“Angels fly with wings, we are no angels but we like to fly in total freedom”
In 8 years, the Belgium rock band made his way to success and won the repect of the public and the industry thanks to its suave melodies and its introspective lyrics. The foursome achieved that status after going through a not-so-easy journey.
Venus started in 1997. After being the sensation of Benelux in 1998, the band was given the chance to record their first LP record “Royalsucker” to introduce its sound and instruments (like the violin) to a wider public. Much to that success, they made an unexpected move: while other bands would have quickly wrapped a second album, they toured Belgium with a successful theatrical representation of the album, “Kiss From the Ghost”. While achieving awards such as “Best Rock Act” in the Printemps de Bourges festival, the band released in 1999 the album “Welcome to the Modern Dancehall”, second album pop/rock. Follows “The Man Who Was Already Dead”, a live version of the previous album whose songs have all been rearranged to give to the rock tracks a more acoustic and classical sound.
Venus, whose name was chosen as a tribute to the Velvet underground’s song “Venus In Furs”, then went to tour France and Italy to come back with their last studio album “Vertigone”. A more personal sound that could be compared to Radiohead, but the comparison only restrains the pleasure. “Space, sincerity, time, details, fear and freedom”, here is the genesis of the album according to Marc Huyghens, lead singer of the band.
Venus went back to the studios in September 2005 to prepare their next album. “The Red Room” (temporary title) should be released in spring.
“Therapy, redemption or happiness… check the appropriate answer.”