Dictionary Definition
changer
Noun
1 a person who changes something; "an inveterate
changer of the menu" [syn: modifier]
2 an automatic mechanical device on a record
player that causes new records to be played without manual
intervention [syn: record
changer, auto-changer]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- Someone or something who changes things.
Usage notes
- Usually used together with another noun, eg, automatic tool changer, shape changer, mind changer
French
Pronunciation
- lang=fr|/ʃɑ̃.ʒe/
- SAMPA: /SA~.Ze/
Etymology
Late Latin cambireVerb
changer- to change
Extensive Definition
Changer is an Icelandic death metal
band, formed in 1999. The band has published two records and two
EPs.
History
Changer was founded in October 1999 in Akureyri, Iceland, by drummer Kristján B. Heiðarsson. Originally it was his intension to keep Changer a one-man project. Kristján wrote and recorded the bands first album, January 109, in January 2000. The recordings were handled by Kristján's friend, Aðalsteinn Már Björnssson. The album was released on February 29, 2000. In May 2000 Kristján moved to Reykjavík and started assembling a full band. A full line-up was established in late 2000. On June 25, 2000, Aðalsteinn Már Björnsson was killed in a car crash near Akureyri.Changer began playing gigs in Iceland in 2001,
and traveled to Akureyri in the spring to record their EP, Inconsistency.
Inconsistency consisted of two new songs along with reworkings of
two songs from January 109. Inconsistency was released in July
2001.
Changer had already begun writing more material
even before Inconsistency was recorded, and continued to do so in
the latter half of 2001 and all of 2002. Recording of the next
album began late December 2002. Due to many reasons the album
Scenes
wasn't released until February 13th, 2004.
In 2005 Changer played overseas for the first
time, at Nevelfest in
Antwerp, Belgium. Shortly after coming home again, major line-up
changes took place in the band.
Changer started rehearsing and writing new
material, and in May 2006 the band toured Belgium, The Netherlands
and Germany. A new EP, Breed
The Lies, was released on June 1. Breed The
Lies was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at
Antfarm Studios, Denmark.
Changer had planned to travel abroad to record
their next album, but in November 2007 the band unexpectedly broke
up. It is currently planned to release the demos from 2006 and
2007.
Members
Current
- Kristján B. Heiðarsson – drums
- Egill Geirsson– vocals
- Jóhann Ingi Sigurðsson – guitar
- Unnar Sigurðsson – guitar
Former members
- Snorri Óttarsson - bass (2000-2001)
- Engilbert Hauksson - bass (2001-2005)
- Hörður Halldórsson, "Hudson" - guitar (2000-2005)
- Magnús Atli Magnússon - vocals (2001-2005)
- Fannar Þórsson - guitar (2005-2006)
- Gísli Sigmundsson - bass/vocals (2005-2007)
- Hörður Ólafsson - bass/vocals (session member in 2005)
- Jón Karl Jónsson - bass (session member in 2007)
EPs
- Inconsistency (2001)
- Breed the Lies (2006)