| Prometheus Burning | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Electro-industrial |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Augmented, Hive Records, Crunch Pod, Thac0 Records |
| Associated acts | Four Pi Movement |
| Website | www.prometheus-burning.com |
| Members | |
| Greg VanEck, Nikki Telladictorian | |
Pr0metheus Burning (also commonly spelled Prometheus Burning) is a two-member electro-industrial group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which started in early 2001. The group has garnered notable success with the release of their 2006 album Beyond Repair, and its 2007 remix album Nboyde Rarepi (which included remixes from Xanopticon, Iszoloscope, and others), both released through Hive Records, and most recently, their 2009 release Plague Called Humanity. The group has released a total of three full-length albums, one remix album, has been featured in several compilation albums, and has created remixes for other industrial music artists.
In addition to playing much of the east coast and midwest, the group has also performed in Canada.[1]
The current lineup is Greg VanEck doing all programming and Nikki Telladictorian performing vocals and keyboard. They are currently signed to Crunch Pod Records.[2]
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Pr0metheus Burning began in 2001 as an experimental electronic project by Greg VanEck. In 2003, he self-released the experimental Cathode demo, and some time after, Nikki Telladictorian, joined and performed vocals on some material featured on the 2004 debut album, Influenza, released in a limited edition of 50 copies on Between Existence. The album was re-released in early 2005 by Augmented Records, with added bonus tracks and different packaging.
In May 2006, they signed to Hive Records, and they released their next album, Beyond Repair, which received a positive review in Igloo Magazine.[3]
A remix version of the album, entitled Nboyde Rarepi, was released the following year. It included remixes by artists including Iszoloscope, Xanopticon, Edgey, and Atomhead, and a previously unreleased song.
In late 2008 they signed to Crunch Pod Records[4] and released Plague Called Humanity in 2009.[5] In March 2009 they embarked on the Vampirefreaks.com It Ain't Dead Yet Tour with Caustic and The Gothsicles.[6][7] They toured 12 cities in a period of 2 weeks which spanned across the Midwest and East Coast.
In February 2010, posts by Prometheus Burning on the band's LiveJournal and MySpace confirmed the existence and track listing of their next studio album, titled Displacement Disorder.[8][9] During April of that same year Prometheus Burning confirmed that the album would be self-released, and began a Kickstarter project to build donations for the album. The project included auctioning of studio merchandise, as well as live Stickam feeds from within the studio that included performances by Four Pi Movement, Xanopticon, DJ Cutups, and Herpes Hideaway. The group exceeded their expected goal by the end of the month. For donating, contributors were rewarded with names in the album's liner notes, and even free copies of the album upon release.
The group has a track included on the upcoming benefit compilation Electronic Saviors, alongside artists like Combichrist, 16 Volt, Chemlab, Freezepop, and Caustic.[10] The album is to be released by Metropolis Records, with proceeds going to the Foundation for Cancer Research and Wellness in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[11][12]