To Avoid – All Gods Are Gone (Digital/CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
To Avoid - All Gods Are Gone
Berlin-based To Avoid was primarily active in the early 2000s, releasing two albums before fading from the scene. In recent years, however, the band has made a strong comeback, securing a deal with the renowned Belgian label Alfa Matrix.
Their latest album, “All Gods Are Gone”, dropped in early December 2024 as a double CD release. The main disc features 13 tracks that will undoubtedly appeal to fans of EBM and Dark-Electro. The music is meticulously crafted, seamlessly bridging the gap between both genres. While a few quieter moments emerge, the album’s most striking passages plunge the listener into sheer sonic terror—at times evoking the best work of :Wumpscut:. Some tracks also incorporate heavier guitar samplings, adding extra intensity and impact.
The second disc boasts 14 remixes, featuring an impressive selection of artists, including Haujobb, Portion Control, Sleepwalk, Severe Illusion, Tension Control, Mildreda, Object, Circumpolar, Kifoth, and more.
Though “All Gods Are Gone” doesn’t introduce groundbreaking elements, it delivers a top-tier ‘terror-electro’ experience, solidifying To Avoid’s place in the genre’s darker realms. (Rating:8).
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About To Avoid
To Avoid was formed just outside Berlin in 1998 by GrandT and Marc. Musically the band fuses late 80s EBM industrial with 90s melodic dark electro. The aim was to create music that corresponded to the band’s own view of electro and to counteract the increasing wave of future pop.
Later on the duo was joined by producer Cheffe (DJ Starve) and Jean, who from then on also took over the design and graphics tasks in the band.
A first single was launched in 2000, “Aggressive Conglomerations”, and by 2002 their debut album “Resurrection” followed. Two more studio albums followed, with the last one being “Passion And Pain” in 2009, followed by the mini live album “Live @ Luckenwalde” in 2010. In 2022, the band returned with two singles, “Driver” and “Trust”, and in 2024 with the EP “1989”, its first release for Alfa Matrix.
“All Gods Are Gone”, released on Alfa Matrix as a double CD in early December 2024, is To Avoid’s first full studio album in over 15 years.
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