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1) “Retro electro with a hearty helping of dark pop songs full of grit and attitude.” -Regen Magazine

Somewhere around the millennium shift… it was a night that lasted into the wee hours of the morning (or did it last for days?) filled with much debauchery, intoxication, insomnia and inspiration that brought on “Casio Confessions”, the first jam sessions of Shane Allen Hall and Severina Sol. It was a match made in, well… under the stormy skies of the great northwest! At the time, Shane was a digital hardcore DJ in the underground Seattle party scene while Severina was a bleeding siren of song for the likes of Fockewolf and Diva Destruction. Meanwhile, somewhere on the other side of the continent Eric James Peterson was striking sticks, tricks and time collaborating with Thomas Thorn in the original line-up of The Electric Hellfire Club.

Those first seeds would take time to grow into the beautiful birth of The Break Up, and so our musical heroes in the middle years ventured individually, creating, performing and evolving in cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Shane developed the New York nightlife personality “Club Kid” character Blix Krieg and later traded in the stacks for stiletto heels to become Terra Hymen; Seattle’s nightlife shock drag queen celebrity.

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  • ProjectPickaxe

    i saw this band open up for Ayria and Project Pitchfork some time ago. didn't think much of them at the time but i started listening to them and i'm rather impressed.

    6 Feb 5:17am Reply
  • Vodkabot

    Just saw them with Covenant last night and bought their CD. It's great and they're even better live!

    23 Aug 2012 Reply
  • ZombieXBoy

    Wow! Ever since I found these guys out they have been on repeat, and they are perfect for getting ready for the day :D

    22 Jul 2012 Reply
  • _spike

    342 listeners *_*

    8 Mar 2012 Reply
  • morphineflowers

    New album's a total blast! I'm gonna have this on repeat for a while.

    28 Jan 2012 Reply
  • DJSaryrn

    Awesome album, <3 ninja.

    2 Dec 2011 Reply
  • ayuxx

    Congrats to them for being signed to Metropolis!

    28 Jun 2011 Reply
  • synd465

    Great live show. Severina keeps surprising me. I had no idea she was in atomica for a while, that is nuts.

    22 Jul 2010 Reply
  • AnfetaTox

    Nice band *_*

    23 Jun 2010 Reply
  • Akynin

    если честно то не впечатлило. средненько.

    15 Jun 2010 Reply