This black syndicate is a burning ballroom
Dirt, drinks and pills and Gucci drenched in blood
DEATH IN VOGUE
Yes, theyre back and the lyrical quote is pretty much the illustration of the second album from the Swedish Deathstars.
On Termination Bliss they take an even more powerful step into the modern urban nightside - Its death, Its glitter, a fistful
of fire and tons of blank leather.
Deathstars Termination Bliss takes the renaissance of the leatherswept members into the artificial heart of their European
culture. Where their successful debut Synthetic Generation was a first halt for the Swedes, the second album Termination Bliss
is a huge step in the same direction a huge step into the western vaccum. Its a deep dive into the dystopia of our personal
future, and a bloody crimescene for the ones who still have a grand vision of utopian belief.
Deathstars use themselves as as the objects they try to understand and as the patients they critizise in a time where its
hard to find some substance at all - the world which we work and live in every day. Its about aggression, glamour, loss, decadence
and moral downfall; the spirit can best be described as an industrial demigod in black glitter - with a gun, a cigarette and
a million dollar smile. It's entertainment from hell.
It seems that Deathstars is a threat to the common citizen, says W. Bernadotte. But what its really about is a wake-up
call. Its about facing your dark sides. I guess were the Citizen Cain of our society, he continues with a smile.
With their debut-album "Synthetic Generation", Deathstars immediately made a name for themselves as an act that combined
the attitude of the extreme metal underground with a more modern and dynamic expression than other dark rock acts. Both singles/videos
- "Synthetic Generation" and "Syndrome" rotated hard on music- tv- and radio- channels all over the world and the success
was of course followed by tours and festival-gigs. The debut was released by LED Recordings/Universal Music and Nuclear Blast
outside of Scandinavia, but the band has now signed a European deal directly with the German based label Nuclear Blast.
"When the dark does what the dark does best its darkness!
Let the dark do what the dark does best let it be darkness!
CYANIDE
"Its been four years since we started to record Synthetic Generation, but its been worth the time since each member has
had a lot of personal problems... something that can very well be heard on the new album. The thing about Termination Bliss
is that its probably the most complex thing weveever done when it comes to exploring our individual mental issues., says Nightmare
Industries.
Spawning from well known underground acts in the 90s, such as Dissection, Ophthalamia and Swordmaster, the band brings
the true nerve of the scandinavian underground scene into the elite industrial ballrooms of the 21:st century. Its a mighty
musical highway that goes via Black- and Death Metal, Electro, Goth, Synth and Rock to end up at the gates of Industry. To
put it simple - Deathstars makes darkness look (and sound) good.
As mentioned before, Deathstars has an impressing history. Theyve been topping the TV-charts in Sweden and Germany, theyve
made Hollywood-themes, theyve been banned from TV-stations and are among the best selling rock acts in Sweden.
Termination Bliss was produced by Nightmare Industries in Black Syndicate Studios and mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein,
Clawfinger etc.) at Toytown Studios.