Raubtier
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLwHEPyXBE&feature=related]Raubtier - Achtung Panzer![/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvqw6d_KS8Q&feature=channel]Raubtier - Kamphund[/ame]
Raubtier was formed a couple of years ago, but the three members Hulkoff, Thorbjörn (sometimes called Joey) and Buffeln - all brilliant rock star names of course - have been in other bands before. They reside in a city in Sweden called Haparanda, located far north close to the Finnish border. It's a macho society, and mostly heavy metal territory. Actually, I have noticed that Sweden becomes more and more electronic the farther south you get, with Malmö being the country's synthpop capital. But the cold north is perfect breeding ground for this testosteron industrial metal band.
A comparison with Rammstein is obvious, but I know Raubtier is a bit tired of hearing that. That description is just a start though; the Raubtier sound is more metal, with blast beats and guitar solos added. Hulkoff's hard, rasping Swedish lyrics also separate them from the rest, with the subject matter concerning life, religion and dogs. Yes, dogs. And psychopaths putting diesel in the drinking water.
Trying to understand this band is hard. On one hand we have the uncompromising music, and on the other hand we have the members themselves, often responding with their special brand of humour. You have to imagine these answers are given with tongue firmly in cheek. Singer Hulkoff works the forests around Haparanda, and they have an aura of "tough guys", drinking and reveling in the glorification of the grim north. Still, in interviews they seem to be humorous and easygoing fellows.
Quelle Text
Myspace
Offizielle Bandpage
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogLwHEPyXBE&feature=related]Raubtier - Achtung Panzer![/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvqw6d_KS8Q&feature=channel]Raubtier - Kamphund[/ame]
Raubtier was formed a couple of years ago, but the three members Hulkoff, Thorbjörn (sometimes called Joey) and Buffeln - all brilliant rock star names of course - have been in other bands before. They reside in a city in Sweden called Haparanda, located far north close to the Finnish border. It's a macho society, and mostly heavy metal territory. Actually, I have noticed that Sweden becomes more and more electronic the farther south you get, with Malmö being the country's synthpop capital. But the cold north is perfect breeding ground for this testosteron industrial metal band.
A comparison with Rammstein is obvious, but I know Raubtier is a bit tired of hearing that. That description is just a start though; the Raubtier sound is more metal, with blast beats and guitar solos added. Hulkoff's hard, rasping Swedish lyrics also separate them from the rest, with the subject matter concerning life, religion and dogs. Yes, dogs. And psychopaths putting diesel in the drinking water.
Trying to understand this band is hard. On one hand we have the uncompromising music, and on the other hand we have the members themselves, often responding with their special brand of humour. You have to imagine these answers are given with tongue firmly in cheek. Singer Hulkoff works the forests around Haparanda, and they have an aura of "tough guys", drinking and reveling in the glorification of the grim north. Still, in interviews they seem to be humorous and easygoing fellows.
Quelle Text
Myspace
Offizielle Bandpage