XMH

Industrial/EBM band XMH was founded in 2005 by frontman Benjamin Samson when he left the band Active Disorder. Benjamin realised that he needed some extra manpower to put on a good live show. His search ended with DSD-singer Pieter Sperling. Pieter takes care of the programming on stage, and is now a permanent member of the XMH line-up.

XMH released their debut ep cd 'Life' in 2005 which managed to stay in the Dutch Underground Charts (DUC) for more than 6 months. The song 'Rape Your God' also stayed in the DUC for a very long time and has become a club favorite in the dutch dark underground scene. In 2005 and 2006 XMH built up a strong fan following by playing in clubs/venues all over Holland/Belgium.
In early 2007, during the recordings for their self-released debut album ‘Time To Play’ background-singer/keyboard-player Charlot Wever joined XMH. In Summer 2007 XmH presented their debut album at a packed and sold-out venue at the Summer Darkness festival. The cd got very good responses from press, fans, DJ’s and other bands. In short time the cd ‘Time To Play’ reached nr. 2 and the song 'Rape Your God V.2’ went to nr. 1 in the Dutch Underground Charts! Tracks like 'Rape Your God V2, Loser, Wet and Private Cowboy' from the album were picked up by DJ's immediately and have become real dancefloorkillers.
The energetic live shows have been received very well by audience and media. XMH has an in-your-face attitude with main-focus singer Benjamin Samson, who takes control of the stage and is viciously shouting like there’s no tomorrow. XMH has only one aim. To get the people dancing and partying. In relatively short time XMH has worked itself up to become one of the best new hot acts from Holland (without a record contract!).
In short time XMH have already played with the likes of Funker Vogt, Angels & Agony, Clan Of Xymox, Amduscia, Agonoize, Grendel, The Birthday Massacre, The Crüxshadows, Das Ich and many others. Showing them that XMH are some tough competition, and that there is a new generation of bands ready to take over.
DISCOGRAPHY
Time To Play (2007)

Life EP (2005)
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XMH COMPILATION-CD CONTRIBUTIONS

Sonic Seducer magazine (2008)
The March of edition of Sonic Seducer magazine has the track 'Rape Your God V.2' on the compilation cd which comes free with the magazine

Live At The Asylum (2007)
This compilation album from DJ Led Manville contains the XMH track 'Human'

Versus Satanicus II (2007)
This compilation album from DJ Led Manville contains a special remix from Apoptygma Berzerk vs XMH called 'Killer Love To Breed'

Till Dawn Do Us Part (2007)
This compilation contains the track 'Rape Your God V.2'

Dark Spy cd (2007)
The XMH track 'Life Is Futile' is featured on the covercd from Dark Spy magazine

UPCOMING XMH SHOWS
30 May 2008 - Paradiso Amsterdam (NL) with Unheilig, Fabrikc and NG-Pro
8 August 2008 - Summer Darkness festival Utrecht (NL) with Combichrist. Colony 5
12 October 2008 Camden Dingwalls, London (UK)
29 November 2008 - Exhaus Trier (DE), more names to be confirmed
PAST XMH CONCERTS
14 March 2008 - Cyber Rebirth festival in Olen (BE) with Ntoxic8tor, Terminal Front, Transgressor, Trimetrick and Todzug
22 February 2008 - Bibelot in Dordrecht (NL) with Das Ich
30 November 2007 - Underground Frequencies at the P60 in Amstelveen (NL) with Grendel and Soman
3 November 2007 - Terra Gotha XV Festival The Arsenaaltheater in Vlissingen (NL) with The Birthday Massacre, Angels & Agony, Culture Kultür
5 October 2007 - Cybergothic Syndrome at De Effenaar Eindhoven (NL) with NG-Pro
11 August 2007 - Summer Darkness Festival at Tivoli in Utrecht (NL) with Grendel, The Crüxshadows, Inkubus Sukkubus, Suicidal Romance
10 March 2007 - Epicentre Amsterdam (NL)
29 December 2006 - Cybergothic Syndrome at De Effenaar Eindhoven (NL) with G-Pro, Embolus, Statik Sky
13 August 2006 - Summer Darkness in Utrecht (NL) with VNV Nation, Combichrist, Grendel, Frontline Assembly
22 July 2006 - De Kelk in Brugge (BE) with Ozzma, Obszon Geschopf
4 May 2006 - Dark Side at Bibelot in Dordrecht (NL)
8 April 2006 - De Piek in Vlissingen (NL) with TheDude
12 March 2006 - Cyberia in Utrecht (NL) with Amduscia, Agonoize
6 December 2005 - Purmerend (NL)
29 October 2005 - Terra Gotha XI Festival at the Arsenaaltheater in Vlissingen (NL) with Funker Vogt, Angels & Agony, Clan Of Xymox
Early 2005 - Try out shows in Middelburg (NL)