ArnoCorps

ArnoCorps is a rock music group based in San Francisco, CA.

The band combines a militaristic appearance with a musical style rooted in skate punk and heavy metal. Describing their music as Action Adventure Hardcore Rock and Roll, the focus of the band is on energetic live performances which feature interaction with the audience. Attendees and fans are referred to by the band as "Goddamn Heroes."

ArnoCorps' lyrics are often confused with the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger, with particular emphasis on his action roles from the 1980s such as The Terminator, Predator and Total Recall, with many of the lyrics paralleling movie dialogue and plots, similar to The Misfits' lyrical focus on horror films and B-movies.

The band's stage show sees all five members dressed in combat fatigues and camouflage paint (most likely inspired by Predator and Commando) and address the audience in their native Austrian accents. Each band member uses a pseudonym and they also claim to have six deceased former members. For some time ArnoCorps had two bass players in their line-up (an arrangement they referred to as "heroic symmetry"). Since the departure of Der Wolf from the band they have carried on as a more traditional five-piece.

As a further part of their act, ArnoCorps claim to be inspired by ancient folklore and mythology originating from the alps of their native Austria. ArnoCorps went further to charge several Hollywood movie studios with "stealing" the lore and mythology of Austria for plot material and dialogue in the films they have parodied. In 2004 the band attempted to launch a class-action lawsuit against the studios on behalf of the Austrian people, although the case failed to go to court.^[1]

After releasing two self-produced EPs in 2000 and 2001, the band built a fan following in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band's full length concept album was announced for release in 2005, titled The Greatest Band Of All Time. British metal label Anticulture Records released the album in the UK and Europe in February 2006. After receiving critical praise in British magazines such as Metal Hammer and Total Guitar along with mainstream radio airplay on BBC Radio 1, ArnoCorps toured the UK and Ireland in the summer of 2006. The tour earned the band a 10 out of 10 rating from the BBC for a performance in Manchester, England,^[2] an appearance on commercial radio station Kerrang! 105.2 and a rave review of their London show in the October 2006 issue of Bizarre.

Discography

ArnoCorps EP01 (2000)
ArnoCorps EP02 (2001)
The Greatest Band Of All Time (2005 US, 2006 UK)
The Ballsy EP (2009)

Line-up

Holzfeuer - Vocals
Inzo der Barrakuda - Guitar
Vielmehr Klampfe - Guitar
Karl Dichtschnur - Bass
Gellend Adler - Drums

Former members

Halstucha - Guitar
Schlagbolzen - Guitar
Erich Nagelbett - Drums
Der Wolf - Bass
Toten Adler - Bass

"Deceased"

Oskar Mordsding
Johann Kranausleger
Wilhelm "Gummiblase" Beil
Vinzenz Wieselhinten
Eduard Affelieber

References

^ "ArnoCorps". San Francisco Chronicle. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2009-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "ArnoCorps at the Attic - 10/10". BBC. 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

[1] "ArnoCorps". San Francisco Chronicle. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2009-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] "ArnoCorps at the Attic - 10/10". BBC. 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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