Cap De Craniu - Biography
Biography
Cap De Craniu is a death metal/grindcore band from Bucharest, Romania, formed in spring 2007. The only original members remaining in the band are the guitarist, Calin Raduta and the drummer, Razvan Raduta Penda. Shortly after they formed the band, CDC(Cap De Craniu) released "First EP for a Surgery", in April 2007, being credited with defining the Romanian grindcore scene by incorporating elements of hardcore and punk, vocals with severe growls and squeals reflected in horror and social lyrics.
CDC was formed in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in March 2007 by Calin Raduta and Costin Chioreanu, who were already playing in numerous local bands and projects since the early '90s (H8, Hang Him, Kendo, Crize, Protest Urban, Deviant, Nightpray, My Shadow, Discordless, Subway Night Orchestra, Retribution, Sistem Nervos, etc).
The duo was inspired by horror and gore movies similar to "Evil Dead", mostly creating stories around a fictive character(Laur, the protagonist in all their lyrics), about the human kind in our days and also giving an ironical meaning to the most common social disorders(as they say: "if you want to get past evil, smile first!"). The first stable line-up of the group consisted of Calin Raduta on guitar, Costin Chioreanu on bass, Razvan Raduta Penda on drums and Dragos Drunea on vocals. CDC consists of 4 members and, besides music, they have some strong points in music engineering, graphic design and video production. They became a DIY group, self releasing "First EP for a surgery" and performing at many important concerts and festivals along bands like Suffocation, Rotting Christ, or Parkway Drive. After entering their own studio to record "I'll Kill If I Live", the fifth member Radu Ionascu joined CDC on guitar.
In the summer of 2011, the band faced a period of hardship, with 3 of the members quitting the band. As a duo group, the two brothers, Calin and Razvan decided to collaborate with Metalfan Records Division and finished producing the debut album, called "I'll Kill If I Live", released during the spring of 2012.
Constantly thinking forward, seeking the best for the future band structure, they chose to recruit Nicolae Paul as the bassist and not one, but two vocalists: Mihai Ionescu and Vicentiu "Averac" Busuioc, in order to reach the look and the sound of a higher dimension.
For the whole CDC project, the big change proved to be a lot more than just survival. The fresh younger blood has brought new ideas and influences that merged perfectly with the initial concept firmly established by the Raduta brothers. Facing a more complex brutal sound and a highly energetic presence on stage, the audience excitedly embraced the band's obvious evolution.
Further on, amongst numerous shows in Bucharest and along the country, we can highlight the opening act for Suicide Silence and also the appearance at the "B'estfest" festival.
At the end of 2013, Cap de Craniu, along with their fellow country men, Breathelast (post-hardcore), released another long-expected DIY production, as the third material of the CDC discography, consisting in a split EP named "Split It Out", available for free listening and (name your price) download at http://splititout.bandcamp.com/ .
Currently, the band is preparing for touring along the country, highly motivated by the freshly tightened colaboration with their new manager, Catalin Sebastian Davidescu and his Dark Side Booking Academy.
CDC was formed in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in March 2007 by Calin Raduta and Costin Chioreanu, who were already playing in numerous local bands and projects since the early '90s (H8, Hang Him, Kendo, Crize, Protest Urban, Deviant, Nightpray, My Shadow, Discordless, Subway Night Orchestra, Retribution, Sistem Nervos, etc).
The duo was inspired by horror and gore movies similar to "Evil Dead", mostly creating stories around a fictive character(Laur, the protagonist in all their lyrics), about the human kind in our days and also giving an ironical meaning to the most common social disorders(as they say: "if you want to get past evil, smile first!"). The first stable line-up of the group consisted of Calin Raduta on guitar, Costin Chioreanu on bass, Razvan Raduta Penda on drums and Dragos Drunea on vocals. CDC consists of 4 members and, besides music, they have some strong points in music engineering, graphic design and video production. They became a DIY group, self releasing "First EP for a surgery" and performing at many important concerts and festivals along bands like Suffocation, Rotting Christ, or Parkway Drive. After entering their own studio to record "I'll Kill If I Live", the fifth member Radu Ionascu joined CDC on guitar.
In the summer of 2011, the band faced a period of hardship, with 3 of the members quitting the band. As a duo group, the two brothers, Calin and Razvan decided to collaborate with Metalfan Records Division and finished producing the debut album, called "I'll Kill If I Live", released during the spring of 2012.
Constantly thinking forward, seeking the best for the future band structure, they chose to recruit Nicolae Paul as the bassist and not one, but two vocalists: Mihai Ionescu and Vicentiu "Averac" Busuioc, in order to reach the look and the sound of a higher dimension.
For the whole CDC project, the big change proved to be a lot more than just survival. The fresh younger blood has brought new ideas and influences that merged perfectly with the initial concept firmly established by the Raduta brothers. Facing a more complex brutal sound and a highly energetic presence on stage, the audience excitedly embraced the band's obvious evolution.
Further on, amongst numerous shows in Bucharest and along the country, we can highlight the opening act for Suicide Silence and also the appearance at the "B'estfest" festival.
At the end of 2013, Cap de Craniu, along with their fellow country men, Breathelast (post-hardcore), released another long-expected DIY production, as the third material of the CDC discography, consisting in a split EP named "Split It Out", available for free listening and (name your price) download at http://splititout.bandcamp.com/ .
Currently, the band is preparing for touring along the country, highly motivated by the freshly tightened colaboration with their new manager, Catalin Sebastian Davidescu and his Dark Side Booking Academy.