4Lyn

小简介
人们普遍认为，德国的工业和歌特在全世界范围内有其代表性，但其它音乐形式趋于平淡。但今天4Lyn这支纯粹的新金乐队告诉大家：至少在新金领域，德国是有相当的竞争力的。
4Lyn成军于1999年(当时团名为Headtrip)，现在的团员包含主唱/键盘手Ron Clauss (Braz)、贝斯手Bjorn Dussler (Deee)、以及鼓手Sascha Nunez Carrillho (Chino)，以及2001年顶替原吉他手的Rene Knupper (Russo)一共四人。
2000年底，他们受邀与美国当红nu-metal团体Papa Roach于德国同台巡回演出，即显示未来颇有窜出的态势。隔年，他们推出首张专辑《Lyn》在德国掀起一阵摇滚热。单曲"Whooo"、"Bahama Mama"、"Lyn"的相继推出，也让他们累积了相当高的人气。2002年，一向关注种族议题的4LYN，与Such a Surge以及其他摇滚团体参与反种族歧视"aut gegen rechte Gewalt"的活动，并把所有巡回德国演出的费用捐出给反种族歧视协会作为抗战基金。同年4LYN并发行第二张专辑《Neon》，声势大涨的他们一举攻下欧洲一些德语系国家获得年度排行的佳绩。2003年5月在他们发行单曲"Hey Ho, Let Go"时，4LYN已经累积超过180几场横跨欧洲几个重要国家的演出，如奥地利、瑞典、荷兰…等。
2004年5月，休息将近一年之后， 4LYN率先推出最新专辑的首支单曲"Kisses of a Strobelight(夜夜夜狂)"，榜上成绩不俗，接着推出最新专辑《Take It As A Compliment(那就当作赞美吧) 》，同时也确定年底前举行40几场的欧洲巡回演唱会的计画。
长久以来，这支来自于汉堡的怒摇滚团体常被拿来与‘联合公园(Linkin Park)’作比较，不过这也只适用于前两张专辑而已；2004年当4LYN第三张专辑《Take It As A Compliment(那就当作赞美吧) 》推出时，这种纠结也就瓦解了。4LYN从原有的乐风一跨而出，展现出欧洲摇滚的新风貌----强烈的吉他、适时巧妙穿插的嘻哈、猛烈的鼓点及音符，却都能建立在优美的旋律基础上，不会嘈杂难以入耳。
4Lyn is a nu-metal/crossover band based in Hamburg, Germany, signed to Universal when nu-metal was at the height of its popularity and groups all over the world followed the American bands' template sound. Despite unenthusiastic reviews, they managed to find continuing success and secure a substantial fan base.
4Lyn formed as Headtrip in 1995 in Hamburg, Germany, while its members were still attending high school. Despite several lineup changes in its early stages, the band continued to record several demos and played numerous gigs, until a show at the Ohrenschmaus Festival in Hamburg's Club Logo caught the attention of several talent scouts in 2000. Since the name "Headtrip" was too common, the group changed its moniker to 4Lyn -- four being the number of its members, and the letters LYN standing for "loud, young, nobodies."
The band's lineup at this stage included vocalist Braz (born Ron Cazzato), guitarist Kane Wikked (born Bennie Eckebrecht), drummer Chino (born Sascha Carrilho), and bassist Bigg Deee (born Björn Düßler) -- the latter having served as the producer of the early demos before joining the band. 2001 saw the release of 4Lyn's self-titled debut album on Universal, which met with mixed reviews -- while some lauded the group's energy and tight musicianship, many saw them as a clichéd second-rate act in the mold of America's then-successful nu-metal scene.
Despite these criticisms, 4Lyn went on an extensive tour, opening for Papa Roach, Thumb, and Therapy?, but not before Kane Wikked left the group and was replaced by new guitarist Russo (born René Knupper), a longtime friend of Chino's. In 2002, the band played more festivals and also went on tour with Dredg and Cosmotron, and recorded their sophomore album, Neon, in Denmark. Again, reviews were mixed, but the group's popularity was not affected by the media's unwillingness to embrace the band.
After an extensive tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the band left Universal and was signed to Edel. They released their third album, Take It as a Compliment, in 2004, recorded in Germany with producer Chris Wolff, continuing in the direction of the first two albums. The same year, 4Lyn played several big festivals -- Berlinova, Rock im Park, Rock am Ring -- and continued to tour. In 2005, the band wrote a theme song for the American Football team Hamburg Sea Devils -- "Go, Sea Devils" -- and released their fourth album, the self-produced Compadres. Hello, the fifth album, followed in late 2007.