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Years In Black (Album) by Zeraphine

Biographie de l'artiste pour Zeraphine

Zeraphine Is A Gothic Alternative Band From Berlin Germany Formed In 2000 By Sven Friedrich Vocals Programming Lead Song Writing And Norman Selbig Guitars From The Then-Defunct Dreadful Shadows. After The Acclaimed Goth Rock Band Dreadful Shadows Decided To Split And Go Their Separate Ways Sven And Norman Collaborated With Ex-Dreadful Shadows Producer Thommy Hein On A Project Called Helix. However Since The Helix Name Was Under Copyright By Another Band They Were Forced To Rename Themselves Zeraphine - Taken From The Hebrew Bible's Concepts Of The 'seraph' Or Seraphim Which Is A Class Of Angel In Traditional Judaism. This Concept Was Purposely Taken As An Ironic Gesture Given Sven's Lyrics Are Often Critical Of Organized Religion. Once Zeraphine The Band Signed Onto The Drakkar Entertainment Record Label. Originally Additional Band Members Manuel Senger Guitars Michael Nepp Bass And Marcellus Puhlemann Drums Joined The Project As Studio Musicians. This Changed After Their Debut Album Was Released And Each Member Began Contributing Music And Ideas To All Following Releases. Zeraphine's Debut Album 'Kalte Sonne' 2002 Gained Notoriety For It's Lyrics Unlike Dreadful Shadows Whose Songs Were Written Entirely In English Sven Elected To Pen An Album Completely In German Citing That "I Simply Tried To Transfer My Style Of Writing To My Mother Tongue And I Liked It Quite A Lot. I Always Thought It Would Be Impossible." Their Following Album 'Traumaworld' 2003 Saw Sven Return To English With Only Two Songs Written In German. Tonally The Album's Lyrics Were Harsher As The Band Drew Inspiration From Their Feelings On The Iraq War. However When It Came To Promoting The Album The More Upbeat 'Be My Rain' 2003 Was Chosen As The Single. A Music Video Was Made For 'Be My Rain' Consisting Of Live Footage And A Limited Promo CD Was Released Featuring Album Radio And Club Mixes Of The Title Track And A Cover Of The Depeche Mode Song 'In Your Room'. In 2004 Zeraphine Joined HIM On An Acclaimed Tour Of Europe Which Exposed The Band To An Even Wider Audience. In Anticipation For The Tour Zeraphine Hit The Studio Again To Record The Single 'New Year's Day' 2004 Featuring A Cover Version Of The U2 Song And Two Other Original Tracks. Promptly After The Tour Finished Zeraphine Again Entered The Studio And Churned Out Another Single 'Die Macht In Dir' 2004 Which Promised A Full Album At The Beginning Of The Following Year The Single As Well As The Title Track Consisted Of Alternative Versions Of 'Kaltes Herz' 'Die Macht In Dir' And On The Limited Edition Release 'Until I Finally Drown'. 'Blind Camera' 2005 Was Released With A Positive Response By Both Fans And Critics And Sent Zeraphine On The Road Once More Headlining Their Own Trip Across Europe. A Particular Point Of Well-Reception Was The Balance In German And English Lyrics - Nearly Half The Songs On 'Blind Camera' Are Written In German. The Record Itself Was Written As A Semi-Concept Album Dealing With Themes Such As Perception And Reality. In 2006 Zeraphine Announced That They Were Severing Their Ties With Their Label Drakkar Entertainment So That They Could Have More Creative Control Over Their Next Record. 'Still' 2006 Released On The Phonyx Records Label A Record Label Managed By The Band Themselves And Producer Thommy Hein Was Handled With Noticeably Less 'polish' Than Their Previous Albums. This Was Per The Band's Decision To Move To A Less Studio-Oriented More Live Sounding Style Of Recording. Two Editions Of The Album Were Released A Regular And An Enhanced Version The Enhanced Featuring An Additional Song And The Music Video And Outtakes To The Title Track And Single 'Still'. The Record's Title Is Meant To Represent Both It's German And English Meanings Commenting On The Duality Of The Album's Lyrical Content. The Band Was Decidedly Less Active In 2007 When Sven And Norman Rejoined Dreadful Shadows For Live Shows Exclusively. Also During This Time Sven Began Working On A Side Project An Electronic Solo Project Titled Solar Fake. A Compilation Album Was Also Released During This Time Titled 'Years In Black' 2007 By Phoynx Records And Drakkar Entertainment It Contained Songs From All Four Albums And While No Unreleased Material Was Put On It An Update On Their Official Website Cited Such An Act As A 'fan Rip-Off' The Currently Out-Of-Print Radio Mix Of 'Be My Rain' Was Added In Place Of The Album Version. Zeraphine Continued To Tour And Do Festivals Throughout 2007 And 2008 With A Few New Songs Slipping Into Setlists During The Later Half Of 2008. As Of March 2009 It Is Rumored That The Band Is Working On A Fifth Album.

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