Cryoshell

Cryoshell
Cryoshell's logo used in promotional material.
Background information
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Years active 2006–present
Labels
  • Cryoshell I/S
  • VME
  • Surface
Members Christine Lorentzen
Kasper Søderlund
Mikkel Maltha
Past members Niels Brinck
Jakob Gundel
Tine Midtgaard
Martin Pagaard

Cryoshell (often stylized as C R Y O S H E L L) is a Danish rock band from Copenhagen formed in 2006. The line-up consists of lead vocalist Christine Lorentzen, guitarist Kasper Søderlund and keyboardist Mikkel Maltha.

In the band's early years, they recorded several songs that featured in promotional material for the Lego toy series Bionicle. In the wake of toy line's 2010 discontinuation, Cryoshell released their self-titled debut studio album. Their sophomore effort, Next to Machines, is set for a 2018 release.

Cryoshell's musical style has been classified as alternative rock, hard rock and metal, said to be similar to that of bands such as Delain and Evanescence (both also fronted by a female singer) as well as acts like Linkin Park and Within Temptation.

History

2006–08: Formation and early work

The group that would later be known as Cryoshell was formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in late 2006. Music composer Mikkel Maltha was contacted by the Lego Group to produce a song that would be used in the promotional campaign for a forthcoming wave of Lego toys. Maltha wrote "Creeping in My Soul" with fellow composer Anthony Lledo and produced the track with Eddie Simonsen and musician Kasper Søderlund. Auditions for a vocalist then followed, with five potential singers sent to the Lego Group's U.S. headquarters for a final judging round. Ultimately, the company chose Christine Lorentzen – a former TV presenter and employee of the creative agency Advance – to sing. "Creeping in My Soul" featured in commercials, teaser trailers and other mediums advertising the Barraki wave of Lego's Bionicle franchise. Upon its release as a free MP3 download in March 2007, the song became the No.1 most downloaded file from the official Lego website and reached over one million video views on YouTube. This success prompted the group to record further songs for latter Bionicle toy waves.

Maltha, Søderlund and Simonsen went on to produce the songs "Face Me" and "Gravity Hurts" with established Danish singer Niels Brinck, used in the campaigns for Bionicle's 2007 Mahri and 2008 Phantoka waves, respectively. They were later rejoined by Lorentzen in mid-2008 to record "Closer to the Truth" for Bionicle's Mistika toy wave, which also served as their first official release under the band name Cryoshell. The group later announced plans to record and release a full-length album before the end of the year, however, the release got pushed back numerous times.

2009–14: Cryoshell

Cryoshell spent the majority of 2009 writing and recording their debut album with producer Jacob Hansen. Their debut single "Bye Bye Babylon" was released in July 2009, simultaneously serving as their fifth and final campaign song for Bionicle, this time featured in commercials depicting their Glatorian and Glatorian Legends toy waves, and as the soundtrack to the animated film Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. A re-recorded version of "Creeping in My Soul" was released as the band's second single in November 2009, followed by an EP baring the same name in January 2010. Cryoshell's self-titled debut was released June 7, 2010 in Scandinavia, but due to difficulties in securing international distribution, the album wasn't available overseas until later dates.

Lorentzen took maternity leave from the band between November 2011–October 2013. In her place, Tine Midtgaard – a runner-up on the 2010 series of the Danish incarnation of the talent show The X Factor – provided vocals for two new tracks: "Breakout" (released December 2012) and a remix of "Gravity Hurts" (premiered January 2013). When Lorentzen rejoined, it was stated that the new songs would be included as bonus tracks on an international reissue of their debut album under Greek record label The Leaders, however, a release date was never announced and the plans are thought to have been scrapped.

2015–Present: Next to Machines

In February 2015, concept artist Christian Faber confirmed that Cryoshell would produce the soundtrack for Rebel Nature, a project currently being developed by his independent creative agency Faber Fuel. Recording for the project's first release – a mobile app game called Escape RIG21 – began in September 2015.[1]

Cryoshell later announced that production on their sophomore album Next to Machines – featuring songs inspired by Rebel Nature – would be crowd-funded using the funding platform Kickstarter. Pushed back numerous times, it was set to commence on May 1, 2017, but was cancelled when the band managed to secure finance from an alternative source.[2] Ahead of the album's release, three singles, including a new remix of "Gravity Hurts" featuring the Budapest Art Orchestra, a cover of the Nat King Cole song "Nature Boy" re-titled "Nature Girl", and the new original song "Don't Look Down", were released between January–March 2018. A fourth single, "Slipping", was released October 5, 2018.

Band members


Discography

Cryoshell discography
Studio albums 1
Music videos 6
EPs 1
Singles 7

Cryoshell have released 1 studio album, 1 extended play, 7 singles and 6 music videos. A number of their songs were used in marketing campaigns for the Lego toy series Bionicle, while the stand-alone single "Breakout" features in two episodes of the animated television series Hero Factory.

References

  1. ↑ "Cryoshell now in Rebel Nature session". Blogger. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Great news about the next Cryoshell album". YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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