Below are the 7 Dark Demo(n)s who will play Dark Demo(n)s 2025!
31st Tile - Antwerp - B (Twisted Electro)
https://www.facebook.com/31stTile
Assfalt - Düsseldorf - D (EBM)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552729839754
Candid Empire - B (Noise-death-Industrial)
https://www.facebook.com/candidempire
Cryptochroma (cold/analogue/synth)
https://www.facebook.com/cryptochromawave
Der Mussikant - Stuttgart - D (Minimal - Elektronik)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057960600489
Euforic Existence - Antwerp - B (EBM)
https://www.facebook.com/EuforicExistence
They Feel Nothing - B (Dark Wave / EBM)
https://www.facebook.com/theyfeelnothing
Scroll further down to read more about our 2025 Dark Demons!
Time-schedule (Subject to change):
15:30 Doors open
16:00 Dark Demon 1
16:50 Dark Demon 2
17:40 Dark Demon 3
18:30 Dark Demon 4
19:20 Dark Demon 5
20:10 Dark Demon 6
21:00 Dark Demon 7
22:00 New Wave / EBM Party with DJ BORG
00:00 Announcement Dark Demon vote results/winners
03:00 Curfew
PS: The running order will be decided by draw on the day itself @ 15:00
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Name: 31st TILE
Genre: Twisted Electro
Residence: Antwerp, B
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
Roefke: We are building a more beautiful, new world full of love and affection.
Roel: It is an idea of Roefke
Members and their roles:
Roefke: Roel makes the music and I am “the master of ceremony”. We try to give each other enough space for change and this chemistry seems to work well.
Roel: *Roel grins and looks at Roefke* erm… I take care of the music, the material and record everything. So I provide full support. Roefke as master of ceremony has his ideas, lyrics and is the singer. I do this for Roefke as a friend. He is also the driving force of the group. Without him we would never be on stage.
What is the most important instrument that you use in your music and why?
Roefke: Well long live the synthesizer…one man orchestra
Roel: Keyboards and computer software
Why did you start making music?
Roefke: Many musicians always want to be taken seriously. Eventually we do too, but by incorporating enough humor and looking at the “life song” from a different perspective, everything becomes much lighter. There are currently a lot of real crazy people on the planet.
Roel: Since I was little it has been a part of my life. It is an important part of who I am.
Who are your inspirations / musical heroes?
Roefke: Oh thousands... from Jello Biafra to Alien Jourgensen over Mark Foggo to Insane Clown Posse…and not even mentioning the electronic band…in terms of music “anything that gets me moving” appeals to me…you can’t think of anything that crazy.
Roel: That is very broad. From classical to modern, to unusual music. Almost everything except howler monkeys and throaty pigs.
Where do you get your inspiration to write music?
Roefke: The jester told the king what was wrong in his kingdom. Even though there were sharp edges, he still managed to bring enough humor to it to always get away with it. With or without melancholy and or completely crazy visions, we try to get people moving. Humor is the driving force.
Roel: Emotion and sometimes just practical and technical as a form of support
What (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
Roefke: Paying my tax return.
Roel: When the audience appreciates us.
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?
Roefke: We are working on that… but “time” always throws a spanner in the works. In the meantime, we want to visit some stages to gain some fame.
Roel: Our first set is ready for the audience. I think we just have to see if it works. In the current context of putting everything online, the old idea of a release is in my opinion not very relevant and does not bring in anything. Youtube and music sites are free. If there is a demand for it, Roefke will do something nice around it.
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Roefke: Oh, never thought about it... I'm already happy that Roel wants to collaborate with me. It is already difficult enough for him to understand my "sick twist". First let's see if the audience can appreciate our shit.
Roel: I am open to everyone. It is always possible to see what you should understand by collaboration.
What can we expect from you during the Dark Demon(s) 2025 event?
Roefke: We will play our hearts out! We just hope that our music will get the audience moving, and not be stared at like a passing train by a horde of unsuspecting cows. Shake that ass!
Roel: vote for us!
Name: ASSFALT
Genre: EBM
Residence: Düsseldorf, DE
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
Our music is like dancing on hot bitumen. The name is also a play on words: in German, it resembles 'Arschfalte', meaning 'ass crease'.
Members & their role: Protivogas (Vocals), Knolle-Stahlarm (Drums), Messyass (Electronics/Production)
What’s the most important instrument you use in your music and why?
The sound of old school Synthesizers like Pro 1, MS 20 and SH-101 is crucial for ASSFALT. They can sound very dirty and organic.
Why did you start making music?
Music is the only working way to laugh grimly at the madness of this world.
Who are your inspirators / musical heroes?
We come from diverse musical backgrounds such as Punk, EBM and Electro. Common Heroes are DAF and Trio.
Wherefrom do you take get your inspiration to write music?
