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060704
Good news: Severe Illusion will play in Budapest, Hungary. The event takes place on friday the 13:th of October and includes our side project instans and one local band. Be there.
More live dates TBA, stay tuned.

060417
Russian synthpop.ru has a lot to say about Panopticon. Go find out what they think.

060406
Budapest based LD50 have this to say about Panopticon.

060401
Due to too much spam, the guestbook had to be cleaned up. Severe Illusion web site visitors in the need of viagra will now have to look elsewhere, because all future posts in the guestbook will need to be approved before they are published. Thank you very much.

060331
Two Severe Illusion pins are now available from Industrialpins.com. One with an old belgian king on it, and one without.

060328
Severe Illusion will play live at Klubb Kalabalik in Växjö, Sweden on the 8:th of April. Music from the new five track disc Panopticon and the forthcomming album Shortcut to civilization will be performed live for the first time ever. Certainly there will also be some music from previous albums as well. Be there.



060314
The long awaited five track CD Panopticon has been released. Get it now.

051222
The process of creating the third full length album from Severe Illusion has now begun. You will not be able to hear any of it yet, but some pictures are available in the picture section. The album has been given the name Shortcut to Civilization and will be released by the DSBP in early 2006.

051203
Panopticon, the new five track CD from Severe Illusion is going to be released in January. A word of advice: Listen to it at the Plutonium Recordings web site. And while you are there, make sure to pre order your copy and become one of the first to get it.



051201
After a slight delay, Plutonium recodings have now released the compilation Plutonium showcase v.2. It holds a total of 18 tracks, including the Severe Illusion track In you hostile little face and a track from the Severe Illusion side project instans, called Break the glass. Go for it.

051018
Interbreeding VII, the new compilation from BLC productions has arrived. Buy it here.

050921
A new five track CD from Severe Illusion is due for November release on Plutonium Recordings. The disc has been given the name Panopticon. A one minute clip from the track I am the first commandment can be found in the listen section. Go for it. The full version fo the track can be listened to on our myspace site.

050911
On October 22, Plutonium recordings are to release the compilation Plutonium showcase v2. On it you will find a new track from Severe Illusion called Right in your hostile little face. Go for it.



050724
A review of Accomplishments of Leopold II was plublished by our Russian friends. It can be found here.

050722
The new album is now also availabe in Europe. Just like the older Severe Illusion releases, it is distributed by SX Distribution.

050720
The 7:th part of the Interbreeding compilations from BLC productions is now under production. It is scheduled for release in October. Among artists such as The Pain Machinery, Morticians and Diverje, Severe Illusion appears with an exclusive version of the track The giant never speaks enough from the album Accomplishments of Leopold II. More facts incomming.



050704
"some layers have an effect much like the trembling pain bursting out from a wound lovingly caressed with sandpaper". All according to LD50.

050629
Severe Illusion will NOT be playing on the 7. Night of darkness festival in Germany.

050616
"complementado y enriquecido con personalidad y fuerza", all accoding to Neoplan. más aquí.

050612
"Wer auf gut gemachten EBM steht sollte hier unbedingt mal ein Ohr riskieren"... All accoding to Elektrauma.
And the same disc is given nine out of ten possible skulls when reviewed in Virus.

050603
We follow all the trends of modern civilization . We do just like everyone else. Yes, we're on Myspace.com.

050531
Chain DLK has a lot to say about Accomplishments of Leopold II. Read it here.

050524
Lots and lots of new information has been added in the disc and past shows sections. Go check it out.

050522
More pictures from TMPL are loacted here and here.

050509
Some photos from the show at TMPL, Stockholm, Sweden added in the past shows section. Go check them out.

Reviews of the new album have begun to show up. Read one here. More reviews will be published in the disc section in the near future.

050424
The fifth part of the interbreeding compilation series from BLC Productions bravely entiteled Interbreeding V: Terrorland is now released. It includes an exclusive remix of the Severe Illusion track Girl with a knife in her hand by Depressive Disorder. Original version can be found on the album Accomlishments of Leopold II out now on DSBP.

050418
A release party for the new album will take place on 050421 at The Pulse in in Albuq, New Mexico. (No live performance.)

Severe Illusion will indeed play at Klubb TMPL, Stockholm, Sweden on May 6. More info in the live section.

In October, Infacted recordings will release the compilation deCODEr v2.0. Participating among others are Dunkelwerk,Agonoize, Plastic Noise Experience, Hioctan, Disciplin Unit, Controled Collapse. And Severe Illusion, of course. Who will contribute with an exclusive remix of the track Surveillance.

Severe Illusion has signed to the american label DSBP. DSBP will release the brand new album, "Accomplishments of Leopold II"´later this year. More info as it comes.

One new live date added in the WORDS section. Go check it out.

Find out why you should own the Severe Illusion / The Pain Machinery split LP Fight your lodging elsewhere / Hyper Disease EP by reading the review at Black sheep ezine.

Interbreeding III: Xenophobic is the name of the new compilation from BLC Productions. This 2CD compilation holds a totally exlusive Severe Illusion track called The Machine That Feeds. Go for it.

