Sabiendas
Biography
Sabiendas is an old school death metal band located in Recklinghausen (NRW), Germany.
Founded in April 2006 by female guitarist Alexandra Rutkowski, the band is firmly connected to the old American death metal school of the 90s. After first successes in the local underground, Sabiendas recorded their first EP "Buried Alive" in 2009. This was self-distributed and is now completely sold out.
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After a constant line-up was formed in 2011, the band signed with BretHard Records in 2012 and released their debut album "Restored to Life" the following year. The success of the album and the fact that Sabiendas had made a name for themselves as an unbeatable live band by then, gave the band the opportunity to establish themselves on big stages as well and to make a name for themselves in other European countries, from the North Sea to the Balkans.
With the second album "Column of Skulls" from 2015, it was possible to capture the live power on a CD. For the first time, only songs were recorded, which were created in the interaction of the complete band. "Column of Skulls" received consistently positive feedback from the press and fans. After that, the band focused on intensive touring across club and festival stages at home and abroad.
In the fall of 2018, Sabiendas checked into the studio to record their third album "Repulsive Transgression". The well-rehearsed line-up, many years of shared stage experience and the fact that the entire band was involved in the songwriting allowed for a consistent development of the song structures and allows for new influences without sacrificing the well-known trademarks of Sabiendas. The recording and production finished in April 2019. "Repulsive Transgression" shifts up another gear in terms of uncompromisingness, hardness and speed.
The album was released in May 2020 on Massacre Records, distributed worldwide by Soulfood, and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both fans and press.
They are known for their energetic live shows and have played at numerous clubs and festivals throughout Europe.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.