Long Distance Calling (band)
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Origin | Münster, Germany |
Genres | Post-rock, progressive rock, post-metal, avant-garde metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 2006 – present |
Labels | Superball, Inside Out, SPV, Sony Music |
Members | David Jordan Janosch Rathmer Florian Füntmann Jan Hoffmann |
Website | www |
Long Distance Calling is a post-rock band from Münster, Germany, formed in 2006. The majority of their tracks are extended instrumentals.
History
[edit]In 2008, Long Distance Calling played at the Rock am Ring[1] and Roadburn festivals, and toured Germany in 2009.[2] In 2010, Long Distance Calling and Finnish death/doom band Swallow the Sun supported Katatonia during the New Night Over Europe tour.[3] They supported Protest the Hero on their 2012 European tour. Off the back of the release of Boundless the band performed live at a number of European summer festivals, including Wacken Open Air in 2018.[4]
As of 2022, Long Distance Calling have released eight full-length albums, including: Satellite Bay (2007),[5][6] Avoid the Light (2009),[7][8][9] Long Distance Calling (2011),[10][11][12] The Flood Inside (2013), Nighthawk (2014),[13] Boundless (2018), How Do We Want to Live? (2020), [14][15][16] and Eraser (2022). The band have also released two demos and/or split EPs: DMNSTRTN (2006) and 090208 (2008).
The band has collaborated with guest vocalists including Peter Dolving from The Haunted ("Built Without Hands" from Satellite Bay), John Bush from Armored Saint (ex-Anthrax) ("Middleville" from Long Distance Calling) and Jonas Renkse from Swedish metal band Katatonia ("The Nearing Grave" from Avoid the Light).
Members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- David Jordan – guitar
- Janosch Rathmer – drums
- Florian Füntmann – guitar
- Jan Hoffmann – bass
Past members
[edit]- Petter Carlsen – vocals
- Martin Fischer – vocals and sounds
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 2007: Satellite Bay (Viva Hate/Cargo Records)
- 2009: Avoid the Light (Superball Music/SPV)
- 2011: Long Distance Calling (Superball Music/SPV)
- 2013: The Flood Inside (Superball Music/SPV)
- 2016: Trips (InsideOut)
- 2018: Boundless (InsideOut)
- 2020: How Do We Want to Live? (InsideOut)
- 2022: Eraser (earMUSIC)
Demos and split EPs
[edit]- 2006: DMNSTRTN (Limited demo album)
- 2008: 090208 (Viva Hate/Cargo Records, Split EP with Leech)
- 2014: Nighthawk (Avoid the Light Records)
- 2021: Ghost (Avoid the Light Records)
Singles and music videos
[edit]- "Jungfernflug" (2008)
- "Into the Black Wide Open" (2012)
- "Tell The End" (2013)
- "Getaway" (2016)
- "Trauma" (2016)
- "Out There" (2017)
- "Ascending" (2018)
- "Hazards" (2020)
- "Voices" (2020)
- "Immunity" (2020)
- "Kamilah" (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Rock am Ring 2008 Line Up". festivalsunited.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "News | Long Distance Calling – Vorgeschmack auf das neue Album 09.03.2009 12:03". visions.de. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling To Support Katatonia on Tour – in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Wacken Open Air - Bands / Billing". wacken.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling – Satellite Bay review – Metal Storm". Metalstorm.ee. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Avoid the Light - Long Distance Calling | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Muzik Reviews". Muzik Reviews. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Album review by Stephen Toman. "Long Distance Calling – Avoid the Light". The Skinny. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling – Long Distance Calling". The Midlands Rocks. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling – Long Distance Calling (Album Review) – Stereoboard UK". Stereoboard.com. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Ray, John (4 October 2011). "Review of Long Distance Calling – Self Titled". Metal Review. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling » Nighthawk Ep Available Now!". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Discogs infos on: Long Distance Calling – How Do We Want To Live?". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Long Distance Calling". Retrieved 25 May 2018 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Boundless - Long Distance Calling - Distorted Sound Magazine". Distorted Sound Magazine. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
External links
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- Official website
- Long Distance Calling at progarchives.com
- Long Distance Calling discography at Discogs
- Long Distance Calling at AllMusic
- Long Distance Calling at Last.fm
- Long Distance Calling at Sputnikmusic
- interview with Jan Hoffmann
- Long Distance Calling at Myspace
- Long Distance Calling official YouTube channel