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Münster, Westphalia, summer of 2003: Tobias Buck, guitarist of the death/grind band MALZAN, forms a side project in order to pursuehisinterest in hardcore and Swedish death metal. The original line-up, consisting of Buck, Sebastian Heldt (d), Benny Hilleke (v),andBenjamin Donath (b), is quickly assembled, and, just before the debut show, THE NINTH GATE is chosen as the band’s name.Soon afterthis show the band is joined by guitarist Stefan Keller, whose death metal heavy riff ideas further enrich the creativeoutput of the younggroup.2nd April 2004 – less then a year after the band’s ince ...read more
Münster, Westphalia, summer of 2003: Tobias Buck, guitarist of the death/grind band MALZAN, forms a side project in order to pursuehisinterest in hardcore and Swedish death metal. The original line-up, consisting of Buck, Sebastian Heldt (d), Benny Hilleke (v),andBenjamin Donath (b), is quickly assembled, and, just before the debut show, THE NINTH GATE is chosen as the band’s name.Soon afterthis show the band is joined by guitarist Stefan Keller, whose death metal heavy riff ideas further enrich the creativeoutput of the younggroup.2nd April 2004 – less then a year after the band’s inception and only a few months into the band’s existence in its present line-up –THENINTH GATE are offered a recording contract by Metal Blade Records, literally making the five youngsters’ dreams cometrue.Understanding that a new name is needed to replace the old moniker, which had been born more out of necessity thananything else, thequintet starts brainstorming, soon emerging with a name that represents the band’s philosophy as a whole. Thename is that of acharacter from Greek mythology, a woman who was sold into sexual slavery, being proscribed, oppressed andexploited all her life. Thiswoman was called NEAERA.A contract is signed between Metal Blade Records and the newly named NEAERA, who enter Stage One Studio with veteran producerAndyClassen in November 2004 in order to record their debut album. “The Rising Tide Of Oblivion” is released on March 21, 2005,being metalmost exclusively with positive reviews. Following the album release, the band plays numerous shows and tours inGermany and abroad,including a European tour with As I Lay Dying and Heaven Shall Burn.Musically speaking, the band doesn’t rest on their laurels either. A studio date for January 2006 at Denmark’s Hansen studioswithproducer Jacob Hansen (FEAR MY THOUGHTS, MAROON, COMMUNIC, SOUL DEMISE) is already booked in June 2005. Thesongwritingprocess takes up the best part of the year, with Tobias Buck, Stefan Keller and Sebastian Heldt writing roughly one songa month. Thestudio sessions with Jacob Hansen turn out to be extremely gratifying, more than living up to the band’s expectations.The band’ssophomore album, “Let The Tempest Come”is released by Metal Blade Records on April 7, 2006.Album number two proves that the band is not only able to cope with the immense pressure generated by their successful debut,but alsothat they have matured as musicians. The new songs are met with enthusiastic reactions both by fans and press. Amongotherremarkable achievements, “Let The Tempest Come” gets a perfect 7 out of 7 score in the German edition of Metal Hammer –just like“The Rising Tide Of Oblivion” did before. Following the album release the band embarks on a real marathon of tours andfestivals,including tours with the likes of Kataklysm and Caliban, as well as large festivals like Summer Breeze, With Full Force andDonauinselfest.In late May 2007 Tobias Buck and Sebastian Heidt make their way to the familiar Hansen Studios again to begin recording thethirdNEAERA album, titled “Armamentarium”. For the first time, the band works simultaneously at Hansen Studios and Rape ofHarmoniesStudio in the Eastern German town of Triptis, where all vocals are tracked under the supervision of Alexander Dietz andRalf Müller.“Armamentarium” is launched on August 24, 2007. The album even makes it into the official German album charts onposition 65! Severalfestivals (Wacken a.o.) and tours throughout Europe follow, pushing the total number of shows played by theband up to 300 in over 20countries including Russia, Estonia and Greece.In January 2009 the band enters Rape of Harmonies Studio to record their fourth album, “Omnicide – Creation Unleashed”, withproducerAlexander Dietz at the helm. Mix and mastering is taken over by world-famous metal doctor Zeuss, who gives this aural tankhis usualseal of excellence.Festivals were destroyed by NEAERA where the band shared stages with bands like Rammstein. Alongside Earth Crisis and SwornEnemyNEAERA toured Europe for one month.After having finished songwriting for a new record on tour, the guys didn’t lose any time. The recording session for their fifth albumwasplanned immediately. ‚Forging The Eclipse‘ was produced by Alexander Dietz, NEAER’s man of trust, with German producinglegend AndyClassen handling the drums in his Stage One Studio. The mix was done by Tue Madsen in his Antfarm Studio.Cover artwork once again was created by NEAERA’s longtime graphic designer Terje Johnsen. He managed to turn the album titleinto asimple and concise concept.http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/neaera/bio.php « hide |
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