Moonchild

Moonchild is the most popular gothic rock band in the Web. Founded in Bonro by Fabian Lysandir, the band is currently signed to Sera:Nova Records, and is working on their first studio album. Their first single, "Kiss", has enjoyed extensive airplay on pirate radio. Its B-side, a haunting, darkwave cover of Aria de Mezzo Caraterre, is one of the most downloaded songs on the OmniNet.

Lineup

• Fabian Lysandir provides lead vocals, guitar, and writes most of the lyrics.
• Rei Katsushima plays guitar, and also produces.
• Serena Lassiter plays synth, violin, and writes most of the music.
• Lex Pashkarov plays bass.
• Rachel Garvey plays drums.

Moonchild is managed by Jade Saizer, and her twin brother Valsu serves as the band's roadie.

Discography

• Demo
  • Inamourada
  • Shadow of the Moon

• The Beauty Ephemeral (Sancto)
  • Nightmare
  • Claire's Horrors
  • Innocence Lost (Intro)
  • Kiss
  • Sacrifice
  • Cat and Mouse
  • Incubus
  • Mikage Illusion

• Kiss Single
  • Aria de Mezzo Caraterre [Gush Forth My Tears Mix]
  • Crushed

Sound

Moonchild's sound is a sensual blend of Elven baroque, Eblanese visual kei and Bonran darkwave. Traces of Sanctuary, Fabian's first band, can be found in the more electronic-sounding ethereal beats. The band's sound is constantly evolving, however; Serena, who composes most of the music, has been experimenting with Tunlanese tribal sounds of late and they will no doubt find their way into the new album.

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Meta•Fact: Moonchild's music, in 99% of cases, is directly lifted from a popular goth band called London After Midnight, with the Japanese visual-sounding stuff lifted from Gackt-era Malice Mizer. Fabian's voice sounds exactly like Sean Brennan's (lead singer of LAM), if one mixed in Gackt's falsetto and vocal gymnastics.