Pride & Fall
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Pride & Fall is a futurepop act from Stavanger
, Norway
, formed in 2000 by Sigve Monsen and Svein Joar A. Johnsen.
/Darkwave
project 'An Evening With Kisses'. As a result, Per Waagen, an old friend joined as a programmer and keyboard player.
They released a demo shortly after, and in 2003, released their debut album, Nephesh, and debut single Paragon on dependent in Europe
, Metropolis Records
in the United States
, and Memento Materia
in Scandinavia
. Pride & Fall performed their first gigs outside of Norway in 2004, including Cyberia/X-Club in Holland, the Invitation Festival in Belgium
and the Dark City Festival
in Scotland
.
In late 2005, the band released their second single, the web-only release Border, and in 2006, their second album 'Elements of Silence'. Along with Revolution By Night
the band toured Britain in May 2006, supporting Covenant
on their UK 'SkyShaper' tour.
The band released their 3rd album, 'In My Time of Dying', on 17 August 2007, their final album on dependent.
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, formed in 2000 by Sigve Monsen and Svein Joar A. Johnsen.
History
The band came into being when Sigve and Svein wanted to pursue a more electronic and club-oriented sound than what they were doing in their gothGothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
/Darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
project 'An Evening With Kisses'. As a result, Per Waagen, an old friend joined as a programmer and keyboard player.
They released a demo shortly after, and in 2003, released their debut album, Nephesh, and debut single Paragon on dependent in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and Memento Materia
Memento Materia
Memento Materia is a Swedish record label focusing on synth-, electro- and futurepop, although it also released some EBM in the 1990s. Its first release was in January 1992, and the label had put out 87 releases...
in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. Pride & Fall performed their first gigs outside of Norway in 2004, including Cyberia/X-Club in Holland, the Invitation Festival in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and the Dark City Festival
Dark City Festival
Dark City was an annual music festival held in Teviot Row House, a student union run by Edinburgh University Students' Association in Scotland. Its future is currently unclear following an announcement by the organisers that the festival will not be taking place in 2008—though they do not rule out...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
In late 2005, the band released their second single, the web-only release Border, and in 2006, their second album 'Elements of Silence'. Along with Revolution By Night
Revolution By Night
Revolution By Night are an electronic music band based in London, UK. They are often referred to as 'RBN'. The only continuous members are founding member Steve Weeks and Bryon Adamson, with Phil Eaton joining in 2006- Revolution By Night Mk 1 - 1994 to 1999 :The original Revolution By Night...
the band toured Britain in May 2006, supporting Covenant
Covenant (band)
Covenant is a band from Sweden whose music comprises a mixture between electropop and electronic dance music. The band is composed of Eskil Simonsson, Daniel Myer and Joakim Montelius...
on their UK 'SkyShaper' tour.
The band released their 3rd album, 'In My Time of Dying', on 17 August 2007, their final album on dependent.
Albums
- Nephesh (2003, dependent/MetropolisMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
) - Elements of Silence (2006, dependent/MetropolisMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
/Memento MateriaMemento MateriaMemento Materia is a Swedish record label focusing on synth-, electro- and futurepop, although it also released some EBM in the 1990s. Its first release was in January 1992, and the label had put out 87 releases...
) - In my Time of Dying (2007, dependent)
Singles
- Paragon (2003, dependent/MetropolisMetropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
) - Border (2005, dependent, Only Downloadable)