Warpigs (band) explained

Warpigs is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1993[1] .

History

After several member changes, the classic lineup from 1997 consisted of the two Eszenyi brothers, György Újhelyi and Bálint Gátos. They split in 1999 with singer Peter Eszenyi leaving the band. Several singers were drafted to replace him, including Marci Lombos and Chris Alexander, but none of them stayed for long. In 2006 they started playing together again with Eszenyi as singer, having one or two gigs every year since. Bassist Bálint Gátos has been replaced with Péter Szabó (Igor, HAW) at concerts since 2010.

They played at several high-profile gigs and festivals including Sziget Festival in Budapest and Volt Festival in Sopron, as well as opening for Dog Eat Dog, Bon Jovi, Biohazard and KISS.

The band took their name from the song War Pigs by British heavy metal rockers Black Sabbath from their 1970 album, Paranoid. Faith No More, which influenced the music of Warpigs, also did a cover of this song on their album The Real Thing. The song talks about war and the absurdities of those who make war without regard to the powerless people who are sent to die. It's sometimes called a protest song.

Their first video, Szandál, was directed by Nimród Antal, who later used the same idea for his first major motion picture Kontroll (2003). He and the band members came up with the idea for the video together, however, they are uncredited on Kontroll.[2]

Hungarian Olympic champion water polo player Gergely Kiss is one of their biggest fans.[3]

Gábor Eszenyi has since joined a new band called Jamestown[4] in London where both he and his brother Peter now live. Peter Eszenyi is a visual effects supervisor.[5] [6]

Their single Monte Carlo is still regularly played on radio stations, for example on 3 September 2016, it was aired by Rádió Rock 95.8.[7]

Members

Discography

Awards and nominations

Their second video for the song Monte Carlo,[14] directed by Márton Nyitrai, won MTV Europe's Best Hungarian Music Video award in 1999.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allmusic.hu/index.php?SID=yiiqfpttytm&oldal=eloadolista&h_id=3060 Allmusic Hungary database. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  2. http://magyar.film.hu/filmhu/magazin/antal-nimrod-kontroll-filmnevjegy-szemle-35.html Film review of Kontroll in Hungarian. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  3. http://www.kissgergo.com/eng/index.php?menu=esemenyek&id=212 Gergely Kiss writes on his blog about a Warpigs concert. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. http://www.myspace.com/jamestownlive Jamestown's Myspace page. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  5. Web site: Meet the amateur scientists behind Blade Runner 2049's unique dystopian future. 20 October 2017. 28 January 2024. Wired.com.
  6. Web site: petereszenyi.com. 28 January 2024.
  7. Web site: MOST SZÓL - - Warpigs -. 3 September 2016. 1 December 2016. Index.hu.
  8. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1997&het=43&submit_=Keres%C3%A9s Rapid at No. 38. on the MAHASZ Music Top List Archive 1997. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  9. http://www.donalhodgson.com/www.donalhodgson.com/CV.html Warpigs in the CV of Donal Hodgson. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  10. http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/News/Archive/Press%20Releases/Donal%20Hodgson%20wins%20Emmy%20for%20Sting%20recording%20with%20DPA%204099s.aspx DPA Microphones press release. Retrieved 2 July 2012
  11. http://www.fonogram.hu/?menu=jeloltek_1998 Golden Giraffe Nominees 1998 Retrieved 2 July 2012
  12. Web site: Fonogram . www.fonogram.hu . 2 July 2012.
  13. Web site: MR2 – Hírek és zene egy helyen.
  14. http://vimeo.com/26733461 Monte Carlo on Vimeo. Retrieved 2 July 2012

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