L'Âme Immortelle
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L' Âme Immortelle is an Austria
n band. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German
or English
, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. Current work has moved away from the band's electronic roots to the heavier Neue Deutsche Härte
(New German hardness) genre.
, which became popular in the underground German dark culture.
GmbH). From 1998 through 2001, L'Âme Immortelle released another LP yearly, each bringing the band greater popularity. In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour (from the Austrian band Whispers in the shadow
) as a guitarist and the re-formed L'Âme Immortelle released a new single, Tiefster Winter in November 2002. In 2003, L'Âme Immortelle released Als die Liebe starb, as well as Seelensturm, a collection of re-issued and re-mixed early material.
.
The first issue following the switch was a collaboration with Oomph!
on the non-album single Brennende Liebe (released as Oomph! feat. L'Âme Immortelle); they also appeared in the video.
Following that, L'Âme Immortelle released a new album, Gezeiten
, which includes some of their most popular songs like 5 Jahre, Stumme Schreie and Fallen Angel. A significant change in L'Âme Immortelle's style is evident now that the band is on a major label; notably the electronic instrumentation of earlier work was less prominent in Gezeiten
.
Their latest album Auf deinen Schwingen has been released on August 2006 along with Phönix single. The record also includes songs like "Wohin" which contains text from another famous LAI song called Aus den Ruinen, and Nur Du — a song which totally differs from older L'Âme Immortelle work. The music video for this song is a cartoon, an unusual thing for the band.
Out since June 22 on Gun Supersonic is LAI's 10 year retrospective best-of album "10 Jahre". "10 Jahre" presents the highlights of their career with hit tracks and fan favourites taken from each of their albums. This release also includes 2 brand new exclusive tracks ("Let Me Fall" and "Come Closer").
On November 18, 2011, the band announced January 27, 2012 as the release date for their tenth studio album Momente
and Megadump.
In 2007 Thomas Rainer released his debut album under the Nachtmahr
moniker. The first release for this electro/industrial project was titled "Kunst ist Krieg". In 2008, the second album titled "Feuer frei!" was released.
Persephone, aka Sonja Kraushofer, returns with a 4th album. After the Trisol release "Home" (2002), "Atma Gyan" (2004) and "Mera Sangeet Kho Gaya" (2004), "Letters to a Stranger" is to be released on the Curzweyhl label.
Ashley Dayour the long term guitarist of the band released several records with his other band Whispers in the shadow
. The last one was "Into the arms of chaos" in 2008.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n band. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
or English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. Current work has moved away from the band's electronic roots to the heavier Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....
(New German hardness) genre.
Founding
L'Âme Immortelle was formed in 1996 in Austria by friends Thomas Rainer and Hannes Medwenitsch. Soon vocalist Sonja Kraushofer, a former classmate of Rainer, joined and the band sought a record contract. They released their first album, Lieder die wie Wunden bluten in 1997 on MOS Records in LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
, which became popular in the underground German dark culture.
Trisol Records
In 1999, L'Âme Immortelle switched to Trisol Records (part of Trisol Music GroupTrisol Music Group
The Trisol Music Group - GmbH , is a German business group and record label headquartered in Dieburg. Owning multiple sublabels, they specialize in producing musical works pertaining to darkwave, dark folk, gothic rock, deathrock, ethereal wave and other "gothic" genres of music...
GmbH). From 1998 through 2001, L'Âme Immortelle released another LP yearly, each bringing the band greater popularity. In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour (from the Austrian band Whispers in the shadow
Whispers in the shadow
Whispers in the Shadow is a Gothic Rock Band from Austria, formed in 1996. The bandname is inspired by the story The Whisperer in Darkness byH. P. Lovecraft...
) as a guitarist and the re-formed L'Âme Immortelle released a new single, Tiefster Winter in November 2002. In 2003, L'Âme Immortelle released Als die Liebe starb, as well as Seelensturm, a collection of re-issued and re-mixed early material.
Supersonic Records
In 2004, the band switched labels again, this time to major label Supersonic, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music EntertainmentSony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
.
The first issue following the switch was a collaboration with Oomph!
Oomph!
Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...
on the non-album single Brennende Liebe (released as Oomph! feat. L'Âme Immortelle); they also appeared in the video.
Following that, L'Âme Immortelle released a new album, Gezeiten
Gezeiten (album)
Gezeiten is the sixth studio album from Austrian electronic music band L'Âme Immortelle. The three singles, Fallen Angel, 5 Jahre and Stumme Schreie, are some of their most popular songs...
, which includes some of their most popular songs like 5 Jahre, Stumme Schreie and Fallen Angel. A significant change in L'Âme Immortelle's style is evident now that the band is on a major label; notably the electronic instrumentation of earlier work was less prominent in Gezeiten
Gezeiten (album)
Gezeiten is the sixth studio album from Austrian electronic music band L'Âme Immortelle. The three singles, Fallen Angel, 5 Jahre and Stumme Schreie, are some of their most popular songs...
.
Their latest album Auf deinen Schwingen has been released on August 2006 along with Phönix single. The record also includes songs like "Wohin" which contains text from another famous LAI song called Aus den Ruinen, and Nur Du — a song which totally differs from older L'Âme Immortelle work. The music video for this song is a cartoon, an unusual thing for the band.
Out since June 22 on Gun Supersonic is LAI's 10 year retrospective best-of album "10 Jahre". "10 Jahre" presents the highlights of their career with hit tracks and fan favourites taken from each of their albums. This release also includes 2 brand new exclusive tracks ("Let Me Fall" and "Come Closer").
