Electric Callboy (formerly known as Eskimo Callboy) is a German
electronicore
Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep.
Reception
Sumerian Records noted in the late 2000s that "t ...
band formed in
Castrop-Rauxel
Castrop-Rauxel (), often simply referred to as Castrop by locals, is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area in Germany.
Geography
Castrop-Rauxel is located in Germany between Dortmund to the southeast, Bochum to the sou ...
in 2010. They take a more relaxed approach to the genre, and are known for their comedic songs, live shows and videos.
History
Early releases and ''Bury Me in Vegas'' (2010–2013)
![Eskimo Callboy - Wacken Open Air 2016-AL3227](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Eskimo_Callboy_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL3227.jpg)
The first self-titled EP was self-released in 2010 and was distributed via
EMP. Later the band re-released the EP via their actual recording label
Redfield Records
Redfield Records is a German independent label founded in Haan-Gruiten near Düsseldorf in 2001 and now residing in Melle near Osnabrück. In February 2013 the label founded their subsidiary under the name Redfield Digital which distribute only di ...
. The band was a support act for groups like
Bakkushan,
Callejon, Ohrbooten,
We Butter the Bread with Butter
We Butter the Bread with Butter (also known as WBTBWB) is a German deathcore band noted for their heavy use of electronic music characteristics. The group was founded in 2007 by guitarist Marcel Neumann and vocalist Tobias Schultka, was signed to ...
and
Neaera.
At festivals, the group shared stage with acts like
Casper
Casper may refer to:
People
* Casper (given name)
* Casper (surname)
* Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
* Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426
* David ...
, Distance in Embrace and Rantanplan. In 2011 they played at Traffic Jam Open Air and Mair1 Festival. Their debut album, ''Bury Me in Vegas'' was released on 23 March 2012 worldwide via
Redfield Records
Redfield Records is a German independent label founded in Haan-Gruiten near Düsseldorf in 2001 and now residing in Melle near Osnabrück. In February 2013 the label founded their subsidiary under the name Redfield Digital which distribute only di ...
.
[osnametal.de]
Eskimo Callboy:Heute Veröffentlichung des neuen Albums
(German) Between 28 and 30 September 2012, the band toured Japan on the Geki Rock Tour. After Geki Rock the group toured China and
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. In October and November 2012 Electric Callboy was a support act alongside the Electro duo WassBass (founded by Nico of
K.I.Z) for
Callejon on their ''Blitzkreuz Tour'', which lead through Germany and Austria. At the last show of the tour, at Live Music Hall in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
on 10 November 2012, nine fans were injured after pieces of the ceiling fell down in the moshpit area. The concert was stopped and rescheduled for 23 February 2013, at
E-Werk in Cologne. The band did not appear on the new date because they were touring alongside
The Browning
The Browning is an American metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 2005. The band's musical style is characterized by an eclectic blending of electronicore and deathcore. The group currently consists of vocalist Jonny McBee, drummer ...
,
Close to Home and
Intohimo
Intohimo was a Swedish post-hardcore band, located in Jönköping, Sweden. The band started playing in 2004, and the members were Johan Lindblom, Love Hempel, Joakim Bergquist, Jakob Sandgren and Simon Bohm. Soon, Jesper Sandberg became a part o ...
through Europe during that time.
On 17 November 2012, the band announced after a concert in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
that they were parting ways with their drummer Michael Maletzki; he was replaced by David Friedrich. In April 2013 the band toured the United States for the first time alongside
Kottonmouth Kings
The Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc and Saint Dog. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, p ...
and Deuce. In August 2013 the band made an appearance at
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music, rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and su ...
, as well as on the Geki Rock Tour in Japan. The band was nominated for the ''Up And Coming'' (best newcomer award) at the German
Metal Hammer Awards
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
, held in Berlin on 13 September 2013, which they won.
