Caliban
Caliban
Genres: metalcore, hardcore, german, metal, German Metalcore
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About Caliban
There are at least two artists with this name: 1. Caliban are a German metalcore band from Essen. The band have released thirteen studio albums, two EPs, and two split albums with Heaven Shall Burn. Caliban were formed in Hattingen, Germany, in 1997 under the name Never Again. The original lineup consisted of vocalists Andreas Dörner and Marc Ulfig, guitarists Björn Kaiser and Marc Görtz, bassist Engin Güres, and drummer Kai Kogelheide. With this lineup, the band recorded a self-titled demo. After about six months and several lineup changes, Ulfig, Kaiser, and Kogelheide left the group and were replaced by Claus Wilgenbusch and Robert Krämer. The band recorded two songs for another demo that was never released. These songs were sent to several record labels, and Lifeforce Records offered the group a recording contract. By this time the band had adopted the name Caliban. Their first self-titled EP, "Caliban", was released in the summer of 1998, and the band promoted it through concerts across Europe, including support shows for Morning Again, Earth Crisis, and Cro-Mags. In 1999, after a European tour, Caliban recorded their first full-length album, "A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven". Around the same period they released a split album with Heaven Shall Burn titled "The Split Program". Their second studio album, "Vent", was released in April 2001 through Imperium Records and in Japan through Howling-Bull Records. Following its release, the band performed in Japan at the Beast-Feast 2001 festival at Yokohama Arena alongside bands including Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard, and Morbid Angel. A subsequent United States tour with Bloodjinn was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. In August 2002, Caliban recorded their third album, "Shadow Hearts", which featured a more melodic style than their earlier releases. In 2004 the band signed with Roadrunner Records in Europe and Abacus Recordings in the United States and recorded their fourth album, "The Opposite from Within", with producer Anders Fridén of In Flames. In July 2005 they released a second split album with Heaven Shall Burn titled "The Split Program II". Their fifth album, "The Undying Darkness", was released in February 2006, followed by a European tour with All Shall Perish, Bleeding Through, and I Killed the Prom Queen titled "Darkness over Europe". In 2007 the band recorded "The Awakening" with producer Benny Richter. The album was released on 25 May and reached number 36 on the German charts. In 2009 Caliban toured with Kreator on the "Chaos Over Europe Tour" and signed a worldwide contract with Century Media Records. Their album "Say Hello to Tragedy" was released on 25 August 2009 and also reached number 36 on the German charts. Later that year they toured Europe on the "Beastfest European Tour 2009" with Suicide Silence, Maroon, Emmure, and After the Burial. In 2011 Caliban recorded the cover EP "Coverfield", released in May. The band then recorded their next studio album, "I Am Nemesis", which was released on 3 February 2012. Their album "Ghost Empire" followed on 24 January 2014 through Century Media Records and reached number 7 on the German Media Control Charts. In early 2015 the band toured with Bury Tomorrow, Dream On, Dreamer, and Any Given Day. Caliban released the album "Gravity" in 2016. Their eleventh studio album, "Elements", was released on 6 April 2018. On 14 May 2021 the band released "Zeitgeister", which features re-recorded versions of earlier songs performed in the German language as well as the previously unreleased track "nICHts". Their thirteenth studio album, "Dystopia", was released on 22 April 2022. Studio albums A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven (1999) Vent (2001) Shadow Hearts (2003) The Opposite from Within (2004) The Undying Darkness (2006) The Awakening (2007) Say Hello to Tragedy (2009) I Am Nemesis (2012) Ghost Empire (2014) Gravity (2016) Elements (2018) Zeitgeister (2021) Dystopia (2022) Back from Hell (2025) 2. Caliban is also the name of an American folk duo formed by Lief Sorbye, a member of the Celtic rock band Tempest. The project produced a single album, "Caliban".
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