Music Style darkwave metal

Similar Artists None -- Celtic Frost, Pink Floyd, Samael, NIN, Marduk, Tool, Rammstein

Group Members Paul Calder performs music, programming, and secondary vocals. Kian Kaul performs vocals, sound design, and lyrics.

Instruments Gretsch, Hughes & Kettner, Apple, Korg

Press Reviews "...Their sound is reminscent of other oddball bands in someway spawned from the black metal scene (think: Arcturus, In The Woods...). It has a very strong sense of atmosphere that is built with careful use of synthesizers, heavy guitar riffs, and vocals...If you like any of the more bizarre (darkwave) metal projects, then Kaul is one band to pay attention to...I can only hope Kaul gets signed somewhere soon, though I have a feeling that some of those hardcore metal fans may complain about the occasional rock-ish elements to the sound. Right now it seems like metal is starting to split between the generic material that sells all right and the bizarre stuff that doesn't quite fit into any metal standards. Kaul falls into the latter category by a wide margin, if you haven't guessed already...don't get the wrong impression, this music isn't upbeat or happy. In fact, it's generally frightening in the way a good (scary) movie soundtrack should be..." Starvox review. February '02 http://www.starvox.net +++ "Kaul is an interesting band and they have managed to achieve something very important in today's world -- they don't sound like every other band... You can easily notice the soundtrack tendencies on this demo cd from these two multi-talented guys. The songs on this demo also sound very different from one another with everything from rather aggressive black metal sounds to soft darkwave and classical influences... They label themselves as a darkwave metal band and perhaps that is the best way to classify them although their music defies all attempts of doing this..." Tartarean Desire review. March '02. http://www.tartareandesire.net/reviews.h

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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