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The band with the uplifting name And Then You Die has been
around for a very long time now. It was formed in Vaasa, Finland, in 1990 and
at that point meant to be something of an art collective, focusing not only on
music but also various visual expressions. Later on I think it was all about
the music, at least what laid open for the world's eyes to see. Having never
heard of this band before this was not what I had expected, in fact far from
it. Weird is what it is, weird indeed. We have the electronic experimentalism
and the harshness of Nine Inch Nails, the cold heaviness of Godflesh and a
pinch or two of melancholic psychedelia. If the music itself is weird then
perhaps it's even weirder that I found this album quite enjoyable. I do have
one objection though - I would have preferred if they could have left out the
noise in a couple of songs, it doesn't add anything to the experience with
the exception for annoyance. Singing in Finnish doesn't sound that good
either but luckily most of the songs have English lyrics. Nine Inch Nails may
still be gods to most fans of modern industrial music but there are some other
bands out there worth looking into and this Finnish act is one of them. And
Then You Die is industrial enough for fans of industrial music, monotonous
enough for fans of ritual music and heavy enough for the metal fan in you. In
short, they have found a nice balance in their
music.
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1. Maggot 2. |
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Stroke By Stroke 3. Sydämeni Laulu 4. Cease To Exist |
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5. The Sleep 6. Tonight 7. Aavistus Orgiaa 8. The |
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Skeletal Dance 9. Move On 10. Big Iron Door 11. Mantra |
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12. Junkie 13. 8 14. Song B 15. A Song For The |
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Dying 16. The First Thing I learned |
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