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'''Waterdown''' was a [[hardcore punk]] and [[post-hardcore]] sextet from [[Osnabrück]], [[Germany]]. The band emerged onto the scene in 1999 under the formation of: Axel Pralat (guitar), Marcel Bischoff (vocals), Jörg Schwoeppe (drums), Christian Kruse (bass), Holger Behrens (guitar), and Ingo Rieser (vocals). The band was signed to [[Victory Records]] up until the late 2000s. The band's first release was ''Never Kill the Boy On the First Date'', which put them on the map in both Europe and America.<ref>Haymes, Greg. (August 16, 2001) [[Albany Times Union]]. ''[http://timesunion.com/archives/summarylist.asp?DBQUERY=VICTORY+TOUR+ED+HAMELL+IS+BACK+PERFORMING+AFTER+RECOVERING+FROM+A+SERIOUS+CAR+ACCIDENT+AND+tdate%28August+16%29&DBLIST=tx2001%5Falbanytu&SORT=d%3Ah&NITEMS=25&qtype=q_string&action=Search&outputtype=XSLT&papid=albanytu&view=rtemplate&templatetype=legacy Victory Tour Ed Hamell is Back Performing After Recovering from a Serious Car Accident.]'' Section: PREVIEW; Page 4. (writing, A "favorite album title of recent weeks comes from German hardcore combo Waterdown. ... The title? "Never Kill the Boy on the First Date.").</ref> This was followed by their second release ''The Files You Have on Me''. They then toured until one of their vocalists (Bischoff) left the group in 2004. Eventually they found their current singer, Michael "Zacken" Janczak. After acquiring Janczak, production on their new album, ''All Riot'' began immediately. ''All Riot'' came out January 24, 2006. Sometime between ''Powersnake'' and Waterdown's final record ''Into the Flames'', Ingo Rieser left the ensemble, rendering the band as a quintet up until the year 2012 when they called it quits.
{{infobox musical artist
| name = Waterdown
| image = Waterdown Band.jpg
| landscape = Yes
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Osnabrück|Osnabrück, Lower Saxony]], Germany
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[hardcore punk]]
* [[post-Hardcore]]
}}
| years_active = 1999–2012
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Victory Records|Victory]]
* Uncle M
* Blacktop
* Two Friends
}}

| past_members = {{plainlist|
* Axel Pralat
* Michael "Zacken" Janczack
* Phillip Meyer
* Christian Kruse
* Holger Behrens
* Ingo Rieser
* Marcell Bischoff
* Claus Wilgenbusch
* Jörg Schwoeppe
}}
}}

'''Waterdown''' was a German [[hardcore punk]] and [[post-hardcore]] band from [[Osnabrück]], [[Germany]]. The band emerged onto the scene in 1999 under the formation of: Axel Pralat (guitar), Marcel Bischoff (vocals), Jörg Schwoeppe (drums), Christian Kruse (bass), Holger Behrens (guitar), and Ingo Rieser (vocals).

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The band was signed to [[Victory Records]] up until the mid-2000s. The band's first release was ''Never Kill the Boy on the First Date'', which put them on the map in both Europe and America.<ref>Haymes, Greg. (August 16, 2001) [[Albany Times Union]]. ''[http://timesunion.com/archives/summarylist.asp?DBQUERY=VICTORY+TOUR+ED+HAMELL+IS+BACK+PERFORMING+AFTER+RECOVERING+FROM+A+SERIOUS+CAR+ACCIDENT+AND+tdate%28August+16%29&DBLIST=tx2001%5Falbanytu&SORT=d%3Ah&NITEMS=25&qtype=q_string&action=Search&outputtype=XSLT&papid=albanytu&view=rtemplate&templatetype=legacy Victory Tour Ed Hamell is Back Performing After Recovering from a Serious Car Accident.]'' Section: PREVIEW; Page 4. (writing, A "favorite album title of recent weeks comes from German hardcore combo Waterdown. ... The title? "Never Kill the Boy on the First Date.").</ref> This was followed by their second release ''The Files You Have on Me''. They then toured until one of their vocalists (Bischoff) left the group in 2004. Eventually they found their current singer, Michael "Zacken" Janczak. After acquiring Janczak, production on their following album ''All Riot'' began immediately. The album was released on January 24, 2006. Sometime between the release of ''All Riot'' and the EP ''Powersnake'', Ingo Rieser left the ensemble. The band put out the EP ''Powersnake'' and a final record ''Into the Flames'', until they called it quits in 2012. Their song “Repeater” off of their 2006 album “All Riot” was featured in the 2006 baseball game [[MVP 06: NCAA Baseball]].