Return to Trisol
In December 2007, Trisol Records announced that L'Âme Immortelle had returned to the Trisol label to release a new album, Namenlos. The release date is 2008-01-25 and it will be a two-CD double-album. Trisol's press release denied that the band's label switch was motivated by poor performance of its last Supersonic album Auf deinen Schwingen, but hinted that the band was returning to its pre-Supersonic style.On November 18, 2011, the band announced January 27, 2012 as the release date for their tenth studio album Momente
Solo projects
In 2000, Thomas Rainer released the first album, Gesellschaft:Mord, for his side project with Joachim Sobczak, Siechtum. The following two albums were Diagnose:Zeit and Kreuz:X:Feuer, which featured remixes by God ModuleGod Module
God Module is a United States-based Dark Electronic band founded in Orlando, Florida in 1999, relocating to western Washington in 2006. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in the U.S. and Out of Line Music in Germany. God Module's founding members were Jasyn Bangert and Andrew Ramirez...
and Megadump.
In 2007 Thomas Rainer released his debut album under the Nachtmahr
Nachtmahr (band)
Nachtmahr is the solo project of Thomas Rainer . Nachtmahr's musical style is best characterized as Industrial Techno....
moniker. The first release for this electro/industrial project was titled "Kunst ist Krieg". In 2008, the second album titled "Feuer frei!" was released.
Persephone, aka Sonja Kraushofer, returns with a 4th album. After the Trisol release "Home" (2002), "Atma Gyan" (2004) and "Mera Sangeet Kho Gaya" (2004), "Letters to a Stranger" is to be released on the Curzweyhl label.
Ashley Dayour the long term guitarist of the band released several records with his other band Whispers in the shadow
Whispers in the shadow
Whispers in the Shadow is a Gothic Rock Band from Austria, formed in 1996. The bandname is inspired by the story The Whisperer in Darkness byH. P. Lovecraft...
. The last one was "Into the arms of chaos" in 2008.
Studio albums
- Lieder Die Wie Wunden BlutenLieder Die Wie Wunden Bluten (album)Lieder die wie Wunden bluten is the first studio album from Austrian darkwave band L'Âme Immortelle.-Track listing:# "Licht tötet Schatten" - 3:55# "Figure in the Mirror" - 4:02...
(1997) - …In Einer Zukunft Aus Tränen Und Stahl…In Einer Zukunft Aus Tränen Und Stahl (album)…In Einer Zukunft Aus Tränen Und Stahl is the second studio album from Austrian darkwave band L'Âme Immortelle.-Track listing:-US Track listing:# "Dusk Embraces Lonliness"# "Love Is Lost"# "Innocent Guilt"...
(1998) - Wenn Der Letzte Schatten Fällt (1999)
- Dann Habe Ich Umsonst Gelebt (2001)
- Als Die Liebe StarbAls Die Liebe Starb (album)Als Die Liebe Starb is the fifth studio album from Austrian electronic music band L'Âme Immortelle.-Track listing:# "21 Februar" - 3:59# "Tiefster Winter" - 5:00# "Have I Ever?" - 4:53# "Letting Go" - 5:46# "Aus Den Ruinen" - 5:07...
(2003) - GezeitenGezeiten (album)Gezeiten is the sixth studio album from Austrian electronic music band L'Âme Immortelle. The three singles, Fallen Angel, 5 Jahre and Stumme Schreie, are some of their most popular songs...
(2004) - Auf deinen SchwingenAuf deinen Schwingen (album)Auf Deinen Schwingen is the seventh studio album from Austrian band L'Âme Immortelle.-Track listing:# "Auf Deinen Schwingen" – 3:37# "Herzschlag" – 3:34# "Du siehst mich nicht" – 3:55# "Nur Du" – 3:19# "Phönix" – 4:07# "Destiny" – 4:29...
(August 2006) - NamenlosNamenlosNamenlos is the eighth studio album from Austrian band L'Âme Immortelle.-Track listing:CD1# Vergessen # 1000 Voices# Behind The Light# Bleib # Requiem# Lost# Blutrot # Reborn...
(January 2008) - Durch fremde HandDurch fremde HandDurch fremde Hand is the ninth studio album by L'Âme Immortelle. The album is featured on two CDs and is the twin album of the band's previous studio album, Namenlos. The first disc contains remix versions of the songs on the first disc of Namenlos...
(August 2008)
Compilation albums
- 10 Jahre - Best Of10 Jahre - Best Of10 Jahre – Best Of is the first compilation album by L'Âme Immortelle.- Track listing :# 5 Jahre# Phönix# Nur Du# Tiefster Winter# Aus den Ruinen# Fallen Angel# Stumme Schreie# Judgement# Lass mich fallen# Du siehst mich nicht# Gefallen...
(June 2007) - Best of Indie YearsBest of Indie YearsBest of Indie Years is the second compilation album by L'Âme Immortelle.- Track listing :# "Lieder die wie Wunden bluten"# "Winter of my Soul"# "Silver Rain"# "Will You?"# "Love is Lost"# "Resurrection"...
(May 2008)
Singles
- Epitaph (2000)
- Judgement (2001)
- Tiefster Winter (2002)
- 5 Jahre (2004)
- Stumme Schreie (2005)
- Fallen Angel (2006)
- Dein Herz (2006)
- Phönix (2006)
- Nur Du (2006)