Krakow consists of Frode Kilvik, René Misje, Kjartan Grønhaug and Christopher Swahn Zibell.
The four-piece was founded by Frode, Kjartan and René in the fall of 2005, and within a couple of months they had already recorded their first three-track demo. Inspired by bands like Mastodon, Iron Maiden and Queens of the Stone Age, Krakow have developed their own unique sound and style on the metal scene, and have been compared to bands like High on Fire.
2007 saw the release of the bands first release, “Dusty Roads EP” (Kontrabande Records), as well as the bands first tour during the fall. Krakow was also invited as support for Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Fu Manchu) as he visited Bergen, Norway. After another gig supporting Norwegian band The Grand, journalist Stig Ødegaard of Scream Magazine stated in his review; “Why haven’t I heard about the band KRAKoW before? Strange, because with so powerful and melodic songs, these guys from Bergen should be more known to the audience.”
KRAKOW kicked off 2008 by playing the Psycho Holiday festival the first weekend of January, before concentrating on developing new material. In May they headlined Molde Metalfestival, in September KRAKOW played at Southern Discomfort Metal Festival which were headlined by Enslaved. In November and December KRAKOW will tour Europe as special guest to Enslaved. In February 2009, KRAKOW will start recording their debut album, producer will be Iver Sandoy (Manngard). Executive producer will be Ivar Peersen (Peersen Productions, Enslaved), who said about working on the album:
”First time I heard Krakow I thought this is a band that's going somewhere! Their choice to go with stoner/ classic metal/ hard rock might not be groundbreaking in itself; it is how they do it – how they mix it up with elements from all ranges of the wondrous world of metal: the melodic, the extreme, the heavy, the powerful and the psychedelic foundations are all there. When they asked me to produce their debut album I immediately jumped on the chance to be a part of this band’s evolution from the get-go!”
Krakow continues to unleash their legacy, with lyrics looking at the doomsdays ahead and other downfalls of mankind.
Visit the KRAKOW myspace site to keep up to date with tour dates and more..
If you want to book Krakow, contact Krakow at krakowband (at) gmail.com
Audrey Horne
The Batallion
Bleak
Bourbon Flame
Brant Bjork
The Chaos Emerald
Cruel
The Danny Cannon Show
Dead Puppy
Deathtrack
Draupnir
Enslaved
Eon
Glyder
The Grand
Guy McCoy Tormé
Harvest Aflame
Irr
Ishamael
Jeroan Drive
Lovebugs
Luguber
Manheads
Morgrim
Pantheon I
Psyche Left
Ribozyme
SAHG
The Sickening
Slagmark
Sodomy Club
Temple Sleep
Violated
Ørkenkjøtt
66 Crusher
Venues we've played:
Belgium, Vosselaar - Biebob
Denmark, Copenhagen - Stengade 30
England, Leeds - Rios
England, London - Scala
France, Lyon - Marché Gare
France, Paris - La Locomotive
France, Rennes - Ubu
Germany, Marne - Capitol
Ireland, Dublin - Voodoo Lounge
Netherlands, Deventer - Burgerweeshuis
Netherlands, Eindhoven - Dynamo
Netherlands, Leeuwarden - Romein
Norway, Bergen - Garage
Norway, Bergen - Hinsides
Norway, Bergen - Hulen
Norway, Bergen - Kvarteret
Norway, Bergen - Ungfomshuset 1880
Norway, Florø - Kickoff
Norway, Kristiansand - På Hjørnet, Southern Discomfort Metal Festival
Norway, Molde - Kulturhuset, Molde Metalfestival
Norway, Os - Rock n' Lol Festivalen
Norway, Oslo - Club Maiden
Norway, Oslo - Elm Street
Norway, Stavanger - Checkpoint Charlie
Norway, Tønsberg - Dolby
Norway, Voss - Amnesty International
Scotland, Glasgow - Ivory Blacks
Thanks for the accepting. It was a great show at Burgerweeshuis with Audrey Horne and Enslaved. You can watch the vid's on my YouTube account "ErhanLiveMetal"
