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Summer Darkness is the biggest alternative music festival in The Netherlands which is being held annually since 2003 around the second weekend in August in the city of Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

. Over the year it's popularity has grown considerably to the point of completely selling out for the 2006 edition.

Organisation

Summer Darkness is organised similar to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

's Wave-Gotik-Treffen, albeit on a much smaller scale. Acts perform in various clubs throughout the city of Utrecht. The main stages are Tivoli

Tivoli (Utrecht)

Tivoli is a popular music venue and cultural center in Utrecht, Netherlands. Tivoli is run by a non-profit organisation that has existed since 1979 in its current appearance...

Oudegracht, Tivoli de Helling and EKKO. There are also individual performances at the Domkerk

Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht

St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church was the cathedral of the diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. Once the Netherland's largest church, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, it is one of the country's two pre-Reformation cathedrals, along with the cathedral in Middleburg, Province...

. Side events include a market, city tours and exhibitions by LARP groups.
The festival was a joint venture by Cybercase, Tivoli (Utrecht)

Tivoli (Utrecht)

Tivoli is a popular music venue and cultural center in Utrecht, Netherlands. Tivoli is run by a non-profit organisation that has existed since 1979 in its current appearance...

, EKKO and Mojo until EKKO made the decision in 2009 to quit.

There have been some minor events held under the banner of Summer Darkness. For instance since 2007 there have been several "Summer Darkness - Winter Edition" events.

Programme

2003:

Autumn

Autumn (band)

Autumn is a Dutch female fronted gothic metal band formed in 1995.-Current members:-Former members:-Studio albums:-Other releases:...

, Bloodflowerz

Bloodflowerz

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, Das Ich

Das Ich

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, Elis

Elis

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, Estampie

Estampie (band)

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, Gothminister

Gothminister

Gothminister is an industrial metal band from Norway. Formed in 1999, they have released four albums and have had success in Germany, playing many German music festivals, including Wave-Gotik-Treffen , the Dark Storm Festival, the M'era Luna Festival, and performing for over 10,000 people at the...

, Mila Mar, Morning, NG PRO, Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost (band)

Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...

, Orphanage

Orphanage (band)

- History :The band formed in 1993 and released their first demos Morph and Druid . Orphanage then recorded their first full album Oblivion and one year later released their second album, By Time Alone. Then released 1997 the band the EP At The Mountains Of Madness and worked three years on the...

, Say Y, Silent Assault, Sonar

Sonar (band)

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, Suicide Commando

Suicide Commando

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, Terminal Choice

Terminal Choice

Terminal Choice is a German electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl in 1993.- History :Their lyrics are sung in German and English...

, This Morn'Omina, Trisomy, Wolfsheim

Wolfsheim (band)

Wolfsheim was a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany that consisted of Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner. Although never officially disbanded, Wolfsheim has been inactive since 2005 due to a dispute between the two members, which even led to trials in 2007 and 2008 that forbade either member to...

2004:

After Forever

After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...

, Angel Theory, Angels & Agony, Aslan Faction

Aslan Faction

Aslan Faction is an Electro-industrial/Aggrotech band conceived and formed in mid 1999 by Anthony Mather and Lee Lauer near Oxford in the UK.-History:...

, Atrocity

Atrocity (band)

Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...

, Coph Nia

Coph Nia

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, Corvus Corax

Corvus Corax (band)

Corvus Corax is a German band known for playing Neo-Medieval music using an abundance of authentic instruments. Their name is the latin name for the Common Raven. The band was formed in 1989 by Castus Rabensang, Wim and Meister Selbfried in East Germany...

, Dulce liquido

Dulce Liquido

Dulce Liquido is a Mexican aggrotech and power noise group. The band is a side project from Hocico member Racso Agroyam.He describes his music as electro-noise.-External links:**...

, Faun

Faun (band)

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, Feindflug

Feindflug

' , is a controversial German electro-industrial band founded in 1995. Translated, the name means "attack-raid" or literally "foe-flight" ; it corresponds in military use to the French/English word "sortie".- Style and themes :...

, Hioctan, In Extremo

In Extremo

In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...

, In Slaughter Natives

In Slaughter Natives

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, Killing Ophelia, Kutná Hora, Lamia, Leaves' Eyes

Leaves' Eyes

Leaves' Eyes is a German-Norwegian symphonic metal band from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. They were formed in 2003 by Liv Kristine, the former lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy and the entire line-up of Atrocity...

