Chris McCarter (vocals, guitar, programming) and Dino Molinaro (bass) began to create music as high school students in 1988 and are still recording and performing together. In 1991, the original moniker Death in the Dark was replaced by IKON and seventeen years later the Australian band’s distinctive blend of post-punk, rock, and darkwave elements has gained a devoted international following.
IKON has released numerous studio albums and EPs. The band’s last full-length release, Destroying t...
Chris McCarter (vocals, guitar, programming) and Dino Molinaro (bass) began to create music as high school students in 1988 and are still recording and performing together. In 1991, the original moniker Death in the Dark was replaced by IKON and seventeen years later the Australian band’s distinctive blend of post-punk, rock, and darkwave elements has gained a devoted international following.
IKON has released numerous studio albums and EPs. The band’s last full-length release, Destroying the World to Save It, attained number 21 on the Native DJ World Charts for best album of 2005.
On the strength of the band’s accomplished and ever-expanding repertoire of songs, IKON has frequently toured Australia, Europe and the UK. IKON has played on the same bill as The Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M., Soft Cell, Death in June, London After Midnight and The Mission. IKON has performed at the Eurorock Festival (2001) in Belgium and at the M’era Luna Festival (2002) in Hildesheim, Germany before an audience of more than 15,000 people. In 2005, Anthony Cornish joined the line-up on guitar.
The new EPs League of Nations (2007) and Amongst the Runes (2008) are testament to progression in IKON’s signature sound, providing a taster of the forthcoming album Love, Hate and Sorrow. While retaining the essence of influences such as Joy Division, early New Order and Death in June, the future for IKON promises to add further texture to the band’s distinctive style.
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