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London After Midnight (sometimes abbreviated as '''LAM''') is a project formed in the 1990s Yahoo - Date Formed by songwriter and instrumentalist Sean Brennan . The project continues on to the present day. The project is considered by many as a prominent act of the second generation Gothic Rock movement, Dark Zone magazine - (Poland, Summer 1998) some critics have credited the band with reviving the Gothic music scene in the early 90s.Dark Asylum magazine, issue 1, USA, 1995, page 16 London After Midnight has a following worldwide, with its largest fanbase in the Goth Subculture . However, in interviews Sean Brennan has shunned the use of this label and others to describe his music, calling it "artistically limitating". Beauty Magazine - (USA, Autumn 2005) Ideology and Themes Brennan is known for his support of Animal Rights , Pro-environmental and Human Rights issues, anti-corporate control of media, and progressive and Liberal Politics . He voices this support through London After Midnight Internet outlets, such as their official website. The majority of the music released by London After Midnight so far follows personal and emotional themes which are often Romantic . The lyrics are sometimes presented with morbid wit, with songs like "Your Best Nightmare" being akin to an Edward Gorey -esque tale. Your Best Nightmare Dark Entries magazine (Belgium 1999, page 10). Since the 1990s, London After Midnight displayed a political focus. Earlier albums shown small shades of political leanings; for example, the 1991 track "Revenge" featured political elements, along with an Adolf Hitler introduction sound clip. (Politically, the track was not geared towards or sympathetic of Nazism ). Recent (and unreleased) London After Midnight material, which has been performed in concert, has a high level of political focus, with songs like "Feeling Fascist?", "The Pain Looks Good on You", "America's a Fucking Disease", and others. HISTORY London After Midnight formed in Los Angeles, California during 1990, and played at several clubs in the area. Debuting live at premier Los Angeles Gothic rock club, Helter Skelter. During the earliest stages, London After Midnight had varying non-permanent live members who joined Brennan when performing live. Tamlyn a keyboardist was an early recurring member who played live and periodically tours with the band to this day. These members do not create music for LAM releases however Tamlyn has contributed an instrumental LAM Last.fm Outburn magazine, USA, Autumn 1999, page 32 called "Ice" for the 1998 release of '' Oddities '' at Brennan's request. After garnering a fanbase aided by the release of a self-titled demo, the project released their début album '' Selected Scenes From The End Of The World '' in 1992. 1992 saw bassist Michael Areklett join the project's line-up after the resignation of live bassist Rob Podzunas. Like Tamlyn, Michael Areklett appeared live as a recurring member, rather than a guest. Around this period, Douglas Avery and William Skye also joined the project replacing drummer Ian Haas and guitarist John Koviak. Eddie Hawkins was part of the original live line up, having been replaced in 1992. Touring and releases In the earliest days the live band would play mainly on the West Coast Of The United States . Following the release of the self titled debut "London After Midnight", LAM gradually expanded on their Californian fanbase; eventually traveling to Mexico in 1994 (something few alternative acts were doing at the timeMusic Connection magazine, USA, January 2001, page 51 progressing to tour the United Kingdom , France , Germany , Italy , South America and further in the United States . Sean then expanded on the original demo release and recorded more songs for "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" released in late 1991. Coinciding with the release of the follow up album '' Psycho Magnet '' in 1996, London After Midnight headlined the Whitby Gothic Weekend in England and amongst other concerts in the UK, Europe, Mexico and the US. At this time, Sean Brennan had began to expand musically, implementing elements of Darkwave and Industrial Rock . The project continued on with a third album titled''Oddities'' released in 1998, featuring a cover of a track named "Sally's Song" from the movie '' The Nightmare Before Christmas ''. This CD was vastly different from other releases in that it featured acoustic and ethereal alternative mixes of songs,along with a few brand new tracks. Around this time London After Midnight was garnering international press and was featured on the covers of many magazines, co-headlining major concert festivals like the Zillo summer festival, with , Soft Cell , and others, headlining and co-headlining to crowds of over 30,000 in Latin America , the US and Europe. Sean Brennan is better known at the college of St.Bedes, where he is a hero among many and has a hill named after him. (This absurd line deserves to remain in this article to illustrate how inaccurate Wikipedia's contributors are). RECENT TIMES The last London After Midnight album of new material was released in 1998. The new London After Midnight CD is planned for release in 2007. LAM has however, in 2003 re-released two of the past three releases in Europe and the Russian Federation, (which charted on the Deutsche Alternative Charts ) adding previously unreleased bonus tracks. Since being replaced as live bassist in the project in 2005, original bassist Michael Areklett had continued with his , they have released one EP titled, ''Angel''. In 2004 the singer of Covet decided to leave and join the US military, being sent to Iraq. Official Covet - MySpace Bio blog In 2006 a new London After Midnight song was released on the ''. In February 2007 a teaser trailer for London After Midnight's fourth long-awaited studio album '' Violent Acts Of Beauty '' was released on the band's official website and LAM's YouTube page. The trailer states that the album is due for a Spring/Summer 2007 release. LIVE MEMBERS Current live band members
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