''We Are the Mess'', ''Crystals'', ''The Scene'', ''Rehab'' and departure of Biesler (2013–2020)
![Eskimo Callboy With Full Force 2018 13](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Eskimo_Callboy_With_Full_Force_2018_13.jpg)
The band started recording their second album at Kohlekeller Studios together with producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner in autumn of 2013. The album, ''
We Are the Mess
''We Are the Mess'' is the second studio album by German metalcore band Electric Callboy (formerly Eskimo Callboy). It was released on 10 January 2014 through Redfield Records. The album was entirely produced by Kristian Kohlmannslehner. It f ...
'', was released on 10 January 2014 via Redfield Records and
Warner Music Japan
Warner Music Group's labels include the following.
Flagship labels
*Atlantic Records
*Elektra Records
*Parlophone Records
*Warner Records
Atlantic Records Group
* 1st & 15th Entertainment
* Nipsey Hussle, All Money In
* Mike Caren, Artist Par ...
. The band played five release shows in Germany supported by
Annisokay
Annisokay (stylized as annisokay, pronounced ''Ann is okay'') is a German post-hardcore band from Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. Currently consists of scream vocalist Rudi Schwarzer, guitarist/clean vocalist Christoph Wieczorek, bassist Norbert Rose and ...
. ''We Are the Mess'' peaked in 8th place on Germany's official long-play charts and in 64th place in Austria. The band toured in Japan to promote their album. In March of that year, the band toured Europe supported by
Iwrestledabearonce
Iwrestledabearonce (often stylized in all lowercase; abbreviated as IWABO) was an American metalcore band formed in 2007 in Shreveport, Louisiana. In their nine years together, they released one EP, four full-length albums, and two remixed rele ...
,
Her Bright Skies and To the Rats and Wolves.
In August 2019, the band released the single "Hurricane" from their fifth studio album. The album, ''Rehab'', was released on 1 November 2019. Following the release of ''Rehab'', the band embarked on their ''Rehab European Tour 2019''.
On 12 February 2020, the band announced through their social media appearances that the previous singer "Sushi" would be leaving the band. "Sushi" went on to start a new project called "Ghostkid".
Introduction of Sallach, international success, name change, and ''Tekkno'' (2020–present)
On 24 April 2020, frontman Kevin Ratajczak announced on YouTube that the search for a new singer was over. After an application phase, a video followed on 4 June 2020, announcing that Nico Sallach (former lead singer of the band To the Rats and Wolves)
would be the new lead singer of the band. On 19 June 2020, the band released the song "Hypa Hypa".
On 24 July 2020, the band released the song "Hate/Love".
On 11 September 2020, the band released the EP ''MMXX''.
On 3 September 2021, the band released the song "We Got the Moves". On 3 December 2021, the band released the song "Pump It". On 6 December 2021, the band announced via their Twitter account that they submitted "Pump It" into the
German national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and h ...
, but ultimately were not included in the final list of participants.
On 22 December 2021, the band announced through Instagram that they were removing old songs from all platforms due to offensive lyrics and that they were reconsidering the band's name. On 9 March 2022, they announced that they would be called Electric Callboy from now on. The band changed the word 'Eskimo' to 'Electric' because it can be seen as a derogatory name for the Inuit and Yupik people in Alaska. They subsequently re-released the artwork from their previous albums with their new name.
On 8 April 2022, the band released their first song under their new name, "Spaceman", featuring rapper
Finch
The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...
. On 15 April 2022, Electric Callboy announced their new upcoming studio album, ''Tekkno'', which was released on 9 September 2022, and featuring the previously-released singles "We Got the Moves" and "Pump It", along with "Spaceman".
On 8 July 2022, the band released a song called "Fckboi", with the American metalcore band
Conquer Divide
Conquer Divide is an American rock band whose members are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, with one former member coming from Serbia.
History
2013-2017
The band was formed in Michigan by guitarist and songwriter Krist ...
. On 19 August 2022, the band released the song "Hurrikan". The release date for the album was changed to 16 September 2022.