, Novalis, Omnia

Omnia (band)

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, P·A·L

P·A·L

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, The Peoples Republic of Europe, Predella Avant, Psyclon Nine

Psyclon Nine

Psyclon Nine is a musical group formed in 2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area. While their early efforts are generally categorized as aggrotech, their more recent material has incorporated a disparate set of musical and aesthetic influences, notably industrial metal. The group took a hiatus at the...

, Pzychobitch

Pzychobitch

Pzychobitch are a German band, signed to the German indie label Minuswelt Musikfabrik.-History:Pzycho Bitch was originally a pure remix project by Hands' artist S.I.N.A. But soon, the producers behind S.I.N.A...

, Raison D'Etre

Raison d'être

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, Rosa crux, Sanctum

Sanctum (band)

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, Schandmaul

Schandmaul

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, Sirenia

Sirenia (band)

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, Terrorfakt

Terrorfakt

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, Trail Of Tears

Trail of Tears (band)

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, Visions Of Atlantis

Visions of Atlantis

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2005:

Animadverto, Asrai

Asrai (band)

Asrai is a band from Schiedam, Netherlands. Their music is mostly on the border between gothic and metal genres.- History :Asrai's roots lay in the 1980s. The band was formed in 1985 and changed their name in 1988 to Asrai. Several of its members played in various punk and new-wave bands...

, Autoagression, Autumn

Autumn (band)

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, The Azoic

The Azoic

The Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed by Steve Laskarides, Shawn Lower, and Kristy Venrick in February 1996.-History:In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Sufferin, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998...

, The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre

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, Black Tongue Tribe, Chillburn, Crystal Entity, The Crüxshadows

The Crüxshadows

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, Diary of Dreams

Diary of Dreams

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, Dragonfly, Dulce liquido

Dulce Liquido

Dulce Liquido is a Mexican aggrotech and power noise group. The band is a side project from Hocico member Racso Agroyam.He describes his music as electro-noise.-External links:**...

, Epica

Epica (band)

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, Estampie

Estampie (band)

, Fertile reality, Glis

Glis

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, Gothminister

Gothminister

, Image Transmission, Misery, More machine than man, Morgenstern

Morgenstern

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, Morning, My Insanity, Nemesea

Nemesea

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, the Old Dead Tree

The Old Dead Tree

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, Olen'k, Panic DHH, Penumbra

Penumbra (band)

Penumbra is a French gothic metal band. They have released their last two albums through Season of Mist. - Formation of Penumbra :The original founders of Penumbra were Jarlaath and Dorian, who met at a concert in 1996...

, Qntal

Qntal

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, S.K.E.T., Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....

, StinScatzor, Suicide Commando

Suicide Commando

, Syrian

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, T. Raumschmiere

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, Tamtrum

Tamtrum

Tamtrum is an Aggrotech duo from Aix-en-Provence , composed of artists Benoit XVI and Sylvicious. They released many singles on many different compilation albums such as Cyberlab Volume 5.0. The friendship of Benoit and Sylvicious started in a French black metal band called Mandragor...

, Therion

Therion (band)

Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christian Book of Revelation...

, UnterNull.

2006:

the (Law Rah) Collective, Absurd Minds

Absurd Minds

minds is an electronic music group from Germany. It was created by Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig in 1995.- History :The formation of Absurd Minds began in 1995 with Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig . Musically they were inspired by the EBM of the early 1990s...

, Asche

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, Ataraxia

Ataraxia (band)

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, Bauhaus

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, the Birthday Massacre

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, the Chants of Maldoror, Clan Of Xymox

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, Combichrist

CombiChrist

Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...

, Corde Oblique

Corde Oblique

Corde Oblique are a neoclassical band based in Italy. They are the solo project of Riccardo Prencipe, with vocal contributions from numerous female singers and actresses...

, Courtesan

Courtesan

A courtesan was originally a female courtier, which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person.In feudal society, the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...

, Dead Cell

Dead Cell

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, Diorama

Diorama (band)

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, Embolus

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, Fabrikc, Faderhead

Faderhead

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, Front line Assembly

Front Line Assembly

Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...

, Frozen Plasma

Frozen Plasma

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, Gail of God, Gor, Grendel

Grendel (band)

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, Inertia

Inertia

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, Moonspell

Moonspell

Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...

