Emil Bulls

Biography

Emil Bulls is a German rock band that was formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group currently consists of Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf, Stephan "M-Oikal" Karl, Fabian "Füß" Fuess, Andreas "Andy" Bock and Pascal "Passy" Theisen.
The band has released 16 studio albums, including their latest "Love Will Fix It×Love Will Fix It12 January 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Backstabbers3:452The Devil Made Me Do It3:403Happy Birthday You Are Dead to Me4:064Levitate3:485Whirlwind of Doom3:476The Ghosts You Have Called3:117Love Will Fix It3:558Sick4:299She Ain’t Coming Home Any More4:2310Dreams and Debris3:5811Oceans of Grief4:1912Together3:28", released in 2024.

History

In 1995, Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefan "Fini" Finauer (drums), pupils of a convent school, founded the band together with Christoph's church choir friend Jamie "Citnoh" Richardson (bass guitar). They were joined by Stephan Karl "Moik" and Franz Wickenhäuser (both guitar). The band was founded in Hohenschäftlarn near Munich. The name Emil Bulls is derived from a children's movie.
In 1996, they recorded their first CD Red Dick's Potatoe Garden themselves. In 1997, they attended the Emergenza festival, won the regional finals in Munich and finished third in the European competition. For this competition they hired DJ Paul Rzyttka (known as DJ Zamzoe) who afterwards became a permanent member of the band.
After a long tour, their album Monogamy×Monogamy2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Calm Down3:592Leaving You With This4:213Water0:584Chickeria3:225Mirror (Me)4:036Moonchild (intro)0:457Hi It's Me, Christ4:228Monogamy5:259Obstacles2:4010Resurrected4:2511Smells Like Rock'n Roll4:1212Wheels of Steel6:2313Quiet Night6:5014DJ Sam Soe's "Moonchild"5:20 was released by the indie record label Oh My Sweet Records. The record could only be purchased through the internet or during live shows. Monogamy was noticed by Island Records, which offered the band a recording deal. Some of the songs on Monogamy and a few new songs were recorded. The result was Angel Delivery Service, released in 2001. The album was already out of stock a few months later. A new edition was released including a cover version of A-Ha's "Take on Me×Take On Me11 December 2001 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Take On Me3:392Mirror (Me)4:083Quiet Night6:174Angel Delivery Service (live)3:055Hi It’s Me, Christ (live)7:35". The songs "Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll×Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll2001 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll3:222Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll (The Big Boiler Remix)4:403Hi It's Me, Christ3:474Calm Down (Unreleased Track)3:275Monogamy (The Bulls Eye Remix, Unreleased Mix)5:25", "Leaving You with This×Leaving You With This11 June 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Leaving You With This (single version)4:002Leaving You With This (Originalton - Burnin’ Roof remix)4:343Leaving You With This (The Hoover Groover remix)4:114Quiet Night (Monogamy version)6:345Obstacles (Monogamy version)2:40" and "Take on Me" were released as singles.
In May 2002, Porcelain was released through Motor Music. "The Coolness of Being Wretched×The Coolness of Being Wretched2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1The Coolness of Being Wretched (Mud Blood and Beer)3:342Serenity Now3:543My Favorite Toy3:54" and "This Day×This Day2003 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1This Day3:202Paranoid Love Affair3:413Galactic Suite (Non album Track)3:174X-Ray (Non album Track)4:395This Day (Polcid-AC version)5:21" were released as singles. Between June 2001 and August 2002, the band played 129 live shows including Rock am Ring. In August 2003, drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß. In 2003, the band played some shows in Canada and the United States.
On 20 June 2005, The Southern Comfort was released on Pirate Records. It was the last record with DJ Zamzoe.
In February 2007, the live and acoustic album The Life Acoustic×The Life Acoustic23 February 2007 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Bachham4:052Revenge4:363Magnificent Lies3:214Cocoon4:435These Are the Days3:566Leaving You With This3:367At Fleischberg's3:348Style School3:599Mongoose4:5510Green Machine3:4511Monogamy5:4312New Born3:5513Smells Like Rock'n Roll4:53 was released. The album, which was recorded in Pullach in 2006, was followed by an acoustic tour.
The following album The Black Path×The Black Path4 April 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1The Black Path (Intro)0:282To End All Wars2:393The Most Evil Spell2:554All In Tune With the Universe3:565Pledge Allegiance to the Damned (The Unseen One)4:246Wolfsstunde4:407Nothingness4:358Collapsed Memorials3:259Close to the Wind3:3210Worlds Apart3:3311Pure Anger (The Hex)5:2312100503:1813Cigarette Scars3:2714Glad to Be With You Again19:51 was released on 4 April 2008, on Drakkar records. The single "The Most Evil Spell×The Most Evil Spell2008 · ReleaseSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1The Most Evil Spell2To End All Wars" was offered as a free download.

