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1. Janus is a German band consisting of two main members, Dirk ‘RIG’ Riegert and Tobias ‘Toby’ Hahn. They got their name from the Roman god Janus, who has two faces, so he is connected to conflicting nature. He is the god of beginning and end, doorway and gateway. That is characteristic for the band, on one hand their music is electrical andvery aggressive, on the other hand it is made smooth with classical instruments.

RIG is the creative head, the singer and songwriter of their lyrics which are in only German. Toby makes most of the music. As a perfect piano-player he is also responsible for the remixes. Of course there are some other helping members, first of all for their live performances.

The style of the music is not easy to define. Derived from their name the two faces aspect in their music is omnipresent. It is most associated with the gothic- and electro-scene but it also has a huge bunch of classical music parts. However the main focus is laying on their texts which tell about hate, mourning, despair, madness and all the fears living in most of us.

Discography (abridged):

* ????: Liebeslieder (first demotape under the projectname ‘Rorschach’)
* 1995: Schlafende Hunde (second demotape)
* 1997: Vater Demo
* 1998: Vater
* 1999: Isaak (MCD)
* 2000: Schlafende Hunde
* 2001: Hundstage
* 2002: Winterreise
* 2004: Auferstehung

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Jitway wrote:
Wednesday morning

See ya guys Saturday in Ft. Wayne Indiana Horns Up!

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ccourtney wrote:
Saturday morning

i loveeeeeeeeeee eyesore.

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mcclellen2020 wrote:
October 2009

Go to Janus (USA) for the awesome band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Peace Out !!!

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WickedBreath wrote:
October 2009

LIGHTS OUT! WAKE UP! STAY CALM! DECIDE! REACH OUT! STAND OR BE AN EYESORE! Wiiiiiiiicked.

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CellaDoorFreak wrote:
October 2009

Hotel Eden (s h i z o) Bestes lied :)

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Killerdwarf wrote:
October 2009

V A T E R

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fierySERAPHIMA wrote:
September 2009

I love they songs,album '' Auferstehung'' is Great

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cbarnhart wrote:
September 2009

Janus - Red Light Return... awesome!

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Missing-Dreams wrote:
September 2009

der kleine junge liegt im bett... atmet ganz flach... er würde jetzt gern vater rufen - doch er kann sie nicht verstehen... die kleinen ängste...

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Agent472107 wrote:
May 2009

чё за говно у меня когда я жму прослушать трек открывается сраная ABBA блин это чё прикол или у меня какойто глюк с этой страничкой ,хотяяя в графе лучшие альбомы вообще бред кокойто и АВВА и Janus

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Duskus wrote:
May 2009

Nachtmahr [2005] is far beyond beautiful.

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Big_Mek wrote:
May 2009

RIG von Janus ist Leaddesigner beim neuen PC-Spiel "Anno 1404" und hat deshalb wohl weniger Zeit um Musik zu machen. Vielleicht darf man ja nach dem Release des Spieles wieder auf neue Musik hoffen?

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xdisguisex wrote:
April 2009

janus hat mir sehr geholfen, hat genaus das getroffen was ich gefühlt hab "komm rein du wirst ganz nass, dein gesicht ist leichenblass" DANKE

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Abraxo5 wrote:
April 2009

wie kann man dieses abba zeugs entfernen??

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ZaphikelSama wrote:
April 2009

Janus (Deutsch) ist einfach nur grandios...die Texte, die Melodien...alles passt so perfekt zusammen...höre ich immer wieder gerne :-)

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derSchrei wrote:
March 2009

wah! das real-abba-gold-album raubt mir noch den letzten nerv!

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veryillogical wrote:
February 2009

Janus die amerikanische Nu-Metal Band ist einfach nur geil, die deutschsprachige..na ja nicht mein Genre

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lenarde wrote:
January 2009

"Nachtmahr" zählt für mich zu einem der besten ihrer alben.. *schulterzuck* ..geschmäcke sind verschieden.

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lenarde wrote:
January 2009

разуйете глаза, товарищ... Google тебе поможет.. Х) А Janus между прочим пишет хорошие тексты.

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MissHale wrote:
January 2009

nichts geht über schlafende hunde...

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