Starting his career as bass player in Norwegian black metal band Emperor, Mortiis quit to pursue solo work. Abandoning metal music, he dedicated himself to compose eerie and melancholic dark ambient soundtracks. After a demo cassette released on his own label Dark Dungeon Music, he had his first LP issued by German label Malicious Records, then he entered the pantheon of notorious Swedish company Cold Meat Industry, boosting his career.
Olvido comes to life during early 2006 in Girona (Catalonia, Spain) with the proposal of taking to itself varied styles and influences of rock and metal, from the more comercial side of both genres to those classified as underground, reflected thus the preferred styles of all of its varied members. The lyrical part of the repetoire of the band takes inasmuch from varied sources; deepest sentimentality, mysticism, vision, metaphore, mystery, joining, introspection, prophecy and darker landscapes still. https://www.facebook.com/grupolvido
Formed in 2003, Voices Of Masada have built up a steady live following in the U.K. and throughout the rest of Europe playing traditional guitar goth. key characteristics of the music are jangly guitar, strong bass and deep dramatic vocals. Releases so far include: Prelude (E.P.)
Four Corners
Another Day along with numerous compilation appearances (Sick Twisted Individual vol 1, New Dark Ages Vol 2 and many more) To find out more about the band, go here: www.voices-of-masada.co.uk
DSS, DSS, DSS....!..... Ah, the familiar cries of drunken funk hungry Soul Fans. Music in itself one may argue... but merely the rude proclamation that something good is about to happen... Hailing from West Lothian (UK) unfamiliar revellers will be bombarded with a gargantuan dose of filthy, disco inspired bedlam. You see, this aint no technological breakthrough, neither is it a swaggering inde sing along or angst ridden power punk. This is the Dead Sea Souls.
Paradise Lost - initally one of the premier death/doom bands (along with their former labelmates Anathema and My Dying Bride) that later incorporated electronic elements in their music. They formed in 1988 in Halifax, UK. Along with bands like Dream Death, Sempiternal Deathreign, Asphyx, Winter etc... they are also credited for helping develop the subgenre known as "gothic" metal. Ironically, the band is almost unknown in their home country...
Cyberpunk Rock. Victor Love: Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizers, Drum Machine
La Nuit: Guitar, Live Backing Vocals.
Darin Yevonde: Bass, Live Backing Vocals.
Ash Rexy: Live Keyboards, Live Backing Vocals. With lyrics inspired by Cyberpunk imagery and subculture Dope Stars Inc. have been mixing industrial beats, acid synths and distorted sounds with a bratty rock’n’roll sound and attitude since their foundation in may 2003.
A 90s alias of Jon Carter, for his breakbeat productions as opposed to the house flavoured Junior Cartier project. Inevitably lumped in with the "big beat" movement of the time, although their album Shoot the Boss had a dark mood and heavy dub influence that defied the "cheeky party antics" ethos of the genre.
Kirlian Camera was founded by the keyboardist/vocalist Angelo Bergamini in Parma, Italy in Spring 1980. The band really was born in 1979, called Suicide Commando, but this name was dropped for the existence of a namesake band. So, when Bergamini started to interest to paranormal phenomena, he knew about a special device invented by Semion Kirlian to take photos of the aura of the human body and from this took the name of the group, suggested by Mauro Montacchini.
Edenbridge is a symphonic metal band from Austria which was founded as a studio-project by guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall, bassist Kurt Bednarsky, and vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher in 1998. With the addition of drummer Roland Navratil the line-up was completed for the production of their debut album Sunrise in Eden. Current members are Sabine Edelsbacher (vocals), Lanvall (guitars, keyboards), Frank Bindig (bass), Dominik Sebastian (guitars), and Max Pointner (drums).