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Massacre Records Rauheckstr. 10 D-74232 Abstatt Germany Phone: +49-7062-95540 Fax: +49-7062-64375 www.massacre-records.com |
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LINE-UP: Ashton Nyte: Vocals, Guitar and Keyboards Frankie Clark: Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals Marcus van der Tuin: Guitar Herman Kruger: Drums and Percussion |
CAT. NUMBER: MAS-CD 0539 RUNNING TIME: 53:51minutes MUSIC STYLE: Gothic Rock/Metal HOMECOUNTRY: South Africa BARCODE: 4028466105394 RELEASE DATE: 22.09.2006 |
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The Awakening came into existence in March 1995,
played their first live show in February 1996 and has released an
average of an album a year since April 1997. The band quickly
established themselves as South Africaґs national icon for all
things dark in the world of music, with their blend of their Gothic
roots and a Dark-Future-Rock energy. The band has since enjoyed cult
status as well as more chart success than most of their mainstream
competitors. Since their birth, The Awakening has been featured,
reviewed or interviewed by every magazine, newspaper, website,
campus and national radio station and music orientated television
program in their home country South Africa. They have also enjoyed a
very healthy live show history, as a band who believes in the art of
passionate performance. The Awakening has always been the creative
expression of singer/songwriter/ producer Ashton Nyte, who is
responsible for the vocals and a generous portion of the
instrumentation on each release. Ashton Nyte has also found time to
release 4 very individual solo albums in between The Awakeningґs
impressive catalogue and has received a substantial amount of media
attention in his own right. Cabaret shows, acoustic performances,
theatre pieces and appearances have only enriched the enigma that is
the man behind The Awakening. Internationally The Awakening has been
enjoying steadily growing support and exposure as well. Since their
second release, "Request", The Awakeningґs albums have been
available in the USA, UK and Canada, with radio chart success,
invitations to major festivals and media coverage following suit.
Since the fourth album "The Fourth Seal of Zeen", The Awakeningґs
presence spread throughout Europe, with cd releases in Germany and
Russia as well. The band have to date been featured in top
alternative magazines like Zillo, Orkus, HM and Sonic Seducer as
well as compilations by various International labels including COP
International "Dark Awakening", Cleopatra's "Unquiet Grave 2", Cold
Fusionґs "Moonlight Cathedral" among others. MTV Europe, countless
radio stations, clubs and rzines have all joined the avalanche of
world wide Awakening awareness which seems to grow from month to
month. Musically the band has grown from a traditional gothic rock
sound, to a sound that is very much their own. Their most recent
album "Darker Than Silence" (2004) saw the band tour the USA and
continued the growth of their international appeal. The Awakening
has just completed their 8th studio album "Razor Burn", which the
band describes as "dark and powerful, with a mercury-like fluidity
and surreal optimism - the best Awakening album yet".
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