# Psycho Village

Psycho Village is an Austrian rock band.

## History
### Beginnings and It's Okay

Psycho Village was founded in 2009 by singer and guitarist Daniel Kremsner at age 15. In 2012, the band started a collaboration with producer Gwenael Damman (known for working with Avril Lavigne, etc.). In the same year the band toured Austria and began the production of their first single "It's Okay." On 15 March 2013, "It's Okay" was released in Austria. On 5 April 2013, the song debuted on the official Austrian charts – Ö3 Austria Top 40 – at No. 62 and reached No. 32 on the charts. "It's Okay" also reached No. 8 on the iTunes Charts. The single was mixed by Richard Furch (Christina Aguilera, Usher, Prince etc.) and mastered by Will Quinnell (Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Jonas Brothers etc.).

### Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1

The EP Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 was released on 30 May 2014, and earned positive critical reviews. The music magazine Enemy called Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 one of the best debuts by an Austrian band and rated it 4 / 5 Stars, as did Stormbringer magazine.
The German magazine Rock Hard said, "On their dabut, the boys sound so professional and finished, that even though the temperature is rising Alter Bridge, Shinedown & Co. can wrap themselves up warm. Seven songs, seven earcatchers, seven times dynamite!"
The single "Perfect" entered the Austrian rock-charts at No. 1 and the iTunes- and Downloadcharts in Austria on at No. 3. "Perfect" reached No. 30 on the Austria Top 40 and No. 220 on the Euro 200 charts.
During the Selfmade Fairytale Tour in 2014, Psycho Village performed sold out shows all over Austria and performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary, and at the Donauinselfest in Vienna.

### Unstoppable

After touring with international bands across Europe and the UK, including Nothing More, Puddle of Mudd, Sick Puppies & Saving Abel, Psycho Village signed two distribution deals for the debut Album Unstoppable with Germany Label 7us Media Group, and US Label, Pavement Entertainment ,
The album Unstoppable was released on September 27, 2019, followed by three Europe and UK tours, supporting Skindred, tAKiDa & The Calling. A first tour in the US was announced with Trapt, The Calling & Smile empty soul.

### Fragile

In 2021, the band released the first single of an upcoming album, called Legendary, featuring Benji Webbe of Skindred. The single reached #1 on the german alternative charts, DAC
In 2022 Psycho Village released another single, called Fragile featuring The Bunny The Bear & toured with Hed PE & The Bunny The Bear throughout Europe and the UK.
2023 saw the band release the new album called Fragile. The band collaborated with a number of artists including Skindred, The Bunny The Bear, Eyes set to kill, and Hed PE. Psycho Village was also featured on the cover of multiple German music magazines including MusiX & Slam
In 2023 the band toured with Escape the fate, Fever 333 & Eyes Set to Kill across Europe and the UK.
In September 2023, the album Fragile received an Impala silver certification for 20.000 records sold or equivalent streams.

### Social engagement

On 16 March 2013, Band announced all the income from "March" would be donated to Save the Children. The band donated all the income from the sold out concert at the Viper Room in Vienna on 28 June 2013, to charities to support the victims of the big flood in Austria. In September 2013, the band played a benefit to support the Waluka Projekt, raising money for schools in Kenya. On the following day Psycho Village played at the 9er Haus in Hennersdorf, Lower Austria, to support the Rote Nasen charity, which received all the profits.

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Title | AT | iTunes | DAC | Release |
| 2013 | It's Okay Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 32 (7 wks.) | 8 (24 wks.) | – | 15 March 2013 |
| 2014 | Perfect Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 30 (7 wks.) | 3 (342 wks.) | – | 22 May 2014 |
| 2014 | Through My Eyes Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 | 11 (3 wks.) | 1 (15 wks.) | – | 14 October 2014 |
| 2018 | What Was That Unstoppable | – | – | – | September 2018 |
| 2019 | Chasing The Sun Unstoppable | – | 20 (1 wk.) | – | 27.September 2019 |
| 2020 | Unstoppable Unstoppable | – | – | – | 17 April 2020 |
| 2021 | Legendary Fragile | – | – | 1 | 10.09.2021 |

### EPs

| Year | Album details |
| 2014 | Selfmade Fairytale – Part 1 Released: 30.05 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, Digital, Stream |

### Album

| Year | Album details |
| 2020 | UNSTOPPABLE Released: 27.09.19, 17.04.20 Label: 7hard, Pavement Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital, Stream |
| 2023 | FRAGILE Released: 27.10.23 Label: 7hard Formats: CD, Digital, Stream | IMPALA: Silver |

