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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’.
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  • MivkoVanMikko

    "The God Thing" is an unbeatable prog-metal masterpiece, the best effort of this shamefully underated band.

    yesterday morning

  • amat_24

    reminds me of Kamelot a bit, but still unique and awesome :)

    last month

  • headgear56

    IMHO Vanden Plas is one of German's best progressive metal bands.

    last month

  • Vio7

    Surprisingly good music for such an unknown band.

    last month

  • fenri_sulfr

    I wait for their new album! It seems to be better than previous ones.

    last month

  • Gazper

    @ManOfMuchMetal Then i am the "Second One"!

    December 2011

  • Sfoeznup

    Vanden Plas <3

    December 2011

  • pharoah3000

    Only just found these guys :O really like them though!

    November 2011

  • maxson924

    "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.

    November 2011

  • Pueira

    Underated band

    November 2011

  • Mindcrime-III

    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

    November 2011

  • ManOfMuchMetal

    Am I the only one who seems to like 'Seraphic Clockwork' more than 'Christ 0'?

    November 2011

  • Blue_Fatty

    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)

    September 2011

  • Mindcrime-III

    And i think i've listening to Holes In The Sky 15 times, so i'm not surprised too.

    August 2011

  • ACanonne

    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...

    August 2011

  • Breaking-Wheel

    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.

    August 2011

  • Piske81

    Would be nice to have 'Far Off Grace' and 'The God Thing' original covers on lastfm and not the remastered versions

    July 2011

  • Mindcrime-III

    This band is better with each new album......can't wait for the next!!!!!

    July 2011

  • GlassMoonKiss

    Wish this band would tour in the U.S.

    July 2011

  • morbidtale

    Tickets for their US show in Atlanta are going quickly!! Be sure to get yours soon..Sept 15.

    June 2011
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