Xe-NONE
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Xe-NONE are a Russian
Dance Metal band from Kirov
. They emerged in mid-2004 when Lexy Dance (vocals, programming) and Newman (synths, programming) worked on the crossing of a modern metal and electronic dance sound, with influences of such acts as Cradle of Filth
, Scooter
, Fear Factory
and 2 Unlimited
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October 1, 2004 they released their debut EP, called "Digital Fucker". Thanks to the popularity and tangible support to the local press EP began to diverge from the shelves of local rock - stores. A debut performance Xe-NONE October 31, 2004 at the festival IMPACT accompanied nehiloy support the assembled audience.
The reaction of local media after the festival was not long to wait: and "major" and "underground" newspapers published extremely enthusiastic responses of the group and the festival in general.
Immediately after the release of Blood Rave followed a series of trips outside of his native city. The song Stars was included in the collection Legacy of Metal Part 1, which was released in late 2005, on the St. Petersburg label Резонанс Music Resonance Music.
In October 2006 Schultz left the band, and was replaced by Andrew Rex, formerly of the band Adeks. Xe-NONE debuted their completely new line-up on November 24 in the Central Organ "Victory" (Kirov)
In July 2007, Xe-NONE performed at the annual Pushkin Media Group Rock Palace Open Air 2007, on the same stage with the best of the national heavy scenes (Vergeltung, Perimeter, Stardown) as well as Grave and Dismember.
At the end of November 2007 Xe-NONE completed work on their first video for the song "Angels". Combining dance frenzy mid-nineties with modern Metal-visualization, the group released the video. Also in the autumn of 2007 the debut album was nearing completion.
and PDF-page booklet, which contained the texts and illustrations on all tracks of the album.
In July 2008, Watson decided to leave the band. He was replaced with Push, with whom the band played the album presentation in Moscow, as well as filmed the music video for "Digital Fucker AD".
In late August 2008, due to a serious injury, Push was temporarily forced to leave the group and Watson temporarily replaced him. Following the November concert in Moscow club "Relax", Andrew_Rex left the band. In December 2008, Push returned to the band.
The band not only began working on their second full-length album, but also their long-conceived Eurodance inspired cover mini-album.
for their remis of the track The Last Ammunition that was released on the anniversary edition of Night Electric Night
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
Dance Metal band from Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
. They emerged in mid-2004 when Lexy Dance (vocals, programming) and Newman (synths, programming) worked on the crossing of a modern metal and electronic dance sound, with influences of such acts as Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, Scooter
Scooter (band)
Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....
, Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
and 2 Unlimited
2 Unlimited
2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
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2004
The band was formed by Lexy Dance (vocal, programming) and Newman (synths, programing) at the summer 2004. Their first line-up was completed with the addition of EvilAnn (female Vocals) and Schultz (Bass), Max (Guitar) and P2D2 (Drums). At the same time arose the name of Xe-NONE, which is fully marked style and vision of the future project: Xenos (alien, GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
.) + NONE (nothing, 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...
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October 1, 2004 they released their debut EP, called "Digital Fucker". Thanks to the popularity and tangible support to the local press EP began to diverge from the shelves of local rock - stores. A debut performance Xe-NONE October 31, 2004 at the festival IMPACT accompanied nehiloy support the assembled audience.
The reaction of local media after the festival was not long to wait: and "major" and "underground" newspapers published extremely enthusiastic responses of the group and the festival in general.
2005
In May 2005 the new drummer of Xe-NONE became Watson. In early August 2005 Xe-NONE began work on their second EP, which was completed in October 2005. Released on October 31, 2006, the mini-album "Blood Rave" included 5 brand new tracks.Immediately after the release of Blood Rave followed a series of trips outside of his native city. The song Stars was included in the collection Legacy of Metal Part 1, which was released in late 2005, on the St. Petersburg label Резонанс Music Resonance Music.
2006
In May 2006, they began recording their debut full-length album. Max left the band, and was replaced by [Fucker], who had previously been in the band Mystery (now HMR).In October 2006 Schultz left the band, and was replaced by Andrew Rex, formerly of the band Adeks. Xe-NONE debuted their completely new line-up on November 24 in the Central Organ "Victory" (Kirov)
2007
2007 saw the release of what was to come from their debut album in the form of the "Angels" Demo.In July 2007, Xe-NONE performed at the annual Pushkin Media Group Rock Palace Open Air 2007, on the same stage with the best of the national heavy scenes (Vergeltung, Perimeter, Stardown) as well as Grave and Dismember.
At the end of November 2007 Xe-NONE completed work on their first video for the song "Angels". Combining dance frenzy mid-nineties with modern Metal-visualization, the group released the video. Also in the autumn of 2007 the debut album was nearing completion.
2008
Finally May 15, 2007 debut full-length album "Dance Metal [Rave]olution" was released on their own label group RefLEXYa Records. Therefore, in addition to traditional CD release for the album was released onto the net in mp3MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and PDF-page booklet, which contained the texts and illustrations on all tracks of the album.
In July 2008, Watson decided to leave the band. He was replaced with Push, with whom the band played the album presentation in Moscow, as well as filmed the music video for "Digital Fucker AD".
In late August 2008, due to a serious injury, Push was temporarily forced to leave the group and Watson temporarily replaced him. Following the November concert in Moscow club "Relax", Andrew_Rex left the band. In December 2008, Push returned to the band.
The band not only began working on their second full-length album, but also their long-conceived Eurodance inspired cover mini-album.
2009
On August 15, 2009 mini-album "Dance Inferno Resurrection" was released, containing seven covers of classic 90s hits. It was released on the internet for free download.2010
In 2010 Xe-NONE released the four-track single "Cyber Girl". Now the band are working on completing their second full-length album. Xe-NONE won the remix competition run by the band DeathstarsDeathstars
Deathstars is a Swedish band from Stockholm that perform industrial and gothic metal. Formed in 2000, the group are noted for their dark horror-themed lyrics, pessimistic and misanthropic social commentary, distinctive trademark face paint, dark stage uniforms and physical appearances that...
for their remis of the track The Last Ammunition that was released on the anniversary edition of Night Electric Night
Night Electric Night
- Personnel :* Cat Casino – guitars* Bone W. Machine – drums* Whiplasher Bernadotte – lead vocals* Skinny Disco – bass guitar, backing vocals* Nightmare Industries – guitars, keyboards- Chart positions :...
Discography
- Blood Rave (EP) (2005)
- Dance Metal [Rave]olution (2008)
- Dance Inferno Resurrection (2009)
- DanceflorationDancefloration-Personnel:Xe-NONE* Lexy Dance – lead vocals* EvilAnn - lead vocals* Fucker - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar* Newman - keyboards* Push – drums...
(2011)
Band members
- Lexy Dance - Male Vocals
- EvilAnn - Female Vocals
- Newman - SynthsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- [Fucker] - Guitar
- Push - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....