Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, the Electric Hellfire Club was formed in 1991 when Thomas Thorn (aka Buck Ryder) departed My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. The band has undergone many changes in membership, with only frontman Thomas Thorn remaining throughout its history.
The Electric Hellfire Club initially comprised Thorn (vocals, keyboard programming), co-founder and keyboardist Shane Lassen (aka Rev. Dr. Luv), and guitarist Ronny Valeo. After the initial string of live shows, drummer Eric Peterson (aka Janna Flail) would be added to enhance the band's live shows, thus completing the band's original lineup.
Prior to recording the first album Burn, Baby, Burn! (1993), dancer and back-up singer Sabrina Satana would join the group, and Peterson would be replaced on drums by Richard Frost.
The EHC toured extensively throughout the early to mid-1990s, both as an opening act, and as headliners in their own right. They toured with Type O Negative, Christian Death, Spahn Ranch, Penal Colony, and Genitorturers, amongst others.
During this period, the band released a remix album called Satan's Little Helpers (1994) and their second full-length LP entitled Kiss the Goat (1995). The band also released the Trick or Treat? single (1995), which featured cover songs like Halloween Medley (featuring the Bauhaus song Bela Lugosi's Dead) and AC/DC's Highway to Hell, along with a Leæther Strip remix of the original EHC track Incubus.
On January 22, 1996, Shane Lassen was killed in an automobile accident. After the death of The Rev. Dr. Luv, the band regrouped and recorded the album Calling Dr. Luv, dedicating the title track, a cover of the KISS song from which Lassen drew his stage name, in his honor.
After recording Calling Dr. Luv, the band began extensive touring again, setting out on the road with legendary noise musician Boyd Rice. During this period of near-constant touring, the band toured with such acts as Type O Negative, Danzig, Coal Chamber, GWAR, Powerman 5000, Fear Factory, Godflesh, and played one-off shows with Spahn Ranch and Alien Sex Fiend.
Before setting off on tour with GWAR in the summer of 1997, the band entered the studio and recorded the single D.W.S.O.B., which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Gummo.
They also performed a cover tune for the television theme song Charles in Charge, changing it and the inferred meaning with a goth/industrial style. The song was released on the two cd set of 36 TV show opening tunes of TV cover songs done by goth/industrial bands. The CD was titled TV Terror: Felching a Dead Horse and was released in September 1997.
EHC released their second remix album called Unholy Roller in 1998, followed by the compilation album Empathy for the Devil (2000), featuring previously released/unreleased cover songs and holiday hymns.
In 2000, the band also put out their fourth full-length LP Witness the Millennium. This marked a huge change in the sound of the band, which became more guitar-oriented and influenced by metal. The last EHC release entitled Electronomicon (2002) continued this industrial metal sound.
Following the completion of an extensive tour in 2002, the band entered a period of extended hiatus that has lasted 13 years. Numerous rumors of new tour dates and studio material, including a DVD, have surfaced since then, but other than a cover song of Metallica's Devil's Dance, released through the band's website in early 2004, no such activity has come forth.
2005 saw the band scatter, and enter a period of hiatus. Frontman Thomas Thorn relocated from the band's native Wisconsin to the Florida Keys, and Sabrina Satana relocated to Los Angeles. The official website went offline, and the official message board was taken down as well. 2005 and 2006 saw no official activity from the band.
In 2007 a new official website appeared at electrichell.net, and the band's page on the website myspace.com began receiving updates. Information on the website and Myspace page indicated that the band was regrouping and possibly working together again, and that Wilhelm Curse had resumed keyboarding duties for the band.
Throughout mid to late 2008, the band began releasing demo versions of previous songs, and other rare recordings via their page on myspace.com. These tracks were available for streaming, and changed on a semi-regular basis. This is to date, the only instance that the band had officially made available material from the 1991 demo album entitled 12 Songs from Hell.
Early 2009 brought about the reactivation of the band in earnest. In January it was reported at electrichell.net and on the band's MySpace page that preliminary work had started on a new full-length album, which would mark the band's first studio album in seven years. It also saw Charles Edward from the Denver area gothic metal band Seraphim Shock join the band as guitarist, replacing long time band member Ricktor Ravensbrück, who was serving time in federal prison on drug charges. Original drummer Eric Peterson rejoined the band in February, reuniting half of the band's original lineup.
In February 2011, a news update to the band's official site indicated that work on a new album was "indefinitely postponed." Shortly afterwards, the band's official site electrichell.net went down.
In February 2014, Frozen North Records announced via MK Ultra that Thorn, Ravensbrück & company had reunited and been signed to produce their first new album in over a decade, titled "Tech Noir." The album will reportedly pay tribute to not only the band's electro-industrial roots but also maintain the heavy-hitting metal crunch they've been associated with more lately.
