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DOPE STARS INC are:
Victor Love: Producer, Vocals, Guitar,
Synthesizers, Drum Machine
La Nuit: Guitar
Darin Yevonde: Bass
Ash Rexy: Keyboards, DJ
Andreas Delorean: Drums
With lyrics inspired by Cyberpunk imagery
and subculture Dope Stars Inc. have been
mixing industrial beats, acid synths and
distorted sounds with a bratty Rock’n’roll
sound and attitude since their foundation in
may 2003.
With their debut self-produced EP “10.000
Watts Of Artificial Pleasures” the band
catched the interest of the international
media and released 4 albums and 2 Ep with
various record labels: “Neuromance” (2005),
“Make A Star” (2006), “Gigahearts” (2006),
“Morning Star” (2009), “21st Century Slave
(2009) engaging through the years a large
community of loyal fans spreading & sharing
their music over the internet and global
networks. Songs of Dope Stars Inc. also
appeared on the soundtrack of the horror
movie saga of Saw II, III and IV.
Victor Love (producer, sound engineer and
mastermind behind all songs of Dope Stars
Inc.) also collaborated with many bands
through the years producing remixes, or
having songs of Dope Stars Inc. remixed, by
bands such as Deathstars, KMFDM,
Gothminister, The Birthday Massacre, Suicide
Commando, Emilie Autumn, L’Ame immortelle,
Samsas Traum, Kirlian Camera, Spectra Paris
and more.
The band toured intensively between 2005 and
2010 performing on stages across all Europe,
Russia, Japan and the US and supporting
bands like London After Midnight, Kirlian
Camera, ASP, Apoptygma Berzerk, Nightwish,
Deathstars, Combichrist, My Dying Bride,
Ministry, Suicide Commando and Diary of
dreams among the others. The band also
performed at the biggest European festivals
such as Mera Luna, Wave Gotik Treffen, Amphi
Festival, Summer Darkness, On A Dark Winter
Night, Infest UK, Metalfest, Rock the lake,
RGT and Trash Fest I, II and III.
On May 2011 the band released their 4th full
length “Ultrawired”. The album was released
for free and distributed independently
leaving their fans to choose how to support
the band with donations, free download &
sharing/promotion, paid digital download or
buying CDs & Merchandise. The album also
appeared on the home page of The Pirate Bay,
the famous torrent website, with a special
advertisement/doodle scoring millions of
downloads, that contributed to spread the
name of the band worldwide.
After the release of Ultrawired Dope Stars
Inc. made their first extensive tour in
Russia (16 shows) and North America (15
shows) and festivals such as Wave Gotik
Treffen, Castle Party, Dark Munich Festival,
Regensburg Gothic Treffen and more club
shows around Europe between 2011 and 2013.
After a break, during spring 2014 Dope Stars
Inc. announced their return to work on a new
album: TeraPunk. The album is described as a
“terabyte of raw data straight to your face.
A new ravenous synth'n'roll sensation of
real instruments and artificial machines
playing together.” The band presented and
performed some songs with two special shows
in Moscow and St Petersburg, released 3 song
previews on SoundCloud and is going to
perform the album in Germany with 3 club
shows in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
Discography:
• 10.000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures EP -
(2003)
• Neuromance - (2005)
• Make a Star EP - (2006)
• Gigahearts - (2007)
• Criminal Intents / Morning Star EP -
(2009)
• 21st Century Slave (2009)
• Banksters EP (2010)
• Ultrawired (2011)
• TeraPunk (2015)
Links:
Official Website: www.dopestarsinc.com
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dope_Stars_Inc.
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/dopestarsinc
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dopestarsinc
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/dopestarsinc
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