Psycho Village
{{Short description|Austrian rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Psycho Village
| alt = The band.
| image = PSYCHO_VILLAGE_in_Nürnberg_2020.jpg
| origin = Lower Austria
| genre = alternative metal, post hardcore, post grunge
| years_active = 2009–present
| current_members = Daniel Kremsner (guitars, vocals)
Maximilian Raps (bass)
| past_members =
| website = http://www.psychovillage.com
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Psycho Village is an Austrian rock band.
History
= Beginnings and It's Okay =
Psycho Village was founded in 2009 by singer and guitarist Daniel Kremsner at age 15. In 2012, the band started a collaboration with producer Gwenael Damman (known for working with Avril Lavigne, etc.). In the same year the band toured Austria and began the production of their first single "It's Okay."
On 15 March 2013, "It's Okay" was released in Austria. On 5 April 2013, the song debuted on the official Austrian charts – Ö3 Austria Top 40 – at No. 62 and reached No. 32 on the charts. "It's Okay" also reached No. 8 on the iTunes Charts. The single was mixed by Richard Furch (Christina Aguilera, Usher, Prince etc.) and mastered by Will Quinnell (Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Jonas Brothers etc.).
= ''Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1'' =
The EP Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 was released on 30 May 2014,{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/selfmade-fairytale-pt-1/884249779|title="Selfmade Fairytale, Pt. 1" von Psycho Village|website=Music.apple.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}}
and earned positive critical reviews. The music magazine Enemy called Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 one of the best debuts by an Austrian band and rated it 4 / 5 Stars, as did Stormbringer magazine.[http://www.stormbringer.at/reviews.php?id=11058 Psycho Village – Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 (EP)][http://www.stormbringer.at/reviews.php?id=11058].
The German magazine Rock Hard said, "On their dabut, the boys sound so professional and finished, that even though the temperature is rising Alter Bridge, Shinedown & Co. can wrap themselves up warm. Seven songs, seven earcatchers, seven times dynamite!" {{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
The single "Perfect" entered the Austrian rock-charts at No. 1{{Cite web|url=https://docky.ly/park/szigetfestival.at/programm|title=Find Domain Here|website=Docky.ly|accessdate=20 November 2020}} and the iTunes- and Downloadcharts in Austria on at No. 3.
{{cite web|url=http://www.energy.at/home/musik/charts/3678/ENERGY-Download-Top-10 |title=ENERGY Download Top 10 | Charts | Radio Energy Wien |accessdate=2015-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230050229/http://www.energy.at/home/musik/charts/3678/ENERGY-Download-Top-10 |archivedate=2014-12-30 }} "Perfect" reached No. 30 on the Austria Top 40 and No. 220 on the Euro 200 charts.
During the Selfmade Fairytale Tour in 2014, Psycho Village performed sold-out shows all over Austria and performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary,{{Cite web |url=http://es.szigetfestival.com/programs#!programmation=artist$psycho-village-aut/663 |title=Sziget Festival – Programa |access-date=2015-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812021859/http://es.szigetfestival.com/programs#!programmation=artist$psycho-village-aut/663 |archive-date=2015-08-12 |url-status=dead }} and at the Donauinselfest in Vienna.{{Cite web |url=https://2014.donauinselfest.at/programm/psychovillage/ |title=PsychoVillage | Donauinselfest 2014 |access-date=2015-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612052400/https://2014.donauinselfest.at/programm/psychovillage/ |archive-date=2014-06-12 |url-status=dead }}
= ''Unstoppable'' =
After touring with international bands across Europe and the UK, including Nothing More, Puddle of Mudd, Sick Puppies & Saving Abel, Psycho Village signed two distribution deals for the debut Album Unstoppable with Germany Label 7us Media Group, and US Label, Pavement Entertainment,{{Cite web|url= https://metal-heads.de/konzertberichte/nothing-more-no-fake-endings-im-luxor-in-koeln/ |title="Nothing More & Psycho Village tour" von Psycho Village|website=Music.apple.com|date=16 September 2018 |accessdate=20 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.wave-of-darkness.de/puddle-of-mudd-mit-psycho-village-auf-europa-tour-2018/ |title="puddle of mudd & Psycho Village tour" von Psycho Village|website=Music.apple.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}}
The album Unstoppable was released on September 27, 2019, followed by three Europe and UK tours, supporting Skindred, tAKiDa & The Calling.[https://www.rocktimes.info/psycho-village-unstoppable-cd-review/ Psycho Village – takida tour][https://www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk/event/the-calling-6th-feb-the-underworld-london-tickets/ Psycho Village – The Calling].
A first tour in the US was announced with Trapt, The Calling & Smile empty soul.
[https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4530379 united we stand tour].
= ''Fragile'' =
In 2021, the band released the first single of an upcoming album, called Legendary, featuring Benji Webbe of Skindred. The single reached #1 on the German alternative charts, DAC [https://sevenus.de/7hard-news/psycho-village-austria-rocker-erobern-die-spitze-der-deutschen-alternative-charts/ psycho village reach #1 on the DAC].
