The Ladder (band)
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The Ladder British
Electro-Industrial
Aggrotech act, Formed in 2003 by Addz 'Vindicare' Milner to be later joined by Gaz 'Marial-K' Di-Petro & Katarina Ängst to complete the line-up, The Ladder fuses hard industrial beat with trance hook lines to create multi timbrel soundscape's somewhat different to simlar artists within the Industrial and EBM music genre. The band is now on hold as Angst concentrates on her contribution to Resist
and Milner plays guitar with Deviant UK
.
The named 'The Ladder' is a reference to the movie Jacob's Ladder (film)
in which 'The Ladder' is an fictional experimental drug used in the Vietnam war to enhance a soldiers fighting ability by inducing the primeval rage of man.
The Ladder British
hard rock
group. The band is composed of three past members of the group FM
, Steve Overland, Pete Jupp and Bob Skeat along with former Dare/Ten
guitarist Vinny Burns
. The band has released two studio album
s, Future Miracles
in 2004 and Sacred in 2007. Originally thought to be an FM reunion, the group decided not to use that name for what was termed "political reasons", as well as seeking a fresh approach.
The Ladder (hard rock band)
Remixes by The Ladder (industrial act)
The Ladder (hard rock)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Electro-Industrial
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,...
Aggrotech act, Formed in 2003 by Addz 'Vindicare' Milner to be later joined by Gaz 'Marial-K' Di-Petro & Katarina Ängst to complete the line-up, The Ladder fuses hard industrial beat with trance hook lines to create multi timbrel soundscape's somewhat different to simlar artists within the Industrial and EBM music genre. The band is now on hold as Angst concentrates on her contribution to Resist
Resist
In semiconductor fabrication, a resist is a thin layer used to transfer a circuit pattern to the semiconductor substrate which it is deposited upon. A resist can be patterned via lithography to form a micrometer-scale, temporary mask that protects selected areas of the underlying substrate during...
and Milner plays guitar with Deviant UK
Deviant UK
Deviant UK is an English electronic band. It is the solo project of Jay "Deviant" Smith, formed in 2004. When playing live, Smith is joined by other live musicians.-Background:...
.
The named 'The Ladder' is a reference to the movie Jacob's Ladder (film)
Jacob's Ladder (film)
Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological thriller/horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, based on a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin.-Plot:Jacob Singer is a U.S. soldier deployed in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War...
in which 'The Ladder' is an fictional experimental drug used in the Vietnam war to enhance a soldiers fighting ability by inducing the primeval rage of man.
The Ladder British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
group. The band is composed of three past members of the group FM
FM (British band)
FM are a British AOR/'80s rock band. In the U.S., they are often referred to as FMUK. They have released eleven albums to date. Two of those, Indiscreet and Tough It Out reached the UK Albums Chart, whilst five of the band's singles made inroads into the UK Singles Chart.-Career:FM was formed in...
, Steve Overland, Pete Jupp and Bob Skeat along with former Dare/Ten
Ten (band)
Ten is a British hard rock/melodic rock band which was formed in 1995 by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hughes and guitarist Vinny Burns.-Formation :...
guitarist Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and on his own project with Sam Blue, Burns Blue.-External links:**...
. The band has released two studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, Future Miracles
Future Miracles
Future Miracles is the debut album by the British group The Ladder. All of the songs on the album were former FM songs that were never recorded by that band.-Track listing:# "Like Lovers Do" – 4:38...
in 2004 and Sacred in 2007. Originally thought to be an FM reunion, the group decided not to use that name for what was termed "political reasons", as well as seeking a fresh approach.
Personnel
The Ladder (Industrial act)- AddZ Vindicare (synths & vocals)
- Marial-K (lead vocals)
- Katarina Ängst (synths)
The Ladder (hard rock band)
- Steve OverlandSteve OverlandSteve Overland is a British singer/musician who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the bands Wildlife, FM, The Ladder, Shadowman, and his own group, Overland. Overland's nearly 30 year career began in his home county of East Anglia, where he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife in...
– lead and backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Pete Jupp – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Bob Skeat – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Vinny BurnsVinny BurnsVinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and on his own project with Sam Blue, Burns Blue.-External links:**...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - 2004 - Gerhard Pichler - guitars - 2007
Discography
The Ladder (industrial act)- The Ladder EP (2008)
Remixes by The Ladder (industrial act)
- Flesh eating Foundation - Godless (the ladder mix)
- Global Citizen - Teatime (the ladder mix)
- State of Union - Dancing In The Dark (the ladder remix)
- Solitary Experiments - Rise and Fall (the ladder remix)
- Ext!ze - Electronic Revolt (the ladder remix)
The Ladder (hard rock)
- Future MiraclesFuture MiraclesFuture Miracles is the debut album by the British group The Ladder. All of the songs on the album were former FM songs that were never recorded by that band.-Track listing:# "Like Lovers Do" – 4:38...
(2004) - Sacred (2007)