VENUES
{{short description|German post-hardcore band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = VENUES
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| origin = Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
| genre = *Post-hardcore
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = Arising Empire
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| current_members = * Lela Gruber (clean vocals)
- Robin Baumann (unclean vocals)
- Valentin Hahnemann (guitar)
- Dennis Vanhöfen (drums)
| past_members = * Chrisi 'Nyves' Krithinidou (clean vocals)
- Wowa Reising (bass)
- Michael Mark (bass)
- Florian Brett (bass)
- Toni Lixx (guitar)
- Constantin Ranis (guitar)
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VENUES, formerly known as Break Down a Venue, is a German post-hardcore band based out of Stuttgart.{{Cite web|url=https://arising-empire.com/artists/venues|title=VENUES|publisher=Arising Empire}}
History
VENUES was founded in 2015 under their original name "Break Down a Venue" releasing a self-titled EP a year later with three songs listed. They began with five members, clean vocalist and frontwoman Chrisi 'Nyves' Krithinidou, unclean vocalist and frontman Robin Baumann, guitarist Constantin Ranis, bassist Michael Mark, and drummer Dennis Vanhöfen.{{Cite web|url=https://toughmagazine.de/interviews/break-venue-die-metalcore-band-im-interview/|title=Break Down A Venue: The metalcore band in an interview|language=de|publisher=Tough Magazine|date=May 1, 2016}} Along the way, Toni Lixx joined as the sixth member and second guitarist. Though formed in Germany, three of their members, Nyves, Lixx, and Ranis, were natives of Greece. The band changed their name in 2017 to VENUES, during that time, Mark departed from the band and was replaced with Florian 'Flo' Brett. Most of their shows were performed at the time in their native Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://carrycoal.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/aus-break-down-a-venue-wird-venues-neuer-bassist/|title=Aus Break Down A Venue wird VENUES, neuer Bassist|language=de|publisher=carrycoal|date=February 11, 2017}} One year later the band signed with German record label Arising Empire and dropped their first album title Aspire in which British magazine Kerrang! called "Album of the Week".{{Cite web|url=https://venues.bandcamp.com/album/break-down-a-venue|title=Break Down A Venue|publisher=bandcamp}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/release-of-the-week-venues-aspire|publisher=Kerrang|title=Album Of The Week: Venues' Aspire|date=July 28, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://mytoucheblog.com/portfolio/sing-and-shout-interview-with-nyves-and-robin-from-venues/|publisher=MyTouché Blog|title=Sing and shout – interview with Nyves and Robin from VENUES}} In January of 2019, frontwoman Nyves made the decision to depart from the band. This put VENUES in a position to cancel their upcoming shows. A few months later, the band was able to fill the void with newcomer Lela Gruber.{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Venues/+wiki|publisher=last.fm|title=Venues}} With Gruber at the helm, in 2021, they released there next album "Solace"{{Cite web|url=https://venues.bandcamp.com/album/solace|title=Solace|publisher=bandcamp}} Afterwards, they released some singles leading up to the third album in 2024 titled "Transience".{{Cite web|url=https://wonderboxmetal.com/2024/03/25/venues-transience-review/|title=Venues – Transience (Review)|publisher=Wonderbox Metal|date=March 25, 2024}}
Members
Current
- Lela Gruber - clean vocalist
- Robin Baumann - unclean vocalist
- Valentin Hahnemann - guitarist
- Dennis Vanhöfen - drummer
Former
- Chrisi 'Nyves' Krithinidou - clean vocalist
- Wowa Reising - bassist
- Michael Mark - bassist
- Florian Brett - bassist
- Toni Lixx - guitarist
- Constantin Ranis - guitarist
Discography
Albums
- Aspire (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/release-of-the-week-venues-aspire|publisher=Kerrang|title=Album Of The Week: Venues' Aspire|date=July 28, 2018}}
- Solace (2021){{Cite web|url=https://venues.bandcamp.com/album/solace|title=Solace|publisher=bandcamp}}
- Transience (2024){{Cite web|url=https://wonderboxmetal.com/2024/03/25/venues-transience-review/|title=Venues – Transience (Review)|publisher=Wonderbox Metal|date=March 25, 2024}}
EPs
- Break Down a Venue (Self-Titled) (2015){{Cite web|url=https://toughmagazine.de/interviews/break-venue-die-metalcore-band-im-interview/|title=Break Down A Venue: The metalcore band in an interview|language=de|publisher=Tough Magazine|date=May 1, 2016}}
As a Featured Artist
- Tragedy (by Devil May Care)