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trish

***Radio Cornwall -THE HOUSE OF USHER -UK CD release party***

Your chance to win copies of their excellent CD

GOTHIC * Deathrock * Neofolk * Mittelalter * Darkwave * Electro * Batcave With DJ De’Ath & DJ Andy C @ THE Upstairs Room, The Vine, The Headrow, Leeds 8-11pm £2.50

“From Batcave to Darkwave, Deathrock to Electro,
Gothic Rock to Mittelalter,Neofolk to Wave -
We GOTH it all!”

We will also have on sale copies of the recently issued Unscene Magazine #2
and advance tickets for Beyond The Veil IV at Easter weekend
(£22.50 weekend ticket & £20.00 Easter Sunday live band event at the Cockpit)

BEYOND THE VEIL IV Info

The venues are new for 2006. The Black Veil clubnight will be held @ the Golden Lion and run from 7pm-1am which is an improvement on previous BTV’s. The main band event will be held @ The Cockpit from 3pm -12pm.

Please scroll down for further information….

BEYOND THE VEIL IV Bands

THE HOUSE OF USHER

A welcome return to Leeds for one of the first bands to play for Gog Promotions in May 2001. The band were formed in 1990 and inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s poem of the same name. THOU have toured extensively across Europe playing all the major Gothic festivals on a regular basis. Gothic Rock at it’s best

Label www.equinoxe-records.com/

Tracks

1 Wherever The Storm May Drop Us Down
2 More Than Average
3 A Dead Man’s Hand
4 Hide & Seek
5 Will You Know Me
6 For Better For Worse
7 Radio Cornwall
8 The Floor She Walked Upon
9 No Love Lost
10 It Doesn’t Matter
11 Throwing Stones At The Wind
12 Le Morte d’Arthur

One of the Legends of German Gothic music, The House Of Usher return with their sixth full length studio album. It follows a period of change, rebirth, and rediscovery following their last album Inferno / L’enfer which was released in 2002. After the dust settled THOU the new line up is Jorg, Markus, Ralf & Georg. Like a group of scientists locked in a lab they have been carefully nuturing and growing the seed that was planted when they visited Cornwall a couple of years ago. Radio Cornwall is by far the best THOU album to date. It encapsulates the spirit that is often found in their live performances. Opening with Wherever The Storm May Drop Us Down has epic Goth anthemn written all over it and would be more than apt for opening a live set with. The guitars are a perfect foil for Jorg’s distinctive vocal. More Than Average opens with haunting piano keys and the use of some charming female backing vocals with plenty of Goth rock tempo. A Dead Man’s Hand a true masterpiece of Gothic rock coupled with the lyrical genius of Jorg will ensure this track getting endless club play. Hide & Seek The power in this song is quite breathtaking. Will You Know Me will having you jumping around the room, simply a classic Goth track. For Better For Worse is a very subtle and clever lyrical love song. Radio Cornwall -I love the use of the last post and the George Bush sample, this track has already featured on a couple of samplers and should prove a popular song, very simple and clever hooks, with guitars to die for. The Floor She Walked Upon recounts a meeting with a long dead female spirit set the backdrop of frenzied Goth rock which at the very least will have your feat tapping. No Love Lost again with female backing vocals and the subtle use of minimal electronics the rollercoaster continues. It Doesn’t Matter yet another song that will take the clubs by storm which captures the esscence of the new THOU sound. Throwing Stones At The Wind has a quality indie pop song feel to it. Le Morte d’Arthur is a very atmopsheric song that even The Cure would be proud to have written, a perfect ending to a perfect CD. The CD will also be released in a double CD format which includes remixes and info files. Radio Cornwall is an essential Gothic Rock CD of this decade not just for Germany but for the wider world of Gothic Rock music.
www.the-house-of-usher.de/

SOL INVICTUS

Their first gig in the UK for 7 years promises to be something special. Featuring Tony Wakeford one of Englands/Europes finest Darkfolk lyricists.

