Artist description Mad Bastard are the creators of the musical genre Gothic Dark Age, a music technology evolved to communicate visual images via synaptic stimulation through auditory modulation of mental processes. While you can certainly get a taste of our music from previewing MP3's, there are so many subtleties and nuances that you will only properly be able to appreciate with the full quality available from one of our audio CDs available at our website. This is not to discourage you from checking out our MP3 songs, but only to inform you that the entire universe of what we are attempting to convey via music will open up to you upon listening to the full non-compressed musical program. See our web page at http://www.MadBastard.com for full details of the Dark Age listening process.

Music Style Gothic Dark Age (Psychedelia)

Musical Influences Eric the Mad-NIN, Marilyn Manson, KISS, Ratt, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Pretty Boy Floyd / The Bastard in Black - Brian Eno, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, The Who, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, ABBA, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Boney-M, E.L.O., The Moody Blues, DEVO, Mannheim Steamroller, Joe Walsh, Pink Floyd, Mr. Pete Townshend, Mr. Robert Fripp, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby

Similar Artists Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Ministry, Brian Eno

Artist History Formed in late 1997, Mad Bastard is a dichotomy formed by total evil (Eric the Mad) and total psychedelic immersion (The Bastard in Black).

Group Members Eric the Mad, basically a force for constant change, whose functional ramifications include Lead vocals, guitar and frequent lunacy. The Bastard in Black, the stabilizing force, whose functional ramifications include keyboards, drum machine, electronic wizardy, engineering, occasional vocals and guitar, and general sanity.

Instruments Electronics, Synthesizers, Samplers, Guitars, Drum machines, drums, radio noise, robotic communications, screams, weed

Albums "Hot Molten Satan" - May 1998 "Embrace Evil - Feel Evil" - Halloween 1999 "disease" - est. Late 1999/Early 2000

Press Reviews You'll get 'em when WE get 'em!

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Location Argyle, TX - USA

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