Gigahearts
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| Studio album by Dope Stars Inc. | ||||
| Released | November 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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Industrial Metal EBM industrial rock Synth rock |
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| Length | 42:48 | |||
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Trisol Music Group Metropolis Records |
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| Producer | Victor Love | |||
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| The Metal List |
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| Side-Line | (8/10) |
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Gigahearts is the second studio album by Italian industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc.. Lyrically it focuses on traditional cyberpunk beliefs and themes. The album was released in 2006 first in Europe and in other countries including North America and Australia in the following weeks. Like Dope Stars' previous album and EPs, Gigahearts was recorded on the Trisol record label and distributed by them in most of Europe, while Metropolis Records was the distributor in the United States, Canada and much of the rest of the world. Other companies have handled distribution in some counties.
Upon release, Gigahearts garnered media attention for Dope Stars as one of the few industrial acts in Italy.
Following the release of their debut album, "://Neuromance", Dope Stars had plans to release a follow-up album immediately. The band had already signed a two-album contract with Trisol Music Group and they chose to keep the label for the new album. The band also decided to record again in Subsound Recording Studios in Rome, Italy. Gigahearts was recorded during the early months of 2006. Dope stars' lead singer and Gigaheart's producer, Victor Love stated that his experience of recording and producing tracks gave him the knowledge that enabled him to produce the album. He said that working with "://Neuromance" producers Thomas Rainer and John Fryer gave him the opportunity to develop methods to guide tracks for the album as well as produce. Love felt that being able to produce the album himself gave the band a creative hold on the sound of the album and allowed them to convey the mood he had intended while writing the tracks.
Commenting on the role of songs on the album and their recording process, Love stated "It is really important in my opinion that each song should have its special role inside an album and should focus on a particular song idea. This idea should be expressed clearly and should not get lost in details to help the listener to focus on it and understand the feeling that inspired it. Also the production in this sense play a main role, cause each good production should look at the essence of a song and should make its best to put it in vivid light."
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