, Of the Wand and the Moon, Omnia

Omnia (band)

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, the Peoples Republic of Europe, Prey, Reaper

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, Revolution by Night

Revolution By Night

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, Saeculum, Schattenschlag, Soman

Soman

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, Star Industry

Star Industry

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, Statik Sky, Stromkern

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, Transworld

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, VNV Nation

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, Welle:Erdball

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, The Wounded

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, XmH, XP8

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, XPQ-21

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2007:

A New Dawn, Alt-F4, And One

And One

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, Androgene Collective, Angelspit

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, Annatar, Assemblage 23

Assemblage 23

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, Chamber

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, Client

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, Covenant

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, Crash Sympton, Delain, Die Weisse Rose, Diskonnekted, Dope Stars Inc.

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, Elusive

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, Emilie Autumn

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, Epica

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, Frank The Baptist

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, Front 242

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, Genevieve Pasquier, Gothika

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, H.E.R.R.

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, Heimataerde

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, Implant, In Strict Confidence

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, Inkubus Sukkubus

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, Jaegerblut, Krypteria

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, Lacrimas Profundere

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, Magion, Mindfields

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, Modcom, Morning, My Dying Bride

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, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio

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, Outerspace Overdose, Rome

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, Rotersand

Rotersand

Rotersand is a German electronic music act, formed in September 2002 by musician/producer Gun and singer Rascal with dance music producer/DJ Krischan J.E. Wesenberg joining them shortly after...

, Steinkind, Straftanz

Straftanz

Straftanz is a German electronic dance music project, established in the summer of 2006. Straftanz is formed by a loose group of artists calling themselves the Straftanz ZK. Additional artists involved are Carsten Jacek , Mille Petrozza, and Myk Jung who were involved in the recording of the...

, Suicidal Romance, The Crüxshadows

The Crüxshadows

The Crüxshadows is an Dark Electro group from Florida. Their sound is made up of a combination of male vocals, electric violin, guitar, and synth...

, Trisomy

Trisomy

A trisomy is a type of polysomy in which there are three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy .-Description and causes:...

, V2A, VNV Nation

VNV Nation

, X-RX, XMH, Zombiegirl.

2009:

Absolute Body Control

Absolute Body Control is an electronic music project from Belgium. It is notable as the first significant project of musicians Dirk Ivens and Eric Van Wonterghem.-History:...

, Atomic Neon, Bacia di Tosco, The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre

The Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...

, Brighter death now

Brighter Death Now

Brighter Death Now is the artist name under which Roger Karmanik , the founder of the Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry, releases death industrial, power electronics and dark ambient music....

, Kelten zonder Grenzen, 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...

, The Crüxshadows

The Crüxshadows

The Crüxshadows is an Dark Electro group from Florida. Their sound is made up of a combination of male vocals, electric violin, guitar, and synth...

, Cybercide, Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine is a 1957 novel by Ray Bradbury, taking place in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois — a pseudonym for Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois...

, Dernière Volonté

Dernière Volonté

Dernière Volonté is the name under which French musician Geoffroy D writes martial music, neoclassical music, dark ambient and military pop. Throughout his early period, Geoffroy tended to write a fusion of martial music and dark ambient. Choosing to focus on atmosphere, rhythm, and historical...

, Deviant UK

Deviant UK

Deviant UK is an English electronic band. It is the solo project of Jay "Deviant" Smith, formed in 2004. When playing live, Smith is joined by other live musicians.-Background:...

, Eisbrecher

Eisbrecher

Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky and Noel Pix , with live support from Jürgen Plangger , Domonik Palmer , Achim Färber . In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records...

, Embrun

Embrun

Embrun may refer to:* Embrun, Hautes-Alpes, a town and former archbishopric in southeastern France** Embrun Cathedral, the national monument and former cathedral there* Embrun, Ontario, a community in eastern Ontario, Canada...

, Floor Jansen The foreshadowing

The Foreshadowing

The Foreshadowing are an Italian gothic metal/doom metal band with ambient influences.-Origins:The band was officially formed at the dawn of 2005, but the project was actually started back in 1998, from an idea of Alessandro Pace ), who involved his friends Andrea Chiodetti and Francesco Sosto ...

, Front 242

Front 242

, ::Golgatha:, Gothminister

Gothminister

, Grendel

Grendel (band)

, Irfan

Irfan

‘Irfān literally means knowing/awareness. The term is often translated as gnosis, however it also refers to Islamic mysticism. Those with the name are sometimes referred to as having an insight into the unseen...

