A Spectre Is Haunting Europe was a Canadian deathrock band from Vancouver, British Columbia.
History
A Spectre Is Haunting Europe was formed in 2002, during the height of Vancouver's post-punk revival, and was initially billed as Decora. The band's activity was intermittent for the first two years. The name refers to the first sentence of The Communist Manifesto (1848).
It was not until 2004 that the band found a niche with its brand of politicized post-punk and subsequently changed its name to A Spectre Is Haunting Europe. Their first album, Astonishing Tales of the Sea, was released that year. Through a succession of different drummers, the band stretched this material in a few different directions at once, culminating in a caustic 2004 appearance at the Drop Dead Festival in New York City. In early 2006, Phil Western joined the group as drummer.
With their 2006 album, Flames, the band broadened its appeal to include a more general indie rock audience. Its recordings have been reviewed in music media.
In 2008, the band released its third album, Embers, as a creative commons free digital release.
Discography
Albums
Astonishing Tales of the Sea (Simulacre) – 2004
Flames (Simulacre) – 2006
Embers (Simulacre) – 2008
Singles
"Servers/Stop" (split 12" single with Entertainme.nt) (Simulacre/aDistant) – 2006