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This
black syndicate is a burning ballroom Dirt, drinks and pills and Gucci drenched
in blood"
"DEATH IN VOGUE"
Yes, they're back and the
lyrical quote is pretty much the illustration of the second album from the
Swedish Deathstars. On "Termination Bliss" they take an even more
powerful step into the modern urban nightside - It's death, It's glitter, a
fistful of fire and tons of blank leather.
Deathstars "Termination
Bliss" takes the renaissance of the leatherswept members into the
artificial heart of their European culture. Where their successful debut
"Synthetic Generation" was a first halt for the Swedes, the second
album "Termination Bliss" is a huge step in the same direction - a
huge step into the western vaccum. It's a deep dive into the dystopia of our
personal future, and a bloody crimescene for the ones who still have a grand
vision of utopian belief.
Deathstars use themselves as as
the objects they try to understand and as the patients they critizise in a time
where it's hard to find some substance at all - the world which we work and live
in every day. It's about aggression, glamour, loss, decadence and moral
downfall; the spirit can best be described as an industrial demigod in black
glitter - with a gun, a cigarette and a million dollar smile. It's entertainment
from hell.
"It seems that Deathstars
is a threat to the common citizen, says W. Bernadotte. But what it's really
about is a wake-up call. It's about facing your dark sides. I guess we're the
'Citizen Cain' of our society", he continues with a smile.
With their debut-album
"Synthetic Generation", Deathstars immediately made a name for
themselves as an act that combined the attitude of the extreme metal underground
with a more modern and dynamic expression than other dark rock acts. Both
singles/videos - "Synthetic Generation" and "Syndrome"
rotated hard on music- tv- and radio- channels all over the world and the
success was of course followed by tours and festival-gigs. The debut was
released by LED Recordings/Universal Music and Nuclear Blast outside of
Scandinavia, but the band has now signed an european deal directly with the
German based label Nuclear Blast.
"When
the dark does what the dark does best - it's darkness! Let the dark do what the
dark does best - let it be darkness!"
"CYANIDE"
"It's been four years
since we started to record 'Synthetic Generation', but it's been worth the time
since each member has had a lot of personal problems... something that can very
well be heard on the new album. The thing about 'Termination Bliss' is that it's
probably the most complex thing we've ever done when it comes to exploring our
individual mental issues.", says Nightmare Industries.
Spawning from well known
underground acts in the 90's, such as Dissection, Ophthalamia and Swordmaster,
the band brings the true nerve of the scandinavian underground scene into the
elite industrial ballrooms of the 21st century. It's a mighty musical highway
that goes via Black - and Death Metal, Electro, Goth, Synth and Rock to end up
at the gates of Industry. To put it simple - Deathstars makes darkness look (and
sound) good.
As mentioned before, Deathstars
has an impressing history. They've been topping the TV-charts in Sweden and
Germany, they've made Hollywood-themes, they've been banned from TV-stations and
are among the best selling rock acts in Sweden.
"Termination Bliss"
was produced by Nightmare Industries in Black Syndicate Studios and mixed by
Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Clawfinger etc.) at Toytown Studios.
(thanks to www.deathstars.net) |