''Tekkno'' entered the
German charts
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindust ...
at No. 1 in the first week after release, the highest ranking any record of Electric Callboy achieved. In the following week, they had to postpone their UK/France Tour as well as cancelling their participation on the US Level-Up tour with
Attack Attack!
Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance, later changing their name. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled ''If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?'', was ...
due to their singer Nico Sallach having a jaw and middle ear infection.
Musical style and influences
The band's musical style can be described as
electronicore
Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep.
Reception
Sumerian Records noted in the late 2000s that "t ...
,
metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
,
melodic metalcore
Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre, incorporating elements of melodic death metal and metalcore; it has a heavy emphasis on melodic instrumentation, distorted guitar tones, palm muting, double bass drumming, blast beats, metalcore-stylized brea ...
,
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
,
comedy rock
Comedy rock is rock music that is comedic in nature. Oftentimes it is mixed with satire or irony.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd Edition. ...
,
dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...
,
electro,
and
EDM
EDM or E-DM may refer to:
Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstrat ...
.
The musicians named bands like
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria are a British rock band from York, North Yorkshire, consisting of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley.
Initially formed in 2006 by Ben Bruce ...
and
Attack Attack!
Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance, later changing their name. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled ''If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?'', was ...
as their musical influences. Their singer stated that the musicians don't feel like being a part of the "hardcore music scene".
[Thomas Renz: FUZE Magazine Nr. 33 Apr./Mai 2012, page 37: ''Reviews'']
The lyrics deal with themes such as getting drunk, parties, and sex. The band call their music "Porno Metal".
In an interview with the German ''FUZE'' magazine, vocalist Sebastian Biesler meant that the lyrics only use clichés in a satirical way. In ''German Metal Hammer'' magazine, the reviewer gave the band a positive critique. He wrote, "this is why Eskimo Callboy is fun because they dismiss themselves and let ruling the fun".
Band members
File:Eskimo Callboy With Full Force 2018 03.jpg, Kevin Ratajczak
File:14-08-08 Taubertal Eskimo Callboy Daniel Haniss 2.JPG, Daniel "Danskimo" Haniß
File:Eskimo Callboy With Full Force 2018 16.jpg, Pascal Schillo
File:Eskimo Callboy With Full Force 2018 01.jpg, Daniel Klossek
File:Eskimo Callboy With Full Force 2018 07.jpg, David-Karl Friedrich
File:To the Rats and Wolves - Bochum Total - 160715LEOKR072507050000.jpg, Nico Sallach
Current members
* Kevin Ratajczak – vocals,
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
,
programming (2010–present)
* Daniel "Danskimo" Haniß –
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
(2010–present)
* Pascal Schillo –
rhythm guitar
In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...
,
backing vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(2010–present)
* Daniel Klossek –
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
, backing vocals
(2010–present)
* David-Karl Friedrich –
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
(2012–present)
* Nico Sallach – vocals
(2020–present)
Former members
* Michael "Micha" Malitzki – drums
(2010–2012 guest 2022)
* Sebastian "Sushi" Biesler – vocals
(2010–2020)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Music videos
Awards and nominations
German
Metal Hammer Awards
''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...
!
, -
, 2013
, "N/A"
, Up And Coming (best newcomer award)
,
,
Impericon
Impericon.com is a German website that sells metalcore-scene-based clothing, concert tickets, and other media and accessories.
History
At first, Impericon was named Imperial Clothing, but because of a clash with a brand company in Italy, they w ...
Awards
!
, -
, 2020
, "Hypa Hypa"
, Best Video
,
,
, -
, 2021
, "We Got the Moves"
, Best Music Video
,
,
References
External links
Official Website(German, English)
Electric Callboyat ''
MySpace''
Electric Callboyat ''
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming se ...
''
Electric Callboyat ''
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
''
{{Authority control
German metalcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 2010
Electronicore musical groups
Metalcore musical groups
2010 establishments in Germany
Name changes due to the George Floyd protests