Detroit Diesel is a
French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...
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EBM duo, founded in 2006, signed on Deathwatch Asia and Infacted-Recordings.
It is not to be confused with the
American diesel engine manufacturer of the same name.
History
Detroit Diesel released their first demo, ''Dancing with Terror'', in 2008, with the song "When Darkness Falls" appearing on the ''
Endzeit Bunkertracks
''Endzeit Bunkertracks'' is an aggrotech/electro-industrial compilation album series featuring exclusive, deleted and/or hard-to-find tracks. The first volume, or "act", (released 21 March 2005 by the record label Alfa Matrix) consists of 60 track ...
IV'' compilation. Shortly after, Detroit Diesel underwent an internal restructuring.
In 2009, Detroit Diesel recorded the ''Terre Humaine'' demo, featuring ten songs, including the self-titled song "Terre Humaine" that would later appear on the 2010
Kinetik Festival
''Kinetik'' is the second and final album by industrial metal band Omega Lithium
Omega Lithium was a Croatian industrial metal/ gothic metal band. It was formed in 2007 and is signed to Drakkar Entertainment, a part of Sony BMG. The band ...
compilation.
Detroit Diesel signed to Deathwatch Asia who decided to release the album ''Terre Humaine'', consolidated from the previous demo, in 2010. The ''Lost Signals'' EP was released by Deathwatch Asia and Infacted Recordings in digital format.
The full-length debut album ''Terre Humaine'' was released on November 12, 2010, and was manufactured by Infacted Recordings for the European market, with Deathwatch Asia serving the rest of the world. ''Terre Humaine'' was reviewed favourably by the ''
Side-Line'' webzine as "dark electro style" with "technoid tunes". The German ''Sonic Seducer'' review was also favourable, calling it a "notable debut".
A second full-length album ''Coup d'Etat'' was published on May 29, 2012. Manufactured by Infacted Recordings (EU), Vendetta Music (US) and with Deathwatch Asia serving the rest of the world. This was followed by their first European tour.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Demo
* ''
Dancing With Terror'' (CDr, EP) Not On Label 2008
Compilations
"Let It Be My End" Direct World Action For Japan 2011
"Normandy (D-Day Mix)" World Wide Electronics Volume One 2011
"The Game" Zillo CD 04/2011 2011
"Serenade" Gothic Compilation Part L 2011
"Lost Signal (Freakangel Remix)" Advanced Electronics Vol. 8 2010
"Normandy (D-Day Mix)" Bleed by Example 2010,/br>
"Lost Signal (Freakangel Remix)" Infacted Vol. 5 2010
"All Lost Before Dawn" Mecha
ized 2010
"Terre Humaine " Kinetik Festival Vol. 3 2010
"When Darkness Falls " Endzeit Bunkertracks
ct - IV 2009
Compilations Appearances
*Infactious Vol Four 2014
*DWA XxX (100 Remixes) 2013
*Schwarze Nacht Tanz 6 2012
*Aderlass Vol. 8 2012
*Nachtaktiv Magazin-CD 1 // 08 - 2012
*Zillo CD-04/2012
*Gothic Spirits (EBM Edition 4) 2012
*
Electronic Saviors Volume 2: Recurrence -
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
2012
*Schwarze Nacht Tanz 6 2012
*Deathwatch Asia - ''
2012 Festival Tour Europe'' 2012
*World Wide Electronics Vol. 1 - ''
Out Of line'' 2011
*Direct World Action For Japan - Deathwatch Asia 2011
*Zillo CD 04/2011 (CD, Comp) ''
Zillo'' 2011
*Gothic Compilation Part L - Batbeliever Releases 2011
*Advanced Electronics Vol. 8 - ''
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH (short for ''Schallplatten Produktion und Vertrieb GmbH'', "Vinyl Production and Distribution Company") is a German independent record label. Founded on 1 January 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributor ...
'' 2010
*Rock Oracle Compilation #5- Rock Oracle Magazine 2010
*Gothic Compilation Part XLIX - Batbeliever Releases 2010
*Infacted Vol. 5 - ''
Infacted Recordings'' 2010
*Kinetik Festival Vol. 3 - ''
Artoffact'' 2010
*Endzeit Bunkertracks
ct - IV- ''
Alfa-Matrix
Alfa Matrix is a Belgian record label. Founded in 2001, the label releases musical styles including aggrotech, industrial music, dark elektro, synthpop, and electronica.
Based in Brussels, the label consists of label and artists manager Séba D ...
'' 2009
References
External links
Infacted-recordingsOfficial Detroit Diesel at Discogs.com
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Electronic body music groups
Electro-industrial music groups