The Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed in Columbus, Ohio in February 1996.
In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Suffering, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998 to pursue an alternate musical direction. Their second CD, Where Broken Angels Lie, was released in May 1998 with Nilaihah Records, which was started by Kristy to promote talented, original electronic bands. Forward, The Azoic's third CD, was released on Nilaihah Records in 2001. They also released the Conflict EP in 2003 on Nilaihah Records and a video for the title track on YouTube (Conflict Video). In 2003, the band signed a record deal throughout Europe with Infacted Recordings of Germany.
In 2004, Infacted released Forward+Conflict, which went to the fourth spot on the DAC and number 2 on the DUC Dutch Alternative Chart. That release completely sold out within 6 months. The Azoic's 4th CD, Illuminate, was released in 2004 on Nilaihah Records and Infacted Recordings (Europe). Xbox (Konami/Microsoft) released their hit game Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3; in March 2005 which featured The Azoic track "Conflict (Turmoil Mix)." In early 2008, Re:Illumination [the mixes] came out on Nilaihah Records. The album holds remixed version of "Illuminate" material by DJ Delobbo, GASR, Null Device, Hungry Lucy, and more. In late 2012, The Azoic released a video for "Corruption" on YouTube (Corruption Video) and in early 2013, they released an album on Nilaihah Records also called Corruption.
In the beginning there was black
And now there's me
I bend the neck until it cracks
And suck the open bleed
I rise up above the spit
With talons brightly bared
And hew the children into two
I simply do not care
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
Open up now, world
I have arrived and now you crack
I?ll break my knuckles, split your teeth
And crush the ugly rats
Lay before me, world
I will not hide within your womb
I?ll peel my bones against your rocks
And seal them in your tomb
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
My ears are popping
Close your mouth, I know the way
Whisper to me, children
And be still and watch me fade away
I drench the dirt with my spit
You swim in its river
The way out is up
I watch you shiver
I am the arctic fingers
Wrapping around your neck
There?s nothing to stop me now