Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-Zine: Kyler

segunda-feira, março 11, 2013

Kyler - Swagger

Kyler are located in the Black Forest in the south of Germany.

Here we have lots of wild boars, mountains, lakes and pretty girls wearing silly hats and there are at least as many idiots as anywhere else. The region is not famous for metal though, which is astonishing because the regional culture and the mentality of the people offer best possible prerequisites. Here metal must sound rough! Brutal and powerful…however also beautiful, passionate and catchy; in other words, it should be a musical reflection of the landscape, the weather or the people's sense of humour. To get the

heart of it: It must sound authentic. Independent!

And this is exactly the sound of Kyler.

Facts:

The band was founded in 2006 first called „Past All Hope". In February 2009 they produced a demo called "Sex, Booze & Metal" by themselves which mainly received good reviews.

After several gigs in the south of Germany and in Switzerland the band was renamed Kyler 2011 in order to get closer to the actual sound of the band which is somewhere between groove/thrash metal and southern rock. Kyler were inspired by bands like Pantera, Down, Machine Head, Hatebreed and Black Label Society. Also they love the sound of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top and all the other great southern rock bands.

Having a new name and good songs Kyler went to Iguana studio in Freiburg in December 2011 to produce their debut album "Swagger" which might have been awaited by the rest of the world. During 14 days the 10 songs were recorded, mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes. The Album "Swagger" was released on 14.09.2012 on 7hard records.

Live:

Humour, technical skills and above all the right „feeling" Kyler grants great entertainment. Due to this Kyler has continuously ranked high on line-ups and are frequently booked as headliners for small festivals and concerts. Moreover Kyler has always been happy to support shows featuring bands as for example Agnostic Front, Ektomorf, Crushing Caspars, Undertow, Grantig, etc.

Future:

In fall 2012, they played a few concerts in their home area to promote the album "Swagger". 2013 the band will play a lot of shows in Germany, Swiss and maybe the rest of Europe.

Also they have already started with the songwriting for the next album

Discography:

2009 – Sex, Booze & Metal (Demo)

2012 – Swagger (7hard records)

Band Line-Up:

Lead Vocals: Marcus Keller

Guitar: Ralf Thomas, Benny Scherrer

Bass: Theo Kraus

Drums: Andi Biedermann