London After Midnight (Band)

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London After Midnight
Sean Brennan 2014 with London After Midnight Live at Amphi Festival 2014
Sean Brennan 2014 with London After Midnight Live at Amphi Festival 2014
General information
origin Los Angeles , United States
Genre (s) Death rock (early stage),
later synth rock and dark rock
founding 1990
Website www.londonaftermidnight.com
Current occupation
Sean Brennan
Eddie Hawkins
Tamlyn
Joe S.
former members
John Koviak (1989-1992)
Michael Areklett (1992-2004)
William Warren Skye (1994-1998)
Ian Haas (1989-1992)
Douglas Avery (1992-1998)
Janus (1999)

London After Midnight ( LAM for short ) is a rock band from Los Angeles / USA , which was founded around 1990 by the singer Sean Brennan.

history

1995 saw the release of the first album, Selected Scenes from the End of the World , on which songs like Revenge , Sacrifice and Your Best Nightmare were immortalized. Psycho Magnet followed a year later , on which u. a. Where Good Girls Go to Die , Kiss , Ruins or Shatter (All My Dead Friends) can be heard.

These two albums, which immediately made them an insider tip, were followed by Oddities and the video Innocence Lost . In early 2003, the first two albums were newly released , digitally remastered with posters, new artwork and new, previously unreleased bonus tracks.

On October 26, 2007, the so far last studio album Violent Acts of Beauty was released. A demo version of the song Fear could already be heard on the official soundtrack for Saw II , released in 2005 .

LAM are officially committed to veganism , support animal welfare and the development of animal rights, encourage their fans to attend the elections and generally represent a politically liberal attitude.

style

Despite individual Gothic Rock songs like the track Shatter (All My Dead Friends) , and certain parallels and frequent comparisons, LAM keep emphasizing that they are not a Gothic Rock band. Rather, parallels to hard rock , alternative rock and death rock can be seen in the overall work . With the new work Violent Acts of Beauty, the band changed their style towards Synth Rock / Crossover .

Discography

Demos

  • 1991: London After Midnight
  • 1992: Selected Scenes from the End of the World
  • 1994: Ruins
  • 1995: Psycho Magnet

Studio albums

  • 1995: Selected Scenes from the End of the World (re-released 2003)
  • 1996: Psycho Magnet (re-release 2003)
  • 1998: Oddities (remixes, rare songs, etc.)
  • 2007: Violent Acts of Beauty

EPs

  • 1995: Kiss

Web links

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