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Support show for Sugarplum Fairy at the Atelier. pictures by Dan Thuy . more pics here
Biography:
The cornerstone for Holy National Victims was laid on a cold winter day in 1999. Charles and Francis discovered a mutual passion for rock legends like Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. Since both were playing the guitar, the next logical step was to form a band. Lucky as they were, they found an equal-minded drummer, Kim, and bassist, Arnaud, in their class. The perfect singer for HNV turned out to be Alain , an old kindergarten friend of Francis. Since this was everybody's first experience in a band they started by covering seventies rock songs to get musically accustomed to each other. Soon, they couldn..t repress the creativity and started to write their own songs. A self produced limited edition first album followed shortly afterwards, "International Vegetable Meeting" (2002). Jean-Paul replaced Kim after his departure to the UK. His enthusiasm and influences changed the sound of HNV for the better. It's only at this point that they felt ready to present themselves to the public. Their first real concert was at the Emergenza festival 2003 where they reached the finals, to everyone's surprise. This opened new doors and the same year they performed on the main stage of Rock Um Knuedler as well as at the infamous E-Lake festival. Although this was already a huge success for a Luxembourgish band they weren't satisfied just yet. The mission was to get known outside of this small country and prove that Luxembourg isn't popular just for banks, so they started to record songs at Charles' home studio. But, due to A-level preparation (talented and studious!) it took them longer than expected to complete their second album (although they like to refer to it as the debut album since it's completly different from the first one which was rubbish) With 4 members currently at university in the UK, Germany and Switzerland they don't have much opportunity to perform to audiences. Holy National Victims released their double album "take this ride or you will never know" on 13 September 2006 on Winged Skull Records.
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Member Since: 3/21/2006
Band Website: holynationalvictims.com
Band Members:
Alain Schumann (Vocals)
Arnaud Fis (Bass guitar)
Charles Stoltz(Guitar)
Franz Jeitz (Guitar)
Jean-Paul Mootz (Drums)

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Influences: We don't know whether all these bands and artists have influenced us and our music, but we listen to and admire them:
The Beatles,
Led Zeppelin,
The Who,
The
White Stripes,
The Hives,
The Vines,
Jet,
Arctic Monkeys,
Franz Ferdinand,
Kaiser Chiefs,
Stereophonics,
Foo Fighters,
Queens of the stone age,
Supergrass,
The Strokes,
Kings of Leon,
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,
Mando Diao,
Jimi Hendrix,
Pink Floyd,
Audioslave,
Coldplay,
The Killers,
Pearl Jam,
Incubus,
The Rakes,
Soundgarden,
The Black Keys,
Mooney Suzuki,
Head Automatica,
Muse,
Ryan Adams,
The Dude,
Audioslave,
The Black Crowes, ......
Sounds Like: listen to previews of all 20 songs from the new album at:

HNV from Luxembourg impresses me with their double album. First I saw that mighty artwork. And after the first listening I know that here grows something special. The band not wants a single hit to break through. This is a complex output, with 20 songs, one video and great artwork / packing. The opener THE LIQUOR STORY is modern Rock with some Scandinavian Hardcore influences. A monster of a song! THE HORROR SHOW includes some Rock’n’roll influences and a mighty refrain. TOMORROW WAS YESTERDAY have some T(I)NC influences and JACOB`S PHILOSOPHY rocks! WHEN THE LEAVES.... and the ending SHE, HER PINK SPACESHIP AND ME are great acoustic tracks. Do you know THE LOST PATROL? Similar sounds. Awesome! Disc 2 is no filler material. It is on the same high standard like the first disc and with DEVIL TRAPPED IN A BOX they have a fast forward rocking track with some Stoner influences. Disc 2 features more the riff oriented material. THE MYSTIC COLOURS SONG or CONTRADICTIONS are killer and rock like hell. And with ACOUSTIC SONG IN G a great song end this double CD. All in all a mighty release. On TAKE THIS RIDE OR YOU WILL NEVER KNOW everything fits perfect and all small puzzle parts form to a huge masterpiece.
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Record Label: Winged Skull Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MERCHANDISE!!!!!

so here we are. the new merchandise has arrived and is available in the new online Winged Skull Shop.shirts are only 12 EUR plus shipping get it now!...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:41:00 PST

more t-shirt ideas


Posted by Holy National Victims on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:28:00 PST

we need your opinion: t-shirt designs

So I had nothing to do and came up with a few ideas for future t-shirt designs. Tell us what you think about these designs. We really need your feedback. Franz // Holy National Victims...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST

virb.com // listen to our whole album

We went a step further and signed up to virb.com the new stylish alternative to myspace. HNV would like to thank all of their fans and friends by making their complete album "take this ride or you wil...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:27:00 PST

VoxMusic Station Podcast featuring HNV

get the LuxArtists edition of the Voxmusic Station Podcast here.subscribe to it and get the latest infos on Luxembourgish music....
Posted by Holy National Victims on Sat, 26 May 2007 06:47:00 PST

HNV Merchandise

Currently only available at concerts:ButtonsT-shirts and Girlies ...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST

BOUTIK ROCK pictures

Boutik Rock at the Botanique in Brussels...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:28:00 PST

february news

Boutik Rock:We will perform on the 15th Feb at the Botanique (rotonde stage) at 8 pm. So make sure to be there early if you wanna catch us live on stage! Sorry ladies! Unfortunately Arnaud won't be th...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:39:00 PST

new year's news

first of all we'd like to wish everyone a happy and rocking new year 2007. we hope that you started it well.concerts:unfortunately the show with Versus You and Eternal Tango at the Atelier was cancell...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:00:00 PST

album reviews (updated 30th Dec '06)

OX Fanzine:Beim ersten Hören erinnerte mich die Band an GEM, dann aber ab Lied Nummer vier ein wenig an die LEMONHEADS und am Ende des Tages weiß ich gar nichts mehr. Dieser Mix aus Luxemburg ist schm...
Posted by Holy National Victims on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:37:00 PST