Thanatos (US band)
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Thanatos is a darkwave
band whose recordings are distributed by Projekt Records
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They released their first album, This Endless Night Inside in 1993, a second, An Embassy to Gais (1997) and a final recording Blisters (1997). Another record by the band, under the name Illegalteenagebikini appeared (and disappeared) in 2002. The band's recordings featured work by Sam Rosenthal
of Black Tape for a Blue Girl
and William Tucker
of Ministry
. Thanatos is currently working on a new album.
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
band whose recordings are distributed by Projekt Records
Projekt Records
This is the article for the record label. You might be looking for Pro-jekt, ProjeKct, Project Pitchfork, or Projekt RevolutionProjekt is a Brooklyn, New York-based independent record label specializing in gothic rock, ambient, ethereal, darkwave, shoegaze, dream-pop, and dark cabaret created by...
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They released their first album, This Endless Night Inside in 1993, a second, An Embassy to Gais (1997) and a final recording Blisters (1997). Another record by the band, under the name Illegalteenagebikini appeared (and disappeared) in 2002. The band's recordings featured work by Sam Rosenthal
Sam Rosenthal
Sam Rosenthal is the founder and leader of Black Tape For a Blue Girl and Projekt Records.-Projekt Records:Begun by Sam Rosenthal in 1983 as a way to release his own solo electronic music, Projekt Records spent its early life as a cassette-only label with a series of titles that are now long...
of Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Black tape for a blue girl
Black Tape for a Blue Girl is an American Dark Wave band formed in 1986 by Projekt Records' founder Sam Rosenthal. Their music takes on elements of dark cabaret, Dark Wave, ethereal, ambient and neoclassical music. Director David Lynch...
and William Tucker
William Tucker (musician)
William Tucker was a guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Chemlab, and Chris Connelly. He grew up in New Jersey where he formed Regressive Aid with Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain...
of Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
. Thanatos is currently working on a new album.
Members
- Eric Polycn (Current Member)
- Greg Lucas (Current Member)
- Patrick OglePatrick OglePatrick Ogle was a member of the gothic ambient band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. Ogle was a long time friend of band leader and Projekt Records founder Sam Rosenthal. Ogle performed on the band's "a chaos of desire" and later wrote and performed the title track on the "this lush garden within" CD....
(Current Member) - Sam Rosenthal (Former Member)
- Tim Larson (Current Member)
- Vince Grech (Current Member)
- William Tucker (Former Member)
Discography
- This Endless Night Inside (Projekt, 1993)
- Embassy to Gais (Projekt, 1995)
- 665 – the Neighbor of the Beast (Projekt, 1996)
- Blisters (Projekt, 1997)
- I Am Not Job (illegalteenagebikini), Precipice, 2002)