Label Tursa www.tursa.com / www.darkvinyl.com/

Tracks

We Are The Dead Men
Old London Weeps
The North Ship
A Steed For The Devil
There Did Three Knights Come From The West
Twa Corbies
Semaphore Season
O Death Come Close My Eyes
The Devils Steed
The Edge Beckons
Where Stone Lions Prowl
Come Winter Rain
A Window In The Sun
The Silver Swan

The latest release from Sol Invictus is a classic piece of Dark Folk. Tony Wakeford is reminiscent of the minstrels and bards of Olde England who would retell history and experiences through song and verse. The creative combination of Tony Wakeford’s vocals, Violin, Acoustic guitar, Violin, Piano and minimalistic percussion. The end result is a mesmerising,dark and epic release.

We Are The Dead Men is probably the most Gothic lyrically penned Neofolk song. A clever simplistic reflection on death and being caught in it’s cycle. Old London Weeps captures a slice of London’s history with poetic perfection. The North Ship is a poem by one of England’s famous poets “Philip Larkin” and together with the arrangement captures the true spirit of adventure and discovery. A Steed For The Devil is a disturbing, dark atmospheric piece, where the Violin captures perfectly the sound of the Devils Steed. There Did Three Knights Come From The West is an Olde ancient English verse, which possibly could go back to the times of the Crusade. Twa Corbies is another ancient English verse set to music which tells the tale of two birds feasting on the dead corpse of a Knight. Semaphore Season a deep song about the constant march of the seasons and its ravages on life. O Death Come Close My Eyes a very intense instrumental. The Devils Steedcaptures the horror of becoming a familiar of the devil. The Edge Beckons continues the rich vein of Darkfolk. Where Stone Lions Prowl another masterpiece of Dark/Neofolk. Come Winter Rain is a short atmospheric piece. A Window In The Sun so simple but so enthralling. The Silver Swan has a hint of Mittelalter to it with medieval sounding pipes in the background. The Violin is exquisite in its capture of the sound of a dying swan.

The Devils Steed creates a very special atmosphere and this can only be magnified in the Live performance.

www.answers.com/topic/sol-invictus
www.tursa.com
jrong.tripod.com/larkin.html
www.philiplarkin.com/biog.htm

ARDOR

The UK debut of the new solo project from Corvus Corax/Tanzwut member and Cornix Maledictum frontman. Ardor also built and used the first E-Duddelsack in 2004 which you will get to hear at BTV IV. If you like Tanzwut and Heimaterde then you will love this slice of Mittelalter.

Label Vom Venushuegel www.vom-venushuegel.de/

Tracks

1.Die Auferstehung
2.Mein Reich
3.Lebe deinen Traum
4.Flieg mit mir
5.White wedding
6.Dein Meister
7.Der schöne Schein
8.Ein letztes Mal
9.Der Pirat
10.Ektomie
11.The pirat
12.Keine Titelinformation
13.White wedding (Video) (Data Track

Ardor is a member of ‘Cornix Maledictum’ and ‘Corvus Corax’ and this is his solo project where “Mittelalter”, “Chrome Plate” & “Electro” collide. “Die Auferstehung” is demonic electro with monastic overtones. A very catchy chorus. “Mein Reich” gently floats from the speakers and then the ‘Duddlesacks’ kick in, with ripples of electronic herald an increase in tempo. “Lebe deinen Traum” is one of those tracks which will become very popular on the dancefloor, there is a refreshing electronic arrangement and again a killer hook from the ‘Duddelsack’ this will appeal to any fan of Tanzwut. “Flieg mit mir” is again an interesting fusion between ‘duddelsacks’ and electro. “White wedding” is a great version of ‘Billy Idols’. A very clever arrangement more electro than techno, the ‘Duddelsacks’ fit like a glove. “Dein Meister” is a slower piece but why should all electro be 180+BPM. “Der schöne Schein” reminds of the 80’s the sort of wave/ electro sound. “Ein letztes Mal” sees the tempo rising with duddelsacks very much to the forefront. “Der Pirat” is a sort of punked up electro arrangement with no duddelsacks.”Ektomie” is a very slow atmospheric piece. “The pirat” is the english version which brings the album to a close. If you are tired of future pop electro sound then this will convince you that there is still some originality and diversity in electronic music.

www.vom-venushuegel.de/

VIOLET STIGMATA

A welcome return for the surprising hit of Beyond The Veil III, one of the most energectic and original acts of the Deathrock scene.

