And Then She Came is a rock band from Aachen, Germany. The band was formed as Krypteria, a gothic metal band.[1] Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use different vocalists, though German-Korean singer Ji-In Cho assumed the role of lead vocalist in 2004. One self-titled studio album was released under this moniker (later edited and re-released as Liberatio).[2] The group went on hiatus in 2012 and later reformed as And Then She Came in 2016.[3][4]
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 And Then She Came at Rockharz Open Air 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Aachen, Germany[1] |
| Genres | Symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, dark rock (recently) |
| Years active | 2001–12 (as Krypteria) 2016–present (as And Then She Came) |
| Labels | Liberatio Music Napalm Records Universal Music Group DME Music |
| Members | Ji-In Cho Olli Singer Frank Stumvoll S.C. Kuschnerus |
| Past members | Chris Siemons |
| Website | |
History
editIn 2001, Chris Siemons and S.C. Kuschnerus worked together to record a fantasy-musical CD. There was no vocalist at that time, because they wanted to record the CD with many different voices. In 2003, the album Krypteria was released. Approximately one year later, in 2004 a tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean and the German TV station RTL asked them to re-record the song "Liberatio" as a benefit single. Ji-In Cho, was chosen as the lead vocalist for the song and Sony/BMG, decided to re-release an edited version of their first album under the same name.
In 2004, from that project, Krypteria the band was officially born. Although Siemons and Kuschnerus played a leading role in the recording of the album Liberatio, the band does not consider it an official release.[5] A year later their "true" first album, In Medias Res, was released.[6][7]
Krypteria's second recording was the EP entitled Evolution Principle, released in 2006. A review by the German edition of Metal Hammer marked it as an important release of contemporary gothic metal in Germany.[8]
In January 2007, Krypteria released their second full-length studio album, Bloodangel's Cry. The title comes from the track "The Night All Angels Cry"' lyrics.
In early 2008, the band announced that they were working on their third studio album My Fatal Kiss. The album was released first in Germany on August 28, 2009, then in the rest of Europe on January 29.
The band's fourth studio album All Beauty Must Die was released on April 22, 2011 on the band's own label Liberatio Music.[9][10] Peaking on position 24 in the German Media Control Charts it is Krypteria's most successful release so far.[11]
It was announced in 2012 that the band would be going on hiatus due to Ji-In's pregnancy.
In 2016, the band was reformed and renamed as And Then She Came, with Olli Singer replacing Chris Siemons as guitarist.
Discography
editAs Krypteria
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Label | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
AUT |
SWI | |||
| 2003 | Liberatio | SMM | 24 | 41 | 25 |
| 2005 | In Medias Res | Synergy | 66 | 86 | — |
| 2007 | Bloodangel's Cry | 55 | — | 44 | |
| 2009 | My Fatal Kiss | Roadrunner | 63 | — | — |
| 2011 | All Beauty Must Die | Liberatio | 24 | — | — |
denotes an unofficial release
EP
edit- Evolution Principle (2006), Synergy Records
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
AUT |
SWI | |||
| 2005 | "Liberatio" | 3 | 5 | 20 | Liberatio |
| "Victoriam Speramus" | 89 | — | — | In Medias Res | |
| 2007 | "Somebody Save Me" | — | — | — | Bloodangel's Cry |
| 2009 | "Ignition" | — | — | — | My Fatal Kiss |
| "For You I'll Bring the Devil Down" | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "You Killed Me" | — | — | — | All Beauty Must Die |
| "Live to Fight Another Day" | — | — | — | ||
| "BVB Meisterhymne 2011" | 6 | — | — | Non-album single | |
denotes an unofficial release
As And Then She Came
editStudio albums
edit- And Then She Came (2016), Napalm Records / Universal Music Group, studio album
- KAOSYSTEMATIQ (2018), DME Music, studio album
Live albums
edit- Live – Bonsoir at the Abattoir (2016), live album, recorded at a concert on September 30, 2016 at the Abattoir in Aachen, Germany
- LIVE MMXVI (2016), videoalbum, recorded at a concert on September 30, 2016 at the Abattoir in Aachen, Germany
Videography
editAs Krypteria
edit- Liberatio (2005)
- Victoriam Speramus (2005)
- Somebody Save Me (2007)
- Live to Fight Another Day (2011)
- Die BVB-Meisterhymne (2011)
- Canon Rock (2011)
As And Then She Came
edit- Hellfire Halo (2016)
- Public Enemy #1 (2016)
- Spit It Out (Rockharz, 2016)
- Why So Serious? (2016)
- Hellfire Halo (live, 2016)
- Who's Gonna Save You? (2017)
- Five Billion Lies (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) (2017)
- Sick of You (2018)
- As the Battle Rages On (2018)
- Perfect as You Are (2018)
- Come On, Come On (2018)
References
edit- ^ a b "Krypteria: Heimkehr mit Konzert im Alten Schlachthof" [Krypteria: Coming Home with a Concert in the Old Butchery]. Aachener Nachrichten (in German). September 26, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ Krypteria Official Website Archived May 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Came, And Then She. "And Then She Came".
- ^ "AND THEN SHE CAME The re-birth of Krypteria". June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Liberatio". Krypteria official website. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Krypteria Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ "Krypteria: an interview by Musica Metal". Musica Metal.
KUSCH: Ok, I'll try my best to finally shed some light on this. The band Krypteria, that being Ji-In, Chris, Frank and myself, was formed in the winter of 2004/2005 and we consider 'In medias res' our debut album,...
- ^ "Krypteria". Metal Hammer (in German). January 1, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
Krypteria haben sich mit ihrer EP Evolution Principle in kürzester Zeit zur heißesten deutschen Gothic Metal-Hoffnung gemausert. [With their EP Evolution Principle Krypteria have turned into the currently hottest German gothic metal aspiration.]
- ^ Florek, Daniela (2011). "Krypteria – Der richtige Start". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 18, no. 5. Thomas Vogel Media. pp. 30–32.
- ^ "The new Krypteria album ALL BEAUTY MUST DIE will be released April 22nd". krypteriapolis. Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Krypteria Longplay-Chartverfolgung". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Krypteria in der österreichischen Hitparade". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Krypteria in Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "Krypteria Single-Chartverfolgung". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
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