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VETO | |
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 Troels Abrahamsen, lead singer. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Århus, Denmark |
| Genres | Indie rock, electronic rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark Reset08/Sony BMG |
| Members | Troels Abrahamsen David Krogh Andersen Mark Lee Jens Skov Thomsen Mads Hasager |
| Website | www |
VETO is a Danish indie rock 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 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.[1]
Their song "You Are A Knife" was featured briefly in the American television program NCIS 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.[2]
The band was awarded Danish Band of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2009.[3]
The band's third studio album, entitled Everything is Amplified, was released on February 25, 2011.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title and details | Year | Peak position | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [4] | |||
There's a Beat in All Machines
| 2006 | 21 | |
Crushing Digits
| 2008 | 2 | |
Everything Is Amplified
| 2011 | 2 | |
Point Break
| 2013 | 6 | |
16 Colors
| 2018 |
- EP / Others
- 2005: I Will Not Listen EP [Tabu Records /Playground Music] (Released August 28, 2005)
- 2012: Sinus / Point Break (double CD special edition[5] with CD 1 Sinus (6 tracks) / CD 2: Point Break (6 tracks) [Columbia / Sony Music]
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Peak position | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN [4] | ||||
| 2008 | "Built to Fail" | 26 | Crushing Digits | |
| "You Say Yes, I Say Yes" | 34 | |||
| 2009 | "Blackout" | 33 | ||
| 2011 | "This Is Not" | 8 | Everything Is Amplified |
Members
[edit]- Troels Abrahamsen – Vocals, synth
- David Krogh Andersen – Guitar
- Mark Lee – Guitar, synth
- Jens Skov Thomsen – Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mads Hasager – Drums
References
[edit]- ^ "DMA07-vinderne - dr.dk/DMA". 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
- ^ "TDC - Privat - mit TDC - Nyheder - Netnyt - NYT om nettet - NYT album fra Veto". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ a b "Discography Veto". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Veto - Sinus Point Break". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vetonet.dk - The official VETO blog
- Music is Okay » Blog Archive » Something is going on in the state of Denmark – Interview with Veto
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