Goddess of Desire

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Name = Goddess of Desire


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Origin = Netherlands
Genre = Heavy metal
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Armageddon Music
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URL = [http://www.goddess-of-desire.info/ Official website]
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Goddess of Desire is a Dutch heavy metal band founded in 1995. Their debut album, "Let Us Win This War", was released in 1996, and their fourth and latest is "Awaken Pagan Gods", released in 2005.

What started at the beginning of 1995 as a fun idea, turned out to be a serious band after winning several festival prizes. The idea of the band is to bring back the Glory-days of Metal (middle eighties) by playing coversongs from this era and own songs in that typical style. The musical part is completed with a bizarre sensual-macabre show. Goddess Of Desire has the name being the ‘cult Show-Metalband from Holland’!

The Warriors of Goddess Of Desire are:Bastard-DrumsCount August-Bass/VocalsLord Arydon-Guitar/VocalsCape Fear- Guitar/VocalsDelilah-Female Effects

At first we played traditional Metal covers, but later we started writing our own songs. Our 4th gig was already on Dutch TV and our 8th gig was the first across the border. Journalists reported us as a Shock-rockband and we’ve been refused a few times in places because of our controversial show and/or lyrics. Still, Goddess Of Desire turned out to be a very wanted band with a professional show.Goddess already did a lot of headliner shows but also supported bands like Destruction(D), Gwar(US), Therion(S), Rockbitch(UK) and Gorefest(NL). Now Goddess Of Desire is well-known in the Metal-scene also because of very successful shows in front of thousands at Dynamo 1997 & Wacken 1998. We were also noticed by several Dutch TV stations who broadcasted our show. Early ’98 the first headline tour through Germany was done. The first deed in 1999 was signing a deal with Metal-Blade who released our 2nd CD/LP! At the very end of 1999 Goddess (& Tankard) supported Sodom on their tour through Germany. In the years following Goddess of Desire played several festivals, a.o. Dynamo open air 1997, With Full Force Festival, Summerbreeze , Bang Your Head revisited, Wacken open air 1998 and 2005. In 2005 the band signed with Armageddon Recs. Who released their 4th album “Awaken Pagan Gods”.They did a successful tour with Manegram and Skyforger in 2005 and they are working on a new album at this moment.

The Show:

Goddess already did 2 different shows (Erotica and Hell on Earth) and is now performing their third show, called ‘Warrior Goddesses’. It is brought by making the stage more macabre with a background with lots of skulls, chains, torches and pyrotechnics. Artificial light is minimized to keep a dark atmosphere. In all of this, the playing members: dressed in spikes, leather, bulletbelts and fur; bring their music. During the show, Delilah comes on stage dressed up as ‘Warrior Goddess‘, She dances with swords, breathes fire and incites the audience. Goddess Of Desire is a band you have to see at least once in your life!

Members

*Bastard - drums (since 2003)
*Cape Fear - guitars (since 2004)
*Count August - bass/vocals (since 1995)
*Lord Arydon - guitars (since 1998)
*Delilah - female effects (since 1995)

Former members

*Bart Eeltink (Grev Drake) - guitars/vocals (1995-2004)
*Der Knüppelmeister (Maarten Luijsterburg) - drums (2000-2003)
*Emperor Mark - drums (1995-2000)
*Lilith - female effects (1995-2005)

Discography

*"Let Us Win This War" (1996)
*"Symbol of Triumph" (1998)
*"Conquerors Divine" (2002)
*"Awaken Pagan Gods" (2005)

EPs

*"Let Us Win This War II" (1997)
*"Symbol of Triumph II" (1999)
*"Conquerors Divine" (2002)
*"Awaken pagan gods (LP)" (2005)

Live albums

*"Live at the Buze" (1995)

Videos

*"Only the True Will Stay" (1996)
*"Blasphemic Beer" (1997)
*"Awake at Wacken" (1998)

References

* [http://www.goddess-of-desire.info/band/index.php?nav=bio Goddess of Desire biography]
* [http://www.goddess-of-desire.info/band/index.php?nav=disco Goddess of Desire discography]

External links

* [http://www.goddess-of-desire.info/ Official website]
* [http://goddessofdesireband.hyves.nl/ hyves official band website]