download of the album was then announced to for February 13, 2015. The band was signed by Distortion Productions to distribute physical media of the album for the North American market for March 10, 2015. The European release of the album was announced for February 27, 2015, and signed to Subsound Records. In August, Dope Stars took part in the M'era Luna for the second time. Musical styles and influences Victor Love has stated that his earliest inspiration for starting the band came from Finnish rock bands where they derive their original glam rock poise from. Specifically, Love named Hanoi Rocks and HIM as inspiration. Musically, Dope Stars insert the catchy choruses of 1980s pop-metal bands such as Bon Jovi (or, equivalently, 1990s alternative pop bands like Weezer) into the industrial-metal and cyberpunk frameworks of White Zombie, Foetus, Frontline Assembly and KMFDM. Love has stated that the lyrical content has little to do with 1980s music. However, there are clear lyrical comparisons to KMFDM. The band has maintained a "hardcore industrial" tone with emphasis on technology and cyberpunk imagery. Noting differences in the social standards, Love has felt that he did not want to imitate earlier bands with irony just to sell more records. Keeping with a technological style, the band has focused on the strength of computers and society's overdependence on them. The title of their third album, 21st Century Slave, is derived from the idea of falling slave to technology. Awards Newcomer of the Month – Sonic Seducer magazine Newcomer of the Month – Orkus magazine Accolades Members Victor Love – vocals, guitars, synthesizer, drum machine, production (2003–present) Darin Yevonde – bass (2003–present) Fabrice La Nuit – guitars (2006–present) Ash Rexy – keyboards (2006–present) Andreas DeLorean – drums (2014–present) Former members Alex Vega – lead guitar (2005, 2007) Grace Khold – synth (2003 - 2007) Brian Wolfram – guitars (2003–2005) Mark Mad'Honey – drums (2009–2013) Discography Albums Neuromance (2005) Gigahearts (2006) 21st Century Slave (2009) Ultrawired (2011) TeraPunk (2015) ://Decrypted_Files (2016) EPs 10,000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures (2003) Make a Star (2006) Criminal Intents/Morning Star'' (2009) Singles "I'm Overdriven" (2004) "It's Today" (2010) "Banksters" (2010) Soundtracks References External links Official website Italian heavy metal musical groups Italian alternative rock groups Italian industrial music groups Italian industrial rock musical groups Cyberpunk music Glam rock groups Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Rome Musical quintets Trisol Music Group