- Kaninchen
Kaninchen are a Dutch hardcore band, formed in the fall of 2004 in
The Hague . They are known for their extravert stage acts (especially by frontman László Huszár), wacky lyrics and innovative songs ranging from hardcore punk to metalcore.History
Formed by vocalist László Huszár and bassist Maurits Koelen, the duo quickly added drummer JP Koelen and guitarist Tjebbe Vlieg to complete the original line-up of Kaninchen. After their first gig however, the band decided an additional guitarist, to create a broader sound, was needed. Eventually it would be Joshua Snow (The Confidants) to fill that spot. By the end of 2005, however, Tjebbe Vlieg left on friendly terms with the band, feeling bluesrock was the direction he himself would personally like to head in.By the end of 2006, Joshua Snow decided to leave the band on friendly terms, the main reason being to work on his "The Confidants" project. Quickly, Kaninchen found a new lead guitarist in the person of Ilja "The String Strangler", and made a musical move towards the hardcore genre, while still maintaining the rawness of the hardrock they had been playing and the innovative style that had marked the band since its beginnings.
Change in style
Kaninchen's sound has changed a lot since the leaving of Tjebbe Vlieg and the departure of main songwriter Joshua Snow. There's a distinct difference between songs like Unglaub (Vlieg/ [lyrics] Huszár) & Down Under (Vlieg/Snow/ [lyrics] Huszár), The Affinity (Snow/ [lyrics] Huszár) & Christopher (Snow/ [lyrics] Huszár), and The Anthem (Ilja/ [lyrics] Huszár) & My Way (Ilja/ [lyrics] Huszár). From a more bluesy punkrock, to hardrock and progressive, into experimental hardcore punk nowadays.
Another change in both style and bandmembers happened at the end of January 2007. Kaninchen-frontman Laszlo decided to concentrate on other things and left the band. Future concerts will show the impact of this dramatic change. New singers and songwriters are guitar-player Ilja and bass-player Maurits, both working hard for lyrics and riffs. Kaninchen has decided to continue without their founder...
Rumour has it that the leftovers of Kaninchen decided to change the name Kaninchen into The Seed Of Kaninchen: BUNNYCUM, because Kaninchen without László just isn't the same. According to the band Kaninchen WAS László really!
Members
* Maurits Koelen - Bass guitar, vocals
* Ilja "The String Strangler" Idris - Guitar, vocals
* JP Koelen - DrumsFormer members
* Laszlo Huszar - Vocals
* Joshua Snow - Guitar, backing vocals
* Tjebbe Vlieg - Guitaree also
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List of Dutch musicians External links
* [http://members.lycos.nl/kaninchen Kaninchen's official site]
* [http://www.undeclinable.nl (The)Undeclinable(s)]
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