In 2022 Psycho Village released another single, called Fragile featuring The Bunny The Bear & toured with Hed PE & The Bunny The Bear throughout Europe and the UK.[https://www.morecore.de/news/psycho-village-brandneuer-track-fragile-mit-the-bunny-the-bear/ psycho village & the bunny the bear release fragile].[https://metalnoise.net/2022/12/live-review-hedp-e-w-psycho-village-at-o2-academy-islington psycho village & hed pe tour].
2023 saw the band release the new album called Fragile. The band collaborated with a number of artists including Skindred, The Bunny The Bear, Eyes set to kill, and Hed PE.
Psycho Village was also featured on the cover of multiple German music magazines including MusiX & Slam
[https://musix.de/e-paper/# „psycho village cover story and review]
.
In 2023 the band toured with Escape the fate, Fever 333 & Eyes Set to Kill across Europe and the UK.
https://www.amplified-mag.de/konzerte/preview-eyes-set-to-kill-special-guest-psycho-village-auf-ihrer-the-manifest-tour-2023-mergener-hof-trier-31-03-2023 |title="psycho village & eyes set to kill"}}
In September 2023, the album Fragile received an Impala silver certification for 20.000 records sold or equivalent streams.
https://impalamusic.org |title="psycho village & eyes set to kill"}}
= Social engagement =
On 16 March 2013, Band announced all the income from "March" would be donated to Save the Children. The band donated all the income from the sold out concert at the Viper Room in Vienna on 28 June 2013, to charities to support the victims of the big flood in Austria. In September 2013, the band played a benefit to support the Waluka Projekt, raising money for schools in Kenya. On the following day Psycho Village played at the 9er Haus in Hennersdorf, Lower Austria, to support the Rote Nasen charity, which received all the profits.
Discography
= Singles =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 50%; margin-bottom: 10px;"
! style="width:7%" | Year ! style="width:40%" | Title ! style="width:15%" | AT{{Cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Psycho+Village|title=Discographie Psycho Village – austriancharts.at|website=Austriancharts.at|accessdate=20 November 2020}} ! style="width:15%" | iTunes{{Cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/itunes/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107185359/http://www.itunes.com/|url-status=dead|title=iTunes|archivedate=7 November 2006|website=Apple.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}} ! style="width:15%" | DAC{{Cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de |title=Woche: 41 Jahr: 2021 Kategorie: Single |language=de |publisher=Deutsche Alternative Charts |access-date=16 October 2021}} ! style="width:38%" |Release |
| bgcolor="#E1E9F3"
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" |2013 | It's Okay Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 32 (7 wks.) | 8 (24 wks.) | – | style="text-align:left" |15 March 2013 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2014
| Perfect Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 30 (7 wks.) | 3 (342 wks.) | – | style="text-align:left" |22 May 2014 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2014
| Through My Eyes Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 11 (3 wks.) | 1 (15 wks.) | – | style="text-align:left" |14 October 2014 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2018
| What Was That Unstoppable | – | – | – | style="text-align:left" |September 2018 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2019
| Chasing The Sun Unstoppable | – | 20 (1 wk.) | – | style="text-align:left" |27.September 2019 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2020
| Unstoppable Unstoppable | – | – | – | style="text-align:left" |17 April 2020 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0ff" | 2021
| Legendary Fragile | – | – | 1 | style="text-align:left" |10.09.2021 |
= EPs =
= Album =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! style="width:230px;" |Album details |
| 2020
| style="text-align:left;" | UNSTOPPABLE{{Cite web|url=https://www.stormbringer.at/reviews/15538/psycho-village-unstoppable.html|title=PSYCHO VILLAGE – Unstoppable | Review bei Stormbringer|first=Hans|last=Unteregger|website=Stormbringer.at|accessdate=20 November 2020}}
|
| 2023
| style="text-align:left;" | FRAGILE{{Cite web|url=https://zyx.de/produkt/psycho-village-fragile/|accessdate=20 November 2020 |title=PSYCHO VILLAGE Fragile }}
| {{cite web|url=https://musix.de/psycho-village-erhaelt-impala-award-in-silber/ |title=Psycho Village erhält IMPALA Award in Silber |date=3 October 2024 }} |
Music videos
Tours
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Tour !Headliner !Shows |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013
|It's Okay Tour | style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 36 |
| style="text-align:center;"| March–October 2014
|Selfmade Fairytale Tour – part 1 | style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 26 |
| style="text-align:center;"| November–December 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village / Excuse Me Moses | style="text-align:center;"| 7 |
| style="text-align:center;"| March–May 2015
| Spring Break Festival Tour 2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.enemy.at/2015/psycho-village-verlosen-supportslots/|title=Psycho Village verlosen Supportslots|date=18 January 2015|website=Enemy.at|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |
| style="text-align:center;"| September 2015 – February 2016
| style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
| style="text-align:center;"| June 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| The Creepshow, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |
| style="text-align:center;"| June–August 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| Fates Warning, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |
