Ijsje. Vuur.

Ijsje. Vuur. was created by Victor León and Art Bakker in the Summer of 2009. After graduating from Juliard they formed Ijsje. Vuur. with their buddies Erik Kaïn and Alexander Oningevuld. Victor and Art are considered musical prodigies.
===Classical Meets Punk (2008-2009)===
After graduating Juliard in 2008 musical prodigies, Victor León and Art Bakker, decided to form a band that could bring in the musical talent of classical musicians into a punk style. At first it was supposed to be a two man show but Art Bakker's cousin, Alexander Oningevuld, wanted to play drums and percussion in the band. At first both León and Bakker were hesitant due to Alexander's recent battle with cancer. But after a couple of sessions, Art and Victor decided that Alexander deserved to play. After a trip back home to Gibraltar, León met with his old roommate, Erik Kaïn, who had just quit his old band, Twin-Moons. Erik played at a couple of sessions until his fiance became pregnant with his son, Axel, in January. He eventually became a full time member. He still takes off time for his son. The band's first single ,"Hourglass", was released in July this year but money problems had kept them from recording. The band is also thinking about re-doing a song from Victor's solo career that ended a few years ago. Erik Kaïn left shortly before the band started recording their debut single.Ex-Transferium Project bassist, Giorgios Panathinaikos, had become the bands new bassist. After a while Erik did return and is helping out on the debut album. Erik did leave for good and is currently the bassist for Acute Paranoia the band he formed in early January of 2010.
===Free Gibraltar ( mid-2009)===
The debut album for Ijsje. Vuur., Free Gibraltar, was recorded with Punk band The Lost. They helped out on some of the tracks. Two singles for the album were released between July 24 and July 30.
===My Beloved, The Crystal Heart (late-2009)===
After a short break after the release of Free Gibraltar, the band went on tour through South America (mainly Brazil) and met a young musican, João Sanções, who played saxophone and percussion. The band liked his playing and asked him to join them on tour. After a few weeks touring Alexander Oningevuld left the band to pursue a new musical career with local band ,O Rio Reis. This meant the band needed a new drummer and percussionist so they made João a full time member. The band recently released the single "The Sun and The Moon" off of their album "The Crystal Heart". Time can only tell if it will be a big help or a flop with the recent changes to the lineup.
===Ignorant People, Tyrant of Democracy/Rise of a Nation and Hiatus (2010-present)===
After another break, Ijsje. Vuur. went back into recording. They never stated why they had been on a break after almost every album, but Victor, the singer and rhythm guitarist, stated that: "We always...give our all in the albums and music we conceive....so.....we just need rest because we put a lot of time and effort into them. Even if the albums or singles aren't hits or chart toppers, we still loved and had a great time working on them....but..it's nice to have a break every so often." But after the release of the bands fourth album, Ignorant People, flopped in comparison to The Crystal Heart it has been a tough road for the group. "After all that work we were shocked to see that the album failed in comparison to The Crystal Heart which I think was not as good as Ignorant People." said João Sanções. Next up is the release(s) of a double-disc album entitled Tyrant of Democracy/Rise of a Nation. Though money problems again kept them from recording the band managed to get four singles for the album out just in time for the holidays. Eco-Warfare, the first single off of the second disc and fourth overall , has so far reached the top forty in almost thirty countries. A hiatus was announced by the band in early January of 2010 but they say it's just part of music. "If...we stoped being a band.....ummm...we wouldn't have said we would be on hiatus. No, no, no we would say that we were disbanding. It will probably be for a while, Victor's working on the label (Anti-Pop) and is starting a side project with João, his friend David, and his girl-friend. The rest of us will probably just work at the label or take a long deserved rest." stated Giorgios (Bass Guitar, Vocals)
===Discography===
====Singles====
Hourglass (2009)
End (A Lost Cause) (2009)
The Darkness In My Mind (2009)
Silver Rain Drops (2009)
Forever On The Edge (Of Disaster) (2009)
In Reality (We Are Real) (2009)
The Sun And The Moon (2009)
The People's Republic (2009
Champagne and Hand-Grenades (2010)
The Autocrat's Wife (2010)
Eco-Warfare (2010)
====Albums====
Free Gibraltar (2009)
My Beloved (2009)
The Crystal Heart (2009)
Ignorant People (2009)
Tyrant of Democracy/Rise of a Nation (TBA/TBA)
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