, Katzenjammer Kabarett

Katzenjammer Kabarett

Katzenjammer Kabarett is a four-piece dark cabaret band from Paris, France. Aesthetically inspired by German Weimar-era cabarets and burlesque shows, the band also chose a name of German origin that literally translates to "cat's wail cabaret" with Katzenjammer also generally meaning "discordant...

, Klangstabil, Kloq, Korpiklaani

Korpiklaani

Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman.-Biography:While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal...

, Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...

, The law-rah collective, Letzte Instanz

Letzte Instanz

Letzte Instanz, founded in Dresden, Germany in 1996, is a German metal band particularly noted for their use of the violin and cello. The founding members included Hörbi, Tin Whistle, Muttis Stolz, Kaspar Wichman, Holly D. and Markus G-Punkt. Benni Cellini and Robin Sohn entered the group a year...

, Modulate

Modulate

Modulate is Bob Mould's fifth solo album, released in 2002. Although a few tracks on his previous release, The Last Dog and Pony Show, had featured tape loops and samples, Mould shocked his fans with such a dramatic embrace of electronica...

, MS Gentur, Negura bunget

Negura Bunget

-Biography:Negură Bunget formed at the end of 1994, as a duo, with Hupogrammos Disciple on guitars, vocals, and keyboards, and Negru on drums. In 1997, Sol'Faur Spurcatu joined the group on guitar...

, NG Pro, Noisuf-X, NoyceTM, Nullvektor, Orfeo

Orfeo

L'Orfeo , sometimes called L'Orfeo, favola in musica, is an early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to...

, Other day, Reaper

Reaper (band)

, Rosa Crvx, Rose Kemp

Rose Kemp

Rose Kemp is an English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of genres. She is the daughter of Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp of the folk-rock band Steeleye Span.- Singing career :...

, Rotersand

Rotersand

Rotersand is a German electronic music act, formed in September 2002 by musician/producer Gun and singer Rascal with dance music producer/DJ Krischan J.E. Wesenberg joining them shortly after...

, S.K.E.T., Schwarzblut, Sieben, Spetsnaz

Spetsnaz

Spetsnaz, Specnaz tr: Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya; ) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "force of special purpose"...

, Spherical disrupted, Suicide commando

Suicide Commando

, Tenek, Triarii

Triarii

Triarii were one of the elements of the early Roman military Manipular legions of the early Roman Republic . They were the oldest and among the wealthiest men in the army, and could afford good quality equipment. They wore heavy metal armour and carried large shields, their usual position being...

, Tyr

Týr (band)

Týr, , is a folk metal band from the Faroe Islands. Their subject matter revolves almost entirely around old Nordic lore, mythology, and history, taking their name from a Norse god of war. They signed a worldwide deal with Austria's Napalm Records in early 2006, while signed to the Faroese record...

, Tyske Ludder

Tyske Ludder

Tyske Ludder is a German EBM band. Their members include Claus Albers, Olaf A. Reimers and Ralf Homann. In 2008 they appeared at the Infest in Bradford. And in May 2009 they appeared at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig and the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim Germany...

, Uberbyte, Veljanov, 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...

, XPQ-21

XPQ-21

, Zeromancer

Zeromancer

Zeromancer is a Norwegian industrial rock band formed in 1999 by members of the band Seigmen. The current lineup is Alex Møklebust , Kim Ljung , Noralf Ronthi Lorry Kristiansen and Dan Heide...

2010

Aesthetic perfection

Aesthetic Perfection

Aesthetic Perfection is an American electronic-industrial musical project created by Daniel Graves in 2000. The style is reminiscent of many aggrotech, industrial, dance music bands, while also leaning towards other styles such as alternative music....

, Allerseelen

Allerseelen

Allerseelen are the experimental, post-industrial and military pop music works of Austrian musician Gerhard Petak, aka Kadmon. The German name is translated into English as All Souls' Day. Their music is inspired by nature and has a strong philosophical/alchemical context inspired by the writings...

, Amduscia

Amduscia

Amduscia is an aggrotech band from Mexico consisting of Polo Amduscia and Edgar "Amduscia" Acevedo .-History and Origin of Name:Amduscia was founded in 1999 in Mexico City...

