Veto (band)

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VETO
Troels Abrahamsen.jpg
Troels Abrahamsen, lead singer.
Background information
Origin Århus, Denmark
Genres Indie rock, electronic rock, alternative rock
Years active2004-present
Labels Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark
Reset08/Sony BMG
Members Troels Abrahamsen
David Krogh Andersen
Mark Lee
Jens Skov Thomsen
Mads Hasager
Website www.vetonet.dk

VETO is a Danish indie rock band formed in 2004. They released their first EP, I Will Not Listen, in 2005 and their first album, There's A Beat In All Machines, in 2006, both released on the Danish hip hop label, Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark.

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In February 2007, VETO won the award for Best New Act, as well as Best Danish Music Video at Danish Music Awards. [1]

Their song "You Are A Knife" was featured briefly in the American television program NCIS episode "Suspicion".

VETO's second album is called Crushing Digits and was released 5 May 2008. The first single for the album, "Built to Fail", was released in March 2008 and received heavy airplay as "Ugens Uundgåelige" (Unavoidable of the week) on the public service radio channel DR P3. [2]

The band was awarded Danish Band of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2009. [3]

The band's third studio album, entitled Everything is Amplified , was released on February 25, 2011.

Discography

Albums

Title and detailsYearPeak
position
Certification
DAN
[4]
There's a Beat in All Machines
  • Release date: February 27, 2006
  • Record label: Tabu Records /Playground Music
200621
Crushing Digits
  • Release date: May 5, 2008
  • Record label: Reset08/Sony BMG
20082
Everything Is Amplified
  • Release date: February 25, 2011
  • Record label: RCA / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark
20112
Point Break
  • Release date: 2013
  • Record label: Sony Music
20136
16 Colors
  • Release date: 2018
  • Record label: Reset08
2018
EP / Others

Singles

YearSongPeak
position
CertificationAlbum
DAN
[4]
2008"Built to Fail"26 Crushing Digits
"You Say Yes, I Say Yes"34
2009"Blackout"33
2011"This Is Not"8 Everything Is Amplified

Members

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