The No Playback steel competition in Germany is guaranteeing all their acts shall be reside and genuine. Which means, NO backing tracks or pre-recorded music from any of the bands that hit the stage.
We had been clued into this distinctive gig by the frontman for the German thrash steel legends Destruction. On Fb yesterday (Jan. 16,) Schmier Fink ranted about bands who use backing tracks, saying that “Many rock acts betray their followers with pre-recorded tracks.” He continued, “Do the followers actually need that? Or do they need honesty and a uncooked reside feeling of actual musicians taking part in actual devices and never computer systems taking part in their fave songs for the hard-earned ticke(t) cash?” Fink wrapped with a requirement. “Play reside or go residence … in case you have satisfaction and you’re musician, cease the dishonest!!!”
On the finish of his put up, Schmier shared a poster for the No Playback Pageant, that includes a dozen bands who will ostensibly play uncooked and reside, with no backing tracks. Take a look at the hyperlink and the rant on the finish of this text.
Using backing tracks within the rock and steel scene by no means appeared to be extra controversial than it was final 12 months. Bandleaders had been very vocal both for-or-against and on-line fights had been rampant. Dave Mustaine known as bands that use tracks “fucking lazy.” Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho defended musicians that use them. And the granddaddy of all Twitter wars was waged by pro-backing tracker Ronnie Radke of Falling in Reverse, who laid into to Sirius XM host Eddie Trunk and Sebastian Bach, calling them dinosaurs and a bunch of different salty names. You may see an inventory of bands who proudly admit to utilizing backing tracks under.
We broke down the mission assertion on the No Playback Pageant’s web site utilizing a neato German-English on-line translator. What’s “Das echte LIVE-Erlebnis, internationale High-Bands der Rock- und Steel Szene, die noch den Spirit des Rock’n‘Roll verkörpern, dafür steht das No Playback Pageant.” in German, spits out to “The actual LIVE expertise, worldwide prime bands of the rock and steel scene, who nonetheless embody the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, that is what the No Playback Pageant stands for.” Proper on.
Bands scheduled to carry out cleanly April 28-29, 2023 at Remchigen’s Kulturhalle embody Ross The Boss, Raven, Sanhedrin, Vicious Rumors and eight others.
Schmier Fink of Destruction Posts About The No Playback Pageant in Germany
Bands Who Have Admitted to Utilizing Backing Tracks
These musicians say backing tracks assist them placed on the very best present they’ll and don’t have any disgrace in confessing it.