In 2009, Chrissy Schneider left the band and was replaced by Andy Bock, who was the guitar player of From Constant Visions. On 25 September 2009, Phoenix was released. "Here Comes The Fire×Here Comes the FireOctober 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Here Comes the Fire (Candlelight Version)3:51" was offered as a free download on their website. In September 2009, a music video of "When God Was Sleeping" was released.
The band's next studio offering, Oceanic, was to be released on 30 September 2011.
In 2014, the band recorded new album Sacrifice to Venus×Sacrifice to Venus8 August 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1The Grave3:452Hearteater3:563Pants Down3:094I Wanna Feel You3:555Rainbows and Butterflies3:566The Way of the Warrior3:417The Reckoning4:078The Age of Revolution3:459Sacrifice to Venus5:0910Gone Baby Gone4:0511Man or Mouse3:3012Keep on Dreaming4:0213Behind the Sun6:2014Dear Sadness4:5515The Night Is Our Weekend3:34 and released it on 8 August the same year.
In the beginning of 2016, the band released double best-of compilation XX. CD1 contained acoustic versions of best Emil Bulls songs while on CD2 there were original versions.
The studio album called Kill Your Demons×Kill Your Demons2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Kill Your Demons3:242The Ninth Wave4:053Black Flags (Over Planet Earth)3:544Miss Magnetic2:545Once and for All3:236The Anatomy of Fear3:297Mt. Madness4:358Euphoria3:529In Any Case Maybe3:0610Gone Dark3:3111Levels and Scales4:2912Winterblood (The Sequel)4:47 was released on 29 September 2017.
In May 2022, Richardson announced on their social media page that he will be stepping back from touring because of multiple sclerosis. Pascal Theisen (of Cadet Carter) took over as Richardson's replacement.
The latest release from Emil Bulls is the studio album called Love Will Fix It×Love Will Fix It12 January 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Backstabbers3:452The Devil Made Me Do It3:403Happy Birthday You Are Dead to Me4:064Levitate3:485Whirlwind of Doom3:476The Ghosts You Have Called3:117Love Will Fix It3:558Sick4:299She Ain’t Coming Home Any More4:2310Dreams and Debris3:5811Oceans of Grief4:1912Together3:28, released January 12th, 2024.

Members

Current members
Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf - vocals (1995–present), guitar (1995–present)
Stephan "M-Oikal" Karl - guitar (1995–present)
Fabian "Füß" Fuess - drums (2003–2010, 2017–present)
Andreas "Andy" Bock - guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
Pascal "Passy" Theisen - bass, backing vocals (2022–present)
Former members
Stefan "Graint" Finauer - drums (1995–2003)
Paul "DJ Zamzoe" Rzyttka - turntables, sampler (1997–2005)
Franz Wickenhäuser - guitar (1995–1999)
Christian "Ricky Glam" Schneider - guitar (1999–2009)
Klaus "Kanone" Kössinger - drums (2010–2014)
Manuel "Manu" Lotter - drums (2014–2017)
Jamie "Citnoh" Richardson - bass, backing vocals (1995–2022)

Independent releases

1995: Made In India
1997: Red Dick's Potatoe Garden
1998: Fell Sick EP
2000: Monogamy

Major-label releases

2001: Angel Delivery Service
2003: Porcelain
2005: The Southern Comfort
2008: The Black Path
2009: Phoenix
2011: Oceanic
2014: Sacrifice to Venus (#6 Germany)
2014: Those Were the Days: Best Of
2016: XX
2017: Kill Your Demons
2019: Mixtape
2024: Love Will Fix It

DVDs

2003: Mud, Blood and Beer
2010: The Feast

Singles

2001: "Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll×Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll2001 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll3:222Smells Like Rock 'n' Roll (The Big Boiler Remix)4:403Hi It's Me, Christ3:474Calm Down (Unreleased Track)3:275Monogamy (The Bulls Eye Remix, Unreleased Mix)5:25"
2001: "Leaving You with This×Leaving You With This11 June 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Leaving You With This (single version)4:002Leaving You With This (Originalton - Burnin’ Roof remix)4:343Leaving You With This (The Hoover Groover remix)4:114Quiet Night (Monogamy version)6:345Obstacles (Monogamy version)2:40"
2001: "Take On Me×Take On Me11 December 2001 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Take On Me3:392Mirror (Me)4:083Quiet Night6:174Angel Delivery Service (live)3:055Hi It’s Me, Christ (live)7:35"
2003: "The Coolness of Being Wretched×The Coolness of Being Wretched2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1The Coolness of Being Wretched (Mud Blood and Beer)3:342Serenity Now3:543My Favorite Toy3:54"
2003: "This Day×This Day2003 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1This Day3:202Paranoid Love Affair3:413Galactic Suite (Non album Track)3:174X-Ray (Non album Track)4:395This Day (Polcid-AC version)5:21"
2006: "Newborn"
2006: "Revenge×Revenge2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Revenge3:54"
2008: "The Most Evil Spell×The Most Evil Spell2008 · ReleaseSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1The Most Evil Spell2To End All Wars"
2009: "When God Was Sleeping"
2011: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea×Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2011 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea4:04"
2011: "The Jaws of Oblivion×The Jaws of OblivionJanuary 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Jaws of Oblivion (Candlelight Radio Edit)"
2012: "The Knight in Shining Armour"
2012: "Not Tonight Josephine"
2014: "Hearteater"
2014: "Pants Down×Pants Down2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pants Down3:09"
2017: "The Ninth Wave×The Ninth WaveAugust 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Ninth Wave4:05"
2017: "Kill Your Demons×Kill Your Demons2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Kill Your Demons3:242The Ninth Wave4:053Black Flags (Over Planet Earth)3:544Miss Magnetic2:545Once and for All3:236The Anatomy of Fear3:297Mt. Madness4:358Euphoria3:529In Any Case Maybe3:0610Gone Dark3:3111Levels and Scales4:2912Winterblood (The Sequel)4:47"