Vancouver-based machine rock outfit Stiff Valentine formed in 2003 around the talents of industrial music producer "Loud" Chris DeMarcus and guest members from a plethora of industrial rock bands; Front Line Assembly, 16volt, Sounds of Mass Production, Chemlab, Dismantled, Landscape Body Machine, and Left Spine Down, to name a few. The underground supergroup's volatile but groove-heavy debut, Industrial Metal Disco, was released in 2009, followed by their latest release America Bleeding in 2011, produced by Chris Peterson (Front Line assembly, Delerium,... read more
Formed from the ashes of the defunct Wax Trax Records, WTII Records, LLC. began operation in the spring of 2001. Over the years the label has been home to a plethora of artists that vary in sound and style. With releases from artists like Stromkern, Beborn Beton, In Strict Confidence, HMB, Regenerator, PTI, The Qualia, The Thought Criminals, , State of the Union, Trigger 10d, Dessau, La Floa Maldi...ta and cut.rate.box, WTII has been pushing the electronic spectrum to new limits.
Stiff Valentine make their WTII debut with the hard hitting America Bleeding. Co-produced by Chris Peterson (Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Unit 187), America Bleeding weaves stories of a zombie road trip through an American apocalyptic fallout. The album builds on mastermind Chris DeMarcus's work on the road with several industrial rock groups and features the talents of Eric Powell (16Volt), Jason Bazinet (SMP, Front Line Assembly, Chemlab, 16 Volt), Craig Huxtable (FLA, Noise Unit, Landscape Body Machine), Jared Slingerland (FLA), and more.
Stiff Valentine
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