Unheilig
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| Unheilig | |
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 Der Graf |
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| Country | Germany |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Genres | Industrial metal Electrogoth Neue Deutsche Härte |
| Labels | Bloodline Records / Connected Music |
| Members | Der Graf Grant Stevens José Alvarez-Brill |
Unheilig (German for "unholy") are a German electrogoth/Neue Deutsche Härte band. They are stylistically connected to the EBM and gothic rock scene. Unheilig was formed in 1999 and consists of Der Graf, Grant Stevens and Jose Alvarez-Brill.
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[edit] Early History
In 1999, together with Grant Stevens (songwriter of “Everlasting Friends” from the Holsten Pilsener TV spot) and José Alvarez-Brill (Wolfsheim, Joachim Witt, De/Vision) the foundation for Unheilig was laid by Der Graf. The single “Sage Ja” was released on Bloodline Records in 1999, shot straight into the German DAC charts and became a club smash. In February 2001, the debut album “Phosphor” came on to the European market again on Bloodline/Connected Music.
[edit] Early Success
Over the next few months the band guested at major scene festivals and open air events throughout Germany ( Zillo Open Air, Wave Gothic Treffen Leipzig, Doomsday Festival, Woodstage Festival ) before taking a break from live work to write and produce the Christmas album “Frohes Fest” and the current LP “Das Zweite Gebot”.
In February 2003 the band went on tour as support to L'Âme Immortelle, introducing eleven European cities to its new album, “Das Zweite Gebot”. Directly after the tour the EP “Schutzengel” was released, including 4 previously unreleased tracks. The band played festivals during the summer. “Mera Luna Festival” was one of the highlights for the band and the fans. Der Graf produced remixes for Absurd Minds, Terminal Choice and other bands and finally produced a song for the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2. Then the band started the production of the recordings for the new album “Zelluloid”.
[edit] Zelluloid
“Zelluloid” was released 23.02.2004 and at the same time the band went on tour together with Terminal Choice. With this release and the very successful tour, Unheilig finally reached all kinds of media and a lot of new fans. The result of this enthusiasm was that Unheilig gave the fans the chance to vote their own new single release which became “Freiheit”. The E.P.CD “Freiheit” was released 18.10.2004 and the band played some more release concerts to promote the record. The fact that Unheilig played more concerts in 2004 than ever before in their career revealed the need for a live CD. To this end, the CD Gastspiel was released 31.01.2005.
[edit] Year 2005 and On
Preparations for the DVD “KopfKino” started. Six weeks before the DVD was released, Unheilig was played for the first time on one of the regular music television channels (VIVA Plus) with their videoclip “Freiheit”.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2001: Phosphor
- 2002: Frohes Fest
- 2003: Das 2. Gebot
- 2004: Zelluloid
- 2005: Gastspiel (Live-Doppel-CD)
- 2006: Moderne Zeiten
- 2006: Goldene Zeiten (Live-Doppel-CD)
[edit] Maxi singles
[edit] EPs
[edit] DVDs
- 2005: Kopfkino
[edit] External links
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