Secret Discovery – Into The Void (1993)

Country: Germany

Tracklist

1. Introduction / Time Has Come 06:36
2. Western World 03:42
3. Execution Day 03:48
4. Despair 04:48
5. Part Of Me 06:39
6. I Left The Real 04:14
7. Let Me Always 07:01
8. Salvation 04:08
9. Into The Void 05:17

Secret Discovery was a rock band from Bochum, whose style was initially based heavily on bands 

such as Fields Of The Nephilim, The Sisters Of Mercy and The Mission.
The band was founded in 1989 by the brothers Kai (vocals) and Falk Hoffmann (guitar),

Michael Gusky (guitar) and Mattes Glathe (bass).
Secret Discovery, alongside acts like Project Pitchfork, Deine Lakaien, Das Ich, Lacrimosa and Goethes Erben,

were not only a strong motor for the renaissance of the German gothic scene in the early Nineties,

but also forerunners of gothic metal made in Germany,

and their 1993 offering, "Into The Void" is still considered a genre classic.
From 1990 to 1994 the band released four albums and in 1995 they signed up to Gun Records 

for the release of "A Question Of Time" album, which saw the light of day in 1996.
This was followed by appearances on the Out of the Dark festival with Moonspell, Crematory and The Gathering.
In 1996, the band went on a tour supporting Rammstein.
"Slave" appeared in 1997 and again used a tougher music style,

featuring a cover version of "Slave To The Rhythm" song from Grace Jones.
In 1999 before their dissolution, the compilation "The Final Chapter" was released featuring rare material and new songs.

After a successful final tour, the band split up.
In 2002, Secret Discovery reunited and "Pray", the reunion album, was released in 2004.
Several single gigs with Oomph!, Tiamat and Nightwish followed. Their last album "Alternate" was released in 2006.
The following tour was completed with Unheilig and also played at the Leipzig Wave Gotik Treffen 

as well as the Blackfield Open Air in Gelsenkirchen and a concert in the Bochum KULT Club.

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