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Requiem in White
12+ albums
Gothic RocketherealdeathrockGothicgoth
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Requiem in White was a gothic rock band formed in the summer of 1985 by core members Eric Hammer, Lisa Houle and Christopher Walsh in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. At that time, in Boston there was no organized gothic scene. Any band with a dark image had to fend for itself. Strangely enough, Requiem in White's eclectic, dark and romantic sound and look were secretly admired by even the most stubborn members of these various social groups. The band was gaining more fans and attention than it even knew: they were being bootlegged, widely talked and written about, imitated, and even their humble demo tapes were being hunted down by fanatical fans. By the time they relocated to New York City in 1989, there was a healthy gothic scene, and Requiem in White had achieved a level of status which placed them at the forefront of the gothic movement. Their refusal to ever grant an interview or any kind of publicity created such an air of mystery around them that they attracted a loyal cult following, one that still grows to this day, even after the break-up. By 1994 the band was no longer playing little stink-holes in the middle of Hell anymore, but was playing to thousands of ecstatic fans at places like the Limelight and the Ritz, headlining or opening up for bigger bands like Type-O Negative, Sex Gang Children and Biohazard. They were constantly in the fanzines, on the internet, on compilations and bootlegs, videos, stickers and on the backs of fans' jackets. Theirs was trul
