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Winds EP
1996
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UNLEASHING SONIC ASSAULT
Debut CD from Pan West Coast Cyber Metal Project
Los Angeles, CA, January 1996
Spanning the American West Coast from Los Angeles to
Seattle, WINDS DIED DOWN combines technology, imagination
and spontaneous combustion of adrenaline and madness into
their own unique brand of industrial strength cyber metal
mayhem.
WINDS DIED DOWN is both surreal and melodic, sinister and
cynical. It is powered by a 21st Century synth engine of
sheer brute force and driven by a frontman whose haunting
gothic metal wails summon the minions of the netherworld.
Each passage is delivered with intense emotional conviction
and disturbing hacker prowess. The WINDS DIED DOWN
experience takes the listener down a dark path of complex
emotions encased in a black suit of neo-gothic space armor.
Creative sampling of conventional and non-conventional
sources as well as regular abuse of both new and old
synthesizers contribute to the futuristic post-apocalyptic
wasteland soundscape.
WINDS DIED DOWN find their influences deeply rooted in
heavy metal and gothic sci-fi. From Skinny Puppy to
Queensryche, from Ministry to Judas Priest, from The
Sisters of Mercy to Black Sabbath, WINDS DIED DOWN fuses
the very best of traditional guitar based hard rock with
ultra-modern cutting edge synthesized and digitally twisted
industrial sci-fi techno goth metal. Only the strongest
elements survive, and the resulting blend is both
compelling and disturbing.
WINDS DIED DOWN is the brainchild of longtime friends and
bandmates Rob Rampley and Christopher Compton. It began
some 10 years ago when the two played in hard rock and
heavy metal bands throughout the Pacific Northwest. One
dark and gloomy night in Montana, Rampley and Compton chose
to move west to Seattle, Washington instead of California
based on a coin toss.
After a year touring the US with various acts and another
year exodus to Japan programming laser systems, Rampley
made his way to Los Angeles where he now writes software
for synthesizers and computers. He has also created sound
effects for numerous films and has engineered and produced
for several recording studios. These experiences have been
instrumental in Rampley's eclectic gestalt approach to
songwriting and music production.
While Rampley has moved south, Compton has kept his
residence in Seattle. Compton's dark and cynical
interpretation of life is evident in his lyrics and choice
of subject matter. He and his powerful metal persona have
fronted numerous bands such as NAKED SUN, FIRE ANTS, MR.
GREEN GENES and DAYS IN VAIN, to name a few. Compton is
currently writing, programming and singing for Seattle's
newest goth machine, FROST.
Guest vocalist Lana Lane, whose symphonic rock debut album
LOVE IS AN ILLUSION is sweeping the world, contributes her
distinctive vocals to the record to add an angelic choral
texture to the WINDS DIED DOWN cyber temple of darkness.
WINDS DIED DOWN has now begun its assault on the internet
and the industrial/techno/goth/darkwave/metal masses. Look
for them in your darkest nightmares, and find them here at
www.mok.com.
