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Comment: Fails WP:MUSICBIO - lacks inline any citations and therefore is almost entirely original research - see Wikipedias guidelines to referencing for beginners. Noting that YouTube and Legacy.de are not acceptable or reliable sources. The band's website is a primary source, as are interviews with the band members. Dan arndt (talk) 09:20, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
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| Origin | Dinslaken, Germany |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Self Produced |
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| Website | foolthemasses |
Fool the Masses is a German Industrialcore band from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia). The band was founded in 2020 by the members Raphael Moujou, Nico Müller, DJ Vornax and Lea Karla.
History
editThe band was founded in 2020 by Raphael Moujou, Nico Mueller, DJ Vornax and Lea Karla. According to information, Raphael Moujou and Nico Mueller decided to form a new metal band after having common musical projects in the past. DJ Vornax joined as Moujou's friend after he was asked to be part of a metal band. With Lea Karla as a guitarist who placed an online ad on a musician platform, the band formation was complete.[1] The band started rehearsing together to find their own musical style. From previous interviews, it appears that the members came from different musical genres to create a new musical style together. Raphael Moujou came from a rock background and was part of a German rock band before Fool The Masses. DJ Vornax was a techno DJ in the Netherlands for many years. Lea Karla was a guitarist in other metal bands as well as cover bands. In the beginning, the band programmed the drum set for their music. After some time they were looking for a drummer to try out a new sound. After rehearsing with several drummers, they finally decided not to add a drummer to the band's line-up. Therefore they optimised their drum sound by the method of humanizing the drums to get the impression of a drummer playing the songs.[2] In the initial line-up of the band, there was also no bass Player live. The bass was recorded in the studio and played live from the computer of DJ Vornax.
Supervision (EP) 2021
editThe band's first EP "Supervision" was released under their own direction in June 2021. The single, "Victim", was released in May 2021 with the accompanying video. The EP features the tracks "Victim", "One Million", "Rewrite the Book", "Light a way" and "Whiplash". The CD cover shows a masked person holding a burning newspaper in his hands. The band released music videos for the songs "Victim" and "Light a Way". With the release of the EP, the Band started playing their first concerts and gained live experience. The EP was released in cooperation with the band's producer Lucas Grünke, as part of Blackhole Music & Productions.
Video and story behind the song Victim (2021)
editFor the single release of the song "Victim", the band released their first video. All four founding members can be seen in the video. In the first scene, a masked person sits at a table. The singer of the band is brought into the interrogation room accompanied by two men. He reluctantly sits down at the table, opposite the masked man. A knife is seen lying on the table. In the second scene, we see the band's guitarist. There are financial documents in Front of him, whereupon the men confront him. In scene 3, DJ Vornax is seen sitting in Front of the masked man. You can see a bag with a white substance laying on the table. The men tries to confront him and force him to confess. In scene 4 you see the other guitarist of the band. In Front of her is a pipe bomb and pictures of burning cars and houses. She is also forced to confess under pressure from the men. In the last scene, all the band members are seen sitting towards the masked man one after the other and unmasking him. At the end they sit in front of themselves. The video consists of acting/story scenes and performance scenes of the band.
Welcome To The Big Seven (Album 2022)
editOne year after the release of the EP "Supervision", the band released their first album. The album Welcome to the Big Seven, features the tracks Welcome To The Big 7, Not A Victim, In My Veins, #Fakeyou, Alone, Burn The Opera, Depression, 19 Down, Kamikaze Command, Deception, No Oblivion, The End and Party All Night Long. The cover features a large golden seven on the background of an old book. According to the band, the idea behind the album was to create songs that would be enjoyed by metal fans as well as people who have no connection to metal. They proved their diversity with the album without deviating from their musical style.[3] During the Mortal Sins Tour (2022), the band announced that they have two new band members. The band added producer Lucas Grünke to the line-up as a permanent bass player. They also announced that they had parted ways with the original singer and that Nikita Kabakov would be the frontman from now on.
Artistry
editMusical style
editThe band explained that their music is experimental. Through the different musical influences of the band members, they try to create a distinctive sound. In doing so, they don’t want to repeat themselves in their creative process with constantly create a new sound. In an interview, they stated that this is how they want to distinguish themselves from the usual metalcore.[4]
References
edit1. Helle, Robert. (2021). Fool The Masses. Mission: Vielfalt! Hypnotische Electro-Beats, eingebettet in schmetternde Crossover- Riffs: FOOL THE MASSES positionieren sich mit ihrer extravaganten Melange aus elektronischen Klängen, Nu Metal und dem Besten aus allem, was “Core“ heißt, quer zwischen den Stühlen und legen elegant die Füße auf die Lehne. Wir sprachen mit der Band, bestehend aus Lea (Gitarre), Nico (Gesang), DJ Vornax (Beats) und Raphael (Gitarre) anlässlich des Erscheinens ihrer Debüt- EP “ Supervision“. LEGACY, No.133 (04-2021), p. 194. https://www.legacy.de/ 2. Celtic Rain. (12/28/21). The Celtic Rain Radio Show with Fool The Masses 12/28/21. 3. Unknown, Heike: "Das Interview mit Fool The Masses", in: Internetseite SYLB, 05.11.2022, URL: https://sylb.eu/das-interview-mit-fool-the-masses/ , last accessed 16.11.2022.
External links
editOfficial website: https://www.foolthemasses.com Backstage Pro https://www.backstagepro.ch/fool-the-masses