Necronomicon (Band)
Necronomicon is a German Punk-/Thrash-Metal-Band from South Baden.
Band History
Necronomicon was founded in Weil am Rhein in 1983 by band leader Volker "Freddy" Fredrich (vocals and guitar), Axel Strickstrock (drums) and Lars " Lala " Honeck ( bass). Freddy attended the same school together with Marcel "smear" Schirmer of Destruction.
The band originally came from punk. Freddy had founded in 1981 the punk band Total Rejection, and Necronomicon early phase was influenced by Discharge, The Exploited and GBH. Through the influence of Motörhead, Metallica and Slayer, the band but soon became metal -heavy.
Signed in 1985, the quartet - a year before the guitarist Jürgen " Jogi" Weltin was committed - at the record label GAMA Records her first record contract and released the debut album Necronomicon; on the cover is still to be seen in the punk outfit the band. With the album, a mixture of hard thrash with clear punk influences, the band in the underground scene first gained notoriety. In 1987, the second album Apocalyptic Nightmare was put on the market. On an Eastern bloc tour that began in Austria and Hungary, the former Czechoslovakia led to Russia, the band earned a large following.
At this time, the late 1980s, the German thrash metal reached its peak period, German thrash metal bands like Kreator, Sodom or Destruction with Freddy's childhood friend lubricating attended national and international sensation. Necronomicon but had less success in this regard, due to some major setbacks: After 1988, the third LP Escalation was released by GAMA - Records, it came to financial inconsistencies on the part of the label. Necronomicon then separated from the management. As this threatened a legal dispute, the band was a fact abandon the complete rights to the songs along with name use for ten years. She was also forced to not conclude further contracts plate more.
1993 succeeded Necronomicon, again to sign a new record deal after the agreement negotiated by GAMA - Records blocking time for over ten years was successfully challenged. But the joy of the new contract, now at the label D & S Records, lasted only briefly. While in 1994 still mixed the album screams under the new management. However, D & S Records reported in the same year surprisingly insolvency and broke all contact with the tape. In addition, a fire destroyed the rehearsal room in Kirchheimer Spygel facility and a large part of the equipment. The band was now on the verge of dissolution, especially thrash metal at that time was no longer in demand and was replaced by Nu Metal.
Comeback 2004
In early 2000 broke unexpectedly a Thrash revival on the international music scene, bands like Destruction or Exodus went on tour again and produced new albums. Also Necronomicon succeeded in March 2004 the comeback when the band completed a contract with the Hamburg label Remedy Records and CD Construction of Evil brought to market. First, however, had to be stopped due to a tinnitus disease, the long-standing collaboration with guitarist " Jogi".
2007 Necronomicon was taken from the Spanish label Xtreem Music under contract. There, the album Revenge of the Beast, which was mixed as a special edition in a rougher retro mix of classic 1980s thrash in Neuenburg am Rhein appeared.
2009 was a European tour, led by Greece, Spain and Russia. However, retired drummer and founding member Axel Strickstrock and was replaced by Klaus Enderlin.
Music style
Since Necronomicon a punk band and Discharge, The Exploited and GBH was originally influenced by the first demo recording Total Rejection is held in the appropriate style. Through the influence of Motörhead, Metallica and Slayer was a synthesis of the old style and the new metal influences. The band's style mid -1980s was described by the online magazine Metalize.Me as a mixture of Hellhammer and Sodom.
The published 1987 album Apocalyptic Nightmare Freddy is even dissatisfied; the songs are good, but have not yet been the musician mature enough to implement it adequately. Construction of Evil (2004) was described by Martin of heavy Metal.de as " very classic [r ] Heavy Metal of the old school" and " up-tempo power metal without andauerndem Double Base - storm ", musically the band has remained true to. The seventh album Invictus, which was released in 2012, combines the 1980 's style with contemporary elements; According Metalize.Me it sounds " charming by Rumpel Metal, but it rumbles no longer " played here will now accurate.
Necronomicon music is often compared to that of Destruction, but what Freddy called coincidence also have lubrication, the Freddy attended the same school in the school, then still written any songs for Destruction. On the question of what is characteristic of the style of his band, he replied that this was probably that he wrote all the songs, which is probably widerspiegle in the music; Martin Heavy - Metal.de looks at Freddy's something harsh vocals as a specific feature of the band that they " lifts out from the mass of power and heavy metal bands in Germany ." Meanwhile, Freddy can no longer claims to be inspired by bands, but of films and related music.
Discography
Bands with the same name
Due to copyright restrictions it is not possible to protect the band name Necronomicon. Therefore, there are other bands with the same name, so include:
- A German Krautrock band founded in Aachen, 1971.
- A Death Metal band from Canada founded in 1991.
- A Death Metal band from Japan founded in 2005.
- A Dutch Synth-/Pop-/Avantgarde-Band.