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Absurd

Metal band from Sondershausen · formed 1992

Listen on Bandcamp
Absurd photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
4
Rooms played
1
Cities
1
Releases
48
Last show
Nov 1, 2017Silverlake Lounge

About

Absurd is a band from Sondershausen, formed in 1992, tagged anti-christianity, black metal, german by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2017, across 1 room in 1 city.

  • Absurd formed in 1992 — MusicBrainz
  • Absurd is based in Sondershausen — MusicBrainz
  • Wolf: bass guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
  • Unhold: guitar family, lead vocals, membranophone — MusicBrainz
  • Asemit: additional, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
  • Andreas Kirchner: bass guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Hendrik Möbus: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Schatten: bass guitar, guitar family, lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Damien Thorn: additional, guitar family (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Tormentor: additional, bass guitar, guitar family (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Herr Rabensang: additional, membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Ragnare: additional, lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Absurd has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1992–2023 — MusicBrainz
  • Absurd is based in Paris, France — Absurd on Bandcamp
  • Latest release on Bandcamp: Absurd - Payback (2023-09-29) — Bandcamp
  • Absurd has 60120 listeners on Last.fm — Absurd on Last.fm
  • Absurd has released 10 recordings between 1988 and 2005 — Absurd on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

4 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20161 show
  2. 20173 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 1, 2017Silverlake Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith overlake, Jasmine Sankaran, Triangle Fire
Jul 6, 2017Silverlake Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Name The Band, Cairo Knife Fight, Piel, +3
Jan 16, 2017Silverlake Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Triangle Fire, Westerner, The YeahTones
Nov 17, 2016Silverlake Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Triangle Fire, Ned and the Dirt, SANTA BÁRBARA

Where they play

1 room in 1 city

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Los Angeles (LA)4 shows

Releases

48 releases, 1988–2023

Lineup

  • Wolf · bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Unhold · guitar family, lead vocals, membranophone
  • Asemit · additional, lead vocals

Former

  • Andreas Kirchner · bass guitar
  • Hendrik Möbus · membranophone
  • Schatten · bass guitar, guitar family, lead vocals
  • Damien Thorn · additional, guitar family
  • Tormentor · additional, bass guitar, guitar family
  • Herr Rabensang · additional, membranophone
  • Ragnare · additional, lead vocals

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2007-06-02–2017-05-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Jenn) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Absurd — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Absurd — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Absurd — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Absurd — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Absurd — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
Absurd — Absurd - Payback
Release art · Absurd - Payback — release
Absurd — Absurd - Path to Industrial
Release art · Absurd - Path to Industrial — release
Absurd — Absurd - Doom & Gloom
Release art · Absurd - Doom & Gloom — release
Absurd — Absurd - La Core Du Matin
Release art · Absurd - La Core Du Matin — release
Absurd — Absurd - Jet Black
Release art · Absurd - Jet Black — release
Absurd — Absurd - Usual Rage (Including Human Experiments Remix)
Release art · Absurd - Usual Rage (Including Human Experiments Remix) — release
Absurd — Smelling Blood In Dreams EP
Release art · Smelling Blood In Dreams EP — release
Absurd — Absurd - Gods Like Violence
Release art · Absurd - Gods Like Violence — release

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Absurd on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Absurd on Last.fmArtist facts
Absurd on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
WikipediaCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.