To the Rats and Wolves
{{Short description|German electronicore band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = To the Rats and Wolves
| image = To_the_Rats_and_Wolves_-_Schüler_Rockfestival_2015-7046.jpg
| caption = To the Rats and Wolves performing at the Schüler Rockfestival in 2015
| landscape = yes
| origin = Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
| genre = {{hlist|post-hardcore|metalcore|electronicore}}
| years_active = 2012–2020
| label = Arising Empire
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = * Dixi Wu
- Nico Sallach
- Danny Guldener
- Marc Dobruk
- Stanislaw Czywil
- Simon Yildirim
- Tobias Lotze
}}
To the Rats and Wolves was an electronicore band from Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia first formed in 2012 until their dissolvement in 2020.
History
The band, founded in 2012, emerged from the last line-up of the disbanded deathcore band Beast War Returns and released their first EP "Young.Used.Wasted". They had had recording the album from Electric Callboy guitarist Daniel Haniß.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214004718/http://www.in-your-face.de:80/interviews/to-the-rats-and-wolves-bei-uns-ist-definitiv-noch-so-einiges-in-planung|title=TO THE RATS AND WOLVES: "Bei uns ist definitiv noch so einiges in Planung!"|work=In Your Face|language=de|date=February 10, 2013}} The band was formed with two singers, Dixi Wu and Nico Sallach, two guitarists Danny Güldener and Marc Dobruk, bassist Stanislaw Czywil, and drummer Simon Yildirim. Before joining To the Rats and Wolves, Yildirim was active as a drummer for We Set the Sun, which was signed to Redfield Records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.schule-der-rockgitarre.de/de/blog/we-set-the-sun-prelistening-session|title=We Set The Sun - Prelistening Session|work=schule der rockgitarre|language=de|date=January 16, 2013}} In March 2014, the band toured Europe as the opening act for Her Bright Skies, Iwrestledabearonce, and Electric Callboy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal.de/interviews/eskimo-callboy-interview-zu-we-are-the-mess-56442/|title=Eskimo Callboy Interview zu "We Are The Mess"|language=de|work=metal.de}} This was followed by appearances at the Mair1 Festival, Bochum Total and Olgas Rock, and then went on tour in Germany again in the Fall as the support band for Electric Callboy.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205932/http://www.tris-magazin.de/mair1-festival-2014-sommer-im-schonen-montabaur/|title=Mair1 Festival 2014 – Sommer im schönen Montabaur|work=tris|language=de|date=May 18, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.olgas-rock.de/programm-2014/|title=Olgas-Rock Zeitplan 2014|work=Olgasrock Festival|date=August 8, 2014|language=de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.regioactive.de/news/2014/10/27/eskimo-callboy-tour-2014-das-sind-die-elf-supportacts-9NdCBTv709.html|title=Eskimo Callboy-Tour 2014: Die elf Supportacts stehen fest!|language=de|work=regioactive.de|author=Daniel Nagel|date=October 27, 2014}}
In January 2015, To the Rats and Wolves was booked for the Summer Breeze Open Air festival in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria and performed in August of that year.{{Cite web|url=https://metalogy.de/summerbreeze-2015-der-wettergott-war-gnaedig/|title=SUMMER BREEZE 2015 – Trotz Unwetterwarnung war der Wettergott gnädig|language=de|work=metalogy|date=August 25, 2015}} In October 2015, the band started as the opening act for We Butter the Bread with Butter on the Wieder Geil Tour, the first concert of which took place in Dresden, Saxony. After 16 shows, the tour concluded in December of that year in Hamburg.{{Cite web|url=https://metal.it/group.aspx/11441/to-the-rats-and-wolves/|title=To The Rats And Wolves|work=metal.it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.morecore.de/news/wbtbwb-supports-fuer-die-wieder-geil-tour-sind-raus/|title=WBTBWB: Supports für die "Wieder Geil Tour" sind raus!|language=de|work=morecore.de|author=Jonas Happel|date=September 2, 2015}} During that time in November, the band signed with Arising Empire.{{Cite web|url=https://metalgodstv.com/to-the-rats-and-wolves-signing-and-new-album-announcement%E2%80%8F/|title=TO THE RATS AND WOLVES Signing And New Album Announcement|work=Metal Gods TV|date=December 17, 2015}}
In 2016, To the Rats and Wolves released two albums, "Neverland" in February and "Dethroned" in September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/to-the-rats-and-wolves-on-david-bowie|title=To The Rats And Wolves On David Bowie|work=Kerrang!|date=February 17, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal.it/album.aspx/29690/to-the-rats-and-wolves-dethroned/|work=metal.it|title=To The Rats And Wolves - Dethroned}} In 2019, around time of the released of their third and final album, Cheap Love, the band announced on social media that they would disband in 2020. A farewell tour took place in January 2020 in four German cities. Singer Nico Sallach later joined as the clean vocalist for Electric Callboy, replacing Sebastian "Sushi" Biesler in the line-up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.morecore.de/news/ghostkid-ex-eskimo-callboy-bestaetigt-ein-weiteres-mitglied-seiner-band/|work=morecore.de|language=de|title=Ghøstkid (Ex-Eskimo Callboy) bestätigt ein weiteres Mitglied seiner Band|date=April 11, 2020}}
Discography
Album
- Neverland (2016)
- Dethroned (2016)
- Cheap Love (2019)
EP
- Young.Used.Wasted. (2013)