{{Short description|German progressive metal band}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Vanden Plas |image = |caption = |image_size = 250 |landscape = yes |background = group_or_band |origin = Kaiserslautern, Germany |genre= Progressive metal |years_active = 1986–present |label = Frontiers, Inside Out Music |website = [http://www.vandenplas.de/ vandenplas.de] |current_members = Andy Kuntz<br />Stephan Lill<br />Torsten Reichert<br />Andreas Lill<br />Alessandro Del Vecchio }} '''Vanden Plas''' is a German progressive metal band,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/55657 |title=Progpower USA Showcase - Vanden Plan, Freak Kitchen To Co-Headline |website=Bravewords.com |date=2006-11-27 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> based in Kaiserslautern and founded in the mid-1980s.
==History== In 1991, Vanden Plas recorded the song "Keep On Running" as an anthem for the local national league football club FC Kaiserslautern, and did the same in 1994 with "Das ist für euch" ("This Is for You All"). All of its members have been involved in theatre projects and rock musicals such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''The Rocky Horror Show'', ''Little Shop of Horrors'', and ''Evita''.
In 2004, vocalist Andy Kuntz released an ambitious solo project under the name ''Abydos''.<ref>{{cite web|author=bravewords.com |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/16138 |title=Vanden Plas Singer Returns With ABYDOS |website=Bravewords.com |date=2004-07-28 |access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> A musical, based on Andy Kuntz's solo project, premiered on 2 February 2006, at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern.
On 31 March 2006, the band released a concept album entitled ''Christ 0'', loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's book ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. In April 2008 the album was brought to theatre stages in Germany; the stage production was named ''ChristO - Die Rockoper''.
''The Seraphic Clockwork'', was released on 4 June 2010 (Europe) and 22 June 2010 (USA).
The latest two releases ''Chronicles of the Immortals – Netherworld (Path One)'' and ''Chronicles of the Immortals – Netherworld II'' are based on ''Die Chronik der Unsterblichen'' by fantasy author Wolfgang Hohlbein.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/OtPxTvF-NsM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131213122613/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtPxTvF-NsM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Vanden Plas "Chronicles of the Immortals - Netherworld" (Official Trailer / New Studio Album 2014)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtPxTvF-NsM#t=64|date=2013-12-13|access-date=2014-02-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Both albums are adapted from the theatre play ''Blutnacht''. The first part was released on 21 February 2014 (Europe) and 24 February 2014 (USA). The second part was released on 6 November 2015.
A new studio album, ''The Ghost Xperiment'', had its original release planned for 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanden Plas Official|url=https://www.facebook.com/VandenPlasOfficial/photos/a.297011163674050.65712.118946131480555/1169179819790509/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/118946131480555/1169179819790509 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=Facebook.com|access-date=26 February 2018|language=en|date=15 July 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After long delays, in February 2019, ''The Ghost Xperiment'' was announced as being a double album. The first album, entitled ''Awakening'', was released in Fall 2019, with the second part, ''Illumination'' being released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vandenplas.de/upcoming-releases/|title=Upcoming releases|website=Vandeplas.de|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> In May 2019, a box Set containing all of the band's studio albums, an EP and a live recording, called ''The Epic Works 1991-2015'' was announced. The collection, released that July, also includes unreleased, bonus, rare, and demo tracks spanning the band's entire career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frontiers.it/news/11058|title=Frontiers Music Srl | Record Label|website=Frontiers.it|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
==Band members==
===Current=== * Andy Kuntz - Vocals * Stephan Lill - Guitars * Alessandro Del Vecchio - Keyboards * Torsten Reichert - Bass * Andreas Lill - Drums
===Former=== * Günter Werno - Keyboards
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Colour Temple'' (1994) * ''The God Thing'' (1997) * ''Far Off Grace'' (1999) * ''Beyond Daylight'' (2002) * ''Christ 0'' (2006) * ''The Seraphic Clockwork'' (2010) * ''Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld (Path One)'' (2014) * ''Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld II'' (2015) * ''The Ghost Xperiment: Awakening'' (2019) * ''The Ghost Xperiment: Illumination'' (2020) * ''The Empyrean Equation of the Long Lost Things'' (2024) * ''AcCult II '' (2026)
===EPs=== *''Accult'' (1996)
===Live Albums=== *Spirit of Live (2000) *The Seraphic Live Works (2017) *Live & Immortal (2022)
== References == <references />
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.vandenplas.de}} *[http://www.vandenplas.de/index.php?id=2&L=3 Official website (English)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060116062556/http://www.vandenplas.com.br/ Official website (Brazil)] *[http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1400 Encyclopaedia Metallum page] *[http://www.progboard.com/en/Vanden-Plas/228 Vanden Plas on Progboard]: Vanden Plas albums reviews and ratings {{Vanden Plas}}
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