![]() ![]() ![]() The CD was met with a fair amount of controversy over its parodic cross-referencing of both German and American stereotypes set against a surreal and spaced-out WWII backdrop but nevertheless attained a four out of five star review in Kerrang! magazine and equally high praise from New York City's prestigious The Village Voice. Described by Kaizer von Loopy as a "futuristic Wagnerian rock opera" and released in 2003, it marked a distinct stylistic change for the band favoring heavy guitar riffs and Germanic themes over the more genre expanding electro-metal style for which they had become known in the 1990s. The CD depicts a displaced Hanzel und Gretyl lost in a quasi-" Wizard of Oz" type setting.Īfter a long hiatus due to the dissolving of their label, Energy Records, the band signed to Metropolis Records in 2002 and immediately began recording for their long anticipated third album, Über alles. In 1999, Hanzel und Gretyl completed a full-length CD entitled Oz Faktor that is currently unreleased by Energy Records. ![]() HuG also supported Rob Halford's 2wo in Los Angeles during the Rammstein tour. In 1998, clad in custom-made lederhosen, Hanzel und Gretyl toured the US in direct support of Germany's Rammstein on the band's first ever headlining tour of the states after meeting and playing with the band at a CMJ Music Marathon show in New York City. Furthermore, the song "Robot Logik" from the same album was used in radio commercials for the Howard Stern Show. During the same year, Hanzel und Gretyl's song "9D Galactik Center" appeared in New Line Cinema's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and was also played at the 1997 MTV Music Awards. In between shows on Prong's Cold Fusion tour, Hanzel und Gretyl headlined a Halloween show in Des Moines, Iowa with hometown band Slipknot in direct support. This led the band to tour the US extensively with Tommy Victor's Prong, giving them even broader exposure nationally. The enhanced CD was again cited for its progressive-minded musical stylings and groundbreaking technological advances. In 1997, they released their second full-length album, Transmissions From Uranus, that featured a video game in which the object was to transform Loopy and Vas into alien-like insectoid space creatures. Performing only several local shows on Manhattan's lower east side, they were recruited to provide support on two US tours in 19 with Marilyn Manson. The single "Shine 2001" topped the Alternative Press dance chart at No. 1 shortly after its release. HuG recorded and released their first album, Ausgeflippt, in October 1995. In January 1995, after refusing offers from at least one major label to resubmit their demo with only English lyrics, they signed with Energy Records, an independent record label based in New York City. Of the 200 cassette tapes manufactured, most were sent to record labels and fanzines and some were sold on consignment at a local music store called Bleeker Bob's. In April 1994, they completed a demo entitled Kindermusik. History Machines Good People Bad (1995–1999) ![]()
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