# Pride and Fall
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{{Short description|Norwegian band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|name=Pride and Fall
|image=Castle Party p 412.jpg
|caption=Pride and Fall at Castle Party 2007 in [Bolków](/source/Bolk%C3%B3w)
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|background=group_or_band
|alias=
|origin=[Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), Norway
|instrument=[Synthesizer](/source/Synthesizer), [drum machine](/source/drum_machine), [guitar](/source/guitar)
|genre=[Futurepop](/source/Futurepop), [dark wave](/source/dark_wave)
|occupation=
|years_active=2000–present
|label=Dependent
|associated_acts=
|website=
|current_members=Sigve Monsen, Per Waagen, Svein Joar Auglænd Johnsen
|past_members=
}}
'''Pride and Fall''' is a Norwegian [futurepop](/source/futurepop) act from [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), Norway, formed in 2000 by Sigve Monsen, Per Waagen, and Svein Joar A. Johnsen.
==History==
The band came about when Sigve and Svein wanted to pursue a more electronic and club-oriented sound than what they were doing in their [goth](/source/Gothic_rock)/[dark wave](/source/dark_wave) project, An Evening with Kisses. As a result, they formed Pride and Fall together with Per Waagen in 2000–2001. Waagen had worked with Monsen in the 1990s in a [doom metal](/source/doom_metal) band from Stavanger called Vidvandre. Vidvandre also featured [Frank Claussen](/source/Frank_Claussen) who later joined the successful [Theatre of Tragedy](/source/Theatre_of_Tragedy).
Pride and Fall released a demo shortly after, and released their debut album, ''Nephesh'' in 2003, and debut single "Paragon" on [Dependent Records](/source/Dependent_(record_label)) in [Europe](/source/Europe), [Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records) in the [United States](/source/United_States), and Memento Materia in [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia). Pride and Fall performed their first shows outside of Norway in 2004, including Cyberia/X-Club in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), the Invitation Festival in [Belgium](/source/Belgium), and the [Dark City Festival](/source/Dark_City_Festival) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland).
In late 2005, the band released their second single, the web-only "Border", and in 2006, their second album ''Elements of Silence''. The Dependent version of the CD contained a live version of the song "December" as a [pregap](/source/pregap) hidden track.[{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Pride-And-Fall-Elements-Of-Silence/release/642293|title=Pride And Fall - Elements Of Silence|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=2020-03-24}}] "Border" peaked at #6 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC), ranking #36 on the DAC Top Singles of 2006.[{{cite web |title=DAC Top 100 Singles 2006 |url=http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |website=Trendcharts oHG |publisher=AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220627/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |date=2007 |url-status=dead}}] The band toured the [UK](/source/UK) in May 2006 supporting [Covenant](/source/Covenant_(band)) on their short UK SkyShaper tour. They also performed at the now-relocated Edwards No.8 in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), The Liquid Room in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Corporation in [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield), and Islington Academy in [London](/source/London).
The band released their third album, ''In My Time of Dying'', on August 17, 2007, which was at the time their final album on Dependent, as the label planned to close their business due to illegal downloading of the music they promote. As of September 15, 2007, ''In My Time of Dying'' ranked #1 in the German Alternative Charts, and the limited edition digipak sold out.[{{cite web|url=http://www.dependent.de/index.php?lan=de&area=artist&id=17 |title=Dependent | since 1998 |website=Dependent.de |date= |accessdate=2020-03-24}}]
In 2011, Pride and Fall started working on a new album for release in early 2013. The album was released on Dependent Records, as the label reopened in 2009 and began to release physical CDs again in partnership with Metropolis Records. This release named ''Of Lust and Desire'' is the group's fourth studio album, and was followed up with an EP entitled ''Turn the Lights On'' in 2014.
In 2016, Pride and Fall released their fifth album ''Red for the Dead, Black for the Mourning''.
That same year, the band performed at the 25th annual [Wave-Gotik-Treffen](/source/Wave-Gotik-Treffen) on May 15, 2016.
==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''Nephesh'' (2003, Dependent/Metropolis)
* ''Elements of Silence'' (2006, Dependent/Metropolis)
* ''In My Time of Dying'' (2007, Dependent)
* ''Of Lust and Desire'' (2013, Dependent/Metropolis)
* ''Red for the Dead, Black for the Mourning'' (2016, Dependent)
===Singles===
* "Paragon" (2003, Dependent/Metropolis)
* "Border" (2005, Dependent)
* "Violence" (2006, Dependent)
* "Turn the Lights On" (2014, Dependent)
===Promo===
* ''Pride and Fall EP'' (2001)
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://en.dependent.de/pride-and-fall Pride and Fall Dependent Records page]
* [http://www.dependent.de/ Dependent Records]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pride+And+Fall Pride And Fall on Discogs]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/316157276198 Pride And Fall on Facebook]
* [http://www.myspace.com/prideandfall Pride And Fall on Myspace.com]
* [http://www.metropolis-records.com/ Metropolis Records]
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Category:Norwegian electronic music groups
Category:Norwegian dark wave musical groups
Category:Norwegian new wave musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2000
Category:2000 establishments in Norway
Category:Musical groups from Stavanger
Category:Metropolis Records artists
Category:Dependent Records artists
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