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By Any Means Necessary
12+ albums
ebmelectro-industrialdark electroUSAexperimental
about
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) EBM/Industrial/Dark Electro band from North Carolina By Any Means Necessary is a one-man dark electro/EBM/Industrial project originally hailing from the mountains of Asheville, NC. Starting in late 2008, Sam Witherspoon took influence from the sounds of 80s and 90s dark electro and EBM groups and translated them into a palette to paint his own worlds. Aesthetics of the surreal, the macabre, horror films, space and spirituality are combined with critical introspection. The music itself is created with hardware synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines. Dark, driving, agitated, melodic synth arpeggios, heavy, explosive drums, and heavily effected vocals comprise the style, and he has worked with talented musicians to bring his music to the stage from time to time. The first demo CD-R "On Command" was passed around in the summer/fall of 2009, and the first self titled release was made available in 2011 on CD and on the band's bandcamp: http://bamn.bandcamp.com 2) Thrash/death metal band from Texas The metal genre could be best defined as a reverence of power that can be found in darkness, and By Any Means Necessary upholds this notion by collaborating thrash and death metal-styles with lyrics signifying a somewhat misanthropic nature. From its conception in 2003, the band quickly came to acknowledgment and captivated audiences per the coherent execution of momentum found at their live performances. Originally founded by Steph
