Odd Crew
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 Odd Crew during a concert | |
| Background information | |
| Origin |
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| Genres | Groove metal, Thrash metal, Alternative metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website |
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| Members |
Vasil Raykov – lead vocals (1998–present) |
Odd Crew is a Bulgarian metal band from Sofia (Bulgaria), formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist Vasil Raykov, guitarist Vasil Parvanovski, bassist Martin Stoyanov and drummer Boyan "Bonzy" Georgiev.[1]
History
Formation and And it's Rock Again (1998–2000)
Odd Crew was formed on 1 August 1998 by four kids around the age of 10. The band was originally called "Kaskadiori" (translated Stuntmen).[2] They chose the name because they had a car accident on the way to the studio. One year after their formation the band recorded its first album - And It's Rock Again. The album was released in the spring of year 2000.
On the Road and River of Time (2001–2006)
In 2001 Kaskadiori joins the blues band of Vasko "The Patch" and tours with him in the next several years.[3] During this period they continue writing songs and in 2005 they release the album On the Road. In 2006 they release another album called The River of Time.[4]
Odd Crew and We Are What We Are (2007–2008)
As the members of the band grew up they started writing heavier songs which quite differed from the past melody rock material. They gradually adopted music as a lifestyle and started using it as way to express themselves and talk to society. At that time the members of the band decided to substitute their present name (Kaskadiori) with another one which better reflected their new ideas about making music. On 1 August 2008 the band had a concert to celebrate their birthday and announced their new name - Odd Crew. Later that year Odd Crew released the album We Are What We Are. Suddenly the band attracted a lot of fans who shared their ideas and vision about united society having music as lifestyle.[5]
European Tour and A Bottle of Friends (2009–2011)
In 2009 Odd Crew has already played on every club stage in Bulgaria and went on the 11 Years of Brotherhood tour in various countries around Europe among which Hungary, Germany, Switzerland and England. During the time the band was not on the road they reconstructed their rehearsal room into a recording studio in order to experiment and improve their sound. Soon Butcher House studio was built and they recorded their latest album - A Bottle of Friends, released on 22 October 2010. Odd Crew released their first DVD on 29 December.[6][7]
Beyond The Shell (2012)
In 2012 Odd Crew signed a deal with KMK Records and on the 9th of June released the album Beyond The Shell. It contains 15 tracks, including "Death Trap" (their most famous song so far) and 3 instrumentals.[8][9]
Mark These Words (2015)
On 27 December 2014 the band started a crowd-funding campaign on IndieGogo and announced that they're preparing to record their upcoming album Mark These Words. The plan was to record the album with the American producer Jason Suecof at his studio in Florida,USA. When they reached 20% of the money for the campaign they released a demo track from the album called Lay On Me and 3 weeks later an acoustic version of the song. Shortly after that though the American embassy declined to give them visas for the project in the USA and the band decided to record the album with Swedish producer Daniel Bergstrand in Dugout Studios (Uppsala, Sweden) and then send the tracks to Jason Suecof for mix/master. The campaign was set to end on 18 February and shortly after that the band started the recording process. Through the campaign they managed to sell over 300 copies of the album in advance. In 2017 Odd Crew has finally released the long-awaited live DVD - Mark These Words - live at Christo Botev Hall.
The Lost Pages (2018)
On February 14, 2018 was released the first video for the band's new album - Same old me, directed from Supers4upen Motion Madness[10]. On 19 March 2018 The Lost Pages album was officially released. It can be bought from Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon or listened on Spotify.[11] The album shows much more lyrical and acoustic sound than the previous studio albums. Bulgarian Tour started to support the album.
