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Callejon (band)

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Genres
  
Metalcore

Associated acts
  
K.I.Z

Genre
  
Metalcore

Years active
  
2002 (2002)–present

Website
  
www.callejon.de

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Labels
  
My Favourite Toy, Nuclear Blast, Four Music

Past members
  
Frank WaltherSimon VohbergerStefan VohbergerSebastian GallinatSven WaselThomas Buschhausen

Origin
  
Düsseldorf, Germany (2002)

Members
  
Bastian Sobtzick, Bernhard Horn, Sebastian Gallinat

Albums
  
Blitzkreuz, Man Spricht Deutsch, Videodrom, Zombieactionhauptquartier, Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé

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Callejon is a German metalcore band founded in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2002. The band writes and sings the majority of their lyrics in German.

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History

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Callejon was founded in 2002. Their first release was a self-titled demo released in 2003. On 7 May 2005, the band released their EP Chronos. Their debut album, Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé, was released on July 7, 2006. Both albums were released through their label My Favorite Toy Records, which is based in Mainz.

In February 2003 the band went on a three-weeks promotional tour for their album Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé

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In September 2007 they signed a contract with Edition TAKK, a publishing company associated with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Germany. With a tour in winter 2007 the EP Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz was promoted. After that drummer Sven Wasel was replaced by Bodo Stricker.

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In May 2008 the band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast. Their label debut Zombieactionhauptquartier contained 13 songs. It was produced by Eike Freese in Hamburg and was published on November 28, 2008. The album features a song "Porn from Spain" with Nico from K.I.Z rapping as guest singer.

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In March 2010 the band uploaded their third album Videodrom to their Myspace page. It was released on 3 April 2010 and entered the German Media Control Charts at No. 31. The Album is inspired by David Cronenberg's film Videodrome.

Their album Blitzkreuz, produced by Colin Richardson, was released in June 2012. A video for the first single "Blitzkreuz" has been released on April 12.

With their album Man Spricht Deutsch they released an album consisting only of cover versions in January 2013.

Artwork

Singer Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick creates all cover artwork of the band himself. He has also designed artwork for releases by other bands such as Iconoclast by Heaven Shall Burn, Say Hello to Tragedy by Caliban and others.

Personnel

Current members
  • Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick – vocals (2002–present)
  • Bernhard Horn – guitar (2002–present)
  • Christoph "Kotsche" Koterzina– guitar (2011–present)
  • Thorsten Becker– bass (2006–present)
  • Max "Kotze" Kotzmann – drums (2010–present)
    • Former members
  • Frank Walther – bass
  • Simon Vohberger – bass
  • Stefan Vohberger – guitar (–2007)
  • Sebastian Gallinat († 2010) – bass
  • Sven Wasel – drums (–2007)
  • Thomas Buschhausen – guitar

    • Discography

    Studio albums
    EPs
    Singles
  • "Phantomschmerz" (released 13 March 2009, Nuclear Blast)
    • Demo albums
  • Demo (2003)

    • Songs

    Kind im NebelBlitzkreuz · 2012
    Mein BlockMan Spricht Deutsch · 2013
    Schrei nach LiebeMan Spricht Deutsch · 2013

    References

    Callejon (band) Wikipedia
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