Description
The Norwegian sextet Kaizers Orchestra build cathartic rock songs that borrow heavily from the tunes of Tin Pan Alley and Eastern European folk music. Already on the first album in 2001, they shook the Norwegian music scene, won 3 prices for the release including a NOR Grammy, critical acclaim from nationwide press and went on to become the highest-selling rock debut ever issued in the Norwegian language. Since then, they have been #1 on the NOR album charts with each studio album, sold out shows on most of their tours, won 3 additional Norwegian Grammys (for music videos, rock, artist of the year), as well as commercial success in Europe with many tours and festival appearance, like playing the mainstage at Roskilde three times.
In 2010 Kaizers Orchestra set out on their most ambitious project so far in their career: The trilogy "Violeta Violeta". 30 songs and three albums in two years: A vast variety of genres, moodes, arrangements, sounds and instrumentation, but always with the unique vibe of Kaizers Orchestra tying it all together.
Violeta Violeta Volume 3 is the most ambitious, majestic and magnificent album in the Kaizer catalogue. A tour de force of songwriting and a culmination of the bands musicianship. An album that draw from all the previous work the band had produced. The bands swan song, that also adds new colors to an allready rich palette. This is a full blown gypsy musical, backed by a full symphony orchestra. The grand finale. Extravangant and maximalistic. VV3 tookeverything out of the band had and led it into a ten year hibernation.
With this album Kaizers Orchestra achieved a perfect eight out of eight number one spots on the album sales charts when it was released in November 2012.
