Suicidal Romance

[...] Romance is an Estonian MusicAL group with a gothic-like attitude that provides electro music with a mixture of Dark Pop and Hellectro. It was formed by Dmitry Ivanov in 2004. The lyrics are in English and combine male and female vocals. The current members are Dmitry Ivanov, Viktoria Seimar and Maarja Korstnik.

Introduction:

2004:

[...] Romance was formed in April 2004 in Tallinn / Estonia by Dmitry Ivanov. A track Cold Kiss was written without any purpose, just for pure fun, but after receiving positive feedback it was decided to start the project.

2005:

This year was spent on finding a right musical style and female vocalist. After some time it was clear that it is going in the direction of electro gothic music. After some rehearsals with one female singer it was decided to start looking for another. Maarja Korstnik also helped with the forming of the band and later joined in as a live synth player.

2006:

The true birth of [...] Romance can be put to this year. Viktoria Seimar joined the band as the female vocalist and in August the first demo CD was released. One month later [...] Romance was signed to Infacted Recordings. The very first live appearance for [...] Romance took place in September as they were opening for Spetsnaz in Tallinn, Estonia. Shortly after this live performance the band entered the studio to record a debut album.

2007:

This year started with a confirmation from a Dutch underground event Summer Darkness AbOUT [...] Romance's appearance there. The debut CD "Love Beyond Reach" was released on June 8. It contain 11 original tracks and two remixes from Blutengel and Lost Area. [...] Romance was lately also signed to a Russian label Gravitator Records.

Line-Up:

Current members:

  • Dmitry Ivanov - Male vocals, programming, lyrics
  • Viktoria Seimar - Female vocals
  • Maarja Korstnik - Live synths and visual concept

Discography:

Albums:

  • 2007: Love Beyond Reach