Yes, they're 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 - it's death, it’s glam and it's glitter, a fistful of fire and tons of blank leather. Let’s put it simple – it’s genius. It’s Deathglam.
Deathstars "Termination Bliss" takes the renaissance of the dandy 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 where the band worships the dynamics of conflict and burns for the ultimate elite deathsleeze expression.
Deathstars use themselves as the objects they try to understand and as the patients they critizise in a time where it's hard to find some substance at all - the world which we work and live in every day. It's about aggression, glamour, loss, decadence and moral downfall; the spirit can best be described as an postmodern demigod in black glitter - with a gun, a cigarette and a million dollar smile. It's entertainment from hell.
"Deathstars is the Angelina Jolie of music, says W. Bernadotte. We are of course the sexiest band out there, but we are also all members of Mensa, except from Cat of course, but he is the Kate Moss of Deathglam so it’s okay", 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. Deathglam is moving like blitzkrieg and fan clubs all over the globe pops up every day. It’s a movement and an accident about to happen.
After playing the biggest stages of almost all of Europes bigger rock-festivals in the summer 2006 the band went on the ”48 Carat Darkness-tour” as headline act and then joined Cradle of Filth right after on their European tour. Almost 100 gigs were made in the last part of the year.
The videos from the debut - ”Synthetic Generation” and ”Syndrome” - topped the TV-charts in Sweden, throwing the band into the more mainstream awareness and the two singles/videos from Termination Bliss, ”Cyanide” and ”Blitzkrieg BOOM” have had a huge impact ont the entire European rock market. Another video will be shot in Belgrade in March 2007, during their two months long springtour that starts in Moscow and then explodes over the rest of Europe´.
The debut was released by LED Recordings/Universal Music and Nuclear Blast outside of Scandinavia, but the band has now signed an european deal directly with the German based label Nuclear Blast.
"When the dark does what the dark does best - it's darkness! Let the dark do what the dark does best - let it be darkness!" - "CYANIDE"
"It's been a long time since we recorded 'Synthetic Generation', but it's been worth the time since each member has had a lot of personal problems... it’s been very dark times, something that can very well be heard on the new album. The thing about 'Termination Bliss' is that it's probably the most complex thing we've ever done when it comes to exploring our individual mental issues.", says Nightmare Industries.
Spawning from well known underground acts in the 90's, 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. It's 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. They've been topping the TV- charts in Sweden and Germany, they've made Hollywood-themes, they've 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.
