Kanonenfieber
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Kanonenfieber | |
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 Kanonenfieber performing at Rock unter den Eichen in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Genres | Blackened death metal, melodic death metal, melodic black metal |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Noisebringer, Century Media |
| Spinoffs | Non Est Deus, Leiþa |
| Members | Noise |
| Website | kanonenfieber |
Kanonenfieber is an anonymous German blackened death metal band from Bamberg. Their lyrics are generally centered around World War I.
The head of the band and its only member is "Noise", a musician from Bamberg. At live concerts, he is accompanied by guest musicians and only sings, while he plays all the instruments in the studio. The starting point for Kanonenfieber was an exchange between "Noise" and a friend, a hobby historian, to write an album about the First World War based on letters and original documents from the period.[1]
The group was founded in 2020,[2] and from September to the end of November 2020, the nine tracks of the debut album Menschenmühle were recorded at Noisebringer Studio. Mixing and mastering took another month and a half. Noise was solely responsible for the recordings.[3][4]
Musical style
Metal.de describes the style of the debut album as "black/death metal",[5] and Scheppercore calls it blackened death metal.[1] Jan Jaedike of Rock Hard describes the sound as "epic death metal", while other reviewers call it "medium-fast, melodic black metal"[2] or "traditional black metal, with interesting interludes".[4] They have also been labelled melodic death metal.[6][7]
According to Metal.de, the atmosphere created by the band is similar to that of 1914 or Bolt Thrower.[5] Minenwerfer has also been mentioned as a reference.[8] The band's melodies and "meticulous craftsmanship" remind Rock Hard editor Jaedike of Heaven Shall Burn.[9]
Band members
Noise and his live band deliberately keep their identity secret, which is a reference to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The band wears German World War I uniforms and cover their face with black full face masks.
Studio
- Noise – vocals, all instruments (2020–present)
- Hans – session drummer (2021)
Live
- Noise – vocals (2021–present)
- Gunnar – bass, backing vocals (2021–present)
- Hans – drums (2021–present)
- Kreuzer – lead guitar (2021–2025)
- Ernst – lead guitar (2025–present)
- Sickfried – rhythm guitars (2021–present)
Discography
Studio albums
- 2021: Menschenmühle (Noisebringer Records, Avantgarde Music)
- 2024: Die Urkatastrophe (Century Media Records)
- 2026: Soldatenschicksale
Extended plays
- 2022: Yankee Division (Noisebringer Records)
- 2022: Der Füsilier (Noisebringer Records)
- 2023: U-Bootsmann (Noisebringer Records)
Singles
- 2022: "The Yankee Division" March (Noisebringer Records)
- 2022: "Stop the War" (Noisebringer Records)
- 2022: "Yankee Division" (Noisebringer Records)
- 2022: "Der Füsilier I" (Noisebringer Records)
- 2023: "Kampf und Sturm" (Noisebringer Records)
- 2024: "Menschenmühle" (Century Media Records)
- 2024: "Panzerhenker" (Century Media Records)
- 2024: "Der Maulwurf" (Century Media Records)
- 2024: "Waffenbrüder" (Century Media Records)
- 2025: "Z-Vor!" (Century Media Records)
- 2026: "Heizer Tenner" (Century Media Records)
