TRASHCANNED

Founded in 2003 by bass player Hannes Schaufler and guitarist Bernhard Schubert, TRASHCANNED has undergone a spectacular evolution in the past few years. While original members Tim Sklenitzka and Christian Hamböck, vocals and synth respectively, still form a part of the band's line-up, drummer Gregor Ruelens (formerly with Resistate) and guitarist Christine Schmidt (formerly with Aimless), who joined the band in 2005 only, completed the line-up after the original members had decided to take the band into a new direction. With the new members on board, the sound evolved into a melodic death/modern thrash mix that almost instantaneously increased the band's following enormously.
After releasing two EPs to critical acclaim – "And Embers Will Rise" in 2005 and "The Age of Treason" in 2006 – the band not only played a large number of gigs in their home country, but also in the Czech Republic, Italy and Slovenia, where they impressed the audience at the renowned Metal Camp Festival. TRASHCANNED have also shared the stage with well-known international bands such as Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (GER), Sworn Enemy (US), Torture Squad (BRA) or One Man Army & the Undead Quartett (SWE). One of the highlights of the band's career so far turned out to be the "Metal for Fairness Underground" contest in March 2007, which not only provided the band many dedicated followers, but also a deal with the Vienna-based label Noisehead Records. TRASHCANNED's first full length album "Redemption" was released in September 2007 and earned first-class press statements.
One question remains, however. What is it that makes TRASHCANNED stand out amongst the large number of other Austrian metal acts? On the one hand, there is the music: highly diversified and drawing from as different influences as melodic death, industrial, metalcore, hardcore, and thrash metal, which gives it a unique, very distinctive feel. The band's sound has – not without good reason – been compared to internationally renowned acts such as Arch Enemy, Lamb of God, Dark Tranquillity, Heaven Shall Burn and In Flames by fans and members of the press alike. On the other hand, there is the band's enormous and powerful live performance that easily engages the audience and guarantees for an intense show. But don't take these words for it – see (and hear) for yourself.
PRESS STATEMENTS ABOUT REDEMPTION:
“Redemption“ bietet alles, was eine moderne Death’n’Thrash-Scheibe braucht. Technik, Spielwitz und Eingängigkeit sind etwa gleichstark ausgeprägt. Straighte Tempo-Parts mit guten Melodien und typisch schwedische Melodic-Death-Momente inklusive verträglicher Refrains halten sich die Waage.
www.music-scan.net
Zu hören gibt es anspruchsvollen Melodic Death/Thrash. Ein ausnahmslos hartes Riffing mit Melodie macht den guten Grundsound aus der sich hier durch 11 Songs zieht. Trashcanned haben es drauf eingängige Refrains in den Sound zu integrieren. Untermalt wird das dann teilweise mit düsteren, elektronischen Keyboardsounds.
www.heavy-metal.de
Ganz im Stile der des Öfteren doch deutlich auszumachenden Einflussquellen aus dem Großraum Göteborg haben TRASHCANNED einige wirkliche Perlen in der Dose.
www.powermetal.de
Traumhafter Old School Thrash Metal à la Megadeth trifft Death-Düsternis und verschmilzt zu perfekter Headbanger-Mucke. Den Begriff 'moshen' hatte ich schon lange in der hintersten Ecke einer Schublade verstaubt geglaubt, doch Trashcanned kramen ihn wieder hervor und polieren ihn, bis er in hellstem Glanz erstrahlt.
www.necroweb.de
Über knapp 50 Minuten wird auf Redemption technisch ausgereifter Sound geboten, der weder Aggressivität noch Gespür für Melodien vermissen lässt. Die Songs bieten das volle Spektrum von "zapfig-deftig" bis "harmonisch-melodisch", ohne dass diese Bandbreite den Eindruck erweckt, zusammengewürfelt zu sein.
www.heavy-hardes.de
Unterm Strich beweisen TRASHCANNED mit ihrem ersten Longplayer, dass sie einiges drauf haben und dass sie wissen, wie großartige Lieder geschrieben werden.
www.myrevelations.de
Songs like ‘Blindfold’ and ‘Beyond Remorse’ really make my skin crawl. So dark and yet so beautiful. I advise that people who read this review buy this album the moment after they read this review, it will make your life more complete. My overall opinion: great band, great musicians, nice chick, this band got what it takes to break through in 2008, mark my words.
www.metallinks.nl
Click on the cover to purchase "Redemption" online. Album also available at MediaMarkt, Cosmos, Saturn, Karstadt, Müller and several smaller stores. Or, just write us an e-mail or message. Or, of course, you can buy it at each of our shows (like t-shirts and longsleeves - to be be purchased from our most sexy merch girl ;)
FULL LENGTH REVIEWS FOR ALBUM "REDEMPTION":
METAL-OBSERVER.COM
POWERMETAL.DE
STORMBRINGER.AT
DARKSCENE.AT
HEAVYHARDES.DE
AMBOSS-MAG.DE
HEAVY-METAL.DE
METAL-UNDERGROUND.AT.VU
EARSHOT.AT
PLANET.TT
CITY-FLYER.AT
GLADIATORS-OF-METAL.AT
KLASMA.DE
MUSIC-SCAN.NET
NECROWEB.DE
MYREVELATIONS.DE
METAL-DISTRICT.DE (all of the above in german)
METALLINKS.NL (english)
LORDSOFMETAL.NL (dutch)
HALLOFMETAL.COM (spanish)
TEMPI-DURI.IT (italian)
SHOCKMAGAZIN.HU (hungarian)
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