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and music from the Middle East into their sound. The name comes from the 'collision' of musical styles, primarily the ethereal vocals provided by kaRIN and the electronic music provided by Statik. Collide's debut album, '' Beneath the Skin'', was released in 1996, followed by a remix album, '' Distort'', in 1998. Dissatisfied with the music industry, Collide started their own record label, Noiseplus Music, and in 2000, they released their second studio album, '' Chasing the Ghost''. Three years later, they released their third studio album, ''

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''. The following year, the band released another remix album, ''

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'', containing remixes by numerous remix artists, including

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and Rhys Fulber. Joining kaRIN and Statik this time around, and for their first live performances a little later in the year, were Scott Landes (guitar), Roger DaSilva (guitar), Chaz Pease (drums), and Kai Kurosawa (Warr guitars/bass). In 2005, Collide released a DVD, entitled '' Like the Hunted'', along with a live CD '' Live at The El Rey''. Then they recorded with

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's Dean Garcia in a project called ''The Secret Meeting''. The album, ''Ultrashiver'', was released under their Noiseplus label on June 26, 2007. On September 23, 2008, the band released their fourth studio album '' Two Headed Monster''. Special guests on the album included

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from

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and Dean Garcia from Curve. At Halloween 2009, the album ''These Eyes Before'' was released. It was a 10-song album of

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s of well-known songs by artists such as

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, and

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. In January 2011, Collide was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards under the Cover Song category for "The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum".

Members

Full time members

*kaRIN – vocals, lyrics *Statik – music, production

Live members

*Scott Landes – guitars *Rogerio Silva – guitars *Chaz Pease – drums *Kai Kurosawa –

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/bass

Discography

Studio albums

* '' ...The Crimson Trial'' (1994, Noiseplus) * '' Beneath the Skin'' (1996, Re-Constriction) * '' Chasing the Ghost'' (2000, Noiseplus) * ''

'' (2003, Noiseplus) * '' Two Headed Monster'' (2008, Noiseplus) * '' These Eyes Before'' (2009, Noiseplus) * '' Counting to Zero'' (2011, Noiseplus) * '' Color of Nothing'' (2017, Noiseplus) * '' Mind & Matter'' (2018, Noiseplus) * '' Notes From the Universe'' (2022, Noiseplus)

Live albums

* '' Live at The El Rey'' (2005, Noiseplus)

Compilation albums

* '' Distort'' (1998, Re-Constriction) * ''

'' (2004, Noiseplus) * '' Bent and Broken'' (2012, Noiseplus) * '' Best of Collide'' (2013, Noiseplus) * '' The Darkness Forever'' (2024, Noiseplus)

Extended plays

* ''

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'' (1996,

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) * '' Deep/Violet's Dance'' (1997, Re-Constriction) * '' Not Forgotten'' (2008, Noiseplus)

Releases with Dean Garcia/The Secret Meeting

References

External links

* * * * * {{Authority control American electronic music duos American dark wave musical groups American industrial music groups Trip hop groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups from Los Angeles Re-Constriction Records artists