Kidneythieves
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Kidneythieves is an American alternative
and industrial
rock band led by Free Dominguez (vocals) and Bruce Somers (guitar/engineering). Also present in the band are Chris Schleyer (guitar), Christian Dorris (bass), and Sean Sellers (drums).
. They followed up their initial releases with the remix EP Phi in the Sky
in 2001, and their second album Zerøspace
in 2002. The album's title track was released as a single. Their song "Before I'm Dead" was featured in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
. In 2004, they re-released Trickster as Trickstereprocess, with digitally remastered tracks, five bonus tracks and a bonus DVD. After the release of Trickstereprocess, Free Dominguez went on to create an indie
project while Bruce Somers created the band ShockNina.
In January 2007, Dominguez sent out a newsletter via email stating that she and Somers were collaborating once again on brand new Kidneythieves material. The 2010 album Trypt0fanatic
is being distributed independently through the band's website.
Kidneythieves plan to release their new EP, The Invisible Plan in 2011, which will only be available through the band's website.
Track Listing
. They are performed in-game by fictional pop-star "NG Resonance", voiced by the lead vocalist, Free Dominguez.
The band collaborated with Takeharu Ishimoto
on the song God in Fire, from the soundtrack to Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
.
album, Exilarch
on the song "Run For Cover", as well as on Beat Ventriloquists EP, Goodnight Memory on the song "Unfolding", and will collaborate with them again on their forthcoming debut album. In 2004, Free's vocals were also featured on a number of songs, including "Geisha Superfly", "War of Love", "Invisible", "Kickstand" & "Rhinestone Halo" which she wrote for "The Insider project", a joint venture project with Matt "Dr." Fink of The Revolution and DJ Insider. Free's backing vocals can be heard on Zeromancer
's album, Clone Your Lover
on songs "Flirt (with Me)" & "Houses Of Cards". She sang the latter live on stage with Zeromancer in Germany. Free also fronted for Conjure One in Germany around the same time, then performed again with them in London shortly afterwards. (May 2010). Free Dominguez was featured on KMFDM
's 2011 album, WTF?!
, on the song, "Take It Like A Man".
Bruce Somers has been working with the band Good Charlotte on their live production for their current world tour. Bruce also worked on the Michael Jackson "This Is It" tour before Michael passed away. Bruce mastered the latest releases from Richard Patrick's band "Filter" as well as the latest CD's by Rob Zombie guitarist John 5. Bruce composed the music for "Coming Up Roses," a new film featuring Bernadette Peters. The feature was directed by Lisa Albright. Look for a theatrical release in 2011. Bruce recently composed the music for the 27th Northrop Grumman National Space Symposium.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and industrial
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
rock band led by Free Dominguez (vocals) and Bruce Somers (guitar/engineering). Also present in the band are Chris Schleyer (guitar), Christian Dorris (bass), and Sean Sellers (drums).
History
In 1998, Kidneythieves released their first single, "S+M (A Love Song)," as well as their first album, TricksterTrickster (album)
Trickster was the first album released by Kidneythieves, on July 28, 1998. The album was released with the single "S+M ", as well as "Taxicab Messiah" which had a music video...
. They followed up their initial releases with the remix EP Phi in the Sky
Phi in the Sky
Phi in the Sky is an EP released by Kidneythieves in 2001, between the albums Trickster and Zerøspace. It features remixes and album versions of songs from Zerøspace.-Track listing:# "Black Bullet"...
in 2001, and their second album Zerøspace
Zerøspace
Zerøspace was the second album from the Kidneythieves, released on March 26, 2002. It includes a slightly reworked version of their 1998 cover of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" which originally appeared on the Bride of Chucky soundtrack....
in 2002. The album's title track was released as a single. Their song "Before I'm Dead" was featured in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned (film)
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
. In 2004, they re-released Trickster as Trickstereprocess, with digitally remastered tracks, five bonus tracks and a bonus DVD. After the release of Trickstereprocess, Free Dominguez went on to create an indie
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
project while Bruce Somers created the band ShockNina.
In January 2007, Dominguez sent out a newsletter via email stating that she and Somers were collaborating once again on brand new Kidneythieves material. The 2010 album Trypt0fanatic
Trypt0fanatic
Trypt0fanatic is the third album from the Kidneythieves, released on July 20, 2010. It is being distributed independently through the band's official website.-Track listing:#Jude - 3:17#Beg - 3:38#Freeky People - 3:42#Velveteen - 4:05...
is being distributed independently through the band's website.
Kidneythieves plan to release their new EP, The Invisible Plan in 2011, which will only be available through the band's website.
Studio albums
- TricksterTrickster (album)Trickster was the first album released by Kidneythieves, on July 28, 1998. The album was released with the single "S+M ", as well as "Taxicab Messiah" which had a music video...
(1998) - ZerøspaceZerøspaceZerøspace was the second album from the Kidneythieves, released on March 26, 2002. It includes a slightly reworked version of their 1998 cover of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" which originally appeared on the Bride of Chucky soundtrack....
(2002) - Trypt0fanaticTrypt0fanaticTrypt0fanatic is the third album from the Kidneythieves, released on July 20, 2010. It is being distributed independently through the band's official website.-Track listing:#Jude - 3:17#Beg - 3:38#Freeky People - 3:42#Velveteen - 4:05...
(2010)
EPs and Special Editions
- Phi in the SkyPhi in the SkyPhi in the Sky is an EP released by Kidneythieves in 2001, between the albums Trickster and Zerøspace. It features remixes and album versions of songs from Zerøspace.-Track listing:# "Black Bullet"...