| style="text-align:center;"| Oktober-November 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
| style="text-align:center;"| November – December 2017
| Nothing More, The Stories We Tell Ourselves{{Cite web|url=http://www.heartbreaktunes.com/concert/nothing-more-more-0|title=Nothing More + In Search Of Sun + Psycho Village|date=19 July 2017|website=HeartBreakTunes.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| Nothing More, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 18 |
| style="text-align:center;"| February 2018
| style="text-align:center;"| The Raveneye, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |
| style="text-align:center;"| March – April 2018
| style="text-align:center;"| The Fallen State, Psycho Village, Liberty Lies | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |
| style="text-align:center;"| June–October 2018
| Puddle of Mudd Europe Tour 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.wave-of-darkness.de/puddle-of-mudd-mit-psycho-village-auf-europa-tour-2018/|title=Puddle of Mudd mit Psycho Village auf Europa-Tour 2018|first=Andreas|last=Schieler|website=Wave-of-darkness.de|date=18 September 2018|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| Puddle of Mudd, Psycho Village, Broach, Rev Kiddo | style="text-align:center;"| 17 |
| style="text-align:center;"| July 2018
| Sick Puppies Fury Tour 2018{{Cite web|url=https://zwaremetalen.com/liveverslagen/fotoverslagen/sick-puppies-psycho-village-en-call-the-riot-in-p60|title=Sick Puppies, Psycho Village en Call the Riot in P60|website=Zwaremetalen.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| Sick Puppies, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 17 |
| style="text-align:center;"| August – September 2018
| Saving Abel Europe Tour 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.viper-room.at/events/live-saving-abel|title=Live: SAVING ABEL, PSYCHO VILLAGE, MY OWN GHOST, YOUNO |website=Viper-room.at|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| Saving Abel, Psycho Village, 10 years, My Silent Bravery, My Own Ghost | style="text-align:center;"| 15 |
| style="text-align:center;"| February 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| Otep, Psycho Village, tHola | style="text-align:center;"| 20 |
| style="text-align:center;"| April 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| The Raven Age, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |
| style="text-align:center;"| June, December 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| Skindred, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |
| style="text-align:center;"| September 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| The Creepshow, The Anti-Queens, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
| style="text-align:center;"| October 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| tAKiDa, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
| style="text-align:center;"| January, February, March 2020
| Alex Band's THE CALLING of Europe tour{{Cite web|url=https://mmhradio.co.uk/alex-bands-the-calling-officially-announce-first-european-tour-since-2004-with-main-support-from-psycho-village-mmh/|title=Alex Band's THE CALLING officially announce first European Tour since 2004 with main support from PSYCHO VILLAGE MMH|website=Mmhradio.co.uk|date=2 December 2019|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | style="text-align:center;"| THE CALLING, PSYCHO VILLAGE | style="text-align:center;"| 52 |
| style="text-align:center;"| September 2022
| The Bunny The Bear UK Tour {{Cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/the-bunny-the-bear|title=the bunny the bear concert archives}} | style="text-align:center;"| The Bunny The Bear, PSYCHO VILLAGE | style="text-align:center;"| 9 |
| style="text-align:center;"| October, November, December 2022
| Hed (PE) & Psycho Village tour {{Cite web|url=https://de.concerts-metal.com/concert_-_hedpe___Psycho_Village-128459-Lineup.html |title=(hed)p.e. + Psycho Village - Line up }} | style="text-align:center;"| hed (PE), Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 32 |
| style="text-align:center;"| March, April 2023
| style="text-align:center;"| Eyes Set to Kill, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 27 |
| style="text-align:center;"| June 2023
| Escape The Fate Europe Tour {{Cite web|url=https://www.barracudamusic.at/event/escape-the-fate-flex-halle-2023-06-02/ |title=Escape the Fate }} | style="text-align:center;"| Escape The Fate, Psycho Village | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |
Awards
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! Year ! Nominated ! Award ! Category ! Result |
| 2011
| Goodbye (Psycho Village){{Cite web|url=https://www.happyfan-radio.de/|title=HaPPyFan-Radio|website=Happyfan-radio.de|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award | Best Song | {{won}} |
| 2012
| Austrian Newcomer Award | U21 | {{nominated}} |
| 2013
| Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award | Best Song | {{nominated}} |
| 2014
| Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2014 | {{nominated}} |
| 2015
| Psycho Village[https://tradablebits.com/tb_app/421570] {{dead link|date=November 2020}} | GoTV Local Hero Wahl | best Austrian Band/Act 2014 | {{nominated}} |
| 2015
| Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2015 | {{nominated}} |
| 2015
| Psycho Village{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rockvideos.at/|title=rockvideos.at|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=20 November 2020}} | Rockvideos.at | Best LiveBand Austria | {{nominated}} |
| 2016
| Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2014 | {{nominated}} |
References
External links
- [http://www.psychovillage.com psychovillage.com – Webseite der Band]