About Velvet Acid Christ
Velvet Acid Christ (VAC) is an electro-industrial band based in the Denver, Colorado area of the United States. The band was formed in 1990 as a recreational compliment to the emotional frustrations and drug experiences shared by its members, though it has since evolved into a form of social expression and commentary that is maintained by longstanding member Bryan Erickson. Velvet Acid Christ first gained limited popularity in Europe's underground nightclub scene during the mid-1990s and was introduced to North America as well as other continents shortly thereafter.Bryan Erickson, a resident of Westminster, Colorado, has been the lead vocalist, musician, and producer behind Velvet Acid Christ. As one of the band's founding members and its primary influence, the outspoken, occasionally controversial individual has been synonymous with Velvet Acid Christ for most of its existence, and the direction of the project has been altered at times to reflect his own developments. Consequently, most of the band's praises, comparisons, and criticisms have been aimed at Erickson, leading him in part to establish an active Internet presence as the band's spokesperson.
The band has completed eleven original, full-length albums and currently enjoys a level of global recognition within the goth and industrial subcultures.
Discography
Albums- Fate – (CS Album, Ltd. Edition [150 copies]) 1994 - no label • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition [50 copies]) 1994 - no label
- Pestilence – (CS, Ltd. Edition [100 copies]) 1994 - no label • (CD, Ltd. Edition [50 copies]) 1994 - no label
- Neuralblastoma – (CDr Album, Ltd. Edition) 1995 - Electric Depth Trip Records • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition [2500 copies]) 1998 - Metropolis (US) • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition [2500 copies]) 1998 - Off Beat (EU) • (CD Album, Repress) 2004 - Synthetic Symphony (EU)
- Church of Acid – (CD) 1996 - Off Beat (EU) • (CD) 1997 - Pendragon Records (US)
- Calling Ov the Dead – (CD Album) 1998 - Pendragon Records (US), Off Beat (EU) • (CD Album, Reissue) 2002 - Synthetic Symphony • (CD Album, Reissue) 2006 - Synthetic Symphony
- Fun with Knives – (CD Album) 1999 - Metropolis (US) • (CD Album) 1999 - Dependent Records (EU)
- Fun with Razors – (CD Album + Mini CD, Ltd. Edition Box) 1999 - Dependent Records
- The Remix Wars: Strike 4 - Velvet Acid Christ vs. Funker Vogt – (CD) 1999 - Metropolis (US), Off Beat (EU) • (CD) 2002 - Synthetic Symphony
- Twisted Thought Generator – (CD Album, Enhanced) 2000 - Metropolis
- Dimension 8 – (MP3 Files) 2000, no label (on "Twisted Thought Generator" CD as a data track, also released online for free, temporarily)
- Hex Angel: (Utopia - Dystopia) – (CD Album) 2003 - Dependent Records (EU), Metropolis (US) • (CD Album, Ltd. Edition Box) 2003 - Dependent Records (EU), Metropolis (US)
- Oblivion Interface – (MP3 Files) 2004, no label (released online for free, temporarily)
- Between the Eyes Vol. 1 – (CD) 2004 - Metropolis (singles compilation)
- Between the Eyes Vol. 2 – (CD) 2004 - Metropolis (re-release of "Fate")
- Between the Eyes Vol. 3 – (CD) 2004 - Metropolis (re-release of "Pestilence")
- Between the Eyes Vol. 4 – (CD) 2004 - Metropolis (re-release of "Neuroblastoma beta")
- Lust for Blood – (CD Album) 2006 - Metropolis
- The Art of Things Breaking Apart - (CD Album) 2009
- Decypher – (CD Maxi) 1999 - Metropolis
- Fun with Drugs – (CD Maxi) 1999 - Dependent Records
- Dial 8 – (CD Maxi) 2001 - Metropolis
- Pretty Toy – (CD Maxi) 2003 - Dependent Records (EU), Metropolis (US)
- Wound – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Metropolis