As Vomito Negro's Gin Devo proved with the last release, Fall Of An Empire, the long-running dark electro outfit is able to out-menace the newcomers to the harsh electro-industrial scene. The new release, Death Sun, is a stark, vitriolic piece of work, full of the innovative, crushing old-school dark EBM that Vomito Negro helped invent.

VOMITO NEGRO is back with a new full album. My expectations were pretty high, but I must say that these were fulfilled without any bother. Opener Enemy Of The State, a track they already played in their livesets, sets the tone immediately. Gin Devo's angry whispering and screaming vocals combined with the typical VOMITO electronics. Power On Demand has a Nitzer Ebb feel, pounding EBM with Devo shouting slogans, a dancefloorfiller for sure.
Tape X, Factory Child, Emerging Souls, Hollow Heads, all little pearls which again prove that they are one of the finest dark electro bands Belgium has to offer these days. But they saved the best for last, the closing (title)track Fall Of An Empire is an instrumental masterpiece backed by a repetitive crawling loop. A 10-minute beauty that doesn't bore for a second and the perfect ending for this great album.
(© review Peek-A-Boo-Magazine).

"Fall Of An Empire" is a very interesting work showing us this legendary Belgian band at its best. The songs are filled with poignant dark atmospheres, giving you the impression to visit a haunted house. Gin Devo's spooky timbre of voice only reinforces this gloomy atmosphere. But "Fall Of An Empire" remains first of all addicted to dark-electronics. Gin Devo shows all his talent in composing dark "Klinik=-al" sequences, minimal loops and pure EBM elements. The new work sometimes sound as the offspring between the EBM-minimalism of "Errata" (the latest album of Gin Devo), the cold sequences of The Klinik and the typical obscurity of Vomito Negro. This melting pot finally results in a fascinating work featuring a real solid opening part. Vomito Negro remains a unique experience. The vintage dark-electronics are miles away from the current 'oontz' fashion trend. Vomito Negro sounds like electronics without compromises and I think that this new work is again showing the good-old Vomito Negro! An album with attitude!
(© review Side Line)

"Unlike many of today's most popular EBM / dark electro acts, Vomito Negro trusts in brooding sounds suggestive of impending doom instead of blunt rage, and does so quite effectively, despite the lack of catchy ear-candy pieces or dance floor hits that would stand clearly above the rest."
(© Reflections Of Darkness)

"In times where pseudo-evil youngsters are exposing themselves to ridicule with serial-killer-fantasies and wannabe hard poses, Vomito Negro belong to the rare breed of veteran musicians that actually still have something to say, which they express in sonic bombs that will easily blow any output from the so-called "Harsh Electro"-scene out of the window, in terms of intensity and sheer power. "Slave Nation" is, thus, not only one of the most impacting experiences in electronic music, these days, but also one of the most important releases in that sector, as well. They don't usually make music like this anymore!"
(© review Out Of Line)

TRACKS CD2:
The 2K10 Remakes

01. Feel The Heat
02. Jhaza
03. Stay Alive
04. Baby Needs Crack
05. Shock
06. The Needle
07. Black Power
08. No Hope No Fear
09. Move Your Body
10. Save The World

Packaged in a 2cd jewel case with cardboard sleeve.
The tracks on cd2 were selected out of the extensive & long sold-out back catalogue.
© Out of Line 2010

"Vomito Negro are not pale kids with fancy hairdos sitting at laptops in their sleeping room to produce some distorted Techno beats to release the result as the dernier cri of the "Industrial" scene. The band itself states that Vomito Negro is "the result of intensive analogue synth manipulation & step sequencing" and "not a mainstream preset, 'instant out of the box" electro band". Vomito Negro has every right to be so self-confident about their art, and in the end there's no denying that this statement is nothing but true. ÔBlood, Sweat & Tears' - track number three - seems to define somehow what Vomito Negro is all about. See blood, sweat and tears as a symbol for the passion with which Gin Devo spurs his musical brainchild. Blood, sweat and tears may also emblematise the bleakness of the lyrical subjects of Vomito Negro.
And musically, "Blood, Sweat & Tears" is a song that outlines Vomito Negro's sonic trademarks. Raw but straight beats, pulsating analogue sequencers, Gin Devo's distinctive rough voice, melancholic keyboard layers and melodies, dark atmospheres, and a pretty rough approach. Vomito Negro deliberately decides against polishing sounds - it has to hurt!"
(© review Reflections Of Darkness)

Compilation cd.
Track 1 was originally released on Stay Alive 12" and Dare CD, track 2 was originally released on Musical Art Conjunct Of Sound and Dare CD, track 3 and 4 were originally released on Dare 12" and Dare CD, track 5 to 7 were originally released on Shock, track 8 and 9 were originally released on Save The World, track 10 to 13 were originally released on Human, track 14 was originally released on Save The World 12", track 15 was originally released on 1992 KK Compilation.

© KK Records 1992

Limited Edition Box set containing 1 12" Single Sided + 4 x Cassette, C60
© KK Records 1987

The tracks on the album served as endless loops at the 1988 & 1989 Antwerp art and performance exhibitions "Fabrik 88" & "Metro 89". Several artist used the Surface tracks to support there visual works at the old ice factory's abandoned rooms, or in the concrete tunnels of Antwerp's never used metro network. The music project intends to describe the feelings, status and frame of mind. Oppression, effort, boredom and dark mood are translated in a different art form through the instruments.

Emotions... surrounded by ice, concrete, steel... gently flowing liquids. Emotion in motion. Instrumental almost-inertia, slow and impressive. A futuristic, sunken, dense, metropolitan environment emerges, cold and desolate. A continuous flow of feelings embraces you... emptiness, loneliness, depth, completeness, stillness, tranquility... The soundscapes on "Surface" are contemporary timeless and are offering a monumental platform for thought and introspection, showing you what lies hidden beneath your own, private "Surface"
(© Peek-A-Boo magazine)