Deathline International are an American

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group based in

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, known for experimenting with multiple electronic music styles. The original nucleus of the band comprised composers Shawn Brice (Wiz Art, Spawn) and Christian Petke (Count Zero). The band released five studio albums on

COP International COP International, also shortened to ''COP Int'l.'', is a music label, based in Oakland, California. Initially, the label was founded in 1991 by Christian Petke (a.k.a. Count Zero of Deathline Int'l.) in Frankfurt, Germany. A few months later, K ...

: '' Reality Check'' (1993), '' Zarathoustra'' (1995), '' Arashi Syndrom'' (1997), '' Cybrid'' (2001), ''Pax Americana'' (2022).

History

Deathline International was formed in 1991 out of

, by composers Shawn Brice and Christian Petke. The band made their debut with 1993's '' Reality Check'', released by

. The album was a fusion of orchestral samples with electro and heavy metal. The EP '' Venus Mind Trap'' was released in April 1995 and produced with the musical imput of John Carson of

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, Suzanne Santos of Hydro Chi Non and Evan Sornstein of

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. They followed that release in November with the band's second album '' Zarathoustra''. Their second album was produced with the collaborative efforts of most of the COP Intl. roaster. The band provided a

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of Soft Cell's "

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", originally written for and performed by

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, to COP Intl.'s '' Chaos Compilation'' in 1994. The band's third album '' Arashi Syndrom'' and second EP ''

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'' were released in 1997, with the former peaking at number twenty-one on CMJ's Dance Top 25. The album was commended for its synthesis of their brand of coldwave

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with new wave while showcasing the band's expanded compositional diversity. Founding member Shawn Brice departed from the band to pursue his own musical interests after deciding that ''Arashi Syndrome'' would be his final album writing credit with Deathline International. Keyboardist G.W. Childs joined the band, and in 2001 the band released their fourth album '' Cybrid''. The band began releasing new material again on COP Intl. with the EP ''

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'' in 2016. The following years saw the release of several more EPs, including '' Spin Zone'', '' Breaking'' and '' Spin Zone II''. In 2020 the band covered

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" Troops of Tomorrow", which they originally covered for 1997's ''Arashi Syndrom'', with

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frontman

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and released it as a single on

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Discography

Studio albums * '' Reality Check'' (1993, COP Intl.) * '' Zarathoustra'' (1995, COP Intl.) * '' Arashi Syndrom'' (1997, COP Intl.) * '' Cybrid'' (2001, COP Intl.) * ''Pax Americana'' (2022, COP Intl.) Extended plays * '' Venus Mind Trap'' (1995, COP Intl.) * ''

'' (1997, COP Intl.) * ''

'' (2016, COP Intl.) * '' Spin Zone'' (2018, COP Intl.) * '' Breaking'' (2019, Distortion/COP Intl.) * '' Spin Zone II'' (2020, Distortion)

References

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* * * * * * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1991 1991 establishments in California American electro-industrial music groups American industrial rock musical groups COP International artists