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Songs For The Last View (Ltd.Edition) [Hard / Heavy]
VERTRIEB: SPV
WEBSITE: www.lacrimas.com
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Listen to the end or what does rock ’n’ sad mean?
This very question finds the answer in LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE’s catchy and heavy Gothic Rock, complete with dark and dirty melody lines. The sextet was formed in 1993 by Oliver Nikolas. His vision encompassed fresh ideas, rock-oriented songs that found their niche between melancholy, hope, anger, and aggression. Their unique style soon secured them a deal in 1999 with Napalm Records. A promotional trip to Paris and a wide array of touring in France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey and Mexico followed, giving their fans a glimpse into the sounds and sights that make up LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE.
The album “Ave End” was released in mid 2004 and accompanied by a huge promotional campaign and numerous advertising activities. The video to the title track was broadcasted by VIVA, VIVA Plus, as well as in all German Burger Kings. The sum of these events brought the young band the well-deserved breakthrough that had them touring with scene greats such as Subway to Sally and The 69 Eyes in late 2004 and early 2005. LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE spent the rest of the year playing numerous live gigs and recorded their next album in December 2005.
“Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts” saw the light of day in 2006. The album was produced by the legendary John Fryer (H.I.M., Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Paradise Lost…). The first single “Again it’s over” sky-rocketed into the Top 20 of the German Media Control charts and stayed at this position for a sensational 8 weeks. Cover stories in national and international magazines and the offer from Italian superstars Lacuna Coil to support their German/Austrian tour brought the band to the top of their genre. The two videos produced for the album found their way to the daily rotation schedules of VIVA Plus, IM1, Würfelzucker, GoTV, Giga TV, Svisi, as well as MTV Headbanger”s Ball and Rockezone BeNeLux.
Following their busy worldwide touring schedule, the infamous Bam Magera also took notice of the band and opted to use no less than 8 songs on his MTV show “Bam’s Unholy Union” and the track “Ave End” in his movie “Minghags”.
With their increasing popularity growing by the minute, LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE embarked on a 4-week tour with Finnish superstars Apocalyptica and graced the stages festival circuit, including Summer Breeze, Summer Darkness, and M’era Luna, to name but a few.
Never change a winning team is still the band’s motto in 2008 and LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE follows this advice by once again working closely with producer John Fryer on “Songs for the Last View”. The album was recorded in Germany, mixed in Norway, and mastered in the legendary American Masterdisk Studios by Roger Lian (Aerosmitg, Pantera, Nirvana). The founders of “Rock ‘n Sad” return with full power ready to prove that Gothic Rock has never sounded more alive and heavier than in the here and now. The album can be described as the Gothic equivalent to “Appetite for Destruction” or a blood-brotherhood pact between the Sisters of Mercy and Type O Negative, H.I.M., or Guns ‘n Roses. This release proves that LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE is more than ready to take on the world with the best album of their career.
"Songs for the Last View” is a whirling current of powerful, dark, and graceful songs and an overdose of dirty riffs and melancholy that take the Gothic Rock genre one step closer to perfection. With masterful ease, they create a balance between driving rock and gentle reflection. The deep and strong vocals of the new frontman Rob Vitacca provide the finishing touch, giving the tracks their pronounced singularness, and making way for producer John Fryer (HIM, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode...) and Roger Lian (Papa Roach, Creed, Pantera…) to refine the album's sound. "Songs for the Last View” offers the perfect soundtrack for sombre hearts, and for those who would like to join their ranks.
(Quelle: Napalm Records)
FORMAT: CD + DVD Video
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