- Stiff Valentine
Infobox musical artist
Name = Stiff Valentine
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Origin =Vancouver ,Canada
Genre =Industrial metal ,industrial rock ,electronic music ,alternative rock ,electronica , punk
Years_active = 2003 – Present
Label = Trafik Records
Associated_acts =Dismantled ,Front Line Assembly , Landscape Body Machine
URL = http://www.stiffvalentine.com
Current_members = LoudChris Craig Jensen Craig Huxtable Based inVancouver , BC,Canada ; Stiff Valentine is an industrial metal disco band that combinesnu metal ,industrial metal , punk, andelectronica . [ [http://www.stiffvalentine.com/band.html Stiff Valentine - Industrial Metal Disco Rock Band from Vancouver, Canada ] ] [ [http://www.jgoth.com/stiff-valentine-can-loveless-review/location/the-americas-region/2008/05/05/ JGoth.com :: Japan Gothic » Stiff Valentine (Can) - Loveless Review ] ]The band features "Loud" Chris DeMarcus, former member of
industrial rock bandDismantled and Craig Huxtable, former keyboard player forFront Line Assembly ,Noise Unit and current project Landscape Body Machine.The band is very active in the Vancouver music scene and is known to have several guest musicians randomly join them on stage for a song or two, or the whole set. SV has featured guest members from
Left Spine Down ,Front Line Assembly , A Spectre is Haunting Europe, and other industrial and punk bands. This is due to singer LoudChris and his connection to the music industry as a sound engineer and music technologist.They have also shared the stage with
KMFDM ,Terrorfakt ,Cruxshadows , andZombie Girl .Loveless EP
The band released their first EP, Loveless in April 2008. [ [http://www.fabryka.darknation.eu/php-files_en/readarticle.php?article_id=209 Fabryka [Industrial Rock ] ] It was produced and recorded by the C&C Brothers at Harbourside Studios. It is the first release from Vancouver based label Trafik Records. [ [http://www.trafikrecords.com/Trafik%20Records/Music.html Trafik Records ] ]
Forthcoming LP
The band is planning to release their first LP in September 2008, and has mentioned on their myspace blog that bonus remix tracks from
Dismantled , Landscape Body Machine, and otherindustrial rock acts will be on the album.Equipment
The band is very adamant about their use of locally custom made Sparrow Guitars and often plays with
Marshall Amps andKorg drum machines. Though Craig Jensen has been seen playing amps from theOrange Music Electronic Company .Members
;Current members
*LoudChris - Vocals, programming, and guitar
*Craig Huxtable - Keyboards
*Craig Jensen - Guitars and Drums;Known Guest members
*Jared Slingerland - Guitar
*Matt Sheppard - Keyboards
*Kerry Vink - Samples and Vocals;Fromer members
*Adrian White - Guitar and DrumsDiscography
Albums
* "
Loveless EP " (2008 )References
ee also
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Front Line Assembly
*Left Spine Down
*Dismantled
*Industrial rock External links
Band Sites
* [http://www.stiffvalentine.com official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/stiffvalentine official myspace page]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Stiff+Valentine Last.fm page]
* [http://www.trafikrecords.com Trafik Records page]Reviews
* [http://www.jgoth.com/category/02-reports-reviews/cd-dvd-etc-reviews/ J Goth Review of Loveless]
* [http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=121&csid2=846&fid1=30923 Review from Exclaim! Magazine]
* [http://www.fabryka.darknation.eu/php-files_en/readarticle.php?article_id=209 Fabryka Industrial Rock webzine]
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