Comaniac
It was in 2010 when the Company of Maniacs was founded by two fellows: Cédric Iseli (drums) and Jonas Schmid (vocals, guitar). As lonesome metal heads in their teenage years at school they hooked up to celebrate their favorite music: Heavy Metal. With Overkill, Coroner, and Sepultura as main influences, they made their way through the cover-period into songwriting.
A lot of ideas and smashing riffs later, they had 5 songs ready for action and recording! It was April 2012 in our counting when they entered a small cowshed - a friends “recording studio” - to record their breed. The very first demo release was ready and was properly called “Cowshed Demo”.
They got backup in no time. Raymond Weibel (bass) and Dominic Blum (lead guitar) were blown away by the raw brutality of the Cowshed Demo and joined Comaniac in Summer 2012. The four maniacs from Aarau, Switzerland were soon ready to hit the stages - just weeks after their first rehearsal. Ray comments: “We were or motivated and ready to conquer the stages! And we got better and better every rehearsal!”
In December 2012 Comaniac found themselves in the recording studio again – but this time in a professional one to record their second demo. “Tumor Troop” was released in Summer 2013 and was recognized not only in the local but also the international press. Cédric comments, “In early 2013, when we suddenly had our full line up and a decent demo, we had something in our hands! Venues and press started to give us some recognition and noticed our passion for Heavy Metal music!”
By the end of 2013, Comaniac played in several cities and gathered a lot of live experience such as a Supporting Act for Thrash legends Coroner and Toxik. But there was something quietly growing beside the shows...
In early 2014, Comaniac recorded their brand new song “Killing Tendency” and published it with a frenzy violent promotion video clip to announce their debut album. Jonas says: “We knew right from the beginning that it is essential for a band to write and release new music. We have to let people know we’re working hard on our music and are keeping to it. There was no day off from improving our song material!”
In Summer 2014 Comaniac entered the KHE Recording Studio to record “Return To The Wasteland” – their first full length album. After months of promotion and organization their 52-Minutes-Debut Album also known as “RTTW” was self-released on February 27, 2015 and distributed worldwide by underground record stores and distributors.
Soon after – in March 2015 – it was time for another release: Their first professional video clip to the Song “Secret Seed”. Doom comments: “We always wanted to use our music to get a message to the people. And with Jonas’ idea of the human tree being used and abused for his whole life we had a fitting metaphor.”
2015 was the year of live attacks! Many shows in Switzerland and their first shows abroad brought Comaniac to countries like Germany, Austria, Italy and Croatia.
Through this time two labels were contacting Comaniac for a collaboration. Soon after there were two re-issues of “Return To The Wasteland” on the market: Stormspell Records (CD) and Tridroid Records (Tape) helped Comaniac to distribute their Debut. Comaniac seemed ready for take-off…but trouble stroke…
Early 2016 the band had its first big crisis. Cédric - founder member and drummer for more than 5 years – and lead guitarist Doom couldn’t combine the ambitious plans of Comaniac with their private ones. So in April 2016 it came to the last live show in the original lineup. Still there was no such thing as burying Comaniac at any time. Jonas and Ray started checking different possibilities how to continue and finally brought Vali (lead guitar) and Stef (drums) on board - in the same month as Doom and Cédric left.
In Summer 2016 Comaniac was announced for MetalDays 2016. After a couple of shows in Europe Comaniac recorded their Second Album "Instruction For Destruction" in Sept/Oct 2016. It will be released worldwide on April, 7th on the German Label SAOL.
Quelle: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ComaniacOfficial/about/?ref=page_internalDiscografie2013 - Cowshed Demo (Demo)
2013 - Tumor Troop (Demo)
2014 - Killing Tendency (Single)
2015 - Return To The Wasteland
2017 - Instruction For Destruction
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