- Ikon (Australian band)( Ikon )【 8 albums 85 lyrics 】
- Ikon is a band from Melbourne, Australia. Ikon blends darkwave and post-punk music, following the footsteps of influences such as Joy Division and early New Order.
History
Chris McCarter (vocals, guitar, programming) and Dino Molinaro (bass) began to write songs as high school students in 1988, inspired by their love of alternative music. In 1991, the original band name Death in the Dark was replaced by IKON. The band’s original singer Michael Carrodus joined them in creating the first two albums In the Shadow of the Angel (1994) and Flowers for the Gathering (1996), which drew IKON to the attention of goth music fans in Europe and America through their signing to Apollyon and Metropolis. Music journalist Mick Mercer called them 'pioneers in the Gothic genre'.
The band continued to evolve in musical style after the departure of Carrodus in 1997. This Quiet Earth (1998) heralded a development in McCarter’s musical composition, spawning popular singles Subversion and Ghost in My Head. While the inclusion of electronic elements on the album shook up some fans of the band’s earlier Joy Division-influenced sound, IKON’s blend of traditional rock with electronics proved original and distinguished them from bands of the era who imitated the first wave of gothic bands.
On the Edge of Forever (2001) ushered in a return to live performance. Drummer David Burns and guitarist Anthony Griffiths (both of whom joined the band in late-1998) were integral to the development of the album, which abandoned the electronic experimentation of This Quiet Earth and returned to IKON’s rock roots. Nevertheless, DAC charting singles such as The Shallow Sea revealed further nuances to the band’s musical capacities, with its acoustic, dreamy melody.
The rejuvenated IKON set out on its first European tour in August 2001, the first of eight tours to come, which included a slot at Eurorock and a glimpse of how greatly their music had made an impact on the other side of the world. After this successful tour, the band was invited to play at the M'era Luna festival in 2002, with billing alongside The Sisters of Mercy, HIM, Soft Cell and London After Midnight and then their first of three appearances at Wave Gotik Treffen in 2003.
After this extremely successful period of live international performances, IKON was once again back to original members McCarter and Molinaro, with Clifford Ennis joining the band for the first time. The band released the highly acclaimed Psychic Vampire EP (2004), which became the biggest-selling IKON single to date and marked a transition to a powerful, aggressive rock sound and is a testament to the growth in McCarter’s evolving songwriting, honed during years of touring the world.
The EP proved to be the perfect training run for the composition of one of IKON’s most striking albums, Destroying the World to Save It (2005), which produced chart successes on both the Native 25 (number 21 Best Album of 2005, debut at number 8, May 2005) and DAC (Rome number 10 on the singles chart). The album cemented IKON’s reputation as not only pioneers in the genre but as a potent and current force in a scene in which EBM/Industrial had become predominant.
Love, Hate and Sorrow, IKON’s sixth studio album was released in 2009 and spawned four singles, a DVD single and two video clips. Black Magazin (issue 49) named the first single A Line on a Dark Day the second-best track of 2008 and the song was also named a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.
In 2010, IKON welcomed back Ennis and Burns. To celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary, this line-up is touring Europe in 2011, with another scheduled appearance at Wave Gotik Treffen. The band has reissued the sought-after original albums In the Shadow of the Angel and Flowers for the Gathering in 4-disc sets (3 CD + DVD), with a LP of the debut album available on coloured vinyl. Echozone also released 2-CD sets of each album.
The future for IKON promises a new recording with its current energetic and creative 4-piece line-up jamming and developing demos. The band will also continue its suite of album re-issues with This Quiet Earth and On the Edge of Forever to be remastered in 2012. Fans can look forward, then, to a perfect blend of old and new, the classics of IKON’s past and the possibilities of its future.
