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Encyclopedia > Caliban (band)
Caliban
Origin German flag Hattingen, Germany
Genre(s) Metalcore
Hardcore
Years active 1997present
Label(s) Flag of World Roadrunner Records
Flag of the United States Century Media Records
Website Official site
Members
Andreas Dörner
Denis Schmidt
Marc Görtz
Marco Schaller
Patrick Grün
Former members
Engin Güres
Boris Pracht
Robert Krämer
Thomas
Claus

Caliban are a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. They have released six studio albums to-date. Even though the band's sound is "metalcore", the band has mentioned that they have came from a hardcore scene and are a hardcore band. But drummer Patrick Grün mentioned that Caliban's music is just Caliban and doesn't care about the labeling. Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hattingen is a German municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Present redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Image File history File links Newworldmap. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ...

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History

Caliban was formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again. After six months of playing together, the band recorded their first two songs for a demo, which was never released. The songs were sent to several record labels, and Lifeforce Records was the first to offer the band a record deal. The band's first self-titled EP came out in the summer of 1998. To promote it, Caliban played many shows all over Europe and a few support shows for bands like Morning Again, Earth Crisis and Cro-Mags. Hattingen is a German municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Lifeforce Records is a record company that has singed up many bands such as Trivium for their album Ember to Inferno. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Morning Again is a hardcore band from Florida. ... Earth Crisis was a straight edge vegan hardcore band from Syracuse, New York, USA that recorded and performed from 1991 until 2001. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


After their European tour, in 1999 Caliban entered the studio to record their first full-length, entitled A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven. The CD received favorable reviews in many big magazines and many smaller hardcore and metal zines. The band was described as a mixture of Slayer, Poison the Well and Hatebreed. They also released the first part of a split-CD with Heaven Shall Burn, named The Split Program. This article is about the year. ... Calibans debut LP album, Small Boy & A Grey Heaven was released December 14th 1999. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Poison the Well (commonly abbreviated as PTW or said PT-Dub) are a hardcore/metalcore band from Miami, Florida currently signed to Ferret Records. ... Hatebreed is a 5 piece hardcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. ... A split album (or split) is a music album which includes tracks by two or three separate artists. ... Heaven Shall Burn (named after the Marduk album of the same name) is a deathcore/metalcore band from Saalfeld, Germany. ... 2000s Split Program saw Lifeforce records Labelmates Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn join forces in this European metalcore standard. ...


Vent came out in April 2001. Vent was released by Imperium Records and by Howling-Bull Records in Japan. Shortly after the release, Caliban was offered the opportunity to tour Japan to play the Beast-Feast 2001 in the Yokohama Arena, sharing stage with bands including Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard and Morbid Angel. The Japan trip was followed by a U.S. tour with Bloodjinn, which was interrupted by the September 11, 2001 attacks. Vent is the second release by the German metalcore band Caliban. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Main entrance Yokohama Arena ) is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. ... For other uses, see Pantera (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ... Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Bloodjinn (pronounced blood-gin) is an American metalcore band from North Carolina, formed in early August of 1999 by brothers vocalist Joel Collins and drummer Justin Collins. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...


In August 2002 Caliban recorded their third official release Shadow Hearts. This record was more melodic and harmonic than its predecessors. In 2004 the band got a record deal with Roadrunner Records in Europe (Abacus Recordings in the US) and started to record their fourth Album The Opposite from Within alongside producer Anders Fridén, who is known for fronting In Flames. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Shadow Hearts is the third release by the German metalcore band Caliban. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Released in 2004, The Opposite from Within is Calibans fourth album, released on Roadrunner Records. ... In Flames frontman Anders Fridén Anders Fridén (born March 25, 1973)[citation needed] is the lead vocalist of the Swedish bands In Flames and Passenger. ... In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ...


In July 2005 the band released the second part of their split-CD with their friends from Heaven Shall Burn, called The Split Program II. The band released their fifth album called The Undying Darkness in February 2007 and went tour with All Shall Perish, Bleeding Through and I Killed The Prom Queen for the "Darkness over Europe" tour. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heaven Shall Burn (named after the Marduk album of the same name) is a deathcore/metalcore band from Saalfeld, Germany. ... The Undying Darkness is a 2006 album released by Caliban. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... All Shall Perish is a 5-piece deathcore band from Oakland, California formed in 2002. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... I Killed the Prom Queen was an Hardcore/Metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. ...


Caliban recorded their 2007 album The Awakening with producer Benny Richter, and was released in Germany on May 25. The Awakening is an album scheduled to be released in May 2007 by Caliban. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Members

  • Andreas Dörner – Vocals
  • Denis Schmidt – Guitar, Backup Vocals
  • Marc Görtz – Guitar
  • Marco Schaller – Bass
  • Patrick Grün – Drums

Former

  • Engin Güres – Bass
  • Boris Pracht – Bass
  • Robert Krämer – Drums
  • Rolf Ekstör - Banjo

Discography

Track Listing Submerged -3:09 Subway -1:57 Waiting For Susan -3:03 One Times One Times One -4:25 To Be Free Please -4:02 Handsome Musician -3:32 Fair Weather -3:06 North Main Street -3:31 AIDS -3:26 Your House -2:34 ... Calibans debut LP album, Small Boy & A Grey Heaven was released December 14th 1999. ... 2000s Split Program saw Lifeforce records Labelmates Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn join forces in this European metalcore standard. ... Heaven Shall Burn (named after the Marduk album of the same name) is a deathcore/metalcore band from Saalfeld, Germany. ... Vent is the second release by the German metalcore band Caliban. ... Shadow Hearts is the third release by the German metalcore band Caliban. ... Released in 2004, The Opposite from Within is Calibans fourth album, released on Roadrunner Records. ... 2005s The Split Program II saw Caliban (Roadrunner Records) and Heaven Shall Burn join forces for a second time. ... Heaven Shall Burn (named after the Marduk album of the same name) is a deathcore/metalcore band from Saalfeld, Germany. ... The Undying Darkness is a 2006 album released by Caliban. ... The Awakening is an album scheduled to be released in May 2007 by Caliban. ...

External links

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  • Fan site
  • Street Team

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Caliban (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (370 words)
Caliban, a metalcore-band, was formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again.
The band was described as a mixture of Slayer, Poison the Well, and Hatebreed.
The band has released fifth "solo" Album called The Undying Darkness on February 24, 2006 and is currently on the "Darkness over Europe"-Tour along with Neaera, Purified in Blood, and The Agony Scene.
www.myspace.com/calibanireland (1893 words)
Caliban originally formed in 1989 the line up has changed endlessly over the years, currently touring and making music as a solo singer, Anthony Bools has always written all the music and the songs.
Soon enough Caliban were impossible to pigeon hole, their fan-base broadened considerably and numbers attending gigs got larger and larger.
Keen to re-capture this atmosphere in Ireland the band undertook a series of unplugged gigs in Dublin, essentially for Fans and friends of the band in their home town, they also joined forces with Cuisle, an all girl trad' band they met in Lorient for a couple of concerts.
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