Psycho Village is an Austrian rock band.
History Beginnings and It's Okay Psycho Village was founded in 2009 by singer and guitarist Daniel Kremsner at age 15. In 2012, the band started a collaboration with producer Gwenael Damman (known for working with Avril Lavigne, etc.). In the same year the band toured Austria and began the production of their first single "It's Okay." On 15 March 2013, "It's Okay" was released in Austria. On 5 April 2013, the song debuted on the official Austrian charts – Ö3 Austria Top 40 – at No. 62 and reached No. 32 on the charts. "It's Okay" also reached No. 8 on the iTunes Charts. The single was mixed by Richard Furch (Christina Aguilera, Usher, Prince etc.) and mastered by Will Quinnell (Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Jonas Brothers etc.).
Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 The EP Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 was released on 30 May 2014, and earned positive critical reviews. The music magazine Enemy called Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 one of the best debuts by an Austrian band and rated it 4 / 5 Stars, as did Stormbringer magazine.Psycho Village – Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 (EP).
The German magazine Rock Hard said, "On their dabut, the boys sound so professional and finished, that even though the temperature is rising Alter Bridge, Shinedown & Co. can wrap themselves up warm. Seven songs, seven earcatchers, seven times dynamite!"
The single "Perfect" entered the Austrian rock-charts at No. 1 and the iTunes- and Downloadcharts in Austria on at No. 3. "Perfect" reached No. 30 on the Austria Top 40 and No. 220 on the Euro 200 charts.
During the Selfmade Fairytale Tour in 2014, Psycho Village performed sold-out shows all over Austria and performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary, and at the Donauinselfest in Vienna.
Unstoppable After touring with international bands across Europe and the UK, including Nothing More, Puddle of Mudd, Sick Puppies & Saving Abel, Psycho Village signed two distribution deals for the debut Album Unstoppable with Germany Label 7us Media Group, and US Label, Pavement Entertainment,
The album Unstoppable was released on 27 September 2019, followed by three Europe and UK tours, supporting Skindred, tAKiDa & The Calling.Psycho Village – takida tourPsycho Village – The Calling. A first tour in the US was announced with Trapt, The Calling & Smile empty soul.united we stand tour.
Fragile In 2021, the band released the first single of an upcoming album, called Legendary, featuring Benji Webbe of Skindred. The single reached #1 on the German alternative charts, DAC psycho village reach #1 on the DAC.
In 2022 Psycho Village released another single, called Fragile featuring The Bunny The Bear & toured with Hed PE & The Bunny The Bear throughout Europe and the UK.psycho village & the bunny the bear release fragile.psycho village & hed pe tour.
2023 saw the band release the new album called Fragile. The band collaborated with a number of artists including Skindred, The Bunny The Bear, Eyes Set to Kill, and Hed PE. Psycho Village was also featured on the cover of multiple German music magazines including MusiX & Slam „psycho village cover story and review.
In 2023 the band toured with Escape the fate, Fever 333 & Eyes Set to Kill across Europe and the UK.
In September 2023, the album Fragile received an Impala silver certification for 20.000 records sold or equivalent streams.
Social engagement On 16 March 2013, Band announced all the income from "March" would be donated to Save the Children. The band donated all the income from the sold out concert at the Viper Room in Vienna on 28 June 2013, to charities to support the victims of the big flood in Austria. In September 2013, the band played a benefit to support the Waluka Projekt, raising money for schools in Kenya. On the following day Psycho Village played at the 9er Haus in Hennersdorf, Lower Austria, to support the Rote Nasen charity, which received all the profits.
