SITD
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SITD, often depicted [:SITD:], is a German electro-industrial
band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.
of Germany
. In the next three years they self produced and released their first two albums, mourning country (1996) and Atomic (1999). In 1999, Lau left the band to be replaced by Thomas Lesczenski. In 2001, Andrè Sorge joined the band and they toured with VNV Nation
and XPQ-21
on the Futureperfect tour. Sorge left the band by the end of the year.
In 2002, SITD released their first EP
album, Snuff EP under the record label Accession Records and performed at the Zillo Festival.
In 2003, Francesco D'Angelo joined SITD and they released the EP Laughingstock and then the full length album Stronghold. Stronghold reached the 2nd Position in the Top Album National category for 2003 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC). They also performs at two major festivals: M'era Luna
and Infest
.
In 2004, they performed at the Zillo Festival (with Skinny Puppy
), and the Elektronisches Hilfswerk Charity Tour with VNV Nation, Combichrist
and NamNamBulu
.
In 2005, they released the Coded Message:12 album as well as the EPs Richtfest and Odyssey:13. The band went on their Coded Message tour, and performed once again at the Zillo and M'era Luna festivals, as well as support act on VNV Nation's Formation Tour. By the end of the year they were in 3rd Position in the Top Single Act National category for 2005 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC).
In 2007, they featured as one of two acts (alongside Painbastard) on the double EP Klangfusion Vol.1. This was a prelude to the band's 3rd full length album Bestie:Mensch. The limited edition of this album featured a 2nd CD compiling a number of remixes SITD had assembled for other bands over the years.
In 2008 the band remixed two songs from Industrial Metal
group Eisbrecher
's Sünde
album This is Deutsch and Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
.
In 2010, they toured with VNV Nation
on their Faith, Power, and Glory tour.
Electro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark.
History
SITD was founded by Jacek and Lau in the Ruhr AreaRuhr Area
The Ruhr, by German-speaking geographers and historians more accurately called Ruhr district or Ruhr region , is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km² and a population of some 5.2 million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In the next three years they self produced and released their first two albums, mourning country (1996) and Atomic (1999). In 1999, Lau left the band to be replaced by Thomas Lesczenski. In 2001, Andrè Sorge joined the band and they toured with VNV Nation
VNV Nation
VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...
and XPQ-21
XPQ-21
XPQ-21 is an electronic music band.The current band members are Jeyênne, Martin Hillebrand, Moritz Zielke, Alex Gsell. XPQ-21 was formed by Jeyênne and former member Nicque, who left the band August 4, 2003....
on the Futureperfect tour. Sorge left the band by the end of the year.
In 2002, SITD released their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
album, Snuff EP under the record label Accession Records and performed at the Zillo Festival.
In 2003, Francesco D'Angelo joined SITD and they released the EP Laughingstock and then the full length album Stronghold. Stronghold reached the 2nd Position in the Top Album National category for 2003 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC). They also performs at two major festivals: M'era Luna
M'era Luna Festival
The M'era Luna is a festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germanyat Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, a former British Army airbase....
and Infest
Infest (festival)
Infest is an annual three day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and power noise...
.
In 2004, they performed at the Zillo Festival (with Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
), and the Elektronisches Hilfswerk Charity Tour with VNV Nation, Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
and NamNamBulu
NamNamBulu
NamNamBulu was a synthpop/futurepop band consisting of Henrik Iversen and Vasi Vallis . After several charting albums, their 2005 release Alone reached #53 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts...
.
In 2005, they released the Coded Message:12 album as well as the EPs Richtfest and Odyssey:13. The band went on their Coded Message tour, and performed once again at the Zillo and M'era Luna festivals, as well as support act on VNV Nation's Formation Tour. By the end of the year they were in 3rd Position in the Top Single Act National category for 2005 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC).
In 2007, they featured as one of two acts (alongside Painbastard) on the double EP Klangfusion Vol.1. This was a prelude to the band's 3rd full length album Bestie:Mensch. The limited edition of this album featured a 2nd CD compiling a number of remixes SITD had assembled for other bands over the years.
In 2008 the band remixed two songs from Industrial Metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
group Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky and Noel Pix , with live support from Jürgen Plangger , Domonik Palmer , Achim Färber . In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records...
's Sünde
Sünde
Sünde is the third album by the German band Eisbrecher, released on August 22, 2008 in Germany, and on August 26, 2008 in the United States...
album This is Deutsch and Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein
"Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein" is the first and only single from German industrial metal group Eisbrecher from their Sünde album. It was released on the 18 July 2008, exclusively in Germany...
.
In 2010, they toured with VNV Nation
VNV Nation
VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...
on their Faith, Power, and Glory tour.
Studio Albums
- 2003 "Stronghold"
- 2005 "Coded Message: 12"
- 2007 "Bestie:Mensch"
- 2009 "RotRot (SITD)Rot is the fourth album by German, electro-industrial/aggrotech band, [:SITD:]. It was released in 2009 on the Accession Records label in Germany and on the Metropolis Records label in the United States...
" - 2011 "Icon:Koru"
Singles
- 2003:Laughingstock
- 2005:Richtfest
- 2007:Klangfusion Vol. 1 - Kreuzgang/Nyctophobia (Double single, Split with Painbastard)