Label

www.pandaimonium.de/

Tracklist:

Vulnerant Omnes
Chloroform
Will You?
No, I Won’t
Trouble Fête
Plusieurs
Let The Disease…
No me Recuerdo
Chrysalis Waltz
Wer Sind Sie Denn?
Void Eternal
The Whore Part I
The Whore Part II
Les Ondes Perdues
In The Evening Mist
Rock Around The Coffin
Absolute Oblivion
Perfusion
Ultima Necat

Having release to outstanding complilations of early material, the eagerly awaited release of Violet Stigmata’s new album Dyskronik Circus has arrived. Having wowed people @ Beyond The Veil III in Leeds with their powerful and dynamic live performance it gives me great pleasure to say Dyskronik Circus captures all that and more. The CD creeps open with the spooky Vulnerant Omnes . Before the spine tingling can cease Chloroform threatens to overpower with it’s driving church organ, Nico’s menacing vocals and full on guitars, conjuring a soundscape of pure deathrock horror. Will You? grabs your attention with its electronic intro before delivering a classic Violet Stigmata song, tight drums and bass, a wall of guitar and a keyboard crescendo. Great. No, I Won’t another clever use of keyboards with arrangements that delve deep into your mind. Trouble Fête the most Gothic and scary version of Happy Birthday you will ever here!. Plusieurs a pure monster of a track that will scare you witless and a vocal delivery from the school of Laibach. Let The Disease… starts with a gentle piano before descending into a keyboard arrangement fitting for any horror film. This should work very well on the dancefloor - C’est Fantastique. No me Recuerdo the waves of keyboards will wash over you like a violent sea, beautiful melancholy. Chrysalis Waltz the ultimate deathrock waltz. Wer Sind Sie Denn? i think it’s the first time I have heard VS sing a song in German with a strong cabaret feel to it. Void Eternal is a another monster that threatens to overwhelm ones Aural senses. The Whore Part I has a heavy Munster’s theme tune overtones which works to great effect in the hands of VS . The Whore Part II is a sinister sequel to Part I. Les Ondes Perdues time to be scared again as the this song invokes more dark shadows. In The Evening Mist has to be my favourite song on the album and again has a classic written all over it. You will believe eternal night has come to the land! Rock Around The Coffin if you were expecting a pun on one of Bill Haileys songs you will be sadly disappointed. However you will get a song about the claustrophobia from the dark depths of the mind. Absolute Oblivion down deeper into the darkness. Perfusion could be the intro to a Hammer Horror film. The album comes to an end with Ultima Necat with an instrumental which could be from Tales of the Crypt.

A quite amazing mix of horror and deathrock, I hope this album will finally see Violet Stigmata appearing on bigger events like The Wave Gothik Treffen in Leipzig. Also thanks to My friends at Pandaimonium Records, you will have a chance of winning copies of Dyskronik Circus as well as hearing tracks @ Black Veil , The Pack Horse, Leeds on 17th December 2005.

www.violet-stigmata.com/

DEVIANT UK

One of the UK’s most promising acts, Deviant UK will be returning with a new line up, fronted by the creative force and Deviant Meister Jay. Deviant hope to celebrate the release of their debut album ” Games & Theory” @ BTV IV. More info nearer the time

www.deviantmusic.co.uk/

UNINVITED GUEST

Having opened The Devils Toybox @ Beyond The Veil III and received rave reviews for their debut live perfomance - we are pleased to have one of the UK’s rising Gothic Stars to play for us again. Prepared to be blown away and to hear for the first time some of the new material they have been working on .2006 promises to be a big year for Uninvited Guest.

Tracks

1. Cross my Heart
2. Angel Boy
3. Beautiful Orchid
4. When you’re dead
5. Hollow
6. Holy Infanticide
7. Tool of Control
8. The Devil’s Toybox
9. Requiem
10. Bows and Angels

Uninvited Guest remind me very much of Seraphim Shock and London After Midnight and in Dean Hathaway they have a special vocal talent. Live they have the image and stage craft to outperform the aforementioned bands. Uninvited Guest are one of the most exciting Goth bands to appear in the last 12 months and it’s only a matter of time before they will have the opportunity to go and conquer the German scene.

