L'Âme Immortelle

L' Âme Immortelle (French " the immortal soul " ) is an Austrian band that in 1996 by Thomas Rainer (born 8 February 1979 keyboard, vocals) and Hannes Medwenitsch (keyboard) was founded.

  • 3.1 albums
  • 3.2 Live, remix albums and compilations
  • 3.3 Singles

Band History

The roots of L' Âme Immortelle lie in the metal sector. So Thomas Rainer played from around 1994 bass guitar in a black metal band and took over temporarily the vocals. After the band was expanded to include a keyboardist, Rainer developed an interest in electronic music.

After the founding of L' Âme Immortelle in 1996, the title "Final Oath" and "Life will never be the same again" were produced, whereupon Rainer and Medwenitsch went in search of a singer. Had studied Sonja Kraus Hofer ( born November 6, 1978 in Baden (Lower Austria ) ), the dancing, singing and acting and graduated musical performer is finished this search, whereupon the trio was complete. In 1997 she produced her demo tape songs bleed like wounds and competed at the Liechtenstein Label MOS Records Ltd. , Which took them under contract. The debut album of songs bleed the wounds as was published in the same year.

A year later, the second album was released in a future of tears and steel, which created the first chart placement in the German alternative charts. L' Âme Immortelle 1999 toured as support band Christian Death throughout Europe. The contract with M.O.S. Records Ltd.. was not extended and so the group moved to the label Trisol Music Group.

The third album When the last shadow falls was published L' âme Immortelle and since then also outside Germany the term. Her first headlining tour took place in 2000. L' Âme Immortelle In 2001, her first success in the German Media Control Charts, the album then I have lived in vain debuted at number 48. For sanitary reason, the founding member Hannes Medwenitsch left the band a year later. From now on, they were on the guitar by Ashley Dayour, also known, supported by the band Whispers in the Shadow.

Their next album, died When love was also unexpected to a chart success ( peak position: # 38 in Germany ). In spring 2003, L' Âme Immortelle toured with ASP and Unholy by large parts of Germany. The DVD Disharmony reached number 9 in the German DVD charts.

In 2004 the band to the label Supersonic Records, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment changed. Together with Oomph! the Single Burning Love was published. A short time later the piece five years and the associated tidal album were released, reached the charts in Germany.

Followed in 2006 with On your wings another studio album, the much more pop elements involved than its predecessors. That same year, L' âme Immortelle announced for 2007 for the tenth anniversary of her best-of album 10 years, which also included new tracks.

January 25, 2008 L' Âme Immortelle released her ninth studio album, Nameless. To this end, the band moved back to their old label Trisol Music Group, as announced in December 2007. The album was released as a double album, the second CD cover versions of other bands, including Whispers in the Shadow, Spiritual Front and Steinkind contains. On 25 July 2008, the remix album was released by strange hand, the remixes and cover versions of friendly bands of all songs by Nameless contains, played in the same order. The following album, Moments, was published on 27 January 2012 and contains elt tracks.

Music

The debut songs bleed like wounds still shows clear traces of Rainer's black metal past. His electronically distorted vocals is used guttural, while the oriented pop music and pop voice Kraus Hofer is the gentle counterpart. The based on simple basic patterns Tracks are often accompanied by technoid rhythms and classical -inspired components. This style was to album Then I expanded lived in vain and occasionally to future-pop and drum -and- bass - enhanced elements ( for example, in the title " Innocent Guilt" ). On the second album ... in a future of tears and Steel " ' was first used increasingly undistorted male vocals.

Although the band's music was clearly influenced electronically, many journalists had problems with a stylistic categorization. When asked whether L' Âme Immortelle understand as Gothic band, Rainer replied:

"That's a good question. It's hard to have put into any drawer. For me personally, " Gothic " rather gothic rock. At least that is my definition. "

In 2002 with When love died a switch to electronic pop music and conventional, partly German alternative rock with the New German hardness. This style remained the band - with few exceptions - until today faithful.

Texts

The songs of L' Âme Immortelle are written in German and partly English. They usually have melancholy lyrics and often act by strong lovesickness.

Side projects

  • Sonja Kraushofer: Persephone, Coma Divine
  • Thomas Rainer: infirmity, Nightmare
  • Hannes Medwenitsch: Nature Destroyed
  • Ashley Dayour: Whispers in the Shadow, Coma Divine

Discography

Albums

Live, remix albums and compilations

Singles

  • 2000: Epitaph
  • 2001: Judgement
  • 2002: Depth of Winter
  • 2004: Burning Love ( with Oomph! )
  • 2004: 5 years
  • 2004: Silent Screams
  • 2006: Your heart
  • 2006: Phoenix ( only as a DJ Promo)
  • 2006: Only You
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