Destroying The World To Save It by Ikon

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Ikon

Described as one of the premier Goth bands, Australia based IKON formed in 1991 from the ashes of Death In The Dark. Core members Chris McCarter (vocals, guitar) and Dino Molinaro (bass) make a striking blend of Gothic/Darkwave music, following in the footsteps of Joy Division and early New Order with a touch of Death In June. The recent inclusion of long time friend of the band, Anthony Cornish (guitars), will continue IKONs reputation as Australias biggest Gothic export. To date, IKON have played extensively in Australia as well as Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Denmark alongside bands such as The Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M., London After Midnight, Soft Cell, Death In June, The Cruxshadows and the Mission. A highlight of 2002 was playing at the M'era Luna festival in Hildesheim Germany, in front of an audience in excess of 15,000 people and the 2003 Wave Gotik Treffen (the worlds largest Goth Festival) in Leipzig, Germany. 2003 also saw the release of "From Angels To Ashes 1997-2003" a retrospective which covers the bands singles and oddities from those years. In 2004, IKON released "Psychic Vampire", their first new material since "On the edge of forever in 2001". The release is available as an 8 track ep and an accompaning cd single containing remixes of the title track as well as 3 live songs. In 2005 IKON released their first full length release in 4 years 'Destroying The World To Save It. The release was well received around the world including chart position No.21 -Best Album 2005 [World DJ Native Charts], and Mick Mercer (author of the Hex Files, Gothic History) describing the release as Album of The Year. IKON also accepted an invitation to play at Wave Gotik Treffen (Germany) in 2005. Playing a second time at one of the worlds largest Goth festivals. IKON have recently returned to the studio to work on their 6th full length CD 'Love, Hate and Sorrow' due for release early in 2008. IKON completed their 6th European tour in 2007. IKON are members of the Crash Frequency Collective. Crash Frequency is a collective of Industrial/Gothic bands from Australia who share a common goal of helping promote their music worldwide. For a more detailed look at IKON including MP3's, tour dates, gigography etc please click on the above website