Formed in august 1997, named first BRYMSTONE then quickly BIG BROWN BAG, the first compositions of the quintet (original members: 2 guitarists -Flo & Ju-, a bassist -Alex-, a singer -Foux- and a drummer -Andreas-) was in a punk hardcore vein with influences like Vandals or Union 13, or others like Downset or Snot (for example).
At the end of 1999, the second guitarist Ju left the band ; it's now a quartet called ILLTEMPER. This one made a lot of new shows from june 99 to june 00 with bands like Skarlett, Colorblind, Slim, Opposite Prompt Side, Space Sugar, Stens etc... Then in autumn 00, still evolving in a hardcore fusion style, Illtemper took Johan at the turntables but this one left them for the band El'Nath in february 01.
ILLTEMPER "re-became" a quartet with the same members : Foux on vocals, Flo at the guitar, Alex at the bass and Andreas at the drums. The band is still growing and evolving ; its influences are since Noise Hardcore (like these one : Converge, Coalesce, Botch, the firsts Dillinger Escape Plan, the firsts Cave In, Jesuit, Rorschach, Deadguy and many others). Unfortunately Illtemper (Big Brown Bag also) never had the chance to record their 40 songs between summer 97 and end of 03 !!!
That's why in january 2004, after these 40 songs, Illtemper found the motivation to concrete their old project by recording their first album 13 tracks Hoax Naevus at their friends' Hole (Eyeless) & Mat (Sanity Sight) Trendkill Studio.
At the beginning of july 04, Alex (bass) left the band and he's immediately replaced by Laurent (ex-Shatter, One More Season, Imprint, Surge...). The album is called Hoax Naevus and is out since february 2005 on Prototype Records. 8 songs plus 3 hidden tracks. Then Illtemper, after fiew gigs (one with Pelican), have been recorded their 9 new songs at Rock Studios by Florent Commeinhes and Franck Fisteberg in february 06, because Laurent had to leave the band in order to live in Germany.
One of these 9 new songs is called Slave of Structure and appear on the limited and hand-numbered to 200 copies AcidVictim Records Comp. (US),Underground Metal Comp. Vol.1, out on Aug.06 (w/ Stuntman, Sewn Shut etc...).
Another track will appear on 2007 on the Everywhere Is Loud CD Comp., on the German label Evil Killing Records.
A Black sabbath cover (called the same) will be on The Black Sabbath Collateral Damage Split Tribute 3" CD-R w/ Stuntman and Denizen, limited and hand-numbered to 100 copies on Prototype Records in 2007.
And finally, a 4 way band split (15 minutes per band) w/ The Art Of Keeping Silent, Boys First Time and Dorian Gray will appear on 2007.
But actually, the band is looking for labels that could be interested by releasing us a vinyl 7" with their 2 new (and best ever done) songs on it, even for a co-release for 2007 or 2008 !!!
Source : http://www.myspace.com/illtemper
