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DANSE MACABRE BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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Danse Macabre | |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Belgium | |
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STATUS
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Active | |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Karmageddon Media | |
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GENRE
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Gothic metal | |
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2004-12-22, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2007-04-27, 21:04 | |
| Band biography |
The Finnish Jan 'Örkki' Yrlund (ex-Lacrimosa, ex-Two Witches, ex-Prestige, SinMasters, Ancient Rites) and the Belgian Raf Corten (ex-Ancient Rites) wanted to continue the Story. The music was written, lyrics created and an album was recorded in the late '97 in the studio Excess in Rotterdam. The firstborn 'Totentanz' was released in 1998 through Mascot Records with the two unreleased demo songs from the Greek period as bonustracks. The beautiful female vocals on the song called 'Decline of Romanticism' were performed by Antoinette (Malochia). Jan, being an art-historian, created the visual side of the album. 'Totentanz' received excellent reviews around the world.
Right after the recordings the trio had become a duo and because of the requests to play live a steady line up was needed. Luckily Jan and Gunther found some talented musicians in Amsterdam; the Dutch Merijn Mol, the drums, the Yugoslavian Miloš Maricevic, the bass and the Israeli Arik Politi, the keyboards were chosen not only because of their musical skills but also because of their devotion to music. Antoinette offered to perform live when needed. Now Danse Macabre live act was a real crossborder happening and it performed live in different European countries.
In the year 2000 Danse Macabre found a new home at Hammerheart Records. In May 2001 Danse Macabre entered the Spacelab Studios in Germany (a.o. Everon, Ancient Rites). Merijn and Milos joined the studio-sessions and now a real band feeling was captured on tape. Gunther experiments with his singing like never before and so various styles can be heard in the lead and the backing vocals. Next to Antoinette´s very emotional voice, we can enjoy Ciara´s talented singing on the female vocals. Jan´s beautiful booklet artwork invites the listener to look deeper into the lyrics and the music. Every painting tells it’s own story. The rich colours represent the music.
The new album is titled 'Eva' – a tribute to the first woman, a homage to the mother of all mothers. She’s the good, the evil, the innocent and...the sinner. The album has received a very good response from both the audience and the music press, making it even to an album of the month (MindView, Belgium). Other rates in the magazines have been very rewarding: 91 / 100 RockTribune (Belgium), 12 / 15 Legacy (Germany), 6 / 6 Hammer (Germany) just to mention a few. To promote the new album Danse Macabre played shows in many European countries (a.o. The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Czech Rep., Portugal...). A new steady keyboard player has been found in Davy Wouters (ex-Oblivion).
Now a new release will see a light of day: 'Matters Of The Heart' MCD. Featuring remastered version of 'Danse Macabre' song from 'Eva' album, one unreleased track 'And I Bleed' and three electro/dance/industrial remixes of the songs 'Danse Macabre', 'Oblivion'and 'Trojan Horse'. These remixes are made by TmV, the mastermind behind the Finnish electro/wave band Shade Factory (also known as the label boss of Actcom Records). And that’s not all: the MCD features also a multimedia program and a professional video clip of 'Danse Macabre'. As a bonus a 'Making Of…' video has been added on the MCD. The clip features the beauty of Liina (Two Witches) on the female vocals and Jani from Let Me Dream on the keys. The whole MCD is packed in a jewel-case and has an eight-page booklet - again created by Jan Yrlund.
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7.5 / 10 Read our review here | ||
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