Arts and Decay
| Arts and Decay | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Kaiserslautern , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Gothic rock , dark wave |
| founding | 1988 |
| Founding members | |
| Roger Ingenthron (Roger Thorn) | |
Vocals, guitar |
Michael Halberstadt |
| E.-L. Hesky | |
| Markus Weilemann | |
guitar |
Elmar Fritzinger |
| former members | |
| Mike Bellum | |
Drums |
Max Payne |
Arts and Decay is a gothic rock band from Kaiserslautern that was founded in 1988. In the early years her music moved between punk and dark wave using a drum machine. The band first received a lot of attention with the song "Mescal" when it was released on the "German Mystic Sound Sampler - Volume II", and with their concept album "Shadowjesus" they caused quite a stir in the black scene .
Discography
Albums
- 1988: Trail of Tears (Dreamhouse)
- 1989: Stone Talk (Focus)
- 1992: Razor-Blade (Hypnobeat)
- 1993: Shadowjesus (Hypnobeat / BSC Music)
Singles
- 1989: High over Red / Sick of It All (7 ", Promo, Hypnobeat)
- 1991: To Dust (Maxi, Hypnobeat)
- 1993: Mescal (Maxi, BSC Music)
Sampler contributions
- 1991: Living on a Mountain on Bouquet of Dreams (Dark Star)
- 1991: Mescal on German Mystic Sound Sampler Volume II ( Zillo )
- 1991: Sick of All on Ragazzi Bizarre (Ultrapop)
- 1992: To Dust on From Hypnotic ... (Hyperium Records)
- 1992: To Dust on Hy! From Hypnotic to Hypersonic (Hyperium Records)
- 1992: Sunday Headache on Never Mind the Sisters Here's the Alternatives (Nightbreed Recordings)
- 1992: Hold Me Up To Bring Me ... on No Punks in K-Town (Dead Eye Productions)
- 1998: Mescal on Hypnotic & Hypersonic (Hyperium Records)
literature
- Volkmar Kuhnle: Gothic-Lexikon , Imprint Verlag, ISBN 3-89602-203-2 .
Web links
- Arts and Decay at Discogs (English)
- Arts and Decay at BSC Music