(2001) - Trickstereprocess (2004)
- The Invisible Plan (2011)
- Lick U Clean E4M (2011)
Live albums
- Kidneythieves Live in Chicago 2002 (2002)
Track Listing
- Take A Train (Intro)
- Black Bullet
- Taxicab Messiah
- Before I'm Dead
- Crazy
- Glitter Girl
- Zerospace
- Dyskrasia
- Before I'm Dead Acoustic
- Red & Violet
Soundtrack Contributions
- Bride of ChuckyBride of ChuckyBride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
(1998) - "CrazyCrazy (Willie Nelson song)"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962....
" (cover of a Willie NelsonWillie NelsonWillie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
song) - Queen of the DamnedQueen of the Damned (soundtrack)The soundtrack to the Queen of the Damned film was Jonathan Davis' first musical output outside of Korn. Originally, he was to perform vocals on the soundtrack, but due to contract limitations with Sony, he could not. So he hired singers from other bands, each good friends of his, to do the vocal...
(2002) - "Before I'm Dead"
- Dissidia 012 Final FantasyDissidia 012 Final Fantasyis a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was developed by the company's 1st Production Department...
(2011) - "God in Fire"
Television series
- First Wave (TV series) (1998)
- "S&M (a Love Song)" in Episode 10, Marker 262
- Wolf LakeWolf LakeWolf Lake is an American television series that originally aired on CBS. Wolf Lake follows a pack of werewolves living in a Seattle suburb. The first 5 episodes aired on CBS, but due to low ratings CBS cancelled it. A total of nine aired episodes and a non-aired pilot were made before the show...
(2001) - "Black Bullet" in Episode 1, Meat the Parents
- CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
(2003) - "Arsenal" in Episode 209 (Season 2, Episode 09), Bait
- Warehouse 13Warehouse 13Warehouse 13 is an American fantasy television series that premiered on July 7, 2009 on the Syfy network.Executive-produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins, the dramatic comedy from Universal Media Studios has been described as borrowing much from 1980s television series Friday the 13th: The...
(2010) - "Taxicab Messiah" in Season 2, Episode 2, Mild Mannered
Video games
Selected songs from the album Trickster were featured in Deus Ex: Invisible WarDeus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex: Invisible War is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive. Released simultaneously for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox video game console on December 2, 2003, the game is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex...
. They are performed in-game by fictional pop-star "NG Resonance", voiced by the lead vocalist, Free Dominguez.
The band collaborated with Takeharu Ishimoto
Takeharu Ishimoto
is a Japanese video game composer, synthesizer programmer, and musician currently working at Square Enix. He joined Square Enix in 1999 as a synthesizer programmer on Legend of Mana, and worked for them on several games. In 2002 he moved to become a composer, beginning with World Fantastista...
on the song God in Fire, from the soundtrack to Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was developed by the company's 1st Production Department...
.
Guest Appearances & Collaborations
Free Dominguez has contributed vocals to the third Conjure OneConjure One
Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
album, Exilarch
Exilarch (album)
Crafted by Canadian producer Rhys Fulber, Exilarch is the third studio album released under his alias Conjure One, after five years since the previous effort. The album was initially released as a worldwide digital download on October 19, 2010, while the physical release was made available in the...
on the song "Run For Cover", as well as on Beat Ventriloquists EP, Goodnight Memory on the song "Unfolding", and will collaborate with them again on their forthcoming debut album. In 2004, Free's vocals were also featured on a number of songs, including "Geisha Superfly", "War of Love", "Invisible", "Kickstand" & "Rhinestone Halo" which she wrote for "The Insider project", a joint venture project with Matt "Dr." Fink of The Revolution and DJ Insider. Free's backing vocals can be heard on Zeromancer
Zeromancer
Zeromancer is a Norwegian industrial rock band formed in 1999 by members of the band Seigmen. The current lineup is Alex Møklebust , Kim Ljung , Noralf Ronthi Lorry Kristiansen and Dan Heide...
's album, Clone Your Lover
Clone Your Lover
Clone Your Lover is the first studio album of the Norwegian industrial rock band Zeromancer.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Kim Ljung.# "Clone Your Lover" 3:50# "Flirt " - 3:59# "Something for the Pain" - 3:32# "Split Seconds" - 3:16...
on songs "Flirt (with Me)" & "Houses Of Cards". She sang the latter live on stage with Zeromancer in Germany. Free also fronted for Conjure One in Germany around the same time, then performed again with them in London shortly afterwards. (May 2010). Free Dominguez was featured on KMFDM
KMFDM
KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
's 2011 album, WTF?!
WTF?!
-Band members:* Sascha Konietzko – vocals, synthesizers, programming, drum programming , party balloon solo , bass guitar , guitar , feedback guitar , metal percussion * Lucia Cifarelli – vocals...
, on the song, "Take It Like A Man".
Bruce Somers has been working with the band Good Charlotte on their live production for their current world tour. Bruce also worked on the Michael Jackson "This Is It" tour before Michael passed away. Bruce mastered the latest releases from Richard Patrick's band "Filter" as well as the latest CD's by Rob Zombie guitarist John 5. Bruce composed the music for "Coming Up Roses," a new film featuring Bernadette Peters. The feature was directed by Lisa Albright. Look for a theatrical release in 2011. Bruce recently composed the music for the 27th Northrop Grumman National Space Symposium.
External links
- http://www.kidneythieves.com
- "Reconfigured Kidney Thieves Rebounding With Extasy EP, New Album," Billboard, Dec. 15, 2001
- [ Kidneythieves at AllMusic]
- Kidneythieves official Myspace profile