
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
as in the colour red, and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
as in the capital of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. But the band members thought that the city was called Warszawa in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
- as it is called both Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
and Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
- so they named their band "Red Warszawa". Red in Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
means save, and because of that, many Danes thought that Red Warszawa was an organisation like Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
(Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
: Red Barnet).
Red Warszawa is pronounced as in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
and Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
Warszawa.
Members
- "Lækre" Jens Mondrup - Vocals (1986–1991, 1992–1993, 1995–present)
- "Heavy" Henning Nymand - 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...
(1986–present) - Morten "Måtten Møbelbanker" Nielsen - Drums (2000–present)
- Matthias "MyTightAss" Pedersen - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2006–present)
Discography
- Hævi Mætal og HassHævi Mætal og HassHævi Mætal og Hass is the Danish Heavy metal band Red Warszawa's first studio album. The album is under titled "Greatest Hits 1986-1996 Volume 1".-Name:...
(1996) - Skal Vi Lege Doktor?Skal Vi Lege Doktor?Skal vi Lege Dokter? is the Danish Heavy metal band Red Warszawa's second studio album. The album is under titled "Greatest Hits 1986-1997 Volume 2".-Track listing:# "Skal Vi Lege Doctor"...
(1998) - Tysk HudindustriTysk HudindustriTysk Hudindustri is the third studio album from the danish heavy metal band Red Warszawa.The album has the under-title "Greatest Hits 1986-2000 Volume 3".-Track listing:# Heavy for dig # Amok...
(2000) - Omvendt Blå Kors (2002)
- Return of the Glidefedt (2004)
- De 4 Årstider I NordvestDe 4 Årstider I NordvestDe 4 Årstider I Nordvest is the Danish Heavy metal band Red Warszawa's sixth studio album. The album is under titled "Gretes Tits 1986-2010".-Track listing:# "Sut Den Onde Numse"...
(2010)