Photo by Brian David Braun Hailing from four different countries (Austria, Germany, Scotland, and the Us ), electro-rock quintet Darkhaus was co-founded by multi-platinum artist Rupert Keplinger – also a member of industrial unit Eisbrecher – to unite a wide variety of electronic music styles on a musical journey they describe as “dark and emotional.” He's joined by Gary Meskil and Marshall Stephens of the legendary New York hardcore unit Pro-Pain, along with drummer Paul Keller and lead vocalist Kenny Hanlon, and the result is an intense but well-balanced fusion of '80s-style gothic rock and modern pop & metal. Their debut album My Only Shelter hits this week, and being a fan of both Eisbrecher and Pro-Pain (not to mention a bit curious as to how the band members' vastly different backgrounds might interact), I knew it would be worth a spin. At first pass, Darkhaus is not at all what I expected:...
- 11/22/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
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