Press Release

AFTER DARK PRESENTS COMBICHRIST WILLIAM CONTROL, DAVEY SUICIDE, DARKSIDERZ, AS SUMMER DIES

Combichrist

AFTER DARK PRESENTS

COMBICHRIST

WILLIAM CONTROL, DAVEY SUICIDE, DARKSIDERZ, AS SUMMER DIES

Sun, October 26, 2014

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm

Waiting Room

$20.00 – $25.00

This event is all ages

All Ages (Under 16 w/ Guardian)

Combichrist

Combichrist

“I’m so sick of unicorns,” says Combichrist’s Andy LaPlegua about the song “Fuck Unicorns”
from their new album We Love You (Out Of Line [EU]/Metropolis Records [US]). “They went
from being something ironic and ridiculous, to an overexposed hipster icon. Fuck unicorns!”
In some ways, the peaceful and gentle unicorn can be seen as the symbolic opposite to
Combichrist. To them, music equals mayhem and volume; the louder and the more aggro, the
better. Their brand of head-pummeling electronica has been amped up and adrenalized. There
are louder guitars, heavier drums, darker electronics and a lot more anger.
Kicking off the album is the disjointed and anthemic “We Were Made To Love You.” LaPlegua
imagines a “futuristic robot-controlled society”, slowly setting up the listener for 13 tracks of
relentless aggression and bass heavy electronica. From the stuttering thump of “Every Day Is
War” to the choking-on-glass/buzz-saw aggression of “Satans Propaganda” to the breakneck
punk metal of “Love Is A Razorblade”, We Love You leaves you gasping for breath. The searing
first single “From My Cold Dead Hands” is a crash course in everything We Love You delivers.
It’s a paean that glorifies guns and the power they wield, and is as much a midnight dance-floor
anthem as it is a personal statement devoid of the tired politics that accompanies the topic of
guns. “I’m not a politician, and I don’t expect my politicians to make music,” he explains.
“However, people are so afraid to say what’s on their mind if it’s not PC. I believe in the rights to
have guns, and I believe in personal freedom.”
Initially cutting his teeth in the seminal Norwegian hardcore bands My Right Choice and Lash
Out, LaPlegua segued out of that scene into the electronic music world with Icon of Coil.
Originally a solo project, it morphed into a full band with the additions of Sebastian Komor and
Christian Lund. Not only did IOC mark LaPlegua’s first major work with electronics and dance
beats, but it also granted him wider exposure beyond Norway; IOC was LaPlegua’s first project
to be released in the United States.
It wasn’t until 2003 that LaPlegua founded Combichrist – the project that would soon dominate
his time. A departure from IOC’s futurepop sound, Combichrist took LaPlegua’s hardcore past
and electronica present and merged them into a singular, mechanical music monster. Without
the compromise of the band dynamic, LaPlegua, who does everything in the studio himself on
Combichrist releases, was able to explore whatever musical avenue he desired. What he found
was a long dark road with plenty of twists and turns. The Joy of Gunz, LaPlegua’s first release
as Combichrist, was quickly followed by two EP’s: 2004’s Kiss the Blade and Sex Drogen und
Industrial.
In 2005, LaPlegua was back at it again, releasing the landmark album Everybody Hates You.
Defying the dreaded sophomore slump, the second Combichrist full-length featured two tracks
that would become club classics: “This Shit Will Fuck You Up” and “This Is My Rifle”, and was
also the project’s U.S. debut on Metropolis Records. Further benchmarks were set with the
release of the 2006 EP Get Your Body Beat, the title track of which landed Combichrist its first
appearance on Billboard’s Top 10 Dance Singles chart.
The years that followed brought three more full-length albums — What the Fuck Is Wrong with
You People? (2007), Today We Are All Demons (2009) and Making Monsters (2011) — as well as
a handful of additional EPs. Following the release of Making Monsters, they promoted it loudly
by accompanying German friends Rammstein on a North American stadium tour, expanding
their audience even further. At the tail end of 2012, LePlegua was commissioned to write the
music for the CapCom videogame DMC Devil May Cry, resulting in over 20 tracks, many of which
appeared on the soundtrack album No Redemption. Not really a follow-up to Making Monsters,
yet not really a side project, No Redemption was intentionally harder and more metal than
anything that had been released previously. While it resulted in mixed reactions from fans and
critics, No Redemption managed to topple the adversity and enjoyed a successful run.
Stretching their musical scope even wider, in late 2013 the band performed with a symphony
orchestra in Leipzig as part of the Gothik Meets Klassic Festival. Paying homage to their
history, they completed a series of “old school” shows to remind fans of their illustrious
electronic roots.
With We Love You in queue to usher them into the next chapter, Combichrist is ready to return
to the road with a new live show that showcases all facets of the band. And like all previous
albums and tours, the fans can expect pure and unadulterated Combichrist. “One of my best
friends said it the best, ‘listening to this album sums up everything I know about you and
music’,” he laughs, “only bigger, more bombastic and even louder!”
William Control

