A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. They often serve ceremonial, religious, magical, or funerary purposes and are also used as symbols of wealth and status, given that they are commonly made of precious metals and stones.
Project Pitchfork is a German dark wave, electronic rock group from Hamburg, Germany.
Pär Anders Fridén is a Swedish vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of metal band In Flames. He was also the vocalist of Dark Tranquillity and Passenger, a side project.
Amethyst is a semi-precious form of quartz.
Al Pitrelli is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Joe Lynn Turner, Asia and Savatage.
Immediate Music, LLC is an American production music company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1993, it is best known for specializing in high-end trailer music for commercial motion pictures. The company's music has been featured in film trailers such as those for Avatar, Alien vs. Predator, Terminator Salvation, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Ring, The Matrix franchise, The Lord of the Rings franchise and the Harry Potter films.
Eve (Korean: 이브) is a South Korean glam rock band. The band is still active, despite all members of the band having changed with the exception of vocalist Seheon.
Audra is an Arizona-based post-punk band formed in 1991 in Mesa, Arizona by brothers Bret and Bart Helm. Audra broke out onto the national scene in 2000 when they signed with indie label Projekt Records. They have since released four full-length albums, with the most recent released in 2019.
An acrostic ring is a Victorian romantic ring century ring in which the initials of the precious stones mounted on the band spell out a word such as dearest or regards.
Zonaria is a melodic death metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formerly known as Seal Precious. The band is currently signed to Century Media Records.
The Awakening is a dark musical project founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1995 by vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Ashton Nyte. The sound has been described as a hybrid of darkwave, gothic rock, industrial rock, gothic metal and new wave - a combination that was described by Nyte as "dark future rock." The Awakening has released ten studio albums, several singles, EPs, and two greatest hits compilations. As of 2008, The Awakening has been based in the United States.
Request is the second album by South African Gothic rock band The Awakening released during April 1998. Taking a step towards the New Romantic sound, Request brought the band more exposure and club rotation with three singles as well as their first music video for "Rain."
Ethereal Menace is the third album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening released in July 1999. The album utilizes elements of industrial music, a style later dubbed as "dark future rock" by Nyte. Another music video was produced by South African Music Awards winner, director Eban Olivier's Concrete Productions, for the single "The March." The video was placed in rotation on MTV Europe.
Razor Burn is the seventh studio album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening, released on Massacre Records in Germany and Intervention Arts in Africa and the US in September 2006.
Roadside Heretics is the fifth studio album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening, released in 2002.
Rose Mortem is an American fashion designer. She is married to front man Ashton Nyte, of the Gothic rock band The Awakening. Rose is most widely known for her dark romantic fashion stylings and her involvement with underground music.
Ashton Nyte is a South African-born singer, songwriter, producer, composer, author, actor, and frontman of the gothic rock band The Awakening. Nyte has released seven solo albums, in addition to ten albums as The Awakening and several other projects and collaborations. He is considered to be a pioneer of alternative music in South Africa, and has been described as "something of a musical genius" for his typical method of composing, playing and recording each instrument himself on most of his releases. Nyte is widely known in South Africa for his chart-topping cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and several other top singles. His signature style combines baritone vocals, garnering comparisons to David Bowie and Johnny Cash, with instrumentation that ranges from lyric-driven acoustic folk music to alternative rock to post punk to electronic music and a penchant for the theatrical. Nyte has been based in the USA since 2009.
Tales of Absolution & Obsoletion is the eighth studio album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening, released worldwide via Intervention Arts in June 2009.
Sacrificial Etchings is a compilation album by South African gothic rock band The Awakening released 1 January 2003.
Anthology XV is a compilation album by South African rock act The Awakening released on April 27, 2013. The album features two new songs as well as remixes, reworkings, and updated versions of selected songs. An official video for the single "Fault" was released on August 1, 2013.
