About Me
ATTENTION!
This profile was created and is being maintained by our great pal Thomas Thyssen and is to be considered as the approved and official KISS THE BLADE-MySpace site.
Thanks, mate - really!
Paul
Note: However, KISS THE BLADE can't be reached via this profile!
ATTENTION!
KISS THE BLADE were one of the most profiled European bands to emerge from the exciting, but never adequately acknowledged wave of the 90's Goth scene. Originally hailing from Austria, they've played all over Europe and released records on various European labels, establishing themselves as a powerful true goth (live) steam machine, clearly to be found on the secularistic side of the realo-versus-supernatural divide that gained quite some resonance within the scene's internal preoccupations at the time.
True-But-Unique Goth, Hard Goth, down to earth - and bursting with passion and determination; it is attributions like these that got KISS THE BLADE their long-lasting and exceptional reputation within the world wide Goth scene and beyond genre borders. And it is attributions like these that support the notion that KISS THE BLADE will be regarded as an exceptional continental example of the "90's-Goth scene" - the GENRE, not the era! - for a very long time to come.
...you want to know more about KISS THE BLADE's history? Then do not hesitate to click here !
Plenty of cool fellas had some pretty nice things to say about KISS THE BLADE as well:
"Fantastically bruising sound and with more than a few memorable melodic twists inside the madness. A tendency on the demos ('KTB', 'Day X') to plunder the past rather than exploring their own identity but overall this is sterling stuff."
(MICK MERCER)
"A favourite in the goth/post-punk genre is KISS THE BLADE from Austria."
(Yig Hughes / ALTERED STATES)
"In einer Zeit, in der quasi nur all das eine 'Renaissance' erlebt, was in irgendeiner Art und Weise mit punkigem Deathrock verbunden ist, wird die Bedeutung einer kompromisslosen Gothic Rock-Band wie KISS THE BLADE erst richtig deutlich: ohne Einschränkungen bekennt man sich zu einem Genre, welches viele Musiker gerne meiden; man verliert sich nicht in pseudo-mystischem Okkultblabla, sondern gibt sich betont erdig, realitätsbezogen und damit für den Hörer nachvollzieh- und greifbar. Und mal ganz perfide ausgedrückt: zu 'Carrigan' lässt sich auch besser tanzen, als zu einem zwölf Minuten Atmosphäreepos. Goth 2007 needs KISS THE BLADE - more than ever."
(THOMAS THYSSEN)
"Flaming guitar, superb drum patterns & harsh, barked vocals declaiming regret & pain. When I saw KISS THE BLADE play live in London last December it struck me that they are pretty much a 'lads band', appealing more to the male populace but I still love their raw, unnerving power. They blew away the other bands who played that night. Cuska's intelligent, intense lyrics are a towering presence, threatening to overshadow the other musicians, but no, I won't neglect them. As it says in the track 'Never Forget' "I can never forget!" The guitar work is glorious, blasting out memorable riff after riff until the very crack of doom. The bass lines too are tasteful & effective (best represented in the tracks 'Leave' & and the instrumental 'After The Phantom Kiss' which proved an awesome intro number in their live set). Despite Paul's aggressive, almost "fuck you" tone of delivery the lyrics tell anoher story. They're almost painfully personal & reading them sent pangs of empathy through me (" I give you what you want from me, With all your choices I agree" from 'Day X'). Each track is a product of structured meditation."
(Phoenix Hitch / LOWLIFE)
"KISS THE BLADE haben bereits von Anfang an ihre ganz eigene Vision von Gothic Rock entwickelt, was ihren Sound schon immer einzigartig machte und machen wird. KISS THE BLADE bedeutet keine Anbiederung an Metal - oder Elektrotrends, purer Gothic Rock und das zu 110%!"
(Christian Pommerening / ETOILE NOIR)
"Neben CINEMA STRANGE handelt es sich bei den Österreichern KISS THE BLADE wohl um die einzige puristische Gitarren-Gothic-Combo dieser Tage, die auch über den absoluten Underground hinaus kommerziell erfolgreich arbeitet."
(Uwe Marx / SONIC SEDUCER)
"Im Gitarrenspiel erzeugen KISS THE BLADE den Rücken herunterlaufende Gänsehautschauer, das von ebenso druckvoller Schärfe und Eingängigkeit wie bei den Sisters ist. Dabei greifen KISS THE BLADE aber keine bekannten Rifffolgen auf, sonder setzt in Form neuer Noten und Harmonieren dort an, wo einst das geniale 'First And Last And Always' endete. Aufs Wesentliche konzentriert, arbeiten KISS THE BLADE sehr songorientiert, was so zu einer wahren Ansammlung von Gothic-Rock-Hits erwächst."
(Frank Rummeleit / ZILLO)
"Purest Gothic Rock!"
(Stefan Walther / ORKUS)
