Krash Karma
| Krash Karma | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Suicide Holiday |
| Origin | Hollywood, California |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Members | Ralf Dietel, Niki Skistimas, Elias Tannous, Nick |
| Past members | Zach Mayberry, Jered Mark Annis |
Krash Karma is a hard rock band based in Hollywood, California. The band was formerly known as Suicide Holiday. Krash Karma's current lineup includes Ralf Dietel as lead singer and guitar, Niki Skistimas on drums and vocals, Elias Tannous on lead guitar and vocals, and Nick on bass guitar.[1] The band toured places such as the United States, Germany, Africa, and Morocco.[2][3]
Honors/Awards
- Awarded "Best Independent Touring Band" by Rock City News in December 2007[4]
- Fox Sports NFL chose Krash Karma to record the theme song for the week of October 5, 2008[5]
- Named one of the "top 100 bands unsigned" by Music Connection[6]
- Awarded "Most Outstanding Hard Rock Band" by Rock City News in December 2008[4]
Name Change
Ralf Dietel is the only original member still in Krash Karma. The band was originally named Suicide Holiday, but when offered a soundbite for Fox Sports NFL broadcast, the band decided to rename themselves, so as to have a more "user friendly" name. Prior to the name change the band consisted of Zach Mayberry on bass, Jered Mark Annis on lead guitar, Niki Skistimas on drums, and Ralf Dietel on lead vocals. Zach and Jered left due to creative differences.[1] Ralf described the band name, saying "It is a reflection of the duality that the band represents: heavy male vocals mixed with melodic female vocals. While everything coexists in a strange harmony and is ready to explode at anytime!"[2]
Krash Karma recently worked closely with Director Clay Von Thomas (Fan Made Productions) on the movie "Biohazard" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1696485/combined The band had several songs on the soundtrack, including: 'The Void' and 'Tears of Gasoline' from their newly released album 'Straight To The Blood'. It also included 'The Last Minute', from their last album 'Seven Deadly Sounds'.
Ralf Dietel
Ralf Dietel is current the guitar player and lead singer of Krash Karma. Dietel is from Germany, and played along with Thomas Guhl (of Wizo) in Feuer.[7]
References
- 1 2 http://four4productions.blogspot.com/2009/01/krash-karma-live-in-jackson-hole.html
- 1 2 http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2009/10/qa_with_ralf_dietel_of_krashka.php
- ↑ http://www.theaquarian.com/2009/10/01/north-jersey-notes-krashkarma/
- 1 2 http://www.rockcitynews.com
- ↑ Fox Sports NFL
- ↑ Music Connection Magazine
- ↑ "Move over Gem, Ralf D. to play guitar for NIN". Retrieved 2009-11-27.