Vitamin X
Vitamin X | |
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 Marc Emmerik and Alex Koutsman performing live at Mainz concert, Germany in August 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, thrashcore, bandana thrash |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Havoc, Tankcrimes, Thrashbastard, AgiPunk, Southern Lord |
| Members | Marko Korac Marc Emmerik Alex Koutsman Danny Schneiker |
| Past members | Wolfi[1] Wimmy "Zero" Koster Johan X[2] Eric[3] |
| Website | vitaminx |
Vitamin X (abbreviated VX) is a Dutch hardcore punk band from Amsterdam formed in 1997. Their sound is characterized by furious hardcore punk mixed with turbo-charged thrash, 1970s rock riffs and wild guitar solos. The members are straight edge but this does not reflect their lyrics or music. Their current line-up consists of four members: Marko Korac (vocals), Alex Koutsman (bass guitar), Danny Schneiker (drums), and Marc Emmerik (songwriter, guitar).
Known for their witty socio-political lyrical themes and energetic live performances, the band recorded several seminal full-length albums and singles on various international labels, including US label Havoc Records (Kylesa, Wolfbrigade, Fucked Up, From Ashes Rise, etc.). The band has completed multiple tours of North America, South America, Europe, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, and Russia. In 2001 and 2004 they played CBGB's, New York to a sold-out crowd.[4] At a 2006 MTV live studio performance in Brasil a riot broke out after the band smashed their instruments.[5]
Their 2008 album Full Scale Assault was recorded in Chicago by
and many more, several of them naming it as one of the best hardcore punk albums of 2008/2009.In 2012 they released the album About to Crack, also recorded by
Besides touring around the world the band plays for 10,000s of people on some of the biggest heavy music festivals.[
In 2018 they sign for
.Discography
Studio Albums
- 2000 See Thru Their Lies
- 2002 Down The Drain
- 2004 Bad Trip
- 2008 Full Scale Assault
- 2012 About To Crack
- 2018 Age Of Paranoia
EPs
- 1998 Straight Edge Crew
- 1999 Once Upon a Time...
- 2001 We Came Here For Fun
- 2001 People That Bleed
- 2003 split 7-inch with Blind Society (King Friday)
- 2003 Random Violence (Japanese tour CD, Good Luck)
- 2005 Rip It Out (Havoc)
They have also released multiple "best of" collections and discography tapes, mainly for overseas tours.
Members
- Marko Korac – vocals
- Marc Emmerik – guitar, songwriter
- Alex Koutsman – bass
- Danny Schneiker – drums
Former members
- Geert Jan – drums
- Wimmy "Zero" Koster – drums
- Paolo G. - drums
- Boka (Ratos De Porao) – drums
- Johan X – drums
- Wolfi – drums
- Eric 'Sunk' Ankersmit – guitar
References
- ^ "Vitamin X Profile". Discogs. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Once Upon a Time... 7-inch EP Sleeve
- ^ -II-
- ^ "CBGB Show Archive". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Profane Existence Magazine – Interview". Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Exclaim! review
- ^ "VITAMIN X: Amsterdam-Based Hardcore Punk Act to Release New LP Through Southern Lord This Spring". 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Hear Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis Solo over Vitamin X's Hardcore Ripper "Flip the Switch"". 27 April 2018.
External links
- Vitamin X US tour at Punknews.org
- Vitamin X – Bad Trip at ScenePointBlank
- Vitamin X Interview in Podcast at Punk.by
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