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Future Palace
Future Palace in 2022. From left to right: Manuel Kohlert, Maria Lessing, Johannes Frenzel
Future Palace in 2022. From left to right: Manuel Kohlert, Maria Lessing, Johannes Frenzel
Background information
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsArising Empire
MembersMaria Lessing
Manuel Kohlert
Johannes Frenzel
Websitefuture-palace.com

Future Palace is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of vocalist Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Frenzel. The band has been signed to the German label Arising Empire since 2020 and has released three studio albums so far, Escape (2020), Run (2022) and Distortion (2024).

History

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Beginnings (2018–2019)

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Future Palace was formed at the end of 2018 by singer Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Frenzel.[1] The latter two had previously been active in several bands together and met Maria Lessing when she sang a feature for their band at the time.[2][3][4] With the idea of establishing a new band later, the three created a WhatsApp group called Future Palace. This name was ultimately adopted as the band name.[4][5] On 26 March 2019, the band released their first single "Maybe".[6] The accompanying music video was released on 11 April 2019 on Future Palace's YouTube channel.[7][8] The band then on 31 May 2019 released a second single, "Anomaly".[9] They played their first concerts on 29 and 30 August 2019 in Berlin and Hamburg.[10][11][12]

Escape and signing with Arising Empire (2020)

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On 6 March 2020, Arising Empire announced that they had signed Future Palace. On the same day, the single "Illusionist" featuring Tobias Rische of Alazka was released along with a music video.[13][14][15] Announced with the release of their single "Ghost Chapter" on 17 July 2020, the band released their debut album Escape on 18 September 2020. In addition, a Germany-wide headliner tour was announced for early 2021, which later had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

Run (2021–2022)

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On 5 November 2021, the band released the single "Paradise" including a music video.[18][19] With the release of the single "Heads Up" on 16 December 2021, the second album Run was also announced, which was released on 10 June 2022.[20][21] The album opened on position 82 in the official German Album Charts.[22] In April 2022, the band played their first headlining tour, called "Take Me to Paradise" tour.[18][23]

Distortion (2023–present)

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Future Palace at Wacken Open Air 2024

On 20 April 2023, Future Palace released the single "Malphas", followed by "Uncontrolled" on 5 April 2024.[24][25] On 16 May 2024, they released "The Echoes of Disparity", featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, followed by an announcement of their third studio album, Distortion, to be released on 6 September 2024.[26][27] On 21 June 2024, they released the fourth single, "Dreamstate", from the upcoming album.[28] The fifth single, "Decarabia", was released on 2 August 2024.[29]

Distortion released on 6 September 2024 to positive reviews. Distorted Sound Magazine gave the album a 9/10 rating, and Heavy Magazine said that "Distortion promises to take their music to new heights".[30][31]

Style and influences

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The band's musical style has been described as post-hardcore/alternative rock with 80's synth-pop and electronica influences.[2][32][33][34][35] Among others, the members name Bring Me the Horizon, Pvris, The Midnight, and Mike Oldfield as musical influences.[2][36] The lyrics are written by vocalist Maria Lessing and deal with personal experiences, especially depression, inner conflicts and toxic relationships.[2][4][37]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[22]
Escape —
Run
  • Released: 10 June 2022
  • Label: Arising Empire
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 82
Distortion
  • Released: 6 September 2024
  • Label: Arising Empire
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 32

Music videos

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Year Title Album Director
2019 "Maybe" Escape Niko Gindler
2020 "Illusionist" Hello Bipo
"Parted Ways"
"Ghost Chapter" Future Palace/Hello Bipo
"Maybe – Stripped" Hello Bipo
"Lately"
2021 "Paradise" Run Pavel Trebukhin
"Heads Up"
2022 "Flames"
"Defeating Gravity" Peter Leukhardt
"Dead Inside"
2023 "Malphas" Distortion Maria Lessing, Peter Leukhardt
2024 "Uncontrolled" Pavel Trebukhin
"The Echoes of Disparity"
"Dreamstate"

References

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  2. ^ a b c d HannahGillicker, MUSIC FEATURE: Five Minutes With…Future Palace, Bring the Noise UK, retrieved 27 April 2022
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  7. ^ Future Palace – Maybe (Official Music Video) (in German), 11 April 2019, retrieved 23 April 2022
  8. ^ Future Palace – Maybe (Music Video Teaser) (in German), retrieved 23 April 2022
  9. ^ "Anomaly – Single" by Future Palace (in German), 31 May 2019, retrieved 23 April 2022
  10. ^ Future Palace | Berlin – Rock at Sage (in German), retrieved 23 April 2022
  11. ^ Future Palace + For Reasons Unknown | Hamburg – Astra Stube (in German), retrieved 23 April 2022
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  13. ^ Arising Empire, retrieved 25 April 2022
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  17. ^ Future Palace cancel their 2021 headliner tour without replacement (in German), MoreCore.de, 6 December 2020, retrieved 25 April 2022[permanent dead link]
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  22. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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  24. ^ "FUTURE PALACE Release New Track 'Malphas'". HEAVY Magazine. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  25. ^ "FUTURE PALACE Drop New Track 'Uncontrolled'". HEAVY Magazine. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Future Palace release brand new single 'The Echoes of Disparity'". Metal Planet Music. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Future Palace announce new album 'Distortion'". Distorted Sound Magazine. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Future Palace release new music video for 'Dreamstate'". Distorted Sound Magazine. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Future Palace release new music video for 'Decarabia'". Distorted Sound Magazine. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  30. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Distortion – Future Palace". Distorted Sound Magazine. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  31. ^ "FUTURE PALACE Unleash New Album DISTORTION". HEAVY Magazine. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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