In 1992, after the demise of L.A.'s STG (Screaming to God), vocalist and keyboardist Shane Talada met up with Scott Weaver, an electronic musician, to form Element.

Originally Element was to be purely an electronic band, however they increasingly began incorporating bass and guitar in many of their tracks to provide additional dynamics. Immediately after the "Nightmare Life" cassette L.P. was released in early January '95, Shane and Scott hooked up with Jeremy Meza (who has performed with a number of influential Gothic acts and is the current producer of Ghastly Magazine) to play guitar and bass full-time for the band. Jeremy brought many new ideas to the band and has since become a permanent fixture.

After playing a few local shows the band decided something was missing... David Skott (former bass player of S.T.G. & Kommunity FK), and Douglas Avery. Satisfied with the current line-up, Element progressed from being just another electronic band into a multi-faceted group with songs ranging in style from goth to new wave to industrial and every avenue in-between. The songs are carefully crafted, meticulously shaped and smoothed out for a truly unique sound.

Element have just contributed a track for the upcoming deathrock.com compilation. They are also finishing up a track for a Rozz Williams tribute album, due out next year and are currently in the studio re-mixing and recording the new album, which should be out early in 2002. After that, there are plans in the works for their first ever European tour and US tour in support of the much anticipated new release. 


Current Line up:
Shane Talada: Vocals/Keyboards/Programming
Jeremy Meza: Guitar/Keyboards/Programming
Douglas Avery: Keyboards/Percussion
David Skott: Bass Guitar




Discography:
1994 Staggering Sisters LP cass
1995 Nightmare Life EP cass
1995 Nightmare Life LP cass
1997 Head in a Handbasket  LP cass
1998 Red Meat & Beauty Queens EP CD
2000 Self Titled LP CD




Compilations:
1996 Thee Vampire Guild  Best of What Sweet Music They Make CD
1996 Cleopatra Records Goths Undead CD 
1998 Neue Aesthetik Multimedia  Blackout A.D. Beyond the Ruins CD
1999 Repent Compilation #1 CD
1999 Absynth Compilation CD
2000 Neue Aesthetik Multimedia  Towards the Sky CD
2000 oneinfin8tyzero collective Die Tur Wird Nicht Zubleiben  a swans tribute CD




Contact:


Element
P.O. Box 311
Torrance, CA 90507

The Element homepage
Element MP3 site
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