, And One

And One

, Bacio di Tosca

Bacio di Tosca

Bacio di Tosca is a German Neoclassical musical project by Mezzo-sopranist Dörthe Flemming that combines influences from classical music, mainly the German Lied, with modern electronic Dark wave...

, Ball noir, Brendan Perry

Brendan Perry

Brendan Michael Perry is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the male half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard.-Early life:...

, Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox

, DAF

Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft or D.A.F. is an influential German electropunk/NDW band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López , Robert Görl , Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke , Michael Kemner and Wolfgang Spelmans...

, Diorama

Diorama (band)

, Dive

Dive

- Music :Performers* Dive , an industrial band* Dive , a duo* Dive , a band that appeared on the Warped Tour 2010Albums* Dive , by the Belgian band* Dive...

, Faith and the muse

Faith and the Muse

Faith and the Muse is an American, underground gothic/darkwave band composed of two musicians, Monica Richards and William Faith. They are well regarded in the gothic music scene as innovators and icons. Their music encompasses many genres, from folk-style songs to darker compositions. Richards is...

, From Flint Glass

Flint Glass

Flint Glass is an experimental electronic project by French electronic musician Gwenn Trémorin. Flint Glass' debut album was released on Brume Records, which was co-founded by Trémorin and Boris Volant from the experimental collective Atelier112.-Discography:...

to Tzol'kin to Empusae, Geistform, Geneviève Pasquier, Grendel

Grendel (band)

, Ianva, Imminent, In slaughter natives

In Slaughter Natives

, In strict confidence

In Strict Confidence

, Keltia, Leaetherstrip, Mono-Amine, Nachtmahr, Orfeo, Peter Bjärgö, Phelios

Phelios

is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter released for the arcades in Japan by Namco. It runs on Namco System 2 hardware. A home version for the Mega Drive/Genesis was released in 1990. The game features a plot loosely based on Greek mythology...

, Project Pitchfork

Project Pitchfork

Project Pitchfork is an electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany.-History:Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name by picking a word at random from the dictionary. The demo K.N.K.A. was recorded...

, SAM, Sophia, Spiritual front

Spiritual Front

Spiritual Front is a five-part neofolk act from Rome. Its members describe their music as "nihilist suicide pop", although elements of neoclassical and rock music, melancholic folk, as well as tango are prevalent, along with a recurring experimental feel...

, Straftanz

Straftanz

2011 (preliminary)

Eisenfunk, 16Pad Noise Terrorist, Angelspit

Angelspit

Angelspit is a cyberpunk band from Sydney, Australia. The band was formed in 2004 by vocalists/synthesists Destroyx and ZooG...

, Broken Note, Destroid

Destroid

Destroid is a German electronic act incorporating EBM and electro.-Members / History:Founding member and vocalist Daniel Myer of Haujobb fame released the debut album Future Prophecies together with Ribi and Sebastian Ullman on the German label Out of Line in 2004 without any announcement of his...

, Faderhead

Faderhead

, Freakangel, Julien-K

Julien-K

Julien-K is a music group that began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Elias Andra, and Anthony 'Fu' Valcic....

, Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

, Kirlian Camera

Kirlian Camera

Kirlian Camera can mean:*a device used for Kirlian photography*the electronic darkwave band Kirlian Camera...

, Komor Kommando, Matta, Nitzer Ebb

Nitzer Ebb

Nitzer Ebb is a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris , Douglas McCarthy , and David Gooday .-Band name:...

, Niveau Zero, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio

, Rome

Rome (band)

, Rotersand

Rotersand

Rotersand is a German electronic music act, formed in September 2002 by musician/producer Gun and singer Rascal with dance music producer/DJ Krischan J.E. Wesenberg joining them shortly after...

, Shiv-r, The Neon Judgement

The Neon Judgement

The Neon Judgement is a Belgian new wave band.The band was started in Leuven in 1981 by Dirk Da Davo and TB Frank.On the 21st of August 1985, the band opened a new alternative music festival, named Pukkelpop...

, The Wars

The Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I. First published by Clarke Irwin, it won the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977.-Plot overview:...

, Tying Tiffany

Tying Tiffany

-Biography:Tying Tiffany was born in Padua. In the early years of her career she has travelled Europe as bass player and singer in various indie rock bands and she has acted in some independent movies, artistic films and theatrical performances....

, Ulterior

Ulterior

For the London based band, see Ulterior...

, VNV Nation

VNV Nation

, Wikan.

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