The Vintage Caravan are a rock band from Álftanes, Iceland. The band was formed in 2006 by Óskar Logi Ágústsson and Guðjón Reynisson before bassist Alexander Örn Númason joined after the first studio album. As of 2021, the band have released five studio albums and are currently signed with Napalm Records.
The Vintage Caravan | |
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 The Vintage Caravan at Wacken Open Air in 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Álftanes, Iceland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Sena, Nuclear Blast, Napalm Records |
| Members | Óskar Logi Ágústsson Alexander Örn Númason Stefán Ari Stefánsson |
| Past members | Guðjón Reynisson[1] Halldór Gunnar Pálsson Páll Sólmundur H. Eydal |
History
editIn 2006, 12 year-old school friends Óskar Logi Ágústsson (guitar and vocals) and Guðjón Reynisson (drums) formed the band. Serious work only began in 2009 and within two years the band self-published their eponymous first album.
In early 2012, the band signed a deal with Icelandic record label Sena ahead of work for their second album. Alexander Örn Númason joined shortly after on bass. A second album Voyage was released in 2014 initially by Sena. The band signed to Nuclear Blast shortly after the release of Voyage. This led to a Expand Your Mind music video produced and released by the German record label. The short film shows the psychedelic 'trips' the three members experience. As of July 2015, the video reached 400,000 hits on YouTube becoming the most viewed online song by the band. Nuclear Blast re-released Voyage to a much wider audience.[2]
2014 saw the band playing at festivals such as Roadburn Festival, Wacken Open Air and Hard Rock Hell.[citation needed]
In April 2015, the band announced on Facebook that drummer Guðjón Reynisson had left the band for personal reasons however still remained good friends with the remaining band members. In the same post, Stefán Ari was introduced to fans as the new drummer of the band. On 15 May 2015, Arrival was released with Nuclear Blast as the band's third studio album. This was the first record since the recent line-up change.[citation needed]
The band's fourth studio album Gateways was released in 2018.[3] Two years later the band signed with Napalm Records ahead of the release of the fifth album Monuments. Much like previous albums, Monuments received mostly positive reviews, with Loudersound in particular finishing their 4 out of 5 star review with the sentence 'The Vintage Caravan just get better and better.'[4]
Personal life
editIn many interviews, the band have confirmed they are good friends with fellow Nuclear Blast counterparts Blues Pills.[5]
In 2014 following a tour of Europe, the band moved from Reykjavík, Iceland to Sønderborg, Denmark so that they would be nearer to their record label at the time Nuclear Blast.[6]
Style
editAccording to Fred Thomas of AllMusic, the band complied within the genres of classic rock, proto (early) metal and progressive rock.[7] Nuclear Blast however describe them as more psychedelic rock. The band themselves describes their style and sound as 'classic hard rock of the 60's and 70's with a powerful attitude and a modern twist'.[8] The band's influences include Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Mastodon, Rush and Cream. The band explain that they love "hard hitting riff fueled music".
Band members
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Current members
- Óskar Logi Ágústsson – guitars, lead vocals (2006–present)
- Alexander Örn Númason – bass, backing vocals (2012–present)
- Stefán Ari Stefánsson – drums (2015–present)
Former members
- Guðjón Reynisson – drums (2006–2015)
- Halldór Gunnar Pálsson – bass (2006–2010)
- Páll Sólmundur H. Eydal – bass, backing vocals (2010–2012)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- The Vintage Caravan (2011) (self-released)
- Voyage (2014) (Sena)
- Arrival (2015) (Nuclear Blast)
- Gateways (2018) (Nuclear Blast)
- Monuments (2021) (Napalm Records)
References
edit- ^ "The Vintage Caravan Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan Signs Worldwide Contract With Napalm Records". Total Rock. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan wield immense, primal riffs on the aptly titled Monuments". Loudersound. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan at Hard Rock Hell 2014". YouTube. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan: "We just love hard hitting riff fueled music"". The Rocktologist. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Fred Thomas. "The Vintage Caravan | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "The Vintage Caravan - About". Facebook. Retrieved 30 July 2015.