Future Palace

German rock band

Future Palace

Future Palace in Hanover in 2022. From left to right: Manuel Kohlert, Maria Lessing, Johannes Frenzel

Background information
Origin| Berlin, Germany
Genres|

* Metalcore
* alternative rock
* post-hardcore

Years active| 2018–present
Labels| Arising Empire
Members| Maria Lessing (vocals)
Manuel Kohlert (guitar)
Johannes Frenzel (drums)
Website| future-palace.com

Future Palace is a German rock band from Berlin. The band consists of vocalist Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Frenzel. The band has been signed to the German music label Arising Empire since 2020 and has so far released the three studio albums Escape (2020), Run (2022) and Distortion (2024).

## Biography

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### Beginnings (2018-2019)

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Future Palace was founded at the end of 2018 by singer Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Frenzel.[1] The latter two had previously been active in several bands together and met Maria Lessing when she sang a feature for their band at the time.[2][3][4] With the idea of establishing a new band later, the three created a WhatsApp group called "Future Palace". This name was ultimately adopted as the band name.[4][5] On March 26, 2019, the band released their first single Maybe.[6] The accompanying music video was released on April 11, 2019, on Future Palace's YouTube channel.[7][8] The band then on May 31, 2019, released a second single Anomaly.[9] The band played their first concerts on August 29 and 30, 2019 in Berlin and Hamburg.[10][11][12]

### Escape and Arising Empire (2020)

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On March 6, 2020, Arising Empire announced that they had signed Future Palace. On the same day the single Illusionist featuring Tobias Rische of Alazka was released along with a music video.[13][14][15] Announced with the release of their single Ghost Chapter on July 17, 2020, the band released their debut album Escape on September 18, 2020. In addition, a Germany-wide headliner tour was announced for early 2021, which later had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

### Run (2021-2022)

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On November 5, 2021, the band released their single Paradise including a music video.[18][19] With the release of the single Heads Up on December 16, 2021, the second album Run was also announced, which was released on June 10, 2022.[20][21] The album opened on position 82 in the official german Albums Charts.[22] In April 2022 the band played their first headlining tour, called "Take Me to Paradise" tour.[18][23]

### Distortion (2023-Present)

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On April 20, 2023, Future Palace released their single Malphas, followed by Uncontrolled on April 5, 2024.[24][25] On May 16, 2024, they released The Echoes of Disparity, featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, followed by an announcement of their third studio album, titled Distortion, to be released on September 6, 2024. [26][27] On June 21, 2024, they released the fourth single from this upcoming album, titled Dreamstate. [28] The fifth single was released on August 2, 2024, titled Decarabia. [29]

Distortion released on September 6, 2024 to positive reviews. Distorted Sound Magazine gave the album a 9/10 rating, and Heavy Magazine reported that 'Distortion promises to take their music to new heights'. [30][31]

## Style and influences

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The band's musical style is often described as post-hardcore/alternative rock with 80's synth-pop and electronica influences.[2][32][33][34][35] Among others, the members of the band name Bring Me the Horizon, Pvris, The Midnight, and Mike Oldfield as musical influences.[2][36] The lyrics are written by vocalist Maria Lessing and deal with personal experiences, especially depression, inner conflicts and toxic relationships.[2][4][37]

## Discography

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### Studio Albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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|

GER
[22]
Escape |

* Released: September 18, 2020
* Label: Arising Empire
* Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

| —
Run |

* Released: June 10, 2022
* Label: Arising Empire
* Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

| 82
Distortion |

* Released: September 6, 2024
* Label: Arising Empire
* Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

| 32

### Music Videos

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Year  | Title  | Album  | Director

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|
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2019  | Maybe | Escape | Niko Gindler
2020  | Illusionist | Hello Bipo
Parted Ways
Ghost Chapter | Future Palace/Hello Bipo
Maybe - Stripped | Hello Bipo
Lately
2021  | Paradise | Run | Pavel Trebukhin
Heads Up
2022  | Flames
Defeating Gravity | Peter Leukhardt
Dead Inside
2023  | Malphas | Distortion | Maria Lessing, Peter Leukhardt
2024  | Uncontrolled | Pavel Trebukhin
The Echoes of Disparity
Dreamstate

## External links

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* Official Website

## Individual proofs

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22. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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25. ^ "FUTURE PALACE Drop New Track 'Uncontrolled'". HEAVY Magazine. April 5, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
26. ^ "Future Palace release brand new single 'The Echoes of Disparity'". Metal Planet Music. May 17, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
27. ^ "Future Palace announce new album 'Distortion'". Distorted Sound Magazine. May 20, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
28. ^ "Future Palace release new music video for 'Dreamstate'". Distorted Sound Magazine. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
29. ^ "Future Palace release new music video for 'Decarabia'". Distorted Sound Magazine. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
30. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Distortion – Future Palace". Distorted Sound Magazine. September 2, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
31. ^ "FUTURE PALACE Unleash New Album DISTORTION". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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