Hidden Note is a colombian musical project founded by Fernando S. in 2010. After several changes in its ranks today comprises Zakk on vocals, Chelo on bass, Adrian on guitar, Germán on Drums and Fernando on keyboards.
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The band has been influenced by bands like London After Midnight, The 69 Eyes, The Cure, HIM, Lacrimas Profundere, among others, has acquired a unique sound, with atmospheric and ethereals synths, dense guitars,accented basses and odes to love and death.
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Hidden Note has its first live performance in December 2010, in front of about 50 people, promoting her first single "Alone In The Rain", which became the anthem of the group for their first concerts. In this they followed presentations to various bars and scenarios (for example Ozzy Rock Bar - a large square which has hosted artists such as Tarja Turunen and The 69 Eyes) also participated in festivals such as the Bat Beat Party and the Bloody Complex Fest, events that have given live experience to the group and increased the support of many people and organizations in the country.
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In 2011 the band recorded their first demo entitled "Love Says Doom" produced, edited and mixed by Fernando S. The recording features four musical pieces: "Solitude", "Complex Body Part" Lovers in your Hell "and" Alone in the Rain ". The demo was distributed free in social networks of the group.
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Hidden Note is part of four compiled so far:
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Complex Bloody Fest (Compiled - 2011)
Let´s Go Bats III ( Compiled - 2012)
V.A. Sombrati Records Colection I ( Compiled - 2012)
Sombrati Collection XVI ( Compiled – 2012)
V.A. An Earth In Darkness - Vol 2 (2012)
V.A. Gothic Rock Around The World (2012)
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The musical style of "Hidden Note" varies widely between gothic rock and different musical trends. Its members prefer to call this music style Doom Rock.

01 Hidden Note - Solitude

Din-Tah Aeon and n1n0, already enriching the 'dark side of music' with other projects in the past, are now on the road with a self-produced, 40 minutes-set, tied on the atmosphere of Fields of the Nephilim or The Sisters of Mercy, revamping it into a modern style.
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The album "per aspera ad astra" not only shines with unique sound and sophisticated tracks, but also inebriates the attentive listenes with extraordinary audioeffects. The likewise self designed artwork is enriched with drawings from the also german industrial artist ghostfog. Let yourself be absorbed into the world of Aeon Sable.