Anger. Anxiety. The horror of everyday life.
Which (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
Having the chance to play Belgium for us as a newcomer band. The motherland of EBM and so many legendary bands!
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?
We are a newcomer band and just released our debut “EXITSTRATEGIE” EP released on Benevolent Pain on CD & Tape May 2025. Currently we work intensively on new songs and playing live shows.
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Currently there is a remix release of EXITSTRATEGIE in the works. It would be cool to have some Belgian remixers on board?
What can we expect from you on the Dark Demo(n)s 2025 event?
Belgium, put on your boots - it's going to be loud and dirty. Tanzt mit uns den Gummijesus!
Name: CRYPTOCHROMA
Genre: Cold Analogue Synth
Residence: St. Niklaas, Belgium
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
"CryptoChroma...” It’s the name of a protein buried deep inside every living thing—a tiny timekeeper that listens to blue light and tells us when to sleep, when to wake, when to feel alive. But the protein is getting messed up in a world where the sky’s gone artificial and clocks don’t tick anymore. I guess I took the name because it’s a striking metaphor for what we’ve become—creatures following broken signals, chasing a rhythm that isn’t ours anymore. Imagine we're not synced to nature anymore—And we’re synced to algorithms, surveillance, static and destruction instead.
Members & their role:
As a soloproject I mainly do the writing of the lyrics and music. I'm the kind of DIY musician that feels comfortable in my tiny introverted universe where I have absolute control. Every now and then I escape this universe and collaborate with vocalists.
What's the most important instrument you use in your music and why?
Although I prefer to use analog synths, the DAW is the heart that glues everything together. If I have to choose a synth it would be the MS 101 based on the fabulous Roland SH 101. Often songs start with a jam on this synthesizer for a solid bass line and songs evolve.
Why did you start making music?
As a kid I was fascinated by synthesizers. I had access to a nearby music store in Sint-Niklaas located in a former movie theater where I spent many hours dreaming of getting my own synth one day. Eventually that day came and the fun started. Back in the eighties I played keys in a few bands and always loved the synergy that rose when playing.
Who are your inspirators / musical heroes?
My musical heroes ? Definitely Jim Thirlwell (Scraping Foetus Of The Wheel), Front 242, The Neon Judgement. Logic System, a musical project of Japanese composer and programmer Hideki Matsutake. Just to name some.
Wherefrom do you take get your inspiration to write music?
Things that affect/infect people. I also have a profound passion for dystopian, post apocalyptic and scientific themes.
Which (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
Fernando Wax (Red Maze Records) contacted me a while ago with the opportunity to release a vinyl album. It took quite some time but in the end we released a great album ‘Ominous Clouds’.
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?
My most recent song ‘Silent Echoes’ will be part of an EP, release date is not yet set. Probably on a typical Bandcamp Friday in the future.
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Rina Pavar, Beta Evers have an amazing voices. Also I would like to be involved one day with someone who plays heavy distorted guitar to record some industrial metal tracks. Maybe under my other moniker Cape Sidereal.
What can we expect from you on the Dark Demo(n)s 2025 event?30 minutes of old school dark-wave, synthetic sorrow, songs with intro’s, ends and contemporary themes in the middle.
Name: DER MUSSIKANT
Genre: Minimal Electronic
Residence: Stuttgart, Germany
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
The original name was “Der künftige Musikant“ I´ve changed that later into “Der Mussikant” It´s a mixture of “musician” and “to be forced” and “to have to”.
Members & their role:
This is a one-man show. All in one hand.
What’s the most important instrument you use in your music and why?
It is discipline and a sequencer. This is the only combination that works.
Why did you start making music?
It was 1980 and everybody wanted to start making this new kind of music!
Who are your inspirators / musical heroes?
That has changed over the years. In the eighties it was DAF, WIRE and - very important - Throbbing Gristle. Nowadays I also listen to J.S.Bach and Steve Reich.
Wherefrom do you take get your inspiration to write music?
Sometimes it just comes to my mind– sometimes during a session – sometimes it`s a concrete idea.
Which (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
EP “VEITZTANZ” and the possibility, to be on stage for 45 years.
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?
I am constantly working on new songs – also for my two other projects.
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Currently no idea! … but that could change quickly…
What can we expect from you on the Dark Demo(n)s 2025 event?
The current program will show the development from the 80s to today. And what does it sound like when the “künftige” (future) musician has arrived in the future?
I´ve been asking myself this question since the 1980s. Sure: we didn´t have DAWs in the beginning! On the other hand, I will perform some songs about daily failure, daily struggle, daily madness… you will probably recognize some of this in yourself…
Name: EUFORIC EXISTENCE
Genre: EBM
Residence: Antwerp, Belgium
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
EE started as a solo project by Koen Van Dappernest in 2000. He was 21 years old and didn’t understand the world and humanity at all (yet). After a very long period of mourning this disknowledge, he decided to start writing it down and make some music to yell out to the world. The objective was to turn the sadness into a better life or an “Euforic Existence” It worked!
