VNV Nation – The Best Band You’ve Never Heard Of
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
I think I was 13 when I first heard the words “VNV Nation“. I was in middle school and I was in the 7th grade.
I don’t think I could have foreseen how VNV Nation would guide me and help me in my times of need. At the time I just thought they were a cool band with some cool music. Over the years, I learned that VNV Nation was more than just a cool band.
Over the years I came to understand that VNV Nation was producing music that was actually life-changing. Some of their tracks are so powerful that I routinely break down into tears while listening to them. The tracks that hit me on a deeper level have changed over time. It seems like whatever I need support with at the time, VNV Nation has a track that can do it for me.
VNV Nation – The Legacy
Now, if you’ve never heard of VNV Nation, they are a band that started up back in the early 1990′s. Over the years, VNV Nation has basically defined much of the industrial genre of music.
The band is comprised of two guys named Ronan Harris (electronics, lyrics, vocals) and Mark Jackson (live drums). Ronan is from Ireland and Mark is from the UK.
From VNV Nation’s website, www.vnvnation.com :
Irish/English duo VNV Nation have persistently leaped from strength to strength, over the years, emerging as a powerhouse in the alternative electronic rock and industrial scenes. Their unique sound blends thematic lyrics and emotive vocals with influences from electronic music, indie, rock, dance music, classical and much more. The music can range from hard-hitting beats to indie-electronic anthems to haunting ballads to symphonic orchestrations. VNV Nation have also earned incredible acclaim for their energetic live shows and gained a fanatical worldwide following.
They will make you dance, cheer, laugh, smile, and cry, quite possibly all at the same time. I’ve done this so many times now that I have lost count…
VNV Nation has produced 12 FULL albums at the time of this writing. They have also produced a ton of singles, EP’s, and remixes. All of their stuff is awesome. I’m pretty sure that they don’t release stuff unless its completely worth listening to.
What I really love about VNV is that they have been around forever, and they just keep improving and evolving every year. They aren’t slowing down, and it’s freken’ bad ass! I’ve been a steady listener for about 9 years now. In all my years of being here, I have yet to come across a band that I have loved more than VNV Nation. They are just that awesome.
I also love how VNV Nation has turned their passions into their career. Quite honestly, Ronan and Mark are living the life of their dreams. They are performing concert tours that are so long that I sometimes think they are TOO passionate about their music. Their last concert for the Automatic tour lasted about a year and a half… with a 1-month break in the middle.
VNV Nation – The Meaning Behind The Name
‘VNV’ means ‘Victory, Not Vengeance’
As taken from their website, www.vnvnation.com :
“One of the most frequently asked questions is what the letters VNV stand for. They stand for “Victory not Vengeance”. The meaning behind this stylized motto is that one should strive to achieve, not sit in bitter regret.”
Just reading that made me feel better.
VNV Nation – The Following
Since its inception, VNV Nation has accrued quite a large following. However, VNV Nation couldn’t be seen as main-stream in any sense of the word. It’s quite rare to have a band that both has a great following and isn’t main-stream.
If you’ve never been to a concert where there are only about 200-300 people and they are all cheering so loud that you can’t hear yourself talk, you probably don’t have any clue what I am talking about. Let me just say, it feels EMPOWERING.
Their fans are extremely dedicated, often times volunteering to hand out flyers and getting involved in any way they can. VNV Nation regularly have ‘after parties’, where you can go meet the band and hang out after a show. Sometimes they also go and DJ in other clubs after their main concert.
Live Tonight – VNV NATION
Whenever I see those amazing 4 words at my local venue, I get so many goosebumps its unreal…
I have been to five of VNV Nation’s LIVE concerts. I can attest to the fact that if you haven’t been to a VNV Nation concert, you haven’t truly lived. I’m dead serious.
I would have to say that the five best nights of my life were all at VNV Nation’s concerts! …and that doesn’t mean that I have a boring life! It just means that their live concerts are FREKEN AMAZING.
Every time they come to my town I am sure to go see them live. Every concert has been a life-changing and amazingly fun experience.
Be sure to check them out by visiting their bad ass website, here: www.vnvnation.com
Conclusion on VNV Nation
So just to recap, if you haven’t heard their music, go search for it on youtube. If you like it, BUY their albums. I highly recommend Automatic (2011), Of Faith, Power, Glory (2009), Judgement (2007), and Futureperfect (2002). Of course, if you like them, go see them in concert, they are 5x better live.
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