Veto (band)

VETO
VETO
	Troels Abrahamsen, lead singer.
Background information
Origin	Århus, Denmark
Genres	Indie rock, electronic rock, alternative rock
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark; Reset08/Sony BMG
Members	Troels Abrahamsen; David Krogh Andersen; Mark Lee; Jens Skov Thomsen; Mads Hasager
Website	www.vetonet.dk

VETO is a Danish indie rock band formed in 2004. They released their first EP, I Will Not Listen, in 2005 and their first album, There's A Beat In All Machines, in 2006, both released on the Danish hip hop label, Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark.

In February 2007, VETO won the award for Best New Act, as well as Best Danish Music Video at Danish Music Awards.^[1]

Their song "You Are A Knife" was featured briefly in the American television program NCIS episode "Suspicion".

VETO's second album is called Crushing Digits and was released 5 May 2008. The first single for the album, "Built to Fail", was released in March 2008 and received heavy airplay as "Ugens Uundgåelige" (Unavoidable of the week) on the public service radio channel DR P3.^[2]

The band was awarded Danish Band of the Year at the Danish Music Awards 2009.^[3]

The band's third studio album, entitled Everything is Amplified, was released on February 25, 2011.

Discography

Albums

Title and details	Year	Peak position	Certification
Title and details	Year	DAN ^[4]	Certification
There's a Beat in All Machines Release date: February 27, 2006 Record label: Tabu Records /Playground Music	2006	21
Crushing Digits Release date: May 5, 2008 Record label: Reset08/Sony BMG	2008	2
Everything Is Amplified Release date: February 25, 2011 Record label: RCA / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark	2011	2
Point Break Release date: 2013 Record label: Sony Music	2013	6
16 Colors Release date: 2018 Record label: Reset08	2018

EP / Others

2005: I Will Not Listen EP [Tabu Records /Playground Music] (Released August 28, 2005)
2012: Sinus / Point Break (double CD special edition^[5] with CD 1 Sinus (6 tracks) / CD 2: Point Break (6 tracks) [Columbia / Sony Music]

Singles

Year	Song	Peak position	Certification	Album
Year	Song	DAN ^[4]	Certification	Album
2008	"Built to Fail"	26		Crushing Digits
2008	"You Say Yes, I Say Yes"	34
2009	"Blackout"	33
2011	"This Is Not"	8		Everything Is Amplified

Members

Troels Abrahamsen – Vocals, synth
David Krogh Andersen – Guitar
Mark Lee – Guitar, synth
Jens Skov Thomsen – Bass guitar, backing vocals
Mads Hasager – Drums

References

^ "DMA07-vinderne - dr.dk/DMA". 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ [1] ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "TDC - Privat - mit TDC - Nyheder - Netnyt - NYT om nettet - NYT album fra Veto". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
^ ^a ^b "Discography Veto". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Veto - Sinus Point Break". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links

Vetonet.dk - The official VETO blog
Music is Okay » Blog Archive » Something is going on in the state of Denmark – Interview with Veto

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[1] "DMA07-vinderne - dr.dk/DMA". 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-04. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[2] [1] ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "TDC - Privat - mit TDC - Nyheder - Netnyt - NYT om nettet - NYT album fra Veto". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.

[den-4] "Discography Veto". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[5] "Veto - Sinus Point Break". Danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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