The official website is http://www.unter-null.net.
Years of classical music training, a love for computers and technology, a tough-as-nails resolve, a fierce independent streak, and the compulsion to find catharsis through music led Erica to eventually form Unter Null at the age of 17. Unter Null has been and will always be Erica Dunham in the studio.
A first album was self-released only as Unter Null and it's there where Unter Null started to gain a cult following.
Prior to The Failure Epiphany, the album that placed Unter Null on map, she spent time collaborating with several other musicians and noise-makers, including Leech from NTT/Annihilvs, with whom she released a collaborative album Navicon Torture Technologies Fucks The Shit Out Of Unter Null, a decidedly noisy and abrasive album. Soon after that, Erica released Neocide on Annihilvs, where her powernoise roots were still heard prominently.
During these early times when Unter Null was just starting to blossom, Erica was an active and prominent figure in the industrial community in Seattle, where she worked with Karloz (MANUFACTURA) on "Kontrol+Alt+Delete Productions", bringing some of the first industrial and noise bands into the city. She also began DJing at several club nights, helped run and organize events focusing on industrial music, and joined the Seattle-based band Noxious Emotion as a live drummer.
Still making Unter Null her primary focus, she met up with Shaun Frandsen (GLIS), and her first remix as Unter Null was placed on his album Disappear! released in 2004 on Alfa Matrix. Alfa Matrix contacted Erica about doing an album as Unter Null on the label, and thus the birth of the massive club hit Sick Fuck was born.
The Sick Fuck EP was released in 2005, and was the prelude to the full-length album The Failure Epiphany which was received with much critical acclaim and international club play later on that year, and this propelled Unter Null from the murky waters of powernoise and straight into the EBM arena. While retaining some of her earlier defining powernoise sound, Erica wanted to incorporate more melody and structure to her writing, and The Failure Epiphany grew to become a prime example of the marriage of caustic noise and strong melodic arrangement.
Soon after The Failure Epiphany was released, Unter Null began performing live shows; first in Seattle, which soon led to shows in Belgium and Holland. Exhilarated by the experience, Erica began to work fervently on the next Unter Null release, which became the infamous Sacrament and Absolution EPs, which Alfa Matrix playfully pitched as being "twins", as the two albums became one with the paired artwork.
After the "twin EPs" were released, Unter Null relocated over to Europe in what turned out to be an extensive and drawn-out tour, starting in Vienna, and taking Unter Null globe-trotting to many places: Italy, Russia, Germany, France, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, England, Scotland, Spain, and more. Several of the shows were played with Aesthetic Perfection, and there were several festivals. Marco Visconti (XP8) joined the live line-up for brief period, which also brought the two bands to do a brief Russia tour. During the course of the 2 years that Unter Null made Europe her home-base, Erica started work on a project which was to become Stray.
In 2008, after returning to the States, Stray become an entity of its own, letting Erica explore other sounds and the evolution of her production skills. Stray gave Erica the ability to showcase her aptitude for less-aggressive and more accessible songwriting, with layered melodies and lyrics reflecting a softer and warm side of her. The tendency to say "Unter Null is ying, Stray is the yang" rings true.
The debut of the first Stray album, Abuse By Proxy was released in 2008, again on Alfa Matrix, and received a much quieter applause, as Unter Null was still the domineering project. Critics called the album "cold", "emotional" and was well-received by critics across the board. Of course, Erica wasn't one to sit still, and she then began production on the next Unter Null album.
Moving On was released in the winter of 2010, despite some hiccups along the way. In 2008, Christmas night, Erica's house caught fire, which resulted in the loss of her entire music studio, as well as what was thought at the time to be the entirety the new Unter Null album. Fortunately, she was able to retrieve the data from the hard drives, and Moving On became a record that has surely so far been the highlight of Unter Null's discography. The album received wonderful reviews, and some confused feedback from Unter Null fans, as it was a certain departure from The Failure Epiphany. The album featured much cleaner music production while still retaining Erica's signature harsh vocals, and has been a defining album in the evolution of Unter Null.
In 2009, Chris Norris joined as a permanent live drummer as Unter Null, and while playing frequently in Portland venues, they decided to book a US tour.
The "Detox Tour" as it was called, took months of routing and planning, and it finally became a reality for the duo in the summer of 2010, and it took Unter Null across the United States and was incredibly successful, despite the support band leaving 3 shows into the tour. As Erica has always been one to persevere, the tour pushed on and ended well after traveling hundreds of miles, a few 24-hour drives, and the loss of a stuffed penguin.
Time slowed down at this time, as Erica took on more projects that consumed her time away from music. However, again not laying dormant, she wrote and released the sophomore Stray album Letting Go in 2012, a vast departure from Stray's Abuse By Proxy. The majority of the critiques rated it outstanding, yet some regarded the album in its entirety as melancholy. Melancholy being correct, as Stray was never meant to be an uplifting project of Erica's; it is admittedly a response to the fire that dies down, the anger that wears off, and the gloomy cloud that hangs around far after the storm.
In the spring of 2012, Erica and Chris relocated to Hamburg, Germany, where at the time of writing, Erica is currently on production of the next Unter Null album.
Unter Null is an electronic music project formed by Erica Dunham in 1998 in Seattle, WA.

