Gevolt
| Gevolt | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres |
Folk/Industrial Metal Yiddish metal |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | www.gevolt.com |
Gevolt is an Israeli based metal band, founded in 2001. The band known as the pioneers of Yiddish Metal. They were the first band who combined traditional Yiddish music with Metal.[1]
History
The band was formed in Israel in 2001 by Anatholy Bonder (vocals), Yevgeny Kushnir (guitars), Oleg Szumski (drums) and Max Mann (bass guitars). In 2005 Marina Klionski (violins) join the band.
In 2006 self-release of a debut full-length album Sidur in Russian language. After the release Oleg Szumski left the band and replaced by Vadim Weinstein and Dmitry Lifshitz (synths) joins the band.
Gevolt started recording of their second album in 2005 and in 2007 - released promo-single "Yiddish Metal" contains 2 tracks. In this single the band changes the concept and start singing in traditional European Jewish language Yiddish, covering classic Yiddish songs.
2008 - Sidur released in USA/Canada by Renaissance Records / Koch Entertainment Distribution. At the same time Marina left the band and Gevolt had been supplied by two violinists: Anna Agre and Eva Yefremov. After one year Gevolt had only one violinist left- Eva. 2009 - Yevgeny Kushnir left the band and replaced by Michael Gimmervert. 2010 - Max Mann left the band and replaced by Mark Lekhovitser. 2011 - second full-length album AlefBase is out. Released in February 2011, the digital version of AlefBase has received many positive reviews in lots of online blogs, newspapers and radio stations in various languages. Such magazines as "Die Welt",[2] "Jerusalem Post"[3] and "The Forward"[4] mention the band in their articles.
2012 - The band starts to write a new songs and Mark had left the band. 2013 - Michael had left the band and a new guitar and bass players (Vadim Raitses and Anton Skorohodov) joint the band. And a Nu Klezmer Metal single Khokhotshet was released in March 2015.[5]
In 2013 the band performed at Folk-Fest Israel on one stage with Korpiklaani and Tyr.[6]
Vadim Raitses and Anton Skorohodov left after releasing the single "Khokhotshet" in 2015.
In 2016 the band went to mini tour in China where performed in two major events: Taihu Midi Festival and Dream Sonic Festival where performed such bands as Lacuna Coil and Veil of Maya.[7] For this tour the band formed a new line up including Alex Zvulun (Bass), Marianne Tur (Violin), Dror Goldstein (Drums) and Michael Gimmervert (Guitar).
Discography
| Release date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sidur | Full-length album |
| 2007 | Yiddish Metal | Single (promo) |
| 2011 | AlefBase | Full-length album |
| 2015 | Khokhotshet | Single |
Band members
- Anatholy Bonder – lead vocals (2001–present)
- Dmitry Lifshitz – synths (2006–present)
- Vadim Weinstein – drums (2006–present)
- Eva Yefremof – violin (2008–present)
- Former members
- Vadim Raitses – guitars (2013–2015)
- Yevgeny Kushnir – guitars (2001–2009)
- Anton Skorohodov – bass (2013–2015)
- Mark Lekhovitser – bass (2010–2013)
- Michael Gimmervert – guitars (2009–2013)
- Anna Agre – violin (2008–2009)
- Marina Klionski – violin (2005–2008)
- Max Mann – bass (2001–2010)
- Oleg Szumski – drums (2001–2006)
Video Clips
- Sheyn Vi Di Levone (Official lyrics video), 3 Jul, 2011
- Tshiribim Tshiribom (Official video), 7 Jan, 2012
- Khokhotshet (Official Lyrics Video), 1 April, 2015
References
- ↑ "Interview: Here’s for You “The first Yiddish Metal band” GEVOLT!", MetalShockFinland.com, 20 January 2012. Retrieved on 20 January 2012
- ↑ "Heavy-Metal-Songs auf Jiddisch"(German), Die Welt, 25 April 2011. Retrieved on 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Yiddish is alive and well in the Hebrew city", Jerusalem Post, 10 August 2010. Retrieved on 10 August 2010.
- ↑ Mehalel, Adi. "Gevolt - Industrial-Metal-Music in Yiddish"(Yiddish), Yiddish Forward, New-York, 1 July 2011. Retrieved on 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Gevolt - Khokhotshet (Official Lyrics Video)", Youtube, 1 April 2015. Retrieved on 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Folk Fest Israel @ Reading 3, Tel Aviv, Israel", Metal-Temple.com, 9 November 2013. Retrieved on 9 November 2013
- ↑ "2016太湖迷笛音乐节全阵容公布"(Chinese), Xinmin.cn, 2 April 2016. Retrieved on 2 April 2016.