William Control

William Roy Francis was born January 8, 1982 in Seattle,Washington. In wiL’s younger years he took an interest in drugs and alcohol but after leading police on a high speed car chase (and subsequently spending time in jail), wiL decided it was time to turn his life around. He started playing guitar again as a form of therapy and rediscovered music. He mainly provides vocals for post-hardcore band Aiden but can also play guitar, bass, and piano. wiL has said that William Control is basically the struggles he faces everyday and the battle going on inside of him to use drugs and drink. William Control is classified as Electro/New Wave/Rock. His music tends to be very dark and focused on controversial themes. Aiden bass player Nick Wiggins also plays for William Control.
Davey Suicide

Davey Suicide

Davey Suicide is ready to set the world ablaze. On his self-titled debut album, the Los Angeles insurgent injects gutter grit back into rock ‘n’ roll. It’s been far too long since a rebel raged through town with distortion blaring, middle fingers in the air, girls dropping their panties, and flames everywhere. Flanked by bandmates Frankie Sil [Bass], Drayven Davidson [Drums], Needlz [Keyboards], and Ashes [Guitar], he distills heavy metal, industrial, and punk into anthems that are as corrosive as they are catchy. Whether or not you’re prepared, Suicide has arrived.As a kid, he always knew the “safe” life wasn’t for him. In order to tune out the fights of a broken home and the pressures of church, he’d crank Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, and Metallica on his stereo and play guitar as loud as his small Peavey amp would allow.

Music kept him away from drugs and other trouble, and his three patron saints became Axl Rose, Marilyn Manson, and Eminem. Beyond adorning his arm within a tattoo tapestry, he learned one important thing from these icons that eventually inspired him to move from the East Coast to Hollywood.

“It’s important to pave your own road,” declares Suicide. “I hit a ceiling. I had some opportunities that slipped away, and I woke up one day with the idea of ‘Davey Suicide’. I needed a constant reminder that we’re all in the driver’s seat. If I give up on myself, shit’s not going to go the way I want it to. I’d rather live by my rules than feel like I’m stuck inside a box. It’s about believing in yourself. Put your trust in Suicide.”

You can begin with the fourteen songs on the album. The first single “Generation Fuck Star” thrashes with intense industrialized guitar and an arena-ready hook. With a music video concept penned by Suicide himself, “Generation Fuck Star” is an unforgettable calling card both sonically and visually.

“It sets the tone,” he affirms. “It represents leaving all of your baggage behind. I’m breaking free from all of the things that have plagued me for years and becoming comfortable in my skin. It speaks to kids who have grown up in fucked up situations. So much watered down bullshit is forced upon the masses. People like the Kardashians get super famous for being talentless. I want to break that mold. We live all of this. This isn’t a costume.”

What you see is what you get, and Suicide isn’t pulling any punches. Targeting hypocrisy, his unbridled honesty courses through the synth snarl of “Sick Suicide” and the stomping riff bitchslap of “Grab a Gun & Hide Your Morals.”

He sighs, “A lot of people choose to be religious because they’re scared of going to Hell. Do something because you mean it not because you’re afraid of the consequences. The thought might be villainous or shocking to what the social standard is. I’m not saying anything untrue though. If people want to believe the façade, I’m going to expose it.”

He also deliberately leaves no emotion untouched. Tracks like “Hustler Queen” and “Uncross Your Legs” ooze a dirty charm, while “I’ll Take a Bullet for You” is a mournful addiction elegy carried by a faint acoustic melody.

On stage, it comes together with a brutal bombast. For Suicide, the show is paramount. “We’ve assembled five guys who are essentially frontmen in their own right,” he adds. “I wanted to have all of the bullets in the chamber and fire them off at once. That’s what we’re about to do.”

That blast is going to leave a big mark, and things may never be the same. Welcome to generation fuck star, and say hello to your new leader, Davey Suicide. — Rick Florino, April 2012

Darksiderz
Darksiderz descend upon us from the far reaches of the unknown. He brings a powerful sound of exclusive hard beats that will control both your mind and your body once you step onto the dancefloor. He is a powerhouse behind the decks and in the studio with influences ranging from hard dance to industrial to death metal. He has combined different sounds to spawn a new hard EDM concept and the world will soon know the power of the darkside.
As Summer Dies
Venue Information:
Waiting Room
334 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, NY, 14202