Emil Bulls

Emil Bulls
Emil Bulls at the Mach1 Festival in 2008
Background information
Origin	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Genres	Alternative metal Alternative rock Nu metal Stoner rock Hard rock
Years active	1995 — present
Labels	Oh My Sweet Records, Island Records, Motor Music, Pirate Records, Drakkar Records
Website	http://www.emilbulls.com/
Members
Christoph von Freydorf James Richardson Stephan Karl Andreas Bock Klaus "Kanone" Kössinger
Past members
Stefan Finauer Paul Rzyttka Franz Wickenhäuser Christian Schneider Fabian Fuess

Emil Bulls is a German alternative metal band that formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group is currently constituted of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist.

History

In 1995 Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefan "Fini" Finauer (drums) who where pupils of a convent school founded the band together with Christoph's church choir friend Jamie "Citnoh" Richardson (bass). They were joined by Stephan Karl "Moik" and Franz Wickenhäuser (both guitar). The band was founded in Hohenschäftlarn near Munich. The name Emil Bulls is derived from a kid's movie.

In 1996 they recorded their first CD Red Dick’s Potatoe Garden themselves. The CD is in great demand today because of its small circulation. In the following year they attended the Emergenza festival and finished third in the European competition. For this competition they hired DJ Paul Rzyttka (known as DJ Zamzoe) who became a permanent member of the band afterwards.

After a long tour, they released their album Monogamy which was released by the indie record label Oh My Sweet Records. The record could only be purchased through the internet or during live shows. Monogamy received attention from Island Records, which offered the band a recording deal. Some of the songs off Monogamy and a few new songs were recorded. The result is called Angel Delivery Service and was released in 2001. The album was already out of stock a few months later. So a new edition was released including a cover version of A-Ha's "Take on Me". The Songs "Smells Like Rock'n'Roll", "Leaving You with This", and "Take on Me" were released as singles.

In May 2002 Porcelain (now through Motor Music) was released. "The Coolness of Being Wretched" and "This Day" were released as singles. Between June 2001 and August 2002 the band played 129 live shows including Rock am Ring. In August 2003 drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß. In 2003 the band played some shows in Canada and the United States.

On June 20, 2005, The Southern Comfort was released on Pirate Records. It was the last record with DJ Zamzoe.

In February 2007, the live and acoustic album The Life Acoustic was released. The album, which was recorded in Pullach in 2006, was followed by an acoustic tour.

The following album The Black Path was released on April 4, 2008 on Drakkar records. It is the hardest record of the band so far. The Black Path was recorded in Hannover by Benny Richer (Caliban, Krypteria). The single "The Most Evil Spell" was offered as a free download.

In 2009 Chrissy Schneider left the band and was replaced by Andy Bock, who was the guitar player of From Constant Visions so far. On September 25, 2009, Phoenix was released. "Here Comes The Fire" was offered as a free download on their website. In September a music video of "When God Was Sleeping" was released.

The band is currently prepping their latest studio offering Oceanic, to be released on September 30, 2011.

Discography

Studio Albums

Independent Releases

• 1997: - Red Dick's Potatoe Garden
• 2000: - Monogamy

Major Label Releases

• 2001: - Angel Delivery Service
• 2003: - Porcelain
• 2005: - The Southern Comfort
• 2008: - The Black Path
• 2009: - Phoenix
• 2011: - Oceanic

Live Albums

• 2007: - The Life Acoustic

Live DVDs

• 2010: - The Feast

Singles

• 2001: - "Smells Like Rock'N'Roll"
• 2001: - "Leaving You With This"
• 2001: - "Take On Me"
• 2003: - "The Coolness of Being Wretched"
• 2003: - "This Day"
• 2006: - "Newborn"
• 2006: - "Revenge"
• 2008: - "The Most Evil Spell"
• 2009: - "When God Was Sleeping"
• 2011: - "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"

External links

• Official Web Page
• Emil Bulls on MySpace
• Emil Bulls on twitter