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{{Refimprove|date=February 2010}}'''666''' is a [[Germany|German]] trance style [[Disc jockey|DJ]] act, created by Thomas Detert and Mike Griesheimer (''DJ666'', also known as ''Mike Red''). They produce a mix of [[house music]] and often include [[lyrics]] in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]. Both Detert and Griesheimer were originally the creators of ''Activate'', a eurodance [[musical ensemble|band]]. |
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Their [[MySpace]] page stated that they would be releasing 'new material' in 2007, but no other information is provided or is known. Their last [[single (music)|single]] release was in 2005. |
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| origin = [[Germany]] |
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| genre = [[Trance music|Trance]] |
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| years_active = 1997-2005 |
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| label = [[Data Records]] (2003-2005) [[Destined Records]] (2008) |
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| past_members = [[Matt Schwartz]]<br/>[[Joel Edwards (singer)|Joel Edwards]] |
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}}'''666''' is a [[Germany|German]] trance [[Disc jockey|DJ]] act, formed by Thomas Detert and Mike Griesheimer in 1997. They produce a mix of [[house music]] and often include [[lyrics]] in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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===Singles=== |
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! Paradoxx (1998) |
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! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions |
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! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> |
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! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]] |
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! width="35"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]] |
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! width="35"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br>(Vl)]] |
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! width="35"| [[Ultratop 40|BEL<br>(Wa)]] |
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! width="35"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]] |
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! width="35"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]] |
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! width="35"| [[Norwegian Singles Chart|NOR]] |
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! width="35"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]] |
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! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| page=504|isbn= 1-904994-10-5}}</ref> |
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| 1997 |
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| 01 || Cathedral Of Sin (Introduction) || 1:01 |
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| align="left"| "Alarma!" |
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| align="left" rowspan="6"| ''Paradoxx'' |
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| rowspan="3"| 1998 |
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| 02 || Amokk || 3:38 |
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| align="left"| "Diablo" |
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| align="left"| "Amokk" |
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| 03 || Get Up 2 Da Track (666 Is Back) || 4:13 |
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| align="left"| "Paradoxx" |
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| 04 || La Vasca Se Mueve || 4:43 |
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| rowspan="4"| 1999 |
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| 05 || Apocalypse (Backwards) || 0:21 |
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| align="left"| "I'm Your Nitemare" |
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| align="left"| "Get Up 2 Da Track" |
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| 06 || La Tierra Ya Destruida || 6:20 |
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| align="left"| "Bomba!" |
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| 07 || Alarma! || 3:27 |
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| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Nitemare'' |
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| align="left"| "The Demon" |
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| 08 || Paradoxx || 3:53 |
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| rowspan="3"| 1999 |
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| 09 || Los Ninos Del Demonio || 3:25 |
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| align="left"| "D.E.V.I.L." |
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| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Who's Afraid Of...?'' |
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| align="left"| "Dance 2 Disco" |
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| 10 || The Demon Attacks (Interlude) || 0:52 |
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| align="left"| "The Millenium Megamix" |
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| 11 || Diablo || 3:38 |
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| 2001 |
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| 12 || El Fuego || 4:54 |
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| align="left"| "Supa-Dupa-Fly" |
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| 13 || I'm Your Nitemare || 5:27 |
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| 14 || The 666 Megamix || 5:36 |
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| 15 || Apocalypse (Forwards) || 0:22 |
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! Nitemare (1999) |
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| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''Hellraiser (The Best of)'' |
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| 2002 |
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| align="left"| "Rhythm Takes Control" |
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| 01 || Far East Intro || 0:20 |
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| 02 || The Demon (Pulsedriver Remix) || 5:40 |
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| 03 || Alarma! (Untidy Dub) || 7:04 |
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| 04 || Confusion (Album Mix) || 4:38 |
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| 05 || Bomba! (X-Tended Mix) || 6:24 |
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| 06 || Amokk (X-Tended 666 Mix) || 5:25 |
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| 07 || I'm Your Nitemare (Extended Mix) || 5:53 |
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| 08 || Diablo (Club Mix) || 5:06 |
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| 09 || Get Up 2 Da Track (Austin's Power Mix) || 6:00 |
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| 10 || Paradoxx (Klubbirds Remix) || 6:34 |
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| 11 || Alarma! (Let's Go Gabba Bootleg Mix) || 5:32 |
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| 12 || The Fab 666 Megamix || 9:23 |
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| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Insanity'' |
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! Who's Afraid of ... (2000) |
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| 2003 |
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| align="left"| "Insanity" |
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| 01 || Welcome Back To The Grave |
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| 02 || D.E.V.I.L. (Break The Spell Mix) |
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| 03 || 2 The Maxx |
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| 04 || Ruido Sintetico |
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| 05 || Bomba! |
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| 06 || Prince Of Darkness |
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| 07 || The Demon |
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| 08 || Mueve (Go) |
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| 09 || Dance 2 Disco |
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| 10 || Return of 666 (Interlude) |
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| 11 || Salute! |
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| 12 || Feel The Omen |
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| 13 || D.E.V.I.L. (What The Hell Mix) |
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| 14 || The 666 (New Millennium Megamix) |
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! Hellraiser (The Best of) (2001) |
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| 2004 |
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| align="left"| "Dance Now!" |
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| 01 || The Maxx |
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| 02 || Alarma! |
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| 03 || Amokk |
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| 04 || Bomba! |
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| 05 || D.E.V.I.L. |
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| 06 || Dance 2 Disco |
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| 07 || Diablo |
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| 08 || I'm Your Nightmare |
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| 09 || Los Ninos Del Demonio |
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| 10 || Paradoxx |
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| 11 || Supa Dupa Fly |
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| 12 || The Demon |
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| 13 || The Millennium Megamix |
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| align="left"| "Policia" |
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| 01 || Insanity (Flashback Edit) || 3:55 |
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| 02 || Dance Now (Radio Mix) || 3:15 |
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| 03 || Confusion (Promo Edit) || 4:34 |
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| 04 || 6 Gate (Dance With the Devil) || 3:22 |
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| 05 || Rhythm Takes Control (M.A.D.R.A.S. Remix] || 5:44 |
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| 06 || D.E.V.I.L. (Break the Spell Mix] || 3:43 |
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| 07 || Amokk || 3:40 |