The long awaited Severe Illusion / The Pain Mashinery 12" split vinyl album is now finally released. It contains five tracks by each band and can be found at thePAF Records mailorder. It holds only exclusive tracks and is strictly limited to 214 copies. Go for it. Now.

Those of you who can´t wait until the split lp with Severe Illusion and The Pain Machinery hits the stores will have the chance to a preview of a few tracks from it on Cyberage on Saturday the 6:th, Mars 2004.

Finally Severe Illusion has a guestbook. Feel free to use it. As with everything else on this overcrowded website, you will find it in the WORDS section.

One new live date added in the WORDS section. Go check it out.

More BLC productions news: The 3:rd part of the successful Interbreeding compilation series is now officially under production. This one will be a three disc compilation with only exclusive tracks / exclusive remixes, and as always with BLC productions it will be absolutly future pop free. Severe Illusion will appear on this compilation with an exclusive track. More facts incomming.

Interbreeding II also sees a releaseparty at Rock Island in Denver. Be there.

A releaseparty for the BLC productions compilation Interbreeding II: Industrial Cyberlords will take place at the Los Angeles club Das Bunker. This event will take place on the 20:th of February. This year. Don't miss it whatever you do.

The first official moving pictures of Severe Illusion are now available at LD50. It was recorded live in January 2003 in Szeged, Hungary. Go for it right here.

In the December edition of the Shuriken section @ the LD50 web site Severe Illusion grabs the top position. Find out more here.

The new BLC compilation Interbreeding II: Industrial Mutation is unleashed. Go for it !

Aderlass 1 is the name of a new compilation released in colaboration between the label Totentanz and the gothic fashon creators known as Aderlass. It is a double CD compilation where ten German DJ have voted for their current favourite songs. The Severe Illusion track Surveillance can be found here along with tracks from Covenant, Zentriert ins Antlitz, Crüxshadows, Funker Vogt and 16 others. Buy it at INRFA ROT. More info HERE.

The new DSBP compilation Futronik structures vol 4 is released.Go for it !

The new Severe Illusion MCD 'What do you know about Islam?' will be delayed until very early January 2004. It will hold six new songs and a new version of the song 'Trust' . The disc will also hold remixes of the song 'Trust' and the new song 'Massive democratic maintainance' created by The pain machinery , Project X , Barrikad , Spetsnaz , Umilenie , DJ Grovskopa and Pistol disco.

DSBP will release their new compilation 'Futronik Structures vol. 4' on the 8:th of December. The Severe Illusion track 'Bad People' will be there. It is a totally exclusive track not to be released anywhere else. Ever.

The BLC compilation Interbreeding II: Industrial Mutation will, according to BLC, be 'out and available for you before Christmas'. This two disc compilation will hold tracks by Hocico, The Pain Machinery, Diverje, Implant, Tactical Sekt and a whole lot of others. The Severe Illusion track 'Penalty' will also be there in an exclusive version.

Severe Illusion will perform at the Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards (SAMA) next year. The event takes place in Göteborg, Sweden on the 2:nd of April. Be there.

Another friendly review tells the truth about DIRE for all of you in Belgium. Read it here.

A certian Jenny Katz have written a review. Read what she thinks about Discipline Is Reward Enough in die Ostsee Zeitung.

In collaboration with The Pain Machinery , Severe Illusion are to release a 33 rpm 12 inch split vinyl in November. The disc will carry five new and exclusive Severe Illusion tracks. It will be limited to 200 copies only.

A new MCD is now officially under production. It is to be released in late November or possibly early December and it will contain four new tracks + a whole bunch of remixes. More facts incommig.

Severe Illusion will participate on two compilations from American labels. "Penelty", taken from D.I.R.E., will be featured on Interbreeding II from BLC Productions, and Futronik structures vol 4 from DSBP will present a brand new and exclusive track called "Bad people". Both compilations are due for release in October.

New review, this time from Dark Romania. The review is in Romanian and in English.

New reviews of D.I.R.E is up now. Metica, review in swedish, and Elektrauma, review in german.

The new edition of the Nordic alternative charts has been released, and Severe Illusion has climbed to a first position.

Severe Illusion will play at the Subspace Encounter in Malmö, Sweden, August 16.

"Discipline Is Reward Enough" has entered the May edition of the Nordic Alternative Charts at the no 2 spot.

Moving Hands has published a review of D.I.R.E., in English.

The first review of "Discipline is reward enough" is online at Fannzic. Check it out. The review is in french.

Pistol Disko (used to be Kineliebekaos) has made an excellent remix of Waiting Blind. Check it out.

The new Severe Illusion album Discipline Is Reward Enough is finally out. Get your copy at PAF Records.

The compilation Stromschlag 1 from Electro-Shock records is now for sale in South america through Nullrepublik. Nullrepublik already stocks Severe Illusions MCD Discover without reflection.

As a celebration of the new record, D.I.R.E, SI will play at Club pHobia, Gothenburg (Swden), on May 28.

A brand new track from the forthcoming album Discipline is Reward Enough has been added to the download section. The album will be released in mid May. We´ll keep you informed.

On April 14 Stromschlag 1 was released, a compilation from the brand new German label Electro-Shock records. Among other artists, such as Project X, Dupont and No Comment, Severe Illusion was featured with a remix of Movement, made by The Sepia.