Kadavar is a German

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band from Berlin, founded in 2010. Their retro style, incorporating

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and

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, has been compared to bands of the 1970s

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/ heavy metal era such as

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. Kadavar currently consists of guitarist/lead vocalist Christoph "Lupus" Lindemann, drummer Christoph "Tiger" Bartelt and bassist Simon "Dragon" Bouteloup.

History

In 2010, drummer Bartelt and guitarist Philipp "Mammut" Lippitz began playing together. They became a band when Lindemann joined as bassist and vocalist. Lindemann decided to switch to guitar, allowing Lippitz to switch to bass. Their first recording, an eponymous two-song CD-R, was self-released on 25 August 2011. On 12 July 2012, Kadavar's self-titled debut album was released on

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. A collaboration with the band Aqua Nebula Oscillator resulted in the release of the ''White Ring'' album in November 2012. Due to visa problems, a planned U.S. tour could not take place, although the band did appear at the

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festival in

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on 15 March 2013. While in Texas, the band recorded various video clips of themselves which were later used to create the music video for their song "Come Back Life", which was produced by Bartelt. In July 2013, Lippitz left the band to concentrate on his new group the Loranes. He was replaced by Bouteloup, previously of metal band the Oath. After several live performances, Bouteloup was officially announced as a new member. Their second album, ''

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'', was released on 12 April 2013 by

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, and debuted at No. 42 on the German charts. In early 2014, Kadavar started touring with fellow retro-style hard rock band

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. In July 2014, Wolfmother jammed and recorded a few songs in Kadavar's

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. On 6 June 2014, Kadavar released a live album, ''

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''.

Christoph Lindemann in Resurrection Fest

In June 2015, Kadavar announced their third album, ''

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'', on their

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page. It was released by Nuclear Blast on 21 August and included a cover of

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's "Reich der Träume" as a bonus track. The album entered the charts in several countries, hitting No. 18 in Germany and No. 40 in

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. In 2015, drummer Bartelt co-wrote the song "Wedding" with

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. It was released on 19 February 2016 as a bonus track on Wolfmother's fourth album, ''

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''. Kadavar's fourth album, '' Rough Times'', was released on 29 September 2017. Their fifth album, ''For the Dead Travel Fast'', was released on 11 October 2019. On their own record label, Robotor Records, Kadavar released a split vinyl single with

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on 19 March 2021, to which they contributed a cover of "

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" by

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Style

In the studio, Kadavar use "hard-panning" production techniques (guitar tracks on the left channel, bass on the right, drums on the inside right and vocals in the middle) to accurately reproduce the sound of their live performances. Their style has been categorized to have a "riffed

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and

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-like sound" with influences from

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and

Band members

Current members * Christoph "Lupus" Lindemann –

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(2010–present),

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(2010) * Christoph "Tiger" Bartelt –

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(2010–present) * Simon "Dragon" Bouteloup – bass guitar (2013–present) Former members * Philipp "Mammut" Lippitz – bass guitar (2010–2013), guitar (2010)

Discography

Studio albums * ''

Kadavar Kadavar is a German Rock music, rock band from Berlin, founded in 2010. Their retro style, incorporating psychedelic rock and stoner rock, has been compared to bands of the 1970s hard rock/heavy metal music, heavy metal era such as Led Zeppelin ...

'' (2012,

) * ''

'' (2013,

) * ''

'' (2015, Nuclear Blast) * '' Rough Times'' (2017, Nuclear Blast) * ''For the Dead Travel Fast'' (2019, Nuclear Blast) * ''The Isolation Tapes'' (2020, Robotor Records) Singles and EPs * ''Kadavar'' CD single (2011, self-released) * ''Creature of the Demon'' 7" single (2012, This Charming Man Records) * ''The Old Man'' digital single (2015, Nuclear Blast) * ''Everything Is Changing'' (2020, Robotor Records) Live albums * ''

'' (2014, Nuclear Blast) * ''Live in Copenhagen'' (2018, Nuclear Blast) Collaborative albums * ''White Ring'' (2012, with '' Aqua Nebula Oscillator'') *''A Story of Darkness & Light: Music by Elder & Kadavar'' (2021, released under the name ''Eldovar'')

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2010 establishments in Germany German psychedelic rock music groups Musical groups established in 2010 Musical groups from Berlin German hard rock musical groups German musical trios