Artist description A mixture of gothic, metal, industrial, metal vampires, zombies, sex, fire, and blood.

Music Style mixture of goth, industrial, black/death, electronic

Musical Influences Gothic, metal, industrial.Death/Black

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Artist History Formed by Erich King as a project that later took on a mind of its own. Newest member is Crystal (17 years old) on bass putting Medivh on guitar.

Group Members Valak vocals, Medivh guitars, Lady Die keys, Orobas drums, Madame X bass.

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Synths, Samplers, Drum Modules, Sequencers, Dats, Effects, Computers.

Albums Lullabies For The Dead, Love And The Living Dead (demo), Goodbye Kitty (Kittybat Klub remixes and Rareties)

Press Reviews CAT AS TROPHY Lullabies For The Dead ~reviewed by Michael Johnson www.starvox.net Cat As Trophy (the name sounds mysteriously familiar to a creation by Piers Anthony in one of his Xanth novels) is one of the more intriguing bands I have heard in a long time. A metal band at face, the music wears too many different hats to be confined to only one genre. The rough metallic exterior is a blend of rapid fire death/black metal guitar riffing and rhythmic chugging similar to KMFDM. A maelstrom of technicality, these styles mutate from one song to the next, creating a schizophrenic fell throughout the course of the album. The vocals are equally chaotic, ranging from deep, evil rumblings, clean baritone, black metal raspings, and Skinny Puppy style whispers. Added to this mix are the samples, synth, and programmed drums, which absolutely fly out of control at some points. Amid this chaotic mixture, there is structure and some damn good song writing. “Skinny Little Bitch”, “Beyond The Flesh”, and “Momento Te Esse Mortalum” are my early favorite tracks although almost every track on here has at least one good hook in it. On some songs, Valak even manages to sound like Fernando Ribeiro from Moonspell. I’m actually quite astounded at the range of vocal styles he pulls off on this CD. If someone were to put a gun to my head and tell me to compare this band to one other, I would be a dead man. I can say with confidence that they have taken elements from many of my favorite bands and melted them into one solid release. The Kovenant, Skinny Puppy, Rammstein, Moonspell, KMFDM, Morgul, Sisters of Mercy, and NIN. They’re all here in one form or another. Although because of such a varied mix, the album doesn’t always flow smoothly, each song stands strong on its own. I could not, in good faith, slam this album in any way. It’s well executed, evil, and fun at the same time. Fans of the above listed bands would be doing themselves a disservice in passing this one up.

Additional Info Working on a new full lenght

Location El Paso, Texas - USA

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