Years of classical music training, a love for computers and technology, a tough-as-nails resolve, a fierce independent streak, and the compulsion to find catharsis through music led Erica to eventually form Unter Null at the age of 17. Unter Null has been and will always be Erica Dunham in the studio.
A first album was self-released only as Unter Null and it's there where Unter Null started to gain a cult following.
Prior to The Failure Epiphany, the album that placed Unter Null on map, she spent time collaborating with several other musicians and noise-makers, including Leech from NTT/Annihilvs, with whom she released a collaborative album Navicon Torture Technologies Fucks The Shit Out Of Unter Null, a decidedly noisy and abrasive album. Soon after that, Erica released Neocide on Annihilvs, where her powernoise roots were still heard prominently.

During these early times when Unter Null was just starting to blossom, Erica was an active and prominent figure in the industrial community in Seattle, where she worked with Karloz (MANUFACTURA) on "Kontrol+Alt+Delete Productions", bringing some of the first industrial and noise bands into the city. She also began DJing at several club nights, helped run and organize events focusing on industrial music, and joined the Seattle-based band Noxious Emotion as a live drummer.

Still making Unter Null her primary focus, she met up with Shaun Frandsen (GLIS), and her first remix as Unter Null was placed on his album Disappear! released in 2004 on Alfa Matrix. Alfa Matrix contacted Erica about doing an album as Unter Null on the label, and thus the birth of the massive club hit Sick Fuck was born.

The Sick Fuck EP was released in 2005, and was the prelude to the full-length album The Failure Epiphany which was received with much critical acclaim and international club play later on that year, and this propelled Unter Null from the murky waters of powernoise and straight into the EBM arena. While retaining some of her earlier defining powernoise sound, Erica wanted to incorporate more melody and structure to her writing, and The Failure Epiphany grew to become a prime example of the marriage of caustic noise and strong melodic arrangement.

Soon after The Failure Epiphany was released, Unter Null began performing live shows; first in Seattle, which soon led to shows in Belgium and Holland. Exhilarated by the experience, Erica began to work fervently on the next Unter Null release, which became the infamous Sacrament and Absolution EPs, which Alfa Matrix playfully pitched as being "twins", as the two albums became one with the paired artwork.

After the "twin EPs" were released, Unter Null relocated over to Europe in what turned out to be an extensive and drawn-out tour, starting in Vienna, and taking Unter Null globe-trotting to many places: Italy, Russia, Germany, France, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, England, Scotland, Spain, and more. Several of the shows were played with Aesthetic Perfection, and there were several festivals. Marco Visconti (XP8) joined the live line-up for brief period, which also brought the two bands to do a brief Russia tour. During the course of the 2 years that Unter Null made Europe her home-base, Erica started work on a project which was to become Stray.

