Synthetic Entertainment is a concert promotion and music management/booking company focused on industrial, metal, punk and electronic rock music, based in
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, Canada. The company spawned an in-house record label titled Synthetic Sounds distributed by Canadian indie giant Sonic Unyon.
Some of the acts booked or promoted by Synthetic Entertainment since 2006 include
Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl are an American industrial metal band founded in New York City by Kaizer von Loopy and Vas Kallas in February 1993.
History ''Machines Good People Bad'' (1995–1999)
Hanzel und Gretyl formed in early 1993. In April 1994, ...
Agent Orange
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Combichrist
Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and is ...
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Imperative Reaction
Imperative Reaction is an American electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band Digital Neural Assault.
History
A demo tape titled ''Debris'' was originally released in 1996, but was event ...
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16 Volt
16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows.
History
16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, g ...
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Bella Morte
Bella Morte is a gothic rock band that was formed in 1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. They incorporate elements of metal, dark wave, deathrock, alternative and synthpop. The band's name means "beautiful death" in Italian. Acc ...
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Rabbit Junk
Rabbit Junk is an American industrial metal band made up of former the Shizit frontman JP Anderson and his wife Jennifer "Sum Grrl" Bernert. The band formed in Seattle in 2004 and are currently active in southern California.Chemlab, and
Genitorturers
The Genitorturers are an American industrial metal band with influences extending into the 1990s hardcore punk and electronic music. They proclaim themselves to be "The World's Sexiest Rock Band".
History
Originating in Orlando, Florida, th ...
Raggedy Angry
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Raggedy Angry is a band that plays a mixture of synth and industrial rock music.
On October 1, 2010 via Synthetic Sounds and Danse Macabre the band released their third full-length album entitled ''How I Le ...
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iVardensphere
iVardensphere is a Canadian band that plays a mixture of tribal-tinged industrial, EBM and power noise music, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
History
On June 16, 2009 via Synthetic Sounds the band released their full-length album titled ' ...
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The first Synthetic Sounds title released was the Smartbomb EP for cyber-punkers Left Spine Down followed up by 2008's Fighting for Voltage. In 2009 the label released the debut album for The Rabid Whole,
Autraumaton
''Autraumaton'' is the debut album by Canadian Cyberrockers The Rabid Whole
The Rabid Whole (also known by the acronym TRW) is a Canadian music group from Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, that plays a mixture of rock, industrial, el ...