1996: Like in so many other band biographies before, the history of L`ÂME IMMORTELLE also began at a party with a lot of alcohol and cheap talk involved. That"s were Thomas Rainer met Hannes Medwenitsch and after several meetings the two young ambitious musicians decided to work together. This cooperation resulted in the creation of their first song "Final Oath" which was not released until 2001 on the "Judgement" single. 1996 also brought out the composition of the song "Life will never be the same again" which gave the impulse to look for a female voice to complete the band"s line up. Sonja Kraushofer, a former classmate of Thomas showed interest in joining the new-born project and after first hearing her excellent voice together with their songs, Thomas and Hannes were sure that she was the missing piece to complete L`ÂME IMMORTELLE.
𘹭: This year started with sending a heap of copies of their demo tape "Lieder Die Wie Wunden Bluten" to labels all over Europe. The small independant label, MOS Records from Liechtenstein showed interest in signing the group, and after the first L"ÂME IMMORTELLE live performance in spring 1997 a recording contract was signed resulting in the release of "Lieder Die Wie Wunden Bluten", re-recorded in Switzerland. This debut album took over the German darkwave/gothic scene by storm not only due to the hit-song "Life will never be the same again"
𘹮: After intense dedication to songwriting and several concerts in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium the second albu...In Einer Zukunft Aus Tränen Und Stahl" was recorded and produced. The song "Bitterkeit" from this album became THE hymn of the German gothic movement and is nowadays still played at every gothic party all over the country. Not only because of this, the album entered the German alternative charts.
𘹯: To present their music to a broader audience, L"ÂME IMMORTELLE supported US cult band Christian Death on their European tour. In order to accompany this event, the band released the rare so-called "Tour CD" which contained 4 exclusive tracks and was handsigned by the band members and limited to 500 pieces. The contract with MOS Records ran out and LAI signed with TRISOL MUSIC GROUP. The album "Wenn der Letzte Schatten Fällt" which was produced by Volker Lutz (EVIL"S TOY) didn"t dissappoint the steadiliy growing fanbase and a cover story in one of Germany"s leading music magazines as well as another chart position verified that L"ÂME IMMORTELLE have grown to be one of Europe"s leading darkwave/gothic bands.
𘹰: In February the band headlined an extensive concert tour throughout Germany and not only due to its success the band entered the studio again to record their fourth studio album entitled "Dann habe im umsonst gelebt". These recording sessions first integrated a string section as well as several other "real" instruments to focus the band"s electronic sound into a more organic direction.
𘹱: The album "Dann Habe Ich Umsonst Gelebt" was released in January and on the soon following European tour L"ÂME IMMORTELLE were given the proof that they delivered a masterpiece of gothic/darkwave music by means of sold-out concerts and position 48 in the German billboard charts. The band played all mayor festivals that summer competing at top positions with major acts like Marylin Manson. Not being able to rest, L"ÂME IMMORTELLE embarked on their second tour that year in October to reconquer German concert venues. The extensive live show featuring exclusive stage design, a range of live musicians as well as a huge light show thrilled audiences all over germany.
𘹲: In order to satisfy the demand for video documenation of last year"s successful tour, "Zwielicht" was released on February 8th. A double CD set with one CD containing remixes of "Dann habe im umsonst gelebt" songs and also remixed artwork (!) and another CD in VCD format with live video recordings of their hit songs and backstage footage. Now it is time for LAI to dedicate some time to their fans in Europe, Mexico and the States and fasinate them with their unique live performance as much as they thrilled the German audience many times before.

It was only recently that everyone talked about L"ÂME IMMORTELLE thanks to the collaboration with their labelmates OOMPH!. On their second Top Ten single "Brennende Liebe", the female vocals were provided by none other than Sonja. After a seven-year career on the international Gothic scene, L"ÂME IMMORTELLE now present their first single with GUN Records called "5 Jahre". This single featuring Thomas Rainer (vocals/programmings/keyboards) and Sonja Kraushofer (vocals) once again makes clear to us what L"ÂME IMMORTELLE are all about: deep emotions transported by a unique combination of contemporary Gothic Rock and electronic elements. "5 Jahre" assimilates the biographical experiences of mastermind Thomas Rainer who is also responsible for all lyrics. "5 Jahre" is the herald of the album "Gezeiten", which will also be accompanied by an extensive tour around Germany.