02 aeon sable - Dancefloor Satellite

Christine Plays Viola is an Italian Darkwave/Goth rock band formed in Pratola Peligna in 2008.
The group is the brainchild of three boys Christian, Fabrizio and Daniele starting to compose and record a few songs by the computer, marked with dark and very hypnotic colors. After a few months, the band is complete with the recruitment of a longtime friend of the three boys: Desio. Since the first production, the band's music is melancholic, kaleidoscopic and evocative; these features allow the quartet to perform at some festivals, with considerable public involvement and above all great feedback from the critics.
After appearing in several compilations, in March 2008 the boys decide to record their first self-produced EP "It'll be cold this winter". The album features sounds rather different: living elements classically identified as indie rock with other ones marked of dark / new wave music in emotional, dark and hypnotic mood.
The CPV continue their live activities with the intent to promote the EP and trying to make inroads in the vast underground scene: in July 2009 the band wins the X edition of the competition held in POPOLISOUND at Popoli (PE).
In their performances next to the 'historical' songs, the band proposes new compositions in which the elements and Ambient Wave is growing rapidly and the songs are more dynamic and direct.
Subsequently, the boys devoted themselves to the cinema! In fact the band realized the soundtrack of the short film of Loreto Valente "ICS Theme" out in October 19, 2009.
In the summer of 2009 the band records an unexpected setback: the vocalist Cristian due to personal problems, leaves the band. The separation is on friendly terms, and consensual.
But the band does not give up! The boys continue to compose music and begin the search for a new singer.
After several hearings, Massimo (previously active with the melancholic metal band from Rome Oblivio) becomes the new singer of the band helping to expand the influence of the band with a greater propensity to melancholy and melodic tones.
Christine Plays Viola realize in the month of January 2010 the demo "Useless To See Beyond"; a track taken from this EP is included in new short film by director Loreto Valente entitled "The Nine Crosses" out in March 2010.
The 8th of April 2010 is a great day for the band: the boys in the prestigious contest 'Italy Wave Love Festival', as regional winners, off a ticket to the national finals scheduled at Livorno from July 21 to 25.
The band doesn’t stop! On June 12, 2010 they win the 'Orquestra 6 Alternative Contest', by far the best contest of the national independent music. This victory will allow the band's participation in the November 2010 edition of M.E.I. at Faenza.
On July 24 the Christine tread the 'Psycho stage' in the prestigious contest 'Italy Wave Love Festival' with a dark and intense performance which arouses great interest among the public and professionals.
The band highly motivated, after begins the composition of new songs assembling various ideas collected in the meanwhile, consolidating its dark and atmospheric vein. As a starter for the full-length release in the early days of the new year, the band releases the 'Promo 2010 'containing three new songs in the draft version.
This promo and a good stage presence are the business card to attend the M.E.I. (Independent Labels Meeting) in Faenza, November 28, supported by the staff of ‘Orquestra music factory’.
In February Christine Plays Viola signs an agreement with the german record label AFMUSIC for the release of first full-length called “Innocent Awareness” coming out the next 13th of May in digital release and the 10th of june in the CD release !!.
In March 2011 the band and Loreto Valente realize the first music video called “Witch of Silence”.
The hope is to involve as many people as possible, to excite ... the dream is a springborad to the public passing through the consensus of 'experts' in the music business!
In June 2011 signs an agreement with the german booking agency called "STATIC MAGAZINE GERMANY " to promote the album.
The album of the band since its release has considerable success in the dark scene: many are the songs inside the album that are played by djs in their playlist and to some of these songs we can listen in European dark clubs.
Furthermore the videoclip “Witch Of Silence” is placed inside the famous compilation “Gothic Visions III” alongside the big musicians in the dark/gothic secene!!
In support of the album, the band performs in several concerts, especially in surrounding areas and in the month of November goes on a mini tour that touches Switzerland and Germany with an excellent response from the public and professionals.
Back from the tour, the Christines release a new song, “Apocryphal Supremacy” that will be used for the compilation of upcoming release and possibly will be part of a new work.
In the meanwhile the album “Innocent Awareness” is considered one of the best productions of the year 2011 in the dark/gothic genre by the polls of year-end in radio, websites and magazines; particularly worthy of note is the quote by one of the gurus of the scene Mick Mercer that insert the album between the top 30 of 2011.
With the help of the “Static Magazin Germany” booking, the CPV are confirmed at the prestigious dark festival “Emergency Exit Festival” in Dornbirn, Austria in days 7 and 8 April 2012 also with Rhombus, Lotus Feed, Distorted Pictures, The Last Cry, Pretentious Moi?, Vendemmian!!
The band is currently composing new material for an upcoming EP and continues the live activity.

03 Christine Plays Viola - Keep My Scorn Warm

The band was founded in May 2008, basing upon the material of vocalist and guitarist Alexander "Murdoc", who was eager to establish his own musical project for a certain period of time. July "Gloomy", girlfriend of Alex, becomes the bass guitarist of the project. The name for the band "The House of The Last Lantern" was picked up in a novel "Golem" by G.Meyrink, because the couple was seriously inspired by this author. They decided to choose classic gothic rock (e.g. "Rosetta Stone" or "The Sisters of Mercy") for a musical guideline, but however the band was free in their will to experiment with sounding. Summer 2008 was spent with meticulous work on material and recording first demos. Autumn brought the changes into the band - DNA, the old friend of Alex, agrees to play with couple, substituing the drum-machine with live drums, and also bringing along Dmitry "Spectre" on keyboards..guitar. Beyond any reasonable doubt, the sounding of the band was enlarged ineffaceably. Guys start to rehearse tightly and soon reap the fruits of their labour: in May 2009 song titled "The Mask" was issued on the CD compilation of russian dark scene "R.I.P. Sound vol.3", and band celebrates their debut with a small concert. Month ago, "The House of The Last Lantern" appears on bigger stage - taking part in rather substantial goth fest in Moscow. 
In 2010 the drummer and the keyboard player have left band.
In praesenti, the band is going strong and prepares for upcoming gigs.