As of December 2014, nothing else is known about future releases, except that the band has hinted on their official Facebook page that the new album will be coming soon.
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THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB - OFFICIAL FACEBOOK
THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB - OFFICIAL MYSPACE
THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB - FAN SITE
Current Members:
Thomas Thorn - vocals, keyboards, samples, programming
Sabrina Satana - vocals, bass
Eric Peterson - drums, percussion
Ricktor Ravensbrück - guitars, bass
Discography:
1993 - Burn, Baby, Burn!
1994 - Satan's Little Helpers
1995 - Kiss the Goat
1995 - Trick or Treat?
1996 - Calling Dr. Luv
1998 - Unholy Roller
2000 - Empathy for the Devil
2000 - Witness the Millennium
2002 - Electronomicon
Incubus
The Electric Hellfire Club Lyrics
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Something evil in the air tonight
You feel desire burning
The cold sweat of unclean yearning
I'm in the shadow of your mind
In the realm of dreams you'll find
That I am of your flesh
Born of your lust
Incubus!
I'm a bat out of hell
And I'm coming for you
I'm your worst nightmare
I'm your darkest dream come true
Incubus!
I come to you in your sleep
When the morning comes
You find blood on your sheets
I will possess you body and soul
You're under my control
I'm the angel of death
With amphetamine eyes
I'm the sinking feeling
Between your thighs
Deeper inside until I reach your heart
Then piece by piece I tear you apart
I will possess you
Body and soul
Your destruction
Has become my goal
I'm a bat out of hell
And I'm coming for you
I'm your worst nightmare
I'm your darkest dream come true
The Electric Hellfire Club's song "Incubus" is a dark and eerie track that tells the story of a demonic creature known as an incubus who invades a person's dreams and preys on their desires. The lyrics describe the feeling of something evil in the air, causing cold sweat and unclean yearning. The incubus is portrayed as a demon lover, born of lust and desire, seeking to possess the singer's body and soul. The incubus is described as a bat out of hell, the person's worst nightmare and darkest dream come true.
The song conveys a sense of being trapped, unable to escape the clutches of the incubus. The creature is portrayed as an angel of death with amphetamine eyes, sinking deeper inside until it reaches the heart, and then slowly tearing the person apart piece by piece. This song's lyrics are intense and visceral, painting a vivid picture of a terrifying supernatural encounter that leaves the singer grappling with their own desires and the fear of being consumed by an otherworldly force.
Line by Line Meaning
Something's not quite right
There's an unsettling feeling in the air
Something evil in the air tonight
There's a malevolent force present
You feel desire burning
You're experiencing strong lustful feelings
The cold sweat of unclean yearning
Your intense sexual desire is making you feel uneasy
I'm in the shadow of your mind
I exist within your subconscious
In the realm of dreams you'll find
You'll encounter me in your dreams
That I am of your flesh
I am a manifestation of your own desires
Born of your lust
I'm a product of your sexual desires
I'm your demon lover
I'm your evil, seductive partner
Incubus!
I am the demon Incubus
I'm a bat out of hell
I'm a swift and dangerous force
And I'm coming for you
I'm targeting you
I'm your worst nightmare
I'm your most terrifying fear
I'm your darkest dream come true
I'm the demon you secretly desire
I come to you in your sleep
I appear in your dreams
When the morning comes
When you wake up
You find blood on your sheets
You realize the sexual encounter was violent
I will possess you body and soul
I will take control of your entire being
You're under my control
You're at my mercy
I'm the angel of death
I'm a malevolent force that brings death
With amphetamine eyes
My eyes are wild with intense energy
I'm the sinking feeling
I'm the sensation of sinking into fear
Between your thighs
In your most intimate area
Deeper inside until I reach your heart
I penetrate your soul until I destroy you emotionally
Then piece by piece I tear you apart
I break you down, bit by bit
Your destruction
Your complete breakdown
Has become my goal
It is my ultimate objective
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JACK FROST, JACK A/K/A DEMPSEY, JOHN FROST
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@whytegroovin
perfect dark ebm , right from the old school !!!
@JerryMain1
I need more tracks like this heh
@magisterirae
I love this song
@blackkoganinja5093
AWESOME
@magisterirae
I fucking love this song!
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Лови лайк от Русского парня.
@floodred2904
It may be hard for you young bucks 2 believe but for a very very brief moment in time thez guys and the genitorturers wer Bumping elbows wit Trent.
@DaveJohnson-ry8ye
The theoretics of Russian dolls?
@f.cfraser3549
There's a much better version of this, nowhere to be found. Industrial revolution 2
@rw100
The Leaether Strip remix?