(PCM Interview)
Tokio Hotel are featured on the Yahoo Music homepage,
in the latest installment of "Pepsi Smash: Another Side Of". Watch
as the band members candidly describe their experiences
in the US during a heated game of Jenga in their LA hotel
room!
For another insider look at Tokio Hotel, check out Teen.com
and the 5 part video piece they put together. Each video
captures another side of the German quartet that cannot
be missed.
- Tokio Hotel's brand new DVD, Tokio
Hotel TV - Caught on Camera, is set to hit U.S.
shelves. Join Bill, Tom, Gustav and Georg on their couch
for an intense, on-the-road documentary that chronicles
the best of Tokio Hotel TV. The guys picked their favorite
moments and spiced them up with uncensored, never before
seen footage. Exclusive band commentary adds a unique
touch to the wildly popular episodes and reveals the band's
most intimate thoughts during a very exciting year. Get
a taste of what's to come on the Hot Topic exclusive DVD
with this just released video
trailer.
Meet the biggest band to come out of Germany in 20 years
– Tokio Hotel. With over 6 million albums sold in Europe,
four number one singles, two number one albums and countless
certified gold and platinum records, the boys from Tokio
Hotel are set to conquer North America. The band has the
look that makes teenage girls swoon, the sound that rocks
crowds and the appeal that people cannot turn away from.
Scream, the U.S. debut from Tokio Hotel, with rock anthem
"Scream" to rock ballad "Monsoon"
has something for everyone. Each track delivers a message,
from anti-suicide to being in love to expressing yourself,
which makes Tokio Hotel a group that everyone can relate
to.
Biography:
International superstars Tokio Hotel are taking the music
world by storm. After scoring four number one singles,
two number one albums, and selling nearly 3 million CDs
and DVDs in their homeland, they've become the biggest
act to come out of Germany in 20 years. And to think their
first CD was recorded when the members were only 13 to
15-years-old.
Breaking down cultural walls, the Tokio Hotel phenomenon
has crossed language barriers, causing a tornado-like
frenzy in Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Russia and Israel.
In Austria and Switzerland, Tokio Hotel have gone four
times Platinum and in France, they've had a crowd of 500,000
chanting along to their songs in front of the Eiffel Tower.
One by one, European territories have seen the band graduating
from theaters to arenas in a matter of months. They sold
out 43 venues with more than 400,000 fans in their home
country. Teenage girls overseas cry at the mere glimpse
of Bill Kaulitz, 18 (vocals), Bill's twin brother Tom
Kaulitz, 18 (guitar), Gustav Schäfer, 19, (drums)
and Georg Listing, 20 (bass). Now with Tokio Hotel ready
to rock America, it's only a matter of time before the
hysteria follows them stateside.
"It's always been a dream of ours to make it in
the States," says vocalist Bill Kaulitz, who sings
in English for the first time on Scream, the band's U.S.
debut. "We grew up listening to American bands like
Metallica, Green Day and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. We
wanted to get a chance to do what they do."
When the band formed in Magdeburg, Germany, in 2001 (originally
under the name Devilish), they say they had no idea they'd
go on to win prestigious awards such as Echo and Viva
Comet. "But there was never a plan B," explains
Bill, "music is all we know."
Guitarist Tom added "Playing live means everything
to us. That's how we started three years ago…performing
our songs in small clubs and bars - sometimes with only
five people in the audience. These days have changed completely.
We have sold out stadiums and the biggest venues you can
get. This unbelievable success is hard to grasp and every
single day we are grateful for it."
With their US debut ready for release, listeners will
get a chance to hear how Tokio Hotel's melodic brand of
rock easily navigates between headbanging guitars and
power-packed anthems to mid-tempo pop tracks, and softer,
more introspective ballads. The one thing their diverse
songs all have in common? There's always a message.
"Don't Jump" is an anti-suicide song, telling
the listener not to give up on himself, while the guitar-heavy
album-opener, "Scream," is about "saying
what you want-or better yet, shouting it-to get your point
across," explains Bill. The quiet but powerful "Rescue
Me" is about the helplessness you feel when a relationship
crumbles before your eyes, while the sweetly, slowed-down
"Monsoon" is about being so in love that you're
willing to do anything to win over-and keep-the love of
your life.
"The lyrics are very important to us," says
Bill. "They help our fans know where we're coming
from. The best part of being a musician is being onstage
and seeing a sea of people sing the words you wrote-it's
a rush." Now, for the first time, they'll be able
to hear their lyrics sung back to them in English. "It's
going to be a little crazy," Bill admits. Though
the group learned to speak English in school, they still
write songs in their native German and then translate
them into English.
Their first U.S. album is actually a combination of hits
from their two German albums-"Schrei (Scream),"
and "Zimmer 483 (Room 483)," - translated into
English and re-recorded. Their first single in Germany,
"Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"),
went to number one in August 2005, followed by "Schrei
(Scream)", which climbed to number five on the charts,
and "Rette Mich (Rescue Me)", which also peaked
at number one.
Their first single off their second album "Zimmer
483 (Room 483)," called "Übers Ende der
Welt (Ready Set Go)," was released in January 2007,
and quickly reached number one as well. They can only
hope to keep the streak alive in America.
"We think our music speaks for itself," says
Bill. "Of course, we want to succeed, but we don't
have anything to prove to anyone but ourselves.
Online
Info:
Join hundreds of thousands of fans by watching
"Tokio Hotel TV" every Wednesday at 5pm PST
on www.tokiohotel-us.com.
Each episode features a different aspect of a day in the
life of the band. For past episodes, please visit Tokio
Hotel's official Youtube
channel
Check out a behind the scenes video here:
Scream
Video Teaser
Check out this video of Tokio Hotel playing their song
"
Ready, Set, Go" live on TRL in Italy.
U.S
Album Cover Revealed!
"Fandomania"
Video Clip:
Hollywood
and Highland Hot Topic Performance Video:
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