04 The House of the Last Lantern - Demons of Myself

In the year 2003 Nightchild A. wandering through the internet space comes across a site created by gothic-vampire girl Morticia Vampire Filth on which except some necessary for him shots from the film “Interview with the vampire” he discovers some poems composed by that girl which he likes very much. A couple of days later Nightchild A. suggests to Morticia to take part in his newly created band (yet consisting only of Nightchild A. himself) the NIGHTCHILD as a lyric writer. Morticia accepts the suggestion and sends her first lyrics. Almost immediately appears the first song «Closer». It is followed by other songs on Morticia’s lyrics. By that time she takes a pseudonym Nightchild M. 
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Gothic-rock was picked up for the band style. Works upon the first demo go smoothly until April 2004 when Nightchild’s A. hard disk drive crashes and therefore the first song versions are lost. In May 2004 Nightchild A. begins to recreate the lost stuff. 
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In January 2005 keyboard player joins the band and starts working upon the keyboard parts for the songs. In the same 2005 thanks to the guitarist from Inferno, Fritz Inferno, the band’s demo «Love+Blood+Death=VAMPIRE» appears on the internet and wins good comments from the first listeners. All the year 2005 is spent in creation and searching for musicians. But as there are no proper ones in the town the NIGHTCHILD remains a duet. 
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In May 2006 the duet is invited to the second gothic party held in Donetsk - “Angel’s heart”. It was held on May 12th and the NIGHTCHILD successfully make their debut along with the Gray Angels from Kiev and with the band IzAngel. This party was covered in the local newspaper “Salon”. 
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After successful performances in Kiev, Moscow (with DoppelgängeR, Braindead and Alliteration Kit) and again in Donetsk keyboard player left the band. 
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In 2009 Nightchild A. records the debut album 'The Other' alone and makes shows in Kiev and in 2010 in Moscow (his friend Dmitry Flo from DoppelgängeR helpes him with the bass parts) again.
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Now the new member Holy Cat joins the band on bass. 
So the story continues…

05 the NIGHTCHILD - The Mischievous Cat from Mars

Amáutica is a duo formed in late 2008 in the city of Llavallol, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Composed of drummer Romina Dusk, and the writer, storyteller and novelist, Eugene J. Cáceres, "El Guru", on guitar and vocals. "El Guru" always combined his love of literature with the rock and thus met Romina, who shared the idea of ​​shape some tunes that had arisen during the last time, where he had been held for writing. after two years of intense rehearsals, where they dedicated to finding his own sound particular, was a series of songs with lyrics referring to some of his favorite writers and esoteric subjects, with simple melodies and direct, and specific arrangements and powerful who contributed Romina from the base.
In late 2010, completed his first independent production called "El oscuro toque de lo impersonal" promoted by Sombrati Records from July 2011.

06 Amáutica - Alunizaje

07 Last Dusk - Evocation

KALT is the gothic-rock project by composer, singer and guitarist Mike York. He sings about life and release, love and distress, memories and experiences. And against liars and cheaters!
The resonant productions consists of earthy Sound mixed with powerful but melodic rocking guitars. The spectrum of KALT range from spheric-gloomy rock with strong Rock influence to soundrack like songs.

08 Kalt - Der Sturm

Exit Strategy is a solo musical/noise project by B.L.Waddon, It fuses the sounds of Punk, Post-Punk, Prog-Punk, Metal, Goth, Phsyche, and alternative instrumental music to hopefully be a bit different to the rest.

09 Exit Strategy - Arise

Grooving in Green formed in 2008 when guitarists Pete and Simon Manning started writing music together for the first time in over 14 years. As a nod to the bands origins and inspirations they once again took their name from a March Violets song. Later that year Tron joined on vocals completing the lineup.

In early 2009 the band set to writing their debut CD, quickly establishing their own sound and feel ‘Groove Goth’.
In June the band received critical acclaim for their first EP ‘Ascent’ which was described as “Obvious Quality” (Mick Mercer) and proved to be a hit on compilations and in clubs.

The band proceeded with the ‘Ascent Tour’ to promote this release drawing comparisons to band such as Placebo and the Manic Street Preachers. During this time the band began working on a follow up to Ascent. The band played their first European date at the Judgement Day festival in Austria debuting songs from the new single, supporting Ikon and met with a great response. The band soon went on to play the Whitby Goth Weekend Festival supporting The Eden House to an enthusiastic crowd and officially released their second cd: ‘Dirt’ which was once again met with positive reviews and praise ending the year on a high.

By the start of 2010 the band were putting the finishing touches on their debut album and played their first gigs in Germany in support of the House of Usher as well as Clan of Xymox- once again to a positive crowd. Within the week the band were once again recording- with Steve Carey (Eden House/Adoration/This Burning Effigy) producing as well as Legendary bassist Tony Pettit (Fields of the Nephilim/NFD/Eden House) contributing on a song and mastering by Andy Jackson (engineer for Pink Floyd).

