206 and Thinkers
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206 and Thinkers (206与思想者, 206 yǔ sīxiǎng zhě)
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Lineup
Vocals - Wang Xing
Guitar - Wang Jun
Guitar - Tian Peng
Bass - Cheng Cheng
Drums - Xu Hang
Keyboard - Yue Xu Hong
History
The band's name is quite interesting: The simple translation means "206 and Thinkers", but the meaning behind is a different.
The human skeleton consists of 206 bones, so the first part of the name describes the human body, whereas the 'thinker' part includes the message of human thoughts and human consciousness appearance.
206 and Thinkers stands for the exchange of body language and thought consciousness, and is the combination of the soul and body.
This bands' members are really thinkers!
The average age of 206 and Thinkers is about 21 years with the exception of the lead guitarist (24).
From their first demo you can listen the first song: Song
In Winter 1999 206 and Thinkers started as a Old School Death metal band being a trio: drummer, guitar player and vocalist.
They spend more than half a year to finish their manuscript of "The Azrael and Destiny", their first concept demo, which also includes a female vocalist.
Defining their music style, 206 and Thinkers noted that it's not important whether they are Doom, Black or Death Metal. The general idea of Extreme Metal as the medium of choice is what they are using to transform the stroy of Azrael and Destiny in a musical Metal Opera.
Their first concert was on May 18th 2000 during "the night in rock" at one of Xi'an's universities.
Since their first concert 206 and Thinkers played at various concerts in Xi'an in locations such as 8 1/2 Bar, the bunker, Bella Bar and many others. But 206 and Thinkers decided to decrease the amount of concerts to improve their quality during 2004.
Introducing their new keyboarder in March 2004, they played on the Mort Production party for the release of the new compilation CD featuring twelve extreme metal underground bands from all China. Unfortunately this CD is still not published until the end of June.
Meanwhile their song Chapter II: Purgatory has been released on the compilation CD Dead Night II by Limbo Production in July 2004.
Discography / Compilations
| Album Cover | Album Name | Format | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Azrael And Destiny | ||
| (No Photo) | Dead Night II | | |
| Various Artist of Xi'an Rock'n'Roll Music | | |
| Resurrection Of The Gods III | | |
| Lost Eternal |
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International Thoughts
This band is beyond doubt one of the most appreciated black metal band in China, and also one of the least know abroad. They are beyond doubt the best, they're style being one of the best for black metal. One that is needed for them is a great CD distributor for them in Europe and in america.