Discography
Albums
Everyone Everything Everywhere Ends (2014)
Love, Hate and Sorrow (2009)
Destroying the World to Save It (2005)
On the Edge of Forever (2001)
This Quiet Earth (1998)
Flowers for the Gathering (1996) (Reissued 2011)
In the Shadow of the Angel (1994) (Reissued 2011)
Compilation Albums
Like Sounds Through the Hour Glass 1991-2017 (2016)
As Time Goes By (The Original IKON) (2007)
The Burden of History the Singles 1992-2007 2CD (2007)
From Angels to Ashes (2003)
Dawn of the Ikonoclast 1991-1997 2CD (1999)
The Final Experience (1997 limited edition 1500 copies)
A Moment in Time (1995)
EPs
Torn Apart 2CD (2010)
Driftwood (2010)
Amongst the Runes (2008)
League of Nations (2007)
Psychic Vampire (2004)
Ghost in My Head (1998)
The Echoes of Silence (1994) - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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The Echoes Of Silence
2013
1.Reality Is Lost
2.So Far Away (Provided)
3.Is This My Destiny (Provided)
4.Changing (Provided)
5.Everything I Want (Provided)6.Coldness Within (Provided)
7.Eleanor Rigby (Provided)
8.Which Way To Go (Provided)
9.The Unseen (Provided) -
On The Edge Of Forever
2001
1.Afterlife
2.Apparition
3.Distance
4.Fine Line5.King Of Terror
6.Stone Frailty
7.The Shallow Sea
8.The Wish -
This Quiet Earth
1998
1.Die Stille Erd2.Temple Of Light -
A Moment In Time
1995
1.To Turn Away -
In The Shadow Of The Angel
1.Black Roses
2.Condemnation3.Hallowed Ground
4.Truth -
Flowers For The Gathering
1.Beyond Grey Skies
2.Call Of Despair3.Life Without End -
Echoes Of An Angel
1.Devotion (Provided)
2.Persuasion
3.I've Been (Provided)
4.So Evil (Provided)
5.Under The Watchful Eye (Provided)
6.Ask The Question (Provided)
7.Never Too Much (Provided)
8.Headspin
9.Seventh Heaven (Provided)10.Suicide
11.Fear (Provided)
12.As Time Goes By
13.Alive (Provided)
14.Echoes Of Silence
15.Dreaming (Provided)
16.The Lost (Provided)
17.Remember Me (Provided) -
Miscellaneous
1.Communion
2.Somewhere Else
3.Just Another Boy (Live)
4.덤앤더머 Dumb & Dumber (Live)
5.RHYTHM TA REMIX (Rock Ver.)
6.No Reason to Stay
7.Somewhere Else - Remastered
8.Life Without End - Remastered
9.Stranger I've Become - Remastered
10.Camouflage Heart - Remastered
11.In Trust I Return - Remastered
12.Beyond Grey Skies - Remastered
13.Call of Despair - Remastered
14.On the Trail of Tears - Remastered
15.For Eternity - Remastered
16.Secrets Within - Remastered
17.Fall Apart - Remastered
18.Hallowed Ground - Remastered
19.Black Roses - Remastered
20.I've Been - Remastered
21.Truth - Remastered22.Suicide - Remastered
23.Love Is Colder Than Death - Remastered
24.Fall Apart - Cologne 2011 Preview Edit
25.Into Your Madness (Remastered)
26.Lord of Darkness (Remastered)
27.Suicide (Live)
28.As Time Goes By (Live)
29.Blue Snow Red Rain (Live)
30.She's In Parties (as made famous by Bauhaus)
31.She's in Parties
32.Shadowplay
33.Thinking of You
34.DUMB & DUMBER - KR Ver. (iKONCERT 2016 SHOWTIME TOUR IN JAPAN)
35.SINOSIJAK (2016 iKONCERT SHOWTIME TOUR IN SEOUL LIVE)
36.SINOSIJAK REMIX
37.MY TYPE REMIX (Acoustic Ver.)
38.Blue Murder (acoustic version)
39.Ashes of Blue (acoustic version)
40.Psychic Vampire
41.Last Night
【Correction of errors in the album information】