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Kaiserslautern, Germany (1986 – present)
Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band, based in Kaiserslautern and founded in 1986. The band surrounding vocalist Andreas Kuntz have succeeded in making a name for themselves on an international level, enjoy almost cult status in France, have been touring all over Europe with established acts like Dream Theater, Savatage or Angra and can point to a number of impressive releases, among them three studio albums, a live cut, an unplugged recording, and several EPs.
Since the late Eighties, when the band first got together, Vanden Plas never lost sight of their ambitious goal: expressive music with emotional depth and a melancholy prog metal corset. Starting off with their debut album Colour Temple (1994), the band continued to gather an ever-increasing following with their versatile, intuitive and always unbridled lust for playing. Two years later, in 1997, Vanden Plas brought out their epic bombast successor The God Thing, which was praised by renowned magazines like Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, Burrn!, Aardschock and Flash. A six week tour with Dream Theater followed, like a sort of knighthood conferred on the highest level. The group went on to bring out the unplugged EP AcCult, on which the fascinating aspects of their compositions came to fruition in all their purity. Each Vanden Plas release shows the great musical diversity of the five band members, who have all repeatedly been involved in theatre projects and rock musicals like ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ or ‘Evita’.
Since the late Eighties, when the band first got together, Vanden Plas never lost sight of their ambitious goal: expressive music with emotional depth and a melancholy prog metal corset. Starting off with their debut album Colour Temple (1994), the band continued to gather an ever-increasing following with their versatile, intuitive and always unbridled lust for playing. Two years later, in 1997, Vanden Plas brought out their epic bombast successor The God Thing, which was praised by renowned magazines like Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, Burrn!, Aardschock and Flash. A six week tour with Dream Theater followed, like a sort of knighthood conferred on the highest level. The group went on to bring out the unplugged EP AcCult, on which the fascinating aspects of their compositions came to fruition in all their purity. Each Vanden Plas release shows the great musical diversity of the five band members, who have all repeatedly been involved in theatre projects and rock musicals like ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ or ‘Evita’.
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The Seraphic Clockwork
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Christ 0
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Beyond Daylight
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Far Off Grace
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amat_24 wrote:
reminds me of Kamelot a bit, but still unique and awesome :)
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headgear56 wrote:
IMHO Vanden Plas is one of German's best progressive metal bands.
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Vio7 wrote:
Surprisingly good music for such an unknown band.
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fenri_sulfr wrote:
I wait for their new album! It seems to be better than previous ones.
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Gazper wrote:
@ManOfMuchMetal Then i am the "Second One"!
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Sfoeznup wrote:
Vanden Plas <3
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pharoah3000 wrote:
Only just found these guys :O really like them though!
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maxson924 wrote:
"Am I the only one who seems to like 'Seraphic Clockwork' more than 'Christ 0'?" So far, I've heard three VP albums. Out of those three, Seraphic Clockwork > Beyond Daylight > Christ 0. That's not to say C0 is bad, it's just my least favorite so far.
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Pueira wrote:
Underated band
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Mindcrime-III wrote:
No you're not the only one.....I, too, like a little bit more Seraphic Clockwork.....This band always get better. Seraphic Clockwork > Christ 0 > Beyond Daylight > Far Off Grace
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ManOfMuchMetal wrote:
Am I the only one who seems to like 'Seraphic Clockwork' more than 'Christ 0'?
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Blue_Fatty wrote:
maxson924 wrote: "I have come to the conclusion that this band is too fucking ridiculously good to actually exist, and is thus a figment of my imagination. Which is a shame, because then I can only see them live in my dreams and I never remember my dreams anyway." Well said, my friend. :) (LOL)
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Mindcrime-III wrote:
And i think i've listening to Holes In The Sky 15 times, so i'm not surprised too.
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ACanonne wrote:
It is logical because "Holes In The Sky" is the only Vanden Plas song which can claim the benefits of an official video. And it is a good track so...
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Breaking-Wheel wrote:
I am so glad I decided to pick this up... and am unsurprised that "Holes in the Sky" tops the list of most played songs for the band for this last week.
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Piske81 wrote:
Would be nice to have 'Far Off Grace' and 'The God Thing' original covers on lastfm and not the remastered versions
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Mindcrime-III wrote:
This band is better with each new album......can't wait for the next!!!!!
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GlassMoonKiss wrote:
Wish this band would tour in the U.S.
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morbidtale wrote:
Tickets for their US show in Atlanta are going quickly!! Be sure to get yours soon..Sept 15.
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Szaddit wrote:
Such a great band but so underrated :( [2]
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Recent Activity
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Caustos tagged Vanden Plas with ‘progressive metal’. yesterday afternoon
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kinzochan and Caustos added Vanden Plas to their libraries. yesterday morning
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Devil_O_Hunter connected Vanden Plas to the group KFUPM. Wednesday afternoon
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milchek, sbcain, zavo78 and 1 other person added Vanden Plas to their libraries. Wednesday morning
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Karpetians tagged Vanden Plas with germany and progressive metal. Saturday afternoon
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codemancool tagged Vanden Plas with progressive, metal, progressive rock and one other tag. last week
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cuby_ruby and nerdcissus added Vanden Plas to their libraries. last week
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amat_24 tagged Vanden Plas with ‘symphonic metal’. last week
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slekkas, FretFreak93, Ianuarius85 and 7 other people added Vanden Plas to their libraries. last week
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