To Avoid release EPCDs ‘Trust’ and ‘Driver’ on Alfa Matrix with remixes and unreleased tracks – Out now
To Avoid
German dark elektro band To Avoid just released two EPCDs – “Driver” and “Trust” – via Belgian label Alfa Matrix. These physical editions revisit key material from the band’s earlier output and include rare content alongside exclusive remixes.
The “Trust” EPCD was first issued as a concert-only collectible in November 2022. The new edition includes the single edit of “Trust,” a previously unreleased 2011 demo of “View,” and six remixes by NULL404, Brain Leisure, Funker Vogt, Statiqbloom, Seven Trees, and Vein Cramp. According to Alfa Matrix, the release delivers “classic late-’80s EBM bite, ’90s dark-electro menace and a modern industrial punch.”
The “Driver” EPCD, originally released on August 12, 2022, has also been reissued in a final batch. It includes a streamlined single edit of the title track, a previously unheard 2011 demo titled “Doomed In Your Life,” and five remixes by T.A.N.K., Holocoder, No Sleep By The Machine, WÜLF7, and Siva Six. The label states the material channels “late‑’80s EBM muscle, ’90s dark‑electro shadows and present‑day industrial firepower,” and connects it stylistically to the band’s full-length Alfa Matrix album “All Gods Are Gone.”
Both EPCDs are available via Alfa Matrix’s e-store. Digital downloads are available via Bandcamp.
About To Avoid
To Avoid is a German dark elektro and industrial band formed in 1999 by GrandT and Marc. Originating near Berlin, the project was launched as a reaction to the rise of future pop, aiming instead to revisit and modernize the sound and structure of late-1980s EBM and 1990s melodic dark electro. Their music features aggressive sequencing, sharp synthetic layers, and a heavy use of distorted vocals.
To Avoid initially self-released much of their early work, including limited-run EPs that became concert exclusives.
In 2024, To Avoid signed with the Belgian label Alfa Matrix. Their debut for the label was the digital release of the remastered “1989” EP, followed by the full-length album “All Gods Are Gone”, which featured remixes from Haujobb, Portion Control, and Mildreda.
In 2025, they released the EPCDs “Driver” and “Trust”, collecting earlier material alongside previously unreleased demos and new remixes by genre mainstays. To Avoid’s discography is rooted in the aesthetics of acts like Front 242, Vomito Negro, and early Skinny Puppy, but evolves that lineage through a modern, industrial lens.
The current line-up consists of Jean-Barry Matthis, Marco Behrens, Marco Sorgenfrei, and Tino Arold.
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