Discography Singles Year Title AT iTunes DACRelease2013 It's Okay Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 32 (7 wks.) 8 (24 wks.) – 15 March 2013 2014 Perfect Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 30 (7 wks.) 3 (342 wks.) – 22 May 2014 2014 Through My Eyes Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 11 (3 wks.) 1 (15 wks.) – 14 October 2014 2018 What Was That Unstoppable – – – September 2018 2019 Chasing The Sun Unstoppable – 20 (1 wk.) – 27. September 2019 2020 Unstoppable Unstoppable – – – 17 April 2020 2021 Legendary Fragile – – 110 September 2021
EPs YearAlbum details 2014 Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 Released: 30.05 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, Digital, Stream
Album
YearAlbum details 2020 UNSTOPPABLE Released: 27.09.19, 17.04.20 Label: 7hard, Pavement Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital, Stream 2023 FRAGILE Released: 27.10.23 Label: 7hard Formats: CD, Digital, StreamIMPALA: Silver
Music videos Year Song Producer Album 2013 It's Okay Daniel Kremsner Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 2014 Perfect Daniel Kremsner / Mr Cutty 2014 Without You Daniel Kremsner 2014 Through My Eyes Daniel Kremsner / Mr Cutty 2017 Half Caste Symphony Daniel Kremsner 2018 Can´t You See Daniel Kremsner 2019 UNSTOPPABLE Daniel Kremsner UNSTOPPABLE 2020 UNSTOPPABLE (US edit) Daniel Kremsner 2020 What Was That Daniel Kremsner 2021 Legendary feat. Skindred´s Benji Webbe Daniel Kremsner Fragile 2022 Fragile feat. The Bunny The Bear Daniel Kremsner 2023 When I Look Around Me feat. Eyes Set to Kill Daniel Kremsner 2023 Take Me Back Daniel Kremsner 2024 Finally Over feat. Hed P.E. Daniel Kremsner 2024 Afraid Daniel Kremsner
Tours YearTourHeadlinerShows 2013It's Okay Tour Psycho Village 36 March–October 2014Selfmade Fairytale Tour – part 1 Psycho Village 26 November–December 2014 Friends in Fall Tour 2014 Psycho Village / Excuse Me Moses 7 March–May 2015 Spring Break Festival Tour 2015 Psycho Village 11 September 2015 – February 2016 WTF was that? Festival Tour Psycho Village 12 June 2017 The Creepshow Europe Tour The Creepshow, Psycho Village 8 June–August 2017 Fates Warning Tour Fates Warning, Psycho Village 8 Oktober-November 2017 Psycho Village headline Tour 2017 Psycho Village 12 November – December 2017 Nothing More, The Stories We Tell Ourselves Nothing More, Psycho Village 18 February 2018 The Raveneye Tour The Raveneye, Psycho Village 11 March – April 2018 The Fallen State Tour 2018 The Fallen State, Psycho Village, Liberty Lies 11 June–October 2018 Puddle of Mudd Europe Tour 2018 Puddle of Mudd, Psycho Village, Broach, Rev Kiddo 17 July 2018 Sick Puppies Fury Tour 2018 Sick Puppies, Psycho Village 17 August – September 2018 Saving Abel Europe Tour 2018 Saving Abel, Psycho Village, 10 years, My Silent Bravery, My Own Ghost 15 February 2019 Art of Dissent 2018 Otep, Psycho Village, tHola 20 April 2019 Conspiracy Tour The Raven Age, Psycho Village 5 June, December 2019 Big Tings Tour Skindred, Psycho Village 2 September 2019 Death at my Door Tour The Creepshow, The Anti-Queens, Psycho Village 12 October 2019 Master Tour tAKiDa, Psycho Village 12 January, February, March 2020 Alex Band's THE CALLING of Europe tour THE CALLING, PSYCHO VILLAGE 52 September 2022 The Bunny The Bear UK Tour The Bunny The Bear, PSYCHO VILLAGE 9 October, November, December 2022 Hed (PE) & Psycho Village tour hed (PE), Psycho Village 32 March, April 2023 Manifest tour Eyes Set to Kill, Psycho Village 27 June 2023 Escape The Fate Europe Tour Escape The Fate, Psycho Village 5
Awards Year Nominated Award Category Result 2011 Goodbye (Psycho Village) Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award Best Song 2012 Psycho Village Austrian Newcomer Award U21 2013 It's Okay (Psycho Village) Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award Best Song 2014 Psycho Village Austrian Newcomer Award Austrian Newcomer 2014 2015 Psycho Village GoTV Local Hero Wahl best Austrian Band/Act 2014 2015 Psycho Village Austrian Newcomer Award Austrian Newcomer 2015 2015 Psycho Village Rockvideos.at Best LiveBand Austria 2016 Psycho Village Austrian Newcomer Award Austrian Newcomer 2014
References
External links psychovillage.com – Official website rausgegangen.de - Official website