Members & their role: Koen Van Dappernest (music, lyrics and vocals/2000 - present) – Bart Peeters (Live support, backing vocals, additional synths, /2015 – present) - Frank Van Den Brande (Live support/2014 – 2015)
What’s the most important instrument you use in your music and why?
All software synths. After 2 years of guitar lessons I faced my impatience and short thick fingers, so I skipped acoustic instruments and went 100% electronic.
Why did you start making music?
Koen: The constant urge to be busy and creative has been keeping a hold on me since my birth. Starting expermimenting with music was an obvious thing to do. Bart: Even as a kind, music had a huge attraction to me, raised in a family where members were playing guitar, organ and flute, it was pretty obvious to start musical classes. And it simply feels great to be on the stage in front of an audience that just are enjoying our music and sharing our enthousiasm.
Who are your inspirators / musical heroes?
Koen: Early Frontline Assembly – Paradise Lost – Orange Sector – Dive – Ministry – Samael (and much more, but I mentioned the most important).
Bart: I think my main influences can be found in the dark electro scene from the early till mid nineties, but i think some kind of punk and/or psychobilly should not be forgotten either.
Wherefrom do you take get your inspiration to write music?
Koen: Life! - Listening other music – being busy
Which (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
Koen: We made it to the stage of FamilienTreffen in 2018, I can die now!
Bart: Of course playing on Familientreffen in Sanderleben is one my highlights, but playing in Leipzig was also i thing i would never forget.
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?
Koen: The latest release was the single “Fire” in 2023. On this moment I’m busy with a lot of other things, but I would like to release a new EE single in 2025, beside the wish to do the same for side projects “Bleak Cold Irrelevance”, “Et Mantis” and “Ear of Trump”
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Koen: That’s private 😃
Bart: I’m afraid the ones that were high on my list are passed away in the meantime…..
What can we expect from you on the Dark Demo(n)s 2025 event?
Koen: RAW EBM from Antwerp!
Bart: 30 minutes of musical energy and fun !
Name: THEY FEEL NOTHING
Genre: Dark-Wave / EBM
Residence: Bruges, Belgium
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Why did you choose this name for this musical project?
The name is a reference to the unheard in the world. It is the base of the project.
All lyrics are about those in the world who are lost, killed, chased from their homes, abused and neglected...
Members & their role: Kevin Van Voclem (also member of WE ARE OOH PEOPLE) doing : voice, lyrics, analogue synths, computer, ...
What’s the most important instrument you use in your music and why?
I use 3 analogue synths. I’ve been using analogue synths since forever. Long time ago I made extreme noise/industrial by the name of ‘Kevueq’. I used to have the label Cling Film-records (with Laura Maes). The analogue synth is pure, raw and retro. I just love it. Can be used to do soundscapes, harsh noise, eighties bass lines. In my tracks I try to do all sounds with the analogue synths and no soft synths.
Why did you start making music?
I’ve been making music forever. Starting with Fasttracker on computer centuries ago. I don’t think it’s something I will stop doing. Especially the used of analogue synth never bores.
Who are your inspirators / musical heroes?
As a 16 year old I was a huge fan of the Cure (who wasn’t) but liked the more dark albums like Pornography and Faith. Now I only listen to obscure 80’s vibe wave bands on Soundcloud. More know artists are : Linea Aspera, Minuit Machine, Kontravoid, Carriegoss, Led er est, Boy Harsher….
Wherefrom do you take get your inspiration to write music?
Of course I’m influenced by the bands I listen to. But mainly I just turn on my synths and start making a bass line and start from there.
Which (musical) achievement are you most proud of?
With Bruges being cultural city of Europe in 2002 we (Cling Film records) put 4 huge train wagons in a square formation and filled all 4 of them with a huge PA system. People were meant to sit in the middle. We asked tons of experimental bands to make a quadrophonic piece to be played for a month and making the train wagons rumble with sounds, bass & noise. With my other band WE ARE OOH PEOPE we played the support act of Hante !
What is your most recent release and/or what are you working on right now?My latest single is ‘Walk In Line’, about being discarded, and being told what to do. I don’t wait to release a full album. I release all track that I finish. Therefor I have 10 singles online. My new idea has a more soft 80’s vibe but knowing me I will make it harder and danceable :)
Who would you like to collaborate with?
Pommelies Thijs, and bring hard EBM music mainstream :)
What can we expect from you on the Dark Demo(n)s 2025 event?
All my tracks are rather hard EBM and danceable. Huge beats and processed vocals ! So put on your dance shoes!
