Cryoshell (band)

Cryoshell
Cryoshell's logo.
Background information
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Alternative rock hard rock symphonic rock
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Cryoshell I/S (2008–present) VME (2009–2013) The Leaders (2013–present)
Members	Christine Lorentzen Kasper Søderlund Mikkel Maltha Martin Pagaard
Past members	Niels Brinck Jakob Gundel Tine Midtgaard

Cryoshell (stylized as C R Y O S H E L L) is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2006. The line-up currently consists of lead vocalist Christine "Lore" Lorentzen, guitarist Kasper Søderlund, keyboardist Mikkel Maltha and drummer Martin Pagaard.

In the band's early years, they recorded several songs used as soundtracks for Bionicle - a popular series of construction toys manufactured by The Lego Group - and in the wake of the theme's original cancellation, recorded their self-titled debut studio album, which was released in mid-2010 in Scandinavia by Voices Music & Entertainment and later in other global territories. Preceded by the release of three singles, the album is set for a global reissue with a release date to be confirmed.

Cryoshell's genre of music has usually been classified as alternative rock, hard rock, metal, or even a crossover between the three. They have a style similar to that of bands such as Delain and Evanescence (both of which are also fronted by a female singer) and have also been compared to other acts like Linkin Park and Within Temptation.

History

2006–2008: Formation and work with Lego

Cryoshell was initially formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2008, but the band has routes going back as far as 2006 of how it came to be. Originally, music composer Mikkel Maltha was contacted by The Lego Group to write and produce a song for their early 2007 wave of Lego Bionicle construction toys. Upon production, Maltha, accompanied by fellow music composer and guitarist Kasper Søderlund and producer Eddie Simonsen, held auditions for who should provide vocals for the song, and after sending five potential singers to The Lego Group's headquarters in the United States to audition, the company chose Christine "Lore" Lorentzen (an employee of Advance, a creative agency linked with The Lego Group), whose vocals were used on the track titled "Creeping in My Soul". Upon release to help promote Bionicle's Barraki wave, the track became an instant hit from the official Lego website, rapidly becoming the number-one downloaded file, and eventually reaching over one million views on YouTube.

Due to the popularity of the track, Maltha and Søderlund were contacted again by Lego to produce two new songs to help promote Bionicle's Mahri and Phantoka waves for mid-2007 and early 2008 respectively. The songs "Face Me" and "Gravity Hurts" feature singer Niels Brinck, who also co-wrote the two tracks.

By mid-2008, Maltha and Søderlund were rejoined by Lorentzen and recorded and released the track "Closer to the Truth" as their first song as the band Cryoshell. Like with their previous releases, the song was used to help promote another Lego Bionicle toy wave - the Mistika of mid-2008. Cryoshell later announced plans to record a debut album featuring their previously released songs as well as new material with a targeted release date of fall 2008, but due to numerous delays it was pushed back time after time.

2009–present: Cryoshell

In July 2009 the band released their official debut single "Bye Bye Babylon" which also served as their fifth and final promotional song for Bionicle, this time as the soundtrack to the animated film Bionicle: The Legend Reborn as well as their Glatorian and Glatorian Legends toy waves of that year.

Following the announcement of their debut studio album, Cryoshell began writing and recording with Danish producer Jacob Hansen. They released a re-recording of "Creeping in My Soul" as their second single in December 2009 as well as an EP baring the same name in January 2010 before finally releasing their self-titled debut studio album on June 7, 2010 in Scandinavia under Norwegian label Voices Music & Entertainment. It took the band a period of nearly two years after to secure a worldwide release, and by February 2012 the album was available in most global territories.

It was announced in November 2011 that Lorentzen would be taking maternity leave from the band and that runner-up of the 2010 Danish talent show The X Factor Tine Midtgaard would feature in two newly recorded songs; "Breakout" - released December 9, 2012 as a single - and a re-recording of "Gravity Hurts", which premiered on Cryoshell's official YouTube channel on January 4, 2013.^[1] After it was announced Lorentzen would be rejoining the band, the tracks were confirmed to be featured on a reissue of the band's debut album set for a global release under Greek metal label The Leaders, a release date is to be confirmed.

Regarding a second studio album, the band commented during an interview with Ravenheart Music in October 2013 "We would love to release another album, but it is not right around the corner. We are in a creative process, playing around with ideas and sounds, and we hope that it will result in an album."^[2] In February 2015, it was confirmed that Cryoshell would produce the soundtrack for Rebel Nature, a project from the company Faber Fuel headed by concept artist Christian Faber, further details are to be announced.^[3]

Band members

Discography

The discography of Cryoshell currently consists of 1 studio album, 1 extended play, 3 singles and 5 music videos. The band has also produced an extensive number of songs for the Lego toy theme Bionicle between 2007 and 2009 respectively. Their third single "Breakout" also features in two episodes of Hero Factory; a TV series based off the Lego theme of the same name.

References

External links

• Cryoshell's MySpace Page
• Official Cryoshell YouTube Channel
• Secondary Cryoshell YouTube Channel