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The Awakening
12+ albums
Gothic RockdarkwaveGothicjazzGothic Metal
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The Awakening is a name of at least six bands: 1) A Johannesburg (South Africa), gothic rock band 2) A 1970s U.S. funk/jazz group 3) A Long Island (NY, USA) post hardcore band 4) A Hungarian dark ambient act, better known as Awakening 5) A Göttingen (Germany) brutal death metal band 6) A Canadian Christian rock band active in the mid-late 80s. 1) A Johannesburg gothic rock band, formed in 1995 by vocalist, guitarist and producer Ashton Nyte. The band is credited in the press as "South Africa's most successful Gothic Rock act and one of the top bands in the far broader Alternative scene." The band has released 7 full-length studio albums, 1 greatest hits album, 2 music videos and 2 EPs, and have received significant radio play and club rotation throughout South Africa, Europe and the USA. They became the first gothic rock band to ever headline major national festivals throughout South Africa, including Oppikoppi, RAMfest, and many others. The band has had major chart success with several #1 hits on South Africa Rock charts (see sources) and charted on Germany's Alternative Charts. As of 2009 the band is based in the United States with record label base in Germany (Massacre Records), South Africa and the USA (Intervention Arts). The band is touring the USA in 2009 for the fourth time, in support of their latest (8th) full-length studio album. Sites: Wikipedia, Discogs, YouTube and Twitter 2) A U.S. instrumental funk/jazz group which produced only two studio albums, He
