VETO is a
Danish indie rock
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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
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label, Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark.
In February 2007, VETO won the award for Best New Act, as well as Best Danish Music Video at
Danish Music Awards
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.
Their song "You Are A Knife" was featured briefly in the
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'' 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
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History
It commenced broadcasting on 1 January 1 ...
.
The band was awarded ''Danish Band of the Year'' at the
Danish Music Awards 2009.
The band's third studio album, entitled ''
Everything is Amplified'', was released on February 25, 2011.
Discography
Albums
;EP / Others
*2005: ''I Will Not Listen'' EP
abu Records /Playground Music(Released August 28, 2005)
*2012: ''Sinus / Point Break'' (double CD special edition
with CD 1 ''Sinus'' (6 tracks) / CD 2: ''Point Break'' (6 tracks)
olumbia / Sony Music
Singles
Members
* Troels Abrahamsen – Vocals, synth
* David Krogh Andersen – Guitar
* Mark Lee – Guitar, synth
* Jens Skov Thomsen – Bass guitar, backing vocals
* Mads Hasager – Drums
References
External links
Vetonet.dk- The official VETO blog
Music is Okay » Blog Archive » Something is going on in the state of Denmark – Interview with Veto
Danish rock music groups
Danish indie rock groups
Danish alternative rock groups
Danish electronic rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004
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