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1. Darkwave/Gothic Rock band formed in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1993 by Johannes Berthold. Scarcely another band among the German-speaking Alternative /(Dark)Wave-scene has polarized media and audience within the last fifteen years as much as ILLUMINATE. Either praised up to the skies or torn apart as "Schlager" (a German derogatory term for bad pop songs) – be that as it may, for the last decade, Johannes Berthold and his band have left their mark on the Dark scene... ILLUMINATE manage to combine classical elements, dance rhythms, electronic sound collages, romantic piano parts and heavy guitars without being unfaithful to their typical,...

Illuminated Faces takes us back to the days of dust masks, glowsticks and living for the weekend. Seizing the optimistic spirit of early acid house and electronica, he forces the spirit of outdoor rave into rather peculiar Russian dimensions, finding a new wave breakbeat sound, fused with deeper shades of emotion. His are sweet melodies and urgent beats designed to make you clutch the hand of a stranger and smile. .

Illuminate the Silence was founded in spring 2007 in Moscow, Russia. The band's style actually defies any exact desription, though the members of the band often label their music as a mixture of progressive metal, post-metal and doom-death metal. For more information visit the band's myspace profile - www.myspace.com/illuminatethesilence .