Faith in Oblivion is Uninvited Guest’s debut album and listening to it, is aural equivalent of opening a box of fireworks and being amazed at the myriad of colours. Opening with Cross my Heart , for 4 guys they produce so much depth and waves of sound which they have so far been able to replicate on the their live performances, the power will make even statues dance. Angel Boy like a fly lured into a web, the intro draws you in with the atmospheric programming then bang -the tempo pounces on you. Then again back the the calm of a Gothic ballad and then the chorus explodes from the speakers -wow!. Beautiful Orchid driving bass and delicate vocals pave the way for a Gothic Rock masterpiece, this is great, one of my favourite tracks on the album. When you’re dead opening with intricate programming and frantic guitar riffs it captures the frenzied madness of religious bigotry “Believe when your dead your dead, as they hammer in the nails on your coffin lid” Hollow is an enchanting atmospheric instrumental. Holy Infanticide starting with a monster guitar riff and pounding drums which fade into a gentle almost ambient slice with Dean showing Sean Brennan how its done. A rollercoaster ride into the dark. Tool of Control Lucas has constructed a clever piano arrangement which really worms its way deep into your skull, the arrangement on the song is something you would expect from a band with more years behind them Uninvited Guest, their musical craftsmanship is quite exquisite. The Devil’s Toybox A creepy introduction conjuring up the dark corners of playroom and the similated sound of a bat. Even the dead may rise to dance to this athemn. Already this song has proved a big hit at Black Veil- one of those songs you hear and you demand from the DJ to know what it is. This song is without doubt one of the most Gothic songs released in this decade so far, and will take its place on the among the Gothic classics. Requiem a delicate crafted ballad which reminds one very much of Tim Burtons ‘Corpse Bride’ or ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. Bows and Angels signals the end of what is quite an outstanding debut album. Can’t wait for the next one to arrive.

www.uninvitedmusic.com/

TRAUMA PET

Tara & Elie have now expanded with Pete Boyd joining on guitars to compliment the aural and visual feast of Goth Electronics. Their debut album can’t be released soon enough.

www.trauma-pet.com/

BEYOND THE VEIL IV Info

The venues are new for 2006. The Black Veil clubnight will be held @ the Golden Lion and run from 7pm-1am which is an improvement on previous BTV’s. The main band event will held @ The Cockpit from 3pm -12pm. Unlike some other events, Money is not our God and so we have been able to pass on some of the benefit from the change in venues to people buying tickets.

Tickets for Beyond The Veil IV will be as follows :

Advance 2 Day ticket will cost £22.50 and entitle you to entrance to

SAT 15th April Black Veil with DJ De’Ath & Andy C
@ Golden Lion Hotel, Leeds

SUN 16th April Beyond The Veil IV
Live bands + DJ’s + Stalls @ The Cockpit, Leeds

Advance 1 Day ticket will cost £20.00 and entitle you to entrance to

SUN 16th April Beyond The Veil IV
Live bands + DJ’s + Stalls @ The Cockpit, Leeds

Ticket holders to the festival wishing to stay at the Golden Lion Hotel will be eligible for reduced rates as follows:

Saturday only
£69 Bed and breakfast for a twin or a double.
£49 Bed and Breakfast for a Single

Sunday only
£59 Bed and Breakfast for a twin or double
£45 Bed and Breakfast for a Single

For those wishing to stay the two nights, a two night stay rate of
£120 Bed and Breakfast for a twin or double
£90 Bed and Breakfast for a Single.

These prices compare favourably to those at the Metropole last year and represent very good value for a Leeds city centre hotel (the rack rates are £98 Single, and £110 for a twin and double on a room only basis).

There is wireless broadband in the hotel bar and the first floor bedrooms.

After buying a ticket, anyone wishing to book accomodation will be given a booking code which must be quoted in order to secure the special rates.

The Black Veil event will be held in the largest function room in the hotel and there will be a limited number of full weekend tickets for people wishing to attend this.

