Artist description Everyday of every life a war is waged- quietly and away from the world.It is the fight to escape the bonds of circumstance,the fight to mean something, anything at all.This music is a photograph of that war.Our tears are the notes; our blood forms the words.We have bought our freedom with pain, and this is our Proof of Purchase.

Music Style Goth/Industrial/Techno-y Kinda Thingy

Musical Influences Nine Inch Nails, London After Midnight, Peter Murphy, The Cure, Cradle of Filth, Gorecki, Penderecki, Preisner, Bruckner, Skinny Puppy, Switchblade Symphony, Snake River Conspiracy,

Similar Artists Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy(working more on that), Stabbing Westward, with a little classical techniques in the composition.

Artist History Anton was born sometime in the 70's and at that same moment, Proof of Purchase took flight. In the summer of '98 Phil joined Anton, also known as our "Summer of George". Phil added tremendously to the style of Proof of Purchase, and the vocabulary has never been the same since. As of 7/8/00, Atkins Meyers of The DeV100 project started playing with us.

Group Members Anton Riehl, Keyboards and Vocals Philip Ripper, Vocals Atkins Meyers, Guitar Live: Philip Ripper, Atkins Meyer, Anton Riehl,

Instruments Keyboards and vocals mainly. We add bass and guitar live

Albums Beneath the Masquerade, Romanticized Existance EP

Press Reviews Alright, so the press hasn't heard me much, but here are other reviews. "Necroman, whichI liked as some bizzare cross of Bach's Tocatta and Fugue(in D minor, in A, hellI'm not a classical music buff) and the theme from the Munsters; and Andazola,you are deffinetly on to something good with that one" -- a mp3.com viewer response.Here's another response on mp3.com - "Kind of reminds me of New life, Puppets, and something to do!!! Very cool!!!!!!!!! "

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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