Callejon (band)

Callejon discography
Callejon discography
Studio albums	8
Live albums	1
EPs	2
Singles	12
Demo albums	1

Callejon
Callejon
	Callejon performing live at Rock am Ring
Background information
Origin	Düsseldorf, Germany
Genres	Metalcore, post-hardcore
Years active	2002–present
Labels	My Favourite Toy, Nuclear Blast, Four Music
Associated acts	K.I.Z.
Website	www.callejon.de
Members	Bastian Sobtzick; Bernhard Horn; Christoph Koterzina; Thorsten Becker; Max Kotzmann;
Past members	Frank Walther; Simon Vohberger; Stefan Vohberger; Sebastian Gallinat; Sven Wasel; Thomas Buschhausen;

Callejon (span. callejón "alley", [ka.ʎeˈxon]) is a German metalcore band founded in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2002. The band writes and sings the majority of their lyrics in German.

Singer Bastian BastiBasti Sobtzick

Guitarist Bernhard Horn und Bassist Thorsten Becker

Guitarist Christoph Kotsche Koterzina

Drummer Maximilian Kotze Kotzmann

History

Callejon was founded in 2002. Their first release was a self-titled demo released in 2003. On 7 May 2005, the band released their EP Chronos. Their debut album, Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé, was released on July 7, 2006. Both albums were released through their label My Favorite Toy Records, which is based in Mainz.

In February 2003 the band went on a three-weeks promotional tour for their album Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé

In September 2007 they signed a contract with Edition TAKK, a publishing company associated with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Germany. With a tour in winter 2007 the EP Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz was promoted. After that drummer Sven Wasel was replaced by Bodo Stricker.

In May 2008 the band signed a contract with Nuclear Blast.[1] Their label debut Zombieactionhauptquartier contained 13 songs. It was produced by Eike Freese in Hamburg and was published on November 28, 2008.[2] The album features a song "Porn from Spain" with K.I.Z rapping as guest singers.

In March 2010 the band uploaded their third album Videodrom to their Myspace page. It was released on 3 April 2010 and entered the German Media Control Charts at No. 31. The Album is inspired by David Cronenberg's film Videodrome.[3]

Their album Blitzkreuz, produced by Colin Richardson, was released in June 2012. A video for the first single "Blitzkreuz" has been released on April 12. The album contains "Porn From Spain 2", this time additionally to K.I.Z with Mille from Kreator and Sebastian Madsen from Madsen.

With their album Man Spricht Deutsch they released an album consisting only of cover versions in January 2013.

In 2015 a new album called Wir Sind Angst, this time exclusively with own songs, was released. It contains a song named Dunkelherz, which points back to the 2007 tour.

It was followed by Fandigo, which introduced a change of style. The newer songs contain more synthesized and melodic parts than older ones, the songs became slightly softer whilst maintaining hard riffs.

In succession to Man Spricht Deutsch, Callejon released Hartgeld im Club in 2019. It mainly consists of covers of German rap music, although some own songs and features are included. It also contains a third "Porn from Spain"-Song featuring Ice-T and K.I.Z as well.

Artwork

Singer Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick creates all cover artwork of the band himself.[4] He has also designed artwork for releases by other bands such as Iconoclast by Heaven Shall Burn, Say Hello to Tragedy by Caliban and others.

Personnel

Current members

Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick – vocals (2002–present)
Bernhard Horn – guitar (2002–present)
Christoph "Kotsche" Koterzina– guitar (2011–present)
Thorsten Becker– bass (2006–present)
Max "Kotze" Kotzmann – drums (2010–present)

Former members

Frank Walther – bass
Simon Vohberger – bass
Stefan Vohberger – guitar (–2007)
Sebastian Gallinat († 2010) – bass
Sven Wasel – drums (–2007)
Thomas Buschhausen – guitar

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	GER [5]	AUT [6]
2006	Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé Released: July 6, 2006 Label: My favourite Toy Format: CD, digital download	—	—
2008	Zombieactionhauptquartier Released: November 21, 2008 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, digital download	—	—
2010	Videodrom Released: April 3, 2010 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, digital download	31	—
2012	Blitzkreuz Released: June 16, 2012 Label: Four Music, Blacksome Music Format: CD, digital download	9	32
2013	Man spricht Deutsch Released: January 11, 2013 Label: Four Music Format: CD, digital download	7	61
2015	Wir sind Angst Released: January 9, 2015 Label: Four Music Format: CD, digital download	5	24
2017	Fandigo Released: July 28, 2017 Label: People Like You Records Format: CD, digital download	9	27
2019	Hartgeld im Club[7] Released: January 4, 2019 Label: People Like You Records Format: CD, digital download	5	63
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of EPs
Year	EP details
2005	Chronos Released: February 2005 Label: My favourite Toy Format: CD, digital download
2007	Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz Released: December 1, 2007 Label: independent Format: CD, digital download

Singles

2008: Zombiefied / Porn from Spain
2009: Phantomschmerz
2010: Sommer, Liebe, Kokain
2011: Wherever I May Roam
2012: Feindliche Übernahme
2012: Porn From Spain 2
2012: Kind im Nebel
2014: Dunkelherz
2017: Utopia
2017: Monroe
2017: Noch einmal
2017: Hölle Stufe 4

Demo albums

2003: Demo 2003

Live albums

2015: Live in Köln

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References

"CALLEJON - have signed with Nuclear Blast!". Nuclear Blast. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
"CALLEJON - Cover artwork, album title and tracklist revealed". Nuclear Blast. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.
Studiobericht pressuremagazine.de
"Callejon Reveals New Album Details Online". metal underground.
"Chartverfolgung / Callejon / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
"Discographie Callejon". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
"Callejon: new album "Hartgeld im Club" announced for January 2019, pre-sale starts TODAY". centurymedia.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

External links

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[1] "CALLEJON - have signed with Nuclear Blast!". Nuclear Blast. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-03-04.

[2] "CALLEJON - Cover artwork, album title and tracklist revealed". Nuclear Blast. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012.

[3] Studiobericht pressuremagazine.de

[4] "Callejon Reveals New Album Details Online". metal underground.

[GER-albums-5] "Chartverfolgung / Callejon / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

[AUT-6] "Discographie Callejon". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

[7] "Callejon: new album "Hartgeld im Club" announced for January 2019, pre-sale starts TODAY". centurymedia.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.