4Lyn

小簡(jiǎn)介
人們普遍認(rèn)為，德國(guó)的工業(yè)和歌特在全世界范圍內(nèi)有其代表性，但其它音樂(lè)形式趨于平淡。但今天4Lyn這支純粹的新金樂(lè)隊(duì)告訴大家：至少在新金領(lǐng)域，德國(guó)是有相當(dāng)?shù)母?jìng)爭(zhēng)力的。
4Lyn成軍于1999年(當(dāng)時(shí)團(tuán)名為Headtrip)，現(xiàn)在的團(tuán)員包含主唱/鍵盤(pán)手Ron Clauss (Braz)、貝斯手Bjorn Dussler (Deee)、以及鼓手Sascha Nunez Carrillho (Chino)，以及2001年頂替原吉他手的Rene Knupper (Russo)一共四人。
2000年底，他們受邀與美國(guó)當(dāng)紅nu-metal團(tuán)體Papa Roach于德國(guó)同臺(tái)巡回演出，即顯示未來(lái)頗有竄出的態(tài)勢(shì)。隔年，他們推出首張專(zhuān)輯《Lyn》在德國(guó)掀起一陣搖滾熱。單曲"Whooo"、"Bahama Mama"、"Lyn"的相繼推出，也讓他們累積了相當(dāng)高的人氣。2002年，一向關(guān)注種族議題的4LYN，與Such a Surge以及其他搖滾團(tuán)體參與反種族歧視"aut gegen rechte Gewalt"的活動(dòng)，并把所有巡回德國(guó)演出的費(fèi)用捐出給反種族歧視協(xié)會(huì)作為抗戰(zhàn)基金。同年4LYN并發(fā)行第二張專(zhuān)輯《Neon》，聲勢(shì)大漲的他們一舉攻下歐洲一些德語(yǔ)系國(guó)家獲得年度排行的佳績(jī)。2003年5月在他們發(fā)行單曲"Hey Ho, Let Go"時(shí)，4LYN已經(jīng)累積超過(guò)180幾場(chǎng)橫跨歐洲幾個(gè)重要國(guó)家的演出，如奧地利、瑞典、荷蘭…等。
2004年5月，休息將近一年之后， 4LYN率先推出最新專(zhuān)輯的首支單曲"Kisses of a Strobelight(夜夜夜狂)"，榜上成績(jī)不俗，接著推出最新專(zhuān)輯《Take It As A Compliment(那就當(dāng)作贊美吧) 》，同時(shí)也確定年底前舉行40幾場(chǎng)的歐洲巡回演唱會(huì)的計(jì)畫(huà)。
長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)，這支來(lái)自于漢堡的怒搖滾團(tuán)體常被拿來(lái)與‘聯(lián)合公園(Linkin Park)’作比較，不過(guò)這也只適用于前兩張專(zhuān)輯而已；2004年當(dāng)4LYN第三張專(zhuān)輯《Take It As A Compliment(那就當(dāng)作贊美吧) 》推出時(shí)，這種糾結(jié)也就瓦解了。4LYN從原有的樂(lè)風(fēng)一跨而出，展現(xiàn)出歐洲搖滾的新風(fēng)貌----強(qiáng)烈的吉他、適時(shí)巧妙穿插的嘻哈、猛烈的鼓點(diǎn)及音符，卻都能建立在優(yōu)美的旋律基礎(chǔ)上，不會(huì)嘈雜難以入耳。
4Lyn is a nu-metal/crossover band based in Hamburg, Germany, signed to Universal when nu-metal was at the height of its popularity and groups all over the world followed the American bands' template sound. Despite unenthusiastic reviews, they managed to find continuing success and secure a substantial fan base.
4Lyn formed as Headtrip in 1995 in Hamburg, Germany, while its members were still attending high school. Despite several lineup changes in its early stages, the band continued to record several demos and played numerous gigs, until a show at the Ohrenschmaus Festival in Hamburg's Club Logo caught the attention of several talent scouts in 2000. Since the name "Headtrip" was too common, the group changed its moniker to 4Lyn -- four being the number of its members, and the letters LYN standing for "loud, young, nobodies."
The band's lineup at this stage included vocalist Braz (born Ron Cazzato), guitarist Kane Wikked (born Bennie Eckebrecht), drummer Chino (born Sascha Carrilho), and bassist Bigg Deee (born Björn Düßler) -- the latter having served as the producer of the early demos before joining the band. 2001 saw the release of 4Lyn's self-titled debut album on Universal, which met with mixed reviews -- while some lauded the group's energy and tight musicianship, many saw them as a clichéd second-rate act in the mold of America's then-successful nu-metal scene.
Despite these criticisms, 4Lyn went on an extensive tour, opening for Papa Roach, Thumb, and Therapy?, but not before Kane Wikked left the group and was replaced by new guitarist Russo (born René Knupper), a longtime friend of Chino's. In 2002, the band played more festivals and also went on tour with Dredg and Cosmotron, and recorded their sophomore album, Neon, in Denmark. Again, reviews were mixed, but the group's popularity was not affected by the media's unwillingness to embrace the band.
After an extensive tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the band left Universal and was signed to Edel. They released their third album, Take It as a Compliment, in 2004, recorded in Germany with producer Chris Wolff, continuing in the direction of the first two albums. The same year, 4Lyn played several big festivals -- Berlinova, Rock im Park, Rock am Ring -- and continued to tour. In 2005, the band wrote a theme song for the American Football team Hamburg Sea Devils -- "Go, Sea Devils" -- and released their fourth album, the self-produced Compadres. Hello, the fifth album, followed in late 2007.