Icon of Coil’s ‘Serenity is the Devil’ reissued as 25th-anniversary transparent-orange 2LP out now
Icon of Coil’s 'Serenity is the Devil' reissued as 25th-anniversary transparent-orange 2LP
The Norwegian EBM/futurepop act Icon of Coil has reissued its debut album “Serenity is the Devil – 25th Anniversary Edition” today on transparent orange 2LP via Metropolis Records. The album was originally released in 2000 by Tatra Records, Metropolis handled the North American edition soon after.
The band’s debut album introduced a sleek, dance-driven EBM/synthpop sound created by the magical duo Andy LaPlegua and Sebastian Komor. Two songs also featured guest vocals by Computorgirl (also credited as Computer Girl). The album was preceded by the singles “Shallow Nation” and “One Nation Under Beat”.
This new edition is digitally remastered by Sebastian Komor and adds a new, exclusive bonus track titled “SEC FOUR”.
Tracklist (2LP):
LP1
A1 Activate
A2 Regret
A3 Shallow Nation
B1 Down on Me
B2 Former Self
B3 Everlasting
LP2
C1 Situations like These
C2 Fiction
C3 You Just Died
D1 Floorkiller
D2 SEC FOUR (bonus)
About Icon of Coil
Icon of Coil formed in Fredrikstad, Norway in 1997 as Andy LaPlegua’s solo project. Sebastian Komor joined to perform live and became a full-time member after the single “Shallow Nation”. Christian Lund joined the live line-up in 2000 and subsequently became a full member.
The debut album “Serenity is the Devil” appeared in 2000 via Tatra Records, with licensing to Metropolis Records for North America.
The group’s discography continued with “The Soul Is in the Software” (2002) and “Machines Are Us” (2004), plus the remix/compilation releases “One Nation Under Beat/Seren EP” and “Uploaded and Remixed” (both 2004 via Out of Line/Metropolis).
Over time, members pursued other projects including Combichrist (LaPlegua) and Komor Kommando/Zombie Girl (Komor).
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