Gods of Blitz

Gods of Blitz were a rock band founded in Berlin. They performed a pop-friendly style of indie rock, with strong punk and metal influences.

Gods of Blitz
Gods of Blitz, 28.07.07 in Hamburg
Background information
OriginBerlin, Germany
GenresRock
Indie rock
Years active2004–present
LabelsFour Music/Sony BMG
Websitehttp://www.godsofblitz.com/
MembersSebastian Gäbel
Olli Wong
Jens Giovanni Freudenberg
Jakob Kiersch

History

Gods of Blitz were founded by Berlin-based musicians Sebastian Gäbel (vocals & bass), Olli Wong and Freudenberg (guitars), and Jakob Kiersch (drums). Their debut album, Stolen Horse, has garnered praise throughout German media, as well as assorted Australian music magazines (after opening for Wolfmother), including Rolling Stone. With production from Torsten Otto and Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Wildhearts) and mixing by Michael Ilbert (The Hives, The Cardigans, Hellacopters), the band delivered a sound familiar to the American and British indie scene dominating radio and music television at the time.

Gods of Blitz also supported Maxïmo Park and Nick Oliveri (ex-member of Queens of the Stone Age) during the Stolen Horse tour. In 2007 the band released their second album Reporting a Mirage and toured extensively to support the album. Singer Sebastian Gäbel left the band in 2008. The remaining members recruited singer Nico Kozik as replacement, released a third album Under the Radar in 2009 before disbanding later the same year. In 2012 the original line-up reunited for a series of concerts at the live venue Lido, Berlin.

Discography

Singles
  • 2005 "Gods of Blitz" (EP)
  • 2005 "Greetings from Flashbackville"
  • 2006 "The Rising"
  • 2007 "New Wave Wipe-Out"

Album
  • 2005 "Stolen Horse"
  • 2007 "Reporting a Mirage"
  • 2009 "Under the Radar" (different personnel)
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