Album Notes

Temple of Tears is Jason Are, Dan Loreck and Miss Ferox.

Temple of Tears was spawned from the tragic suicide of Jason Are's childhood friend who first introduced him to the alternative scene. The band takes its name from a fusion of his favourite track "Temple of Love" by the Sisters of Mercy with Jason's personal favourite "Tears Like Rain" by Covenant.

Jason Are's musical influences began with heavy metal, and quickly spreading to include the industrial metal giants of the 90s. Inspired by the intensity and technological possibilities of the dark electronic genre, he began experimenting with the EBM/Electro sound, both as a club DJ in the Perth dark alternative scene, and as a songwriter.

Following the devastating death of his lifelong friend in 2002, Temple of Tears was conceived. With the goal of developing a uniquely personal and memorable style of songwriting, Temple of Tears' first release came later that year with the innovative "Army of the Vague"

The tremendous success of "Army of the Vague" and subsequent live shows led Jason Are to include local club DJ and classical pianist Dan Loreck to the Temple of Tears line up. With the shared vision of producing melodic, gutwrenching EBM, the two began working on new material, and a series of highly successful live performances took place.

In April 2004 Temple of Tears had the privilege of opening for one of their great musical heroes, Swedish EBM legends Covenant during their "Bullet" tour of Australia. In December 2004 Temple of Tears were to support industrial rock super-group KMFDM's Australian invasion.

2005 saw the addition of Jenette Ferox to Temple of Tears. Miss Ferox sultry vocal talents have been added to a number of Temple Of Tears songs, both old and new, including the radio edit version of "Ardor" featured on the April 2005 'Industrial Nation' CD Vol 3.

Also 2005 saw the first self released single of "Ardor", which became a refinement of the Temple Of Tears sound, creating their signature mix of heartbreaking sorrow and darkly euphoric synth lines. The release included a remix by Tom Shear of Assemblage 23.

The single received rave reviews in magazines such as Side-Line and industrial sites like hard-wired.co.uk and funprox.com, plus many others. Temple Of Tears then began working on their second full length album "Shattered".

Set for release in the beginning of 2006, "Shattered" continues the ground breaking sounds of the "Ardor" single, taking the listener on a sonic journey of joy, sex, despair and loneliness. With Jason Are's talented programming, Miss Ferox' sexy vocals and Dans epic synth chords, "Shattered" is expected to consolidate the great impression that "Ardor" started.