Going strong for 30 years, Suicide Commando have not only been pioneers of the harder Electro genre, but continue being innovators up to this very day. Formed in summer 1986 by Johan van Roy, the band made a name for itself through a series of self-released tapes from the late Eighties to the early Nineties. When the group released its first full-length CD àžCritical Stage« in 1994, it soon would evolve into one of the most popular and important acts of the scene.
On this and all of the subsequent releases, Van Roy explores the dark side of humanity with lashing beats, haunting atmospheric electronics and an addictively psychotic and relentlessly aggressive vocal style. With eternal club hits, such as the seminal àžSee You In Hell« or «Hellraiser» and an impressive roster of successful album releases, from the classics «Mindstrip», àžAxis Of Evil«, àžBind, Torture, Kill« and àžImplements Of Hell« to the apocalyptic 2013-masterpiece àžWhen Evil Speaks«, Suicide Commando continue to be genre-defining while always evolving their very own trademark sound of synthetically-induced mayhem.
They are a regular guest at the biggest scene-related festivals around the world and are renowned for their energetic stage performance. With an ever-growing rabid fan base at their back, Suicide Commando are one of the most popular live acts of the entire scene.
Natasha A Twentyone “ voice, electronics, lyricsAlexey Protasov “ voice, electronics, music
AMBASSADOR21, the often imitated but never equaled industrial duo from Belarus. Throughout the past years, Natasha A Twentyone and Alexey Protasov have clearly put their mark on the industrial scene with their harsh, relentless sound and their explosive live performances. And it doesn't look like their reign of domination is about to end soon. But what would you expect from a band that has the punk-attitude flowing through their veins and lives in the same sick and twisted world you do? AMBASSADOR21 always balance on the edge, their music is a breaking point, where industrial, hardcore, metal and breakbeat blend together in a unique apocalyptic mix.
All their lives Natasha A Twentyone and Alexey Protasov have been associated with music, been involved with local punk bands from their teenage years. Later they became well-known radio DJs on the biggest commercial station in Belarus, still they continued to promote all kinds of alternative music. Then one day they just decided to stop all other work, not be part of the system and be only musicians. Independence is not the easiest way, but the choice was made. In 2001 AMBASSADOR21 was born and released few singles and their debut album «Invitation For Execution» “ absolutely angry, weird and very political record, which was highly marked by well-known belarussian and russian alternative music media.
During AMBASSADOR21 existence they released bunch of full-length albums, EPs and lots of tracks and remixes for Invasion (band's own record label), Metropolis, Hands, Ant-Zen, Pflichtkauf, Audiotrauma, Out Of Line, PRSPCT, Industrial Strength, Vendetta Music and more. AMBASSADOR21 playing live since 2003. They toured a lot and performed at many festivals and many gigs in France, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia and Belarus. In celebration of their 15th Anniversary, AMBASSADOR21 released «Human Rage» (CD / 2CD / Picture LP), which was highly marked by fans and media.
In 2018 band played very special show AMBASSADOR21 vs. SUICIDE INSIDE (A21 members side-project) at the last chapter of one of the most iconic industrial music festivals “ Maschinenfest (Oberhausen, Germany). This performance has been recorded and released as official live album «Life Is Mortal Art» in the beginning of 2019.
In 2019 NETFLIX used AMBASSADOR21 track in the official trailer of «Love Death + Robots» show by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