BUYING TICKETS

Both types (£22.50 and £20.00) of tickets may now be purchased direct from ourselves at Black Veil or by post from GOG Promotions. They are also available from the Cockpit’s usual outlets :
Jumbo www.jumborecords.co.uk/ticket.asp and Crash Records
crashrecords.co.uk/online/section.php?xSec=22
Postal applications may be made by sending a cheque or postal order, made payable to P. Senior, for the correct amount of money for the tickets required PLUS a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

GOG Promotions, 73, Westfield Lane, Kippax, Leeds. LS25 7JA.

If an email address is enclosed an email confirmation of receipt of payment will be sent by return. Anyone outside the UK wishing to reserve or purchase advance tickets should email trish@gogpromotions.co.uk for further information.

Anyone requiring the code for booking the discounted accommodation (Saturday and Sunday nights only) at the Golden Lion Hotel should mention this when purchasing their tickets and the necessary information will be emailed to them after receipt of payment (if an email address has been provided) or by post if a second SAE is enclosed.

Stall space is now all accounted for. We have only space for a total of six stalls again and whilst four of these (in the main downstairs room) have been allocated to traders who have been at previous BTVs, (Noctule, PsiClone, Heresy and Supernal), this time we are also pleased to be able to include (in the chill out area upstairs) two new stalls trading a range of merchandise not previously available at our event.

Advertising space in the ‘Beyond the Veil IV’ brochure is still available. This is a multipage, high quality black and white brochure, professionally designed and printed, as first seen at Beyond the Veil 3 last year. Once again, the finished booklet will be A5 in size, although likely this time to be more expansive in content; a sample copy of last year’s brochure is available on request from Gog Promotions.

The advertising slots being offered are sized as follows:

Standard sizes
‘Full page’ A5, portrait (1/2 A4)
134.5 x 196mm £40
‘Half page’ A6, landscape (1/4 A4)
134.5 x 97.5mm £20
‘Quarter page’ A7, portrait (1/8 A4)
66.75 x 97.5mm £10

other sizes
‘Bookend’ Tall and narrow, this is half an A5
66.75 x 196mm £20
page divided lengthways

‘Runner’ Long thin strip ad, usually along the
134.5 x 48.25 £10
bottom or top of a page, the width
of an A5 page but 1/4 of the height.

Alternatively sized or shaped advertising space may be available upon request at a proportionate price - please contact trish@gogpromotions.co.uk with your requirements.

Please supply all adverts as a high quality jpeg, tif or eps, at a minimum of 300 dpi, greyscale or CMYK if possible (but not essential). The 300dpi is the important thing - any lower and the final print will appear blocky or fuzzy. (Quark files also acceptable, any artwork included should still be a minimum 300dpi) If you are unsure about format size, image quality, or would like any other design-related advice, please contact anna@curvedspaces.co.uk

(If desired, Curved Spaces can design and layout your advert from scratch, including artwork and copy, for an additional 10% charge - as well as appearing in the BTV4 brochure a print quality copy of the completed advert will be provided to you for your own future use)

To reserve advertising space NOW, please contact trish@gogpromotions.co.uk .

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Getting To Leeds

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Rail

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Air

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Venues

The Golden Lion

Lower Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE, England, UK
telephone +44 113 243 6454
facsimile +44 113 242 9327

www.thegoldenlion-leeds.co.uk/index.htm

The Golden Lion Hotel, Leeds, is situated within easy walking distance of the fasionable shopping, nightlife and entertainment districts of Leeds. The hotel is about 15 minutes walk from Leeds Railway Station and 2 kilometres from the motorway network. The Golden Lion is an older, more established, well located hotel, with modern amenities and nice sized rooms.

The Cockpit

www.thecockpit.co.uk/

The Cockpit, Swinegate, Leeds, LS1 4AG tel: 0113 244 1573

Car Parking

NCP adjacent to the Cockpit - however with it being a Sunday there will limited on street parking for free

Things To See & Do In Leeds

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www.somewheretogo.co.uk/leeds_attractions.html
www.touristinformationcentres.com/town.php?townid=36