That summer the band headlined the first night of the Lumous Gothic Festival in Finland and later the same month proceeded to play in support of Vendemmian and The Eden House once again at the first DV8 Festival in York where they were joined on stage by legendary March Violets vocalist Rosie Lugosi. This performance being described by Dominion Magazine as follows “Grooving In Green deliver a punky yet polished performance – superbly guitar led with strongly delivered vocals”.
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With the debut album ready for release the band returned to Whitby once again for ‘DV8fest at Whitby’ where they supported their idols ‘March Violets’ alongside O Children and Ulterior. The band released the album ‘Post Traumatic Stress’ which has received great acclaim within the goth community and cited as one of the best goth albums of 2010. The album was placed at number 15 of Dominion Magazines Top 20 albums of 2010 and has beenplaced in several Top 20′s of 2010 and continues to receive positive reviews.
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In 2011 the band played dates in the UK both to promote the acclaimed debut album and to introduce new material for the second album. In August 2011 the band had the honour of being declared Static Magazine Germany’s ‘band of the month’. In the same month the band headlined the first night of Norways HELLDORADO Festival. The band finished the year by returning to Germany in October to play Area 51 once again with Vendemmian.
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To start 2012 the band played on the birthday of Copenhagan’s Black Cat club to an enthusiastic audience in February before playing a well received show in Leeds in March. The band recorded their second album Stranglehold between May and June once again with Steve Carey with Andy Jackson once again handling mastering duties. In June the band also took time to fit in a return to the Slimelight in London with Andi Sex Gang and followed this up by visiting Malmo, Sweden to play with good friends Kindred Spirits. In October of 2012 Grooving in Green returned to Germany to play Area 51 in Hilden and their first date in Liepzig at the popular Vanity Noir club.
On November 15th Grooving in Green will release their second album on cd through AF Music with positive reviews rolling in already.
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In December Grooving in Green's Simon Manning announced that he would be leaving Grooving in Green due to issues of distance and dedicating more time to his personal life. The band will continue to play in 2013 with Austria’s Emergency Exit Festival being the first confirmed date.

10 Grooving In Green - Even In Light

"I never thought that I would do that again ..." - Eleven years after the end of The Home Of The Hitman in 1999, CL turned back to what he always wanted to do, since he heard The Sisters of Mercy and The Chameleons for the first time back in 1985: make his own music with his own band.
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2010, the time had come to pick up the guitar again and write some songs. Still influenced by the British wave-, postpunk- and gothic-sounds of the 80s and 90s, some demo-tracks were quickly recorded. With AB on bass and SL on drums, two experienced musicians who CL knew many years, the band was complete: salvation AMP.
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In September 2012 salvation AMP published their debut album “hidden faces”. Eleven songs, completely self-recorded and produced and self distributed, also seven album-tracks as free download.
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The main focus of the band is on live performances, in which they put all their strength and energy. Although only a trio, salvation AMP understands to do a very full and strong sound, guitar driven rock combined with melancolic dreamscapes, powerful and dynamic. Each of the songs is virtually celebrated.

"The foundation has been laid. We look forward to what is to come. "

11 salvation AMP - Leviathan

The Wolf Gang exist since 2006. Musically the three-piece from Lübeck may be compared to bands like Tiamat, Killing Joke, Sisters Of Mercy, or Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and play Dark Rock with influences from Gothic, Metal, Post Punk, and New Wave. Since early 2008 the current line-up is complete: Guitar, bass, drums, and occasional keyboards provide a powerful, dark sound for songs which always go for a hypnotic vocal melody. For more details go to:
http://www.thewolfgang.de/
http://www.myspace.com/thewolfgangofficial
http://twitter.com/TheWolfGang_de
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Wolf+Gang+DE
http://the-wolf-gang.restorm.com/
http://www.facebook.com/thewolfgang.de
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wolf-Gang/155945491579

12 The Wolf Gang - Armageddon

Forged in the heartlands of the UK at the end of the 20th century, Cauda Pavonis are an impressive tour de force of 18th century style and 21st century technology all wrapped up in anthemic and driving music. A unique mix of influences brought together to form a band that has endured for 14 years and is still going.
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Infamous for their Darkwave Buccaneer imagery of the early years of their career which grew into a harder edged alternative look, which they change on occasion to suit not only their mood but their releases. The band have played both headline and support appearances at UK and German festivals, including Gothic Pogo Party, WGT, WGW, Spider's Web Festival to name a few. They have gigged extensively as both headline and support across the UK. Their support slots have been with the likes of Toyah, The Eden House, Simon Hinkler, Chameleons Vox, Gene Loves Jezebel, NFD, Inkubus Sukkubus, The Cruxshadows, Killing Miranda and Midnight Configuration; with more support slots to come including David J (ex-Bauhaus).
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The band have self released 5 albums and 2 EP's a single, a pair of download only anthology releases of their earlier work remastered and have appeared on 26 compilations.
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The band is made up of original members Su Wainwright (nee Farr) and Dave Wainwright, guitarist Chris Hines and bass player Adam Henderson.

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