Melodic wave and gothic – that is what THE ESCAPE stand for since they had been founded fifteen years ago.
Being based on synthesizer sounds in the beginning, the band from Bielefeld constantly changed their style towards gothic rock in the course of their history, like the 1999 album FAITH AND DECAY proved. As a consequence of the new style they had chosen, singer Elten, who for several years had stamped the sound of THE ESCAPE with his classicaly trained baritone, left the band, but very soon it turned out that founding member Ingo Klemens, who is on mike since 2000, could not only fill the gap without difficulty, but also added some new facets to the vocals, enriched with some fresh and rocking impulses by guitarist Thorsten Lawrenz. As a logical consequence, THE ESCAPE presented in the fall of 2001 MANDERLEY, an album praised by critics and even chosen "Demo of the Month" by German magazine Metal Hammer, which was inspiring for both fans of gothic rock and friends of melodic rock and wave.
THE ESCAPE, who are one of gothic rock's originals having their roots in the Eighties, do enjoy the status of a cult band within the scene due to their great live performance and their delight in playing which they proved with their shows on the Wave Gotik Treffen 2002, the Zillo Festival 2002 or the Black Elben Festival 2003, among others. A really strong impression of the band's live energy you get on the album LIVE – IVORY, released in summer 2004 which is also their first cooperation with Pandaimonium Records. The new songs featured on that album already revealed some secrets about their current release HOUSE OF MIND:
Straight, guitar-based gothic rock which never loses sight of their love for great melodies, ranging from dreamy and romantic to dark and melancholic. By mixing influences from Eighties-heroes like The Mission, Sisters of Mercy or Fields of the Nephilim, with new elements, THE ESCAPE create their own distinctive and independent sound stamped by Ingo Klemens' voice, which has even been compared to that of Ian Curtis. With HOUSE OF MIND, THE ESCAPE present dark rock at its best – atmospheric, stirring, irresistible!

THE ESCAPE are

Ingo Klemens: Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Randy Meinhard: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Heiko Wersing: Guitar, Keyboards
Thomas Arensmann: Keyboards

selected discography:

Live: Ivory (2004)

House Of Mind (2004)