## Music videos

| Year | Song | Producer | Album |
| 2013 | It's Okay | Daniel Kremsner | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2014 | Perfect | Daniel Kremsner / Mr Cutty | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2014 | Without You | Daniel Kremsner | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2014 | Through My Eyes | Daniel Kremsner / Mr Cutty | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2017 | Half Caste Symphony | Daniel Kremsner | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2018 | Can´t You See | Daniel Kremsner | Selfmade Fairytale Part 1 |
| 2019 | UNSTOPPABLE | Daniel Kremsner | UNSTOPPABLE |
| 2020 | UNSTOPPABLE (US edit) | Daniel Kremsner | UNSTOPPABLE |
| 2020 | What Was That | Daniel Kremsner | UNSTOPPABLE |
| 2021 | Legendary feat. Skindred´s Benji Webbe | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |
| 2022 | Fragile feat. The Bunny The Bear | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |
| 2023 | When I Look Around Me feat. Eyes Set to Kill | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |
| 2023 | Take Me Back | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |
| 2024 | Finally Over feat. Hed P.E. | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |
| 2024 | Afraid | Daniel Kremsner | Fragile |

## Tours

| Year | Tour | Headliner | Shows |
| 2013 | It's Okay Tour | Psycho Village | 36 |
| March–October 2014 | Selfmade Fairytale Tour – part 1 | Psycho Village | 26 |
| November–December 2014 | Friends in Fall Tour 2014 | Psycho Village / Excuse Me Moses | 7 |
| March–May 2015 | Spring Break Festival Tour 2015 | Psycho Village | 11 |
| September 2015 – February 2016 | WTF was that? Festival Tour | Psycho Village | 12 |
| June 2017 | The Creepshow Europe Tour | The Creepshow, Psycho Village | 8 |
| June–August 2017 | Fates Warning Tour | Fates Warning, Psycho Village | 8 |
| Oktober-November 2017 | Psycho Village headline Tour 2017 | Psycho Village | 12 |
| November – December 2017 | Nothing More, The Stories We Tell Ourselves | Nothing More, Psycho Village | 18 |
| February 2018 | The Raveneye Tour | The Raveneye, Psycho Village | 11 |
| March – April 2018 | The Fallen State Tour 2018 | The Fallen State, Psycho Village, Liberty Lies | 11 |
| June–October 2018 | Puddle of Mudd Europe Tour 2018 | Puddle of Mudd, Psycho Village, Broach, Rev Kiddo | 17 |
| July 2018 | Sick Puppies Fury Tour 2018 | Sick Puppies, Psycho Village | 17 |
| August – September 2018 | Saving Abel Europe Tour 2018 | Saving Abel, Psycho Village, 10 years, My Silent Bravery, My Own Ghost | 15 |
| February 2019 | Art of Dissent 2018 | Otep, Psycho Village, tHola | 20 |
| April 2019 | Conspiracy Tour | The Raven Age, Psycho Village | 5 |
| June, December 2019 | Big Tings Tour | Skindred, Psycho Village | 2 |
| September 2019 | Death at my Door Tour | The Creepshow, The Anti-Queens, Psycho Village | 12 |
| October 2019 | Master Tour | tAKiDa, Psycho Village | 12 |
| January, February, March 2020 | Alex Band´s THE CALLING of Europe tour | THE CALLING, PSYCHO VILLAGE | 52 |
| September 2022 | The Bunny The Bear UK Tour | The Bunny The Bear, PSYCHO VILLAGE | 9 |
| October,November, December 2022 | Hed (PE) & Psycho Village tour | hed (PE), Psycho Village | 32 |
| March,April 2023 | Manifest tour | Eyes Set to Kill, Psycho Village | 27 |
| June 2023 | Escape The Fate Europe Tour | Escape The Fate, Psycho Village | 5 |

## Awards

| Year | Nominated | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | Goodbye (Psycho Village) | Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award | Best Song | Won |
| 2012 | Psycho Village | Austrian Newcomer Award | U21 | Nominated |
| 2013 | It's Okay (Psycho Village) | Happyfan&Goitzsche Radio Award | Best Song | Nominated |
| 2014 | Psycho Village | Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2014 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Psycho Village | GoTV Local Hero Wahl | best Austrian Band/Act 2014 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Psycho Village | Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2015 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Psycho Village | Rockvideos.at | Best LiveBand Austria | Nominated |
| 2016 | Psycho Village | Austrian Newcomer Award | Austrian Newcomer 2014 | Nominated |