==Members==
==Members==
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==Discography==
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
*''Never Kill the Boy on the First Date'' (2001, [[Victory Records|Victory]])
*''[[Never Kill the Boy on the First Date]]'' (2001, [[Victory Records|Victory]])
*''The Files You Have on Me'' (2003, Victory)
*''[[The Files You Have on Me]]'' (2003, Victory)
*''All Riot'' (2006, Victory)
*''[[All Riot]]'' (2006, Victory)
*''Into the Flames'' (2012, Uncle M)
*''[[Into the Flames (album)|Into the Flames]]'' (2012, Uncle M)


===EPs===
===EPs===
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*''Draw a Smiling Face'' (2000, Two Friends Recordings)
*''Powersnake'' (2008, Blacktop)
*''Powersnake'' (2008, Blacktop)

===Other releases===
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*''Draw a Smiling Face'' (2000, Two Friends Recordings)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:German heavy metal musical groups]]
[[Category:German heavy metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2000]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:Victory Records artists]]
[[Category:Victory Records artists]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Germany]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, 13 November 2024

This article is about the band. For the Canadian township, see Waterdown, Ontario.
Waterdown
Background information
OriginOsnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres
Years active1999–2012
Labels
  • Victory
  • Uncle M
  • Blacktop
  • Two Friends
Past members
  • Axel Pralat
  • Michael "Zacken" Janczack
  • Phillip Meyer
  • Christian Kruse
  • Holger Behrens
  • Ingo Rieser
  • Marcell Bischoff
  • Claus Wilgenbusch
  • Jörg Schwoeppe

Waterdown was a German hardcore punk and post-hardcore band from Osnabrück, Germany. The band emerged onto the scene in 1999 under the formation of: Axel Pralat (guitar), Marcel Bischoff (vocals), Jörg Schwoeppe (drums), Christian Kruse (bass), Holger Behrens (guitar), and Ingo Rieser (vocals).

The band was signed to Victory Records up until the mid-2000s. The band's first release was Never Kill the Boy on the First Date, which put them on the map in both Europe and America.[1] This was followed by their second release The Files You Have on Me. They then toured until one of their vocalists (Bischoff) left the group in 2004. Eventually they found their current singer, Michael "Zacken" Janczak. After acquiring Janczak, production on their following album All Riot began immediately. The album was released on January 24, 2006. Sometime between the release of All Riot and the EP Powersnake, Ingo Rieser left the ensemble. The band put out the EP Powersnake and a final record Into the Flames, until they called it quits in 2012. Their song “Repeater” off of their 2006 album “All Riot” was featured in the 2006 baseball game MVP 06: NCAA Baseball.

Members

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  • Axel Pralat – guitar/backing vocals (1999-2002; 2003-2012)
  • Michael "Zacken" Janczak – lead vocals (2004-2012)
  • Philipp Meyer – drums (2002-2012)
  • Christian Kruse – bass/backing vocals (1999-2012)
  • Holger Behrens – guitar (1999-2012)
  • Ingo Rieser – co-lead vocals (1999-????)
  • Marcel Bischoff – lead vocals (1999-2004)
  • Claus Wilgenbusch - guitar (2002)
  • Jörg Schwoeppe - drums (1999-2002)

Discography

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Studio albums

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EPs

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  • Draw a Smiling Face (2000, Two Friends Recordings)
  • Powersnake (2008, Blacktop)

References

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  1. ^ Haymes, Greg. (August 16, 2001) Albany Times Union. Victory Tour Ed Hamell is Back Performing After Recovering from a Serious Car Accident. Section: PREVIEW; Page 4. (writing, A "favorite album title of recent weeks comes from German hardcore combo Waterdown. ... The title? "Never Kill the Boy on the First Date.").
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