L'Âme Immortelle

Infobox musical artist
Name = L' Âme Immortelle

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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Vienna, Austria
Genre = Alternative rock
Industrial [ [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0cfexql0ldte~T1 AllMusic.com] ]
Darkwave [ [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,31721.sm RockDetector] ]
Years_active = 1996-Present
Label = MOS Records/Supersonic/Trisol Music Group (current)
URL = [http://www.lameimmortelle.com Official Website]
Current_members = Thomas Rainer (Vocals)
Sonja Kraushofer (Vocals)
Live_members = Ashley Dayour(Guitar)
Francis (Bass/Double Bass)
Martin Parzer (Keyboards)
Markus Adamir (Drums/Percussion)

L' Âme Immortelle ( _fr. the immortal soul) is an Austrian band that produces Neue Deutsche Härte. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. Current work has moved away from the band's electronic, club-friendly danceable beat roots into the Neue Deutsche Härte ("New German hardness") genre with industrial and darkwave influence.

History

Founding

L'Âme Immortelle was formed in 1996 in Austria by friends Thomas Rainer and Hannes Medwenitsch. Soon vocalist Sonja Kraushofer, a former classmate of Rainer, joined and the band sought a record contract. They released their first album, "Lieder die wie Wunden bluten" in 1997 on MOS Records in Liechtenstein, which became popular in the underground German dark culture.

Trisol Records

In 1999, L'Âme Immortelle switched to Trisol Records (part of Trisol Music Group GmbH). From 1998 through 2001, L'Âme Immortelle released another LP yearly, each bringing the band greater popularity. In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band. Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour as a guitarist and the re-formed L'Âme Immortelle released a new single, "Tiefster Winter" in November 2002. In 2003, L'Âme Immortelle released "Als die Liebe starb", as well as "Seelensturm", a collection of re-issued and re-mixed early material.

upersonic Records

In 2004, the band switched labels again, this time to major label Supersonic, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The first issue following the switch was a collaboration with OOMPH! on the non-album single "Brennende Liebe" (released as OOMPH! feat. L'Âme Immortelle); they also appeared in the video.Following that, L'Âme Immortelle released a new album, Gezeiten, which includes some of their most popular songs like "5 Jahre", "Stumme Schreie" and "Fallen Angel". A significant change in L'Âme Immortelle's style is evident now that the band is on a major label; notably the electronic instrumentation of earlier work was less prominent in Gezeiten.

Their latest album "Auf deinen Schwingen" has been released on August 2006 along with "Phönix" single. The record also includes songs like "Wohin" which contains text from another famous LAI song called "Aus den Ruinen", and "Nur Du" — a song which totally differs from older L'Âme Immortelle work. The music video for this song is a cartoon, an unusual thing for the band.

Out since June 22nd on Gun Supersonic is LAI's 10 year retrospective best-of album "10 Jahre". "10 Jahre" presents the highlights of their career with hit tracks and fan favourites taken from each of their albums. This release also includes 2 brand new exclusive tracks ("Let Me Fall" and "Come Closer"). [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=24166_0_2_0_C Best of for L'ame Immortelle] ]

Return to Trisol

In December 2007, Trisol Records announced that L'Âme Immortelle had returned to the Trisol label to release a new album, "Namenlos". The release date is 2008-01-25 and it will be a two-CD double-album. [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=27493_0_2_0_C L'Ame Immortelle returns to Trisol for 'Namenlos' 2CD] ] . Trisol's press release denied that the band's label switch was motivated by poor performance of its last Supersonic album "Auf deinen Schwingen", but hinted that the band was returning to its pre-Supersonic style.

Solo projects

In 2000, Thomas Rainer released the first album, "Gesellschaft:Mord", for his side project with Joachim Sobczak, [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Siechtum Siechtum] . The following two albums were "Diagnose:Zeit" and "Kreuz:X:Feuer", which featured remixes by God Module and Megadump.

In 2007 Thomas Rainer released his debut album under the Nachtmahr moniker [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25717_0_2_0_C Nachtmahr: Solo-project L'Ame Immortelle's Thomas Rainer out now] ] . The first release for this electro/industrial project was titled "Kunst ist Krieg". In 2008, the second album titled "Feuer frei!" was released. Persephone, aka Sonja Kraushofer, returns with a 4th album. After the Trisol release "Home" (2002), "Atma Gyan" (2004) and "Mera Sangeet Kho Gaya" (2004), "Letters to a Stranger" is to be released on the Curzweyhl label [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26064_0_2_0_C 4th album for Persephone] ] .

Discography

Albums

* "Lieder Die Wie Wunden Bluten" (1997)
* "…In Einer Zukunft Aus Tränen Und Stahl" (1998)
* "Wenn Der Letzte Schatten Fällt" (1999)
* "Dann Habe Ich Umsonst Gelebt" (2001)
* "Als Die Liebe Starb" (2003)
* "Gezeiten" (2004)
* "Auf deinen Schwingen" (August 2006)
* "10 Jahre - Best Of" (June 2007)
* "Namenlos" (January 2008)
* "Best Of Indie Years" (May 2008)
* "Durch Fremde Hand" (August 2008)

ingles

* "Epitaph" (2000)
* "Judgement" (2001)
* "Tiefster Winter" (2002)
* "5 Jahre" (2004)
* "Stumme Schreie" (2005)
* "Fallen Angel" (2006)
* "Dein Herz" (2006)
* "Phönix" (2006)
* "Nur Du" (2006)

DVD

* "Disharmony-Live!" (2003)

References

External links

* [http://www.lameimmortelle.com Official Website]
*MySpace|lameimmortelle|L'Âme Immortelle
* [http://www.voiceless.de Official Fan Club]
* [http://www.rocksirens.com/bands/lameimmortelle/ L'Âme Immortelle] at [http://www.rocksirens.com RockSirens.com]