FreshFabrik
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FreshFabrik performing live in 2011, Miskolc
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| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Rock, nu metal, industrial |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Warner Bros.,  HungaryAlexandra, Hungary
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FreshFabrik is a Hungarian two times award-winning, rock/nu metal/industrial band, consisting of Szabolcs Oláh aka (kju:) (vocals, guitars), András Szabó (drums) and Levente Kovács (bass & programming) and László Szvoboda (guitars, vox, synth.). FreshFabrik is the first Hungarian English-singing rock/metal band using DJ and rap performances, and the first Hungarian rock/metal band contracted to a major record label. FreshFabrik is one of the best-selling English-singing Hungarian rock bands of all time. After a three-year break, in 2011 they released a brand new album MORA. In 2013, after a successful 20 years anniversary tour, FreshFabrik released a new single, and video Higher & Higher (Rock to the Boogie-Woogie) with reunited members: Istvan Horvath and Matyas Koncz.
FreshFabrik was founded by Andras Szabó and Levente Kovács in 1993, in Budapest, Hungary. In the autumn of 1994 the band was introduced supporting Run DMC in Budapest. That time the band signed a record deal with Hungarian Mute Licensee the band was nominated for the MTV Europe Video Contest and the nominated video appeared on MTV Europe’s 120 Minutes. In the same year FreshFabrik released the debut album Certifikado.
In 1995-97 the band was clubtouring all over Europe, and performed as supporting band to Nitzer Ebb in Budapest in 1997. That year, the band signed to Warner Music Hungary to release their second album, Nerve. After its success, Warner sent the band touring in Australia for the new album.
In the early days of 2000 the band started working on the new album with Mr. Colson from Smart Studios (US) at the mixing desk. The band used the studio-break for performing live on the Pepsi Sziget Festival in Budapest as a headliner, among bands like Bad Religion and The Bloodhound Gang. The album Drive My Hand came out on 30 October 2000. On 8 March 2001 the band won Hungarian IFPI’s Golden Giraffe Award (Hungarian Grammy) as 'The Best Domestic Modern Rock Album Of The Year 2000'. In 2001 Warner Released Drive My Hand in the Czech Republic, and FreshFabrik was supporting Rammstein and AC/DC, in Prague in Strahov Stadium with an audience of 35,000 people.
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