Spring and Autumn

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_{Or watch on Youtube} Godfather of Chinese Heavy Metal Kaiser Kuo raised this band after his departure at Tang Dynasty to keep on the true spirit of traditional Chinese culture in his metal music.

General information about Spring and Autumn

Spring and Autumn

English Name	Spring and Autumn
Chinese Name	春秋 / chūn qiū
Genre	Metal, Folk Metal
Origin / Present city	Beijing / Beijing
Founded in	2000
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Band members

Vocals - Liu Bin 刘斌 (also Die From Sorrow)

Lead Guitar - Kaiser Kuo 郭怡广 (ex-Tang Dynasty)

Lead Guitar - Kou Zhengyu) 寇征宇 (also Suffocated)

Bass - Song Yang 宋扬 (also Last Successor, ex-Stale Corpse)

Drums - Diao Lei 刁磊 (also Honey Gun, Overload, Zheng Jun, etc.)

Keyboards - Li Meng 李萌warning.pngString representation "Vocals - Liu Bi … ds - Li Meng 李萌" is too long.

Former band members
Ou Jianyun (drums) 2000-2003, Li Bo (bass) 2000-2010, Vocals/Rhythm Guitar - Yang Meng (2000-2013) (ex-Seventh Day)

History

with ex-Vocalist Yang Meng

The beginnings 1999-2000s

The name Spring & Autumn (Chunqiu) refers to the period of Chinese history lasting from 771 BC to 551 BC - a time plagued by political upheaval and internecine warfare, but also an era of tremendous development in China's philosophical traditions.

In 1998, while still a member of Tang Dynasty and on tour in Kunming, Yunnan province, Kaiser Kuo met guitarist/singer Yang Meng, who was then fronting a band called Seventh Day. During an all-night jam session the two found they had very similar ideas about blending Chinese music and western Heavy Metal.

In 1999, Seventh Day moved to Beijing, but split up shortly afterward, with some members leaving to form AK 47. in late 2000, Yang sought out Kuo, who had left Tang Dynasty in 1999 and was working as editor-in-chief at an Internet company. Initially hesitant, Kuo was convinced by Yang's passion and vision, and agreed to form a band. Yang brought in guitarist Kou Zhengyu of the band Suffocated as well as original Seventh Day drummer Ou Jianyun (now drummer of Mountain Men - Shan Ren). Kou, in turn, recruited bassist Li Bo. Diao Lei replaced Ou in the fall of 2003, and in 2004 the band added keyboardist Li Meng.

2002

Spring Autumn, 2002, Jan. 19th, photo by Dennis Yan

January 19th, they rocked the Shanghai XinTianDi The Ark. January 26th, they performed in Shanghai's SUS2. On June 15th they performed duirng the 法国驻中国大使馆主办“世界音乐日”. June 23rd they performed in Tianjin's 迷城俱乐部. July 15th they performed in the CD Cafe during the “丽江音乐节　2002北京序曲”. On July 27th, they performed in the Get Lucky Bar during the 5th Magazine party of the Painkiller Heavy Music Magazine (重型音乐5). On August 17th, they performed on the Lijiang Snow Mountain Music Festival. September 19th, they rocked the CD Cafe. September 28th, they performed in the CD Cafe.

2003

On January 15th, they rocked the CD-Café. On January 24th, they performed in the Get Lucky Bar. March 30th, they performed in the Get Lucky Bar during the “北京重金属势力音乐节” event. On June 20th, 2003, Spring Autumn's interview with the Painkiller Heavy Music Magazine was published in their 7th issue. August 22nd, they performed in the Get Lucky Bar. September 28th, they rocked the Get Lucky Bar. October 26th, they performed at the 大兴区拿铁镇社区艺术公园“华润置地首届拿铁音乐节”. October 31st, they performed at the Get Lucky Bar. December 12th, they rocked the Nameless Highland.

In October 2005, they performed during the Midi Music Festival 2005, and again in May 2006 at the Midi Music Festival 2006.

They signed in the fall of 2005 with RHC International and released their self-titled debut CD in March 2006.

On February 2nd 2007, online music mag The Fader (New York, USA) featured guitar player Kaiser Kuo in their issue no. 44. (info)

2004 - now

The band continued to perform on various live occations including festivals and club shows. The last national wide tour went in 2008 and it has become a bit silent around the band due to the lack of time both of drummer Diao Lei and other musicians. For a while the band kept on playing as an unplugged version with Kaiser, Kou and Yang Meng. Recently Yang Meng moved back to Yunnan Province which made it less possible for further live shows. In 2013 the band asked Die From Sorrow vocalist Liu Bin to join in, currently the band is busy practicing with the new line up and prepare for the upcoming live show on WOA 2013 in Germany and further shows in Beijing.

Chinese

春秋乐队成立于2000年。风格以重金属为基准，融入中国民族音乐，欧洲战歌等音乐元素，春秋音乐丰满大气，在力量、内容、音乐美感上结合的很到位，具有游牧民族的高亢洒脱，也有东方部落音乐和宫廷音乐的神秘，在中国音乐圈内独树一帜。

春秋继承了老一代摇滚音乐人的传统统情节，也借鉴、融合了新一代音乐人的前瞻性。精密特别的和声编制是春秋的特色之一，乐队有很强的现场演出能力。看今日春秋——冷兵器的诱惑。

春秋乐队组队至今有上百场演出的经历，演出主要在北京的豪运酒城、CD Cafe Live House、各高校。2002年春秋乐队参加了云南丽江雪山音乐节。

春秋乐队组队至今有上百场现场演出的经历，在现场演出方面积累了丰富的演出经验2002年参加了云南丽江雪山音乐节、2004年朝阳音乐节和2004年MIDI音乐节一些国内外媒体也对春秋乐队做过采访报--旅游卫视、湖南卫视，Channel [V], 凤凰卫视，重型音乐杂志时代周刊(Time Magazine), 亚特兰大日报(Atlanta Journal Constitution), 美国国家公共广播电台 (National Public Radio) ，美国加州太平洋时代 (Pacific Time), 发现频道 (Discover Channel) ，亚洲周刊 (Asia Week) 等