Line #15 Music/Cryoshell


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cryoshell.jpg]]
2	Cryoshell is a PostGrunge[=/=]AlternativeMetal band from Denmark. They were spawned from an agreement between the LEGO Group and ad agency Advance. Their songs have been used to promote several LEGO brands, though they eventually split and became an actual band.
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4	If you know anything about them at all, you're most likely to have heard some of the songs they did for Toys/{{BIONICLE}}.
5	"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3oIXrnQWc Creeping in my Soul]]" was the first such song composed. The band was assembled based on this song.
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7	Eventually, Danish Eurovision singer Neils Brinck did two songs for Cryoshell. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OV6MXFmL9s Face Me]]" in 2007 and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WUxU5oLI68 Gravity Hurts]]" in 2008.
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9	Lore returned to do "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF5S8ZVeaRo Closer to the Truth]]" that same year. In 2009, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4eLdyG0zHw Bye Bye Babylon]]" was made to promote both the Glatorian sets and the upcoming movie, ''The Legend Reborn'', in which it is played during the end credits.
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11	In 2012, Lore became a mother. All seemed lost for the band, but the runner-up of the Danish [[Series/{{TheXFactor}} X-Factor]] Tine Midtgaard took over for the next single, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRMxeLeB4BI Breakout]]". She also rerecorded "Gravity Hurts", the song that made them famous.
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13	In 2017, Christian Faber, also known for his work with ''BIONICLE'', teamed up with Cryoshell to provide the music for his project Rebel Nature, and Cryoshell announced a new album in the works called Next To Machines. Another version of "Gravity Hurts" was released in early 2018, featuring Lore and the Budapest Art Orchestra.
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15	In 2023, Cryoshell would team up with EDM-Rock fusion artist and ''BIONICLE'' fan Essenger to release [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StfzZd5Tk3M "As Above, So Below"]] on [[MeaningfulReleaseDate August 10th,]] during celebrations for the 5th annual ''BIONICLE'' Day. The song features Lore and Essenger on vocals.
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17	!!Band Members:
18	* Christine ''Lore'' Lorentzen -- Lead Vocals (2007-2011; 2013-present)
19	* Kasper ''Asp'' Søderlund -- guitar, bass
20	* Mikkel ''Kal'' Maltha -- keyboard
21	* Martin Pagaard -- drums
22	* Jakob Gundel -- drums (2008-2011)
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24	!!Cryoshell contains examples of:
25	* AntiLoveSong: "Creeping in my Soul" also sounds like she's ''afraid'' to be in love. %%"Murky".
26	* AfterTheEnd: The "Bye Bye Babylon" music video looks like it's set in a post-apocalyptic desert.
27	* TheBandMinusTheFace: Tine Midtgaard took over when Lore was on maternity leave. Neils Brinck also sang two songs for Cryoshell in Lore's place.
28	* {{Bowdlerise}}: The music video and ''Legend Reborn'' release of "Bye Bye Babylon" edited out the word "Hell".
29	* BrokenRecord: "Closer to the Truth" ends with "Take me home..." repeated four times.
30	* TheCoverChangesTheGender: With Cryoshell, Nat King Cole's "Nature ''Boy''" becomes "Nature ''Girl''". Presumably to reflect what little details we have of the Rebel Nature project.
31	* CoverChangesTheMeaning: The Tine Midtgaard version of "Gravity Hurts" changes the lyric "Team up for battle we fly" to "Battle and soar in your mind", changing the impact of the song itself.
32	* DarkerAndEdgier: The album compared to their BIONICLE work.
33	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
34	** Would you believe that Cryoshell were a ''pop'' band before they were official? The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lfmfxhrawE "Creeping in my Soul" demo]] had jangly synth, heavy vocal emphasis, and an overall poppier vibe. The remix added a guitar, toned down the distortion on the rap part, and made an overall darker track.
35	** "Gravity Hurts" was no different, being more arena rock than the later heavy metal sound they became known for.
36	* HeavyMithril: Almost by design. ''BIONICLE'' aside, their songs tend to have some sort of fantasy/higher power element to them: "Bye Bye Babylon" is perhaps the best example. It sounds mystic and otherworldly, and talks about the fall of empires. "Creeping in My Soul" could soundtrack a horror movie, and "Trigger" is about an epic battle.
37	* IAmTheBand: Not who you think. Kal is actually the main composer, producer, and songwriter who got the band together.
38	* IntercourseWithYou: "Feed"
39	-->If you drag me from this hole \
40	I think I know that \
41	I can promise you \
42	Now you can feed my soul \
43	Expelling the pain and I can let it go
44	%%* LyricalColdOpen: "No More Words"
45	* LyricalDissonance: A common trend. "Trigger" has lyrics of longing, but has the hard guitar push of an arena ballad.
46	* MetalScream: All of the band's vocalists deliver these with incredible skill, always serving as a song's climax.
47	* PowerBallad: Most songs, especially "Gravity Hurts" and "Falling".
48	* RevolvingDoorBand: They've had three singers and two drummers.
49	* RockTrio: They ''do'' have four members, but the big three with stage names are the most iconic and often seen in images.
50	* ShoutOut: All the promo songs reference the LEGO sets they're promoting in some way:
51	** "Creeping in my Soul": The lyrics "Creeps from the deep's gonna freaking up your mind/Creeps from the deep's gonna feeding of your spine" reference the "Creeps From The Deep" tagline for the Barraki.
52	** "Gravity Hurts": The lyrics "Team up for battle we fly" reference the main gimmick of the Phantoka sets, where each Toa (with flying gear) and Makuta (with bat wings) could pair up with a Matoran partner.
53	** "Closer to the Truth": The lyrics "In swamps of evil lies" reference the setting of the Mistika storyline, the Swamp of Secrets. The lyrics "Take me home" are also thought to reference the Toa Nuva returning to the Codrex, the place of their origin.
54	** "Bye Bye Babylon": The song's title itself contains mention of Babylon, which is a ruined ancient city in a desert that was once home to one of the earliest human civilizations before its empire fell. Since the song was written to promote the Glatorian Legends, Babylon can be seen as an analog for the setting of Bara Magna.
55	* StageNames: Kal, Lore, and Asp are abridged versions of their full names.
56	* SymphonicMetal: It's noticeable in songs such as "Bye Bye Babylon", which combine orchestral strings with rock instruments like drums and electric guitar.
57	* TruckDriversGearChange: At the end of "Gravity Hurts".

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