Maroon (band)
Maroon is a German metalcore band, whose members are from Berga and Roßla come. All five band members lived Straight Edge and are committed to a vegan lifestyle. Today, only two members live this lifestyle.
Band History
Maroon was founded in 1998. Was published in 1999 with The Initiate the first demo. In 2000, the first album called Captive in the Room of the Conspirator was recorded at Headquarters Studion in Berlin and published by Kerosene Recordings. At the same time Maroon played some concerts in Europe, including as the opening act for Earth Crisis and Morning Again. 2001 Split - CDs were released with Absidia and Self Conquest, while the band again went on a European tour and played among other things as the opening act of Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn.
In 2001, Maroon recorded the album antagonist in the Rape of Harmonies Studios. It was the biggest selling album for Catalyst Records. This was followed by more concerts in Europe and some line-up changes.
2003 Maroon signed a contract with the label Alveran Records, the antagonist re -published and in which the successor Endorsed by Hate appeared. In addition Maroon played on the organized by Alveran Records Pressure Festival and also on the With Full Force. Since 2004, they have a record deal with Century Media, which in turn Endorsed by Hate re -published especially for the U.S. to Abacus Recordings.
In 2006, the album When Worlds Collide was released by Century Media. End of May 2007, she appeared as the opening act of the nu-metal band Korn in Hamburg and played on August 2007 at the Wacken Open Air on October 19, 2007 she released the album The Cold Heart of the Sun. also in 2007, she joined with Himsa on as the opening act of As I Lay Dying. On the soundtrack to the film, released in the same year, Zombie Strippers the song Wake Up In Hell appeared. In 2009, more precisely on April 17th, they released their fifth studio album, which is titled Order.
In April 2011, the band on their Facebook profile was announced that Sebastian smell and Nick Wachsmuth have left the band and then followed by a longer pause or break the band. On December 9, 2012 There was finally some news from the Maroon Facebook page: The band would continue with two new band members and the first appearance after 2 years is to take place Full Force Festival in Germany on With. Early 2013 gave Maroon further details about the new band members known: Steven "Ivan" was introduced as the new guitarist, and Benny as the new drummer.
On 4 December 2013, the band announced on your Facebook page that they are after "Some Goodbyes are Farewells Tour 2014", which among other things Concerts in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Russia, China, Ukraine and Belarus includes, will dissolve. Furthermore, it was announced that Andre and Tom -Eric will remain active musically in a new band.
Style
The lyrics by Maroon thematize few exceptions animal rights and environmental protection, veganism and straight edge in general. With which they play their musical influences and the bands come together mostly from the straight-edge area. On the album cover of an antagonist in the straight-edge scene quite famous song Declaration of Canon was published. Endorsed by Hate disappointed many fans, as it was not concerned with the Straight - Edge typical topics. In addition, the band changed its Internet address of http://www.xmaroonx.com in http://www.maroonhate.com. The removal of the two x, reminiscent of x as a distinctive mark of the straight-edge scene, provoked further anger. The follow-up album When Worlds Collide is considered significant reaction of the band to the criticism, because the lyrics are about "typical" subjects mainly again. The first song 24 Hour Hate even contains some quotes from the history of Straight Edge: "Burn it down" is the name of a band from Hardline scene of the 1990s, "destroy the machines" is the name of a CD by Earth Crisis as well as " firestorm, " and the chorus " hands off the animals ' comes from the Cultured Sadism song the band raid, the one of the first vegan straight edge bands ever considered along with Vegan Reich.
Discography
Albums
- 2002: Antagonist ( Re-release 2003) ( Alveran Records)
- 2004: Endorsed by Hate ( Re-release 2004) ( Alveran Records)
- 2006: When Worlds Collide (Century Media Records )
- 2007: The Cold Heart of the Sun (Century Media Records )
- 2009: Order ( Century Media Records)