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Joy Division were an ___MASK51___ rock band formed in 1976 in Salford , Greater Manchester . Originally named Warsaw , the band consisted of singer Ian Curtis , guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner , bass player Peter Hook , and drummer Stephen Morris . ___MASK13___ ( officially ___MASK13___ Group Limited , originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries and often known as ___MASK85___ and ___MASK13___ Music ) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 and was based in London . At the time of its break - up in 2012 , it was the fourth - largest business group and family of record ___MASK10___ in the recording industry and was one of the big four record companies ( now the big three ). Its ___MASK85___ Ltd . group of record ___MASK10___ included ___MASK85___ , ___MASK53___ , ___MASK19___ and Capitol Records . ___MASK13___ also had a major publishing arm , ___MASK13___ Music Publishing  also based in London with offices globally . The Cure are an ___MASK51___ alternative rock band formed in Crawley , West Sussex , in 1976 . The band has experienced several line - up changes , with vocalist , guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member . The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album " Three Imaginary Boys "; this , along with several early singles , placed the band as part of the post - punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the ___MASK18___ . During the early 1980s , the band ' s increasingly dark and tormented music was a staple of the emerging gothic rock genre . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK99___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Post - punk ( originally " new musick ") is a broad type of ___MASK99___ that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s , in which artists departed from punk rock ' s raw , accessible style to pursue a variety of avant - garde sensibilities . Attempting to break from rock tradition , post - punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music , black dance music and the avant - garde , as well as novel recording technology and production techniques . The movement also saw the frequent intersection of music with art and politics , as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature , critical theory , cinema , and performance art . Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels , visual art , multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music . The 69 Eyes are a multi - platinum selling Finnish rock band . They are currently signed to ___MASK13___ Finland . The band ' s albums are now distributed worldwide . ___MASK24___ acts as the band ' s official North American distributor , as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Europe . Australia will be handled by AmpHead Music . All Asian and ___MASK25___ American releases are handled by ___MASK13___ affiliates . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK99___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK99___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Angels is the eighth ___MASK43___ by gothic rock band The 69 Eyes . It is the sequel to The 69 Eyes ' s previous ___MASK43___ Devils . The first single from the ___MASK43___ is called `` Perfect Skin '' , and a video was released in 2006 . Also , another single , titled `` Never Say Die '' , was released and a video was also created for it . The official release date was March 5 , 2007 . In Finland , though , it was released on February 28 , 2007 as a limited edition CD + DVD - set . Gothic rock ( also referred to as goth rock or simply goth ) is a musical subgenre of post - punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s . Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the ___MASK51___ punk rock and emerging post - punk scenes . Proto - gothic bands include Siouxsie and the Banshees , Joy Division , Bauhaus and the Cure . Siouxsie and the Banshees were an ___MASK51___ rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin . Initially associated with the ___MASK51___ punk rock scene , the band rapidly evolved to create " a form of post - punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation ". " The Times " cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as " one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post - punk era ". Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a sovereign state in Northern ___MASK34___ . A peninsula with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , ___MASK41___ to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the Gulf of Finland . Finland is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . Finland ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in ___MASK34___ and the most sparsely populated country in the ___MASK27___ .