In 2008, after returning to the States, Stray become an entity of its own, letting Erica explore other sounds and the evolution of her production skills. Stray gave Erica the ability to showcase her aptitude for less-aggressive and more accessible songwriting, with layered melodies and lyrics reflecting a softer and warm side of her. The tendency to say "Unter Null is ying, Stray is the yang" rings true.

The debut of the first Stray album, Abuse By Proxy was released in 2008, again on Alfa Matrix, and received a much quieter applause, as Unter Null was still the domineering project. Critics called the album "cold", "emotional" and was well-received by critics across the board. Of course, Erica wasn't one to sit still, and she then began production on the next Unter Null album.

Moving On was released in the winter of 2010, despite some hiccups along the way. In 2008, Christmas night, Erica's house caught fire, which resulted in the loss of her entire music studio, as well as what was thought at the time to be the entirety the new Unter Null album. Fortunately, she was able to retrieve the data from the hard drives, and Moving On became a record that has surely so far been the highlight of Unter Null's discography. The album received wonderful reviews, and some confused feedback from Unter Null fans, as it was a certain departure from The Failure Epiphany. The album featured much cleaner music production while still retaining Erica's signature harsh vocals, and has been a defining album in the evolution of Unter Null.

In 2009, Chris Norris joined as a permanent live drummer as Unter Null.

In 2012, Ericawrote and released the sophomore Stray album Letting Go, a vast departure from Stray's Abuse By Proxy. The majority of the critiques rated it outstanding, yet some regarded the album in its entirety as melancholy. Melancholy being correct, as Stray was never meant to be an uplifting project of Erica's; it is admittedly a response to the fire that dies down, the anger that wears off, and the gloomy cloud that hangs around far after the storm.

In the spring of 2012, Erica relocated to Hamburg, Germany, where at the time of writing, Erica is currently on production of the next Unter Null album.
Godless
Unter Null Lyrics
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From fighting this monster that eats me alive
So many times I've fought and I've tried
To live for a moment without fearing my mind
I hate this, yet live this, and it's bringing me down
I feel like I'm standing on uneven ground
The balance to life has been skewered so violent
I'm so sick of this death-instinct silence
So despondent and so somber, so frail
So scared to begin for the fear I will fail
I'm alone in this pattern and I can't call for grace
I'm left in this mess that is such a disgrace
I fear for my mind more than I fear for life
The one thing worth saving is the love I deny
For I feel so hollow, and I yearn to relent
The control for some peace and freedom from this torment
There's no one to save me and I can't save myself
I would give my whole being for some kind of help
But no one can stop this god damn monster so great
All hope is now lost and it's too late
I numb to forget, to quiet the noise
I'm deafened by silence, I can't live with myself
I numb to forgive, for myself can't forget
That I could've been someone without any regret
You lying man who tells a tale
Of flawless love and peace of mind,
Of parting seas and curing blind
Your lies my faith, there's no remorse
You spin your tale with brutal force
Your lies, my faith, my breathing grace
I ran from life, I erased my faith
I am so blind
And seeing eyes are not the kind
The song "Godless" by Unter Null is a representation of a struggle with mental illness. The opening lines suggest that the singer is struggling with an inner demon that seems to be consuming them. They have fought and tried to overcome it, but their efforts have been futile. The lyrics express feelings of hopelessness and despair, as the singer feels alone and undervalued as a human being. They yearn for peace and freedom but do not know how to achieve it. The singer is left with no option but to numb themselves from the pain, even though they know it is not a long-term solution.
The next verses delve deeper into the suffering of the singer. They are so afraid of failing and being judged by others that they can't take the necessary steps to free themselves from their mental torment. The singer struggles with their faith and questions the existence of a God who would allow them to suffer in such a way. They feel that they have been abandoned by everyone and are left to face their struggles alone. This lyrical portrayal of mental illness is a powerful and thought-provoking representation of the internal struggles many individuals face daily.
Line by Line Meaning
So many days I can't stop myself
The singer struggles to control their negative emotions and behaviors on a regular basis.
From fighting this monster that eats me alive
The singer is battling a metaphorical monster, likely their own mental health struggles or addiction.
So many times I've fought and I've tried
The singer has attempted to overcome their struggles multiple times, but has not yet succeeded.
To live for a moment without fearing my mind
The artist desires to have a brief respite from their own thoughts and feelings that cause fear and anxiety.
I hate this, yet live this, and it's bringing me down
The artist dislikes their current situation, but continues to live in it and it is negatively affecting them.
I feel like I'm standing on uneven ground
The singer feels unsteady and uncertain in their life.
The balance to life has been skewered so violent
The singer believes that their life is imbalanced and unstable.
I'm so sick of this death-instinct silence
The artist is tired of the silence that is associated with self-destructive thoughts and behaviors.
So despondent and so somber, so frail
The artist feels depressed, sad, and physically weak.
So scared to begin for the fear I will fail
The artist is too afraid to try something new because they fear that they will not succeed.
I'm alone in this pattern and I can't call for grace
The singer is stuck in a negative pattern and does not feel like they can reach out for help.
I'm left in this mess that is such a disgrace
The artist feels ashamed and embarrassed of their current situation.
I fear for my mind more than I fear for life
The singer is more concerned about their mental well-being than their physical safety.
The one thing worth saving is the love I deny
The singer believes that they are not giving themselves enough love and care, which is the one thing that is worth saving in their life.
For I feel so hollow, and I yearn to relent
The singer feels empty and desires to give up.
The control for some peace and freedom from this torment
The artist desires to have control over their life and find peace from the turmoil they are experiencing.
There's no one to save me and I can't save myself
The artist feels hopeless and unable to save themselves, and has no one else to turn to for help.
I would give my whole being for some kind of help
The singer is desperate for help and willing to do whatever it takes to find it.
But no one can stop this god damn monster so great
The singer does not believe that anyone or anything can help them overcome their struggles.
All hope is now lost and it's too late
The artist has given up hope and believes that it is too late for them to be saved.
I numb to forget, to quiet the noise
The artist tries to numb themselves with drugs or alcohol to forget their problems and silence their own thoughts.
I'm deafened by silence, I can't live with myself
The silence that comes with numbing oneself is actually deafening and it is difficult for the artist to live with their current situation.
I numb to forgive, for myself can't forget
The singer tries to numb themselves to forgive themselves for past mistakes that they cannot forget or move past.
That I could've been someone without any regret
The artist regrets their past mistakes and wishes they had made different choices.
You lying man who tells a tale
The singer is addressing someone who they believe is lying and spreading false information.
Of flawless love and peace of mind,
This person is promoting a utopian idea of perfect love and a lack of anxiety or stress.
Of parting seas and curing blind
This person is also making fantastical claims, like the ability to control bodies of water and cure blindness.
Your lies my faith, there's no remorse
The artist used to believe this person's lies and feels like they were betrayed.
You spin your tale with brutal force
This person is aggressive and forceful in spreading their lies.
Your lies, my faith, my breathing grace
The singer's faith in this person's lies used to be a source of comfort for them.
I ran from life, I erased my faith
The singer has lost their faith and ability to trust after being let down by this person and struggling in their own life.
I am so blind
The artist is acknowledging that they were blinded by naivete and their faith in this person's lies.
And seeing eyes are not the kind
The artist has learned the hard way that not all people who claim to see clearly and offer answers actually have their best interests at heart.
Contributed by Hudson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.