# SITD

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**SITD**, stylised **[:SITD:]**, is a German [EBM](/source/Electronic_body_music) and [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) band consisting of vocalist Carsten Jacek and keyboardist Francesco "Frank" D'Angelo, the name an acronym for **Shadows in the Dark**.[1]

## History

SITD was founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau in the [Ruhr Area](/source/Ruhr_Area) of [Germany](/source/Germany). In the next three years they self-produced and released their first two albums, *mourning country* (1996) and *Atomic* (1999). In 1999, Lau left the band to be replaced by Thomas Lesczenski. In 2001, André Sorge joined the band and they toured with [VNV Nation](/source/VNV_Nation) and [XPQ-21](/source/XPQ-21) on the *Futureperfect* tour. In 2001, SITD also released their largest hit single to-date, *Snuff Machinery*, which made liberal use of sampled dialogue from the German dub of the film *[8mm](/source/8mm_(film))*, a 1999 US thriller dealing with [snuff films](/source/Snuff_film). Sorge left the band by the end of the year.

In 2002, SITD released their first [EP](/source/Extended_play) album, *Snuff EP* under the record label [Accession Records](https://www.accession-records.de/) and performed at the [Zillo Festival](/source/Zillo#Festival).

In 2003, Francesco D'Angelo joined SITD and they released the [EP](/source/Extended_play) *Laughingstock* and then the full-length album *Stronghold*. *Stronghold* reached the 2nd Position in the Top Album National category for 2003 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC)[2] while *Laughingstock* peaked at #2 on the DAC singles chart, ranking #22 on the 2003 DAC Top Singles chart.[3] They also performs at two major festivals: [M'era Luna](/source/M'era_Luna_Festival) and [Infest](/source/Infest_(festival)).

In 2004, they performed at the [Zillo Festival](/source/Zillo_Festival) (with [Skinny Puppy](/source/Skinny_Puppy)), and the *Elektronisches Hilfswerk Charity Tour* with VNV Nation, [Combichrist](/source/Combichrist) and [NamNamBulu](/source/NamNamBulu).

In 2005, they released the *Coded Message:12* album as well as the EPs *Richtfest* and *Odyssey:13*. The band went on their Coded Message tour, and performed once again at the *Zillo* and *M'era Luna* festivals, as well as support act on VNV Nation's *Formation Tour*. By the end of the year they were in 3rd Position in the Top Single Act National category for 2005 on the Deutsche Alternative Chart (DAC).[4]

In 2007, they featured as one of two acts (alongside [Painbastard](/source/Painbastard)) on the double EP *Klangfusion Vol.1*. This was a prelude to the band's 3rd full-length album *Bestie:Mensch*. The limited edition of this album featured a 2nd CD compiling a number of remixes SITD had assembled for other bands over the years. In 2008 the band remixed two songs from [industrial metal](/source/Industrial_metal) group [Eisbrecher](/source/Eisbrecher)'s *[Sünde](/source/S%C3%BCnde)* album *This is Deutsch* and *[Kann denn Liebe Sünde Sein](/source/Kann_denn_Liebe_S%C3%BCnde_Sein)*.

In 2010, they toured with [VNV Nation](/source/VNV_Nation) on their Faith, Power, and Glory tour.[5]

## Discography

### Studio albums

- 2003: *Stronghold*
- 2005: *Coded Message: 12*
- 2007: *Bestie:Mensch*
- 2009: *[Rot](/source/Rot_(SITD))*
- 2011: *Icon:Koru*
- 2014: *Dunkelziffer*
- 2017: *Trauma:Ritual*
- 2019: *Stunde X*

### EPs

- 2002: *Snuff E.P.*
- 2005: *Odyssey:13*
- 2016: *Brother Death*
- 2019: *Sturmlicht*
- 2019: *Requiem X*

### Singles

- 2003: *Laughingstock*
- 2005: *Richtfest*
- 2007: *Klangfusion Vol. 1 - Kreuzgang/Nyctophobia* (Double single, Split with Painbastard)
- 2024: *Brieselang*

### Demos

- 1996: *Trauerland*
- 1999: *Atomic*

## References

1. ["SITD official Homepage"](http://www.sitd.de/en/info/band-info/). *Bandhistory*. SITD. Retrieved 2007-04-14. SITD stands for "Shadows In The Dark", which is a metaphorical expression for the music and lyrical content of the band.

1. ["DAC ACTS & LABELS 2003"](http://www.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2003/DAC/acts&labels.html) (in German). *Deutsche Alternative Charts*. trendcharts.de. 2003. Retrieved 2006-10-30.

1. ["DAC Top 100 Singles 2003"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040110234321/http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/jahrescharts2003/DAC/index.html). *Trendcharts oHG*. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2004. Archived from [the original](http://www.public-propaganda.de/charts/jahrescharts2003/DAC/index.html) on 10 January 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

1. ["DAC ACTS & LABELS 2005"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719100322/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2005/DAC/acts%26labels.html) (in German). *Deutsche Alternative Charts*. trendcharts.de. 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2005/DAC/acts&labels.html) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2006-10-30.

1. ["CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL GUESTS ON VNV NATION'S "FAITH, POWER AND GLORY TOUR" – US – SPRING 2010!"](http://www.sitd.de/en/2010/02/sitd-als-special-guests-fur-vnv-nation%E2%80%99s-faith-power-and-glory-tour-usa-fruhjahr-2010-bestatigt/). 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

## External links

- [Official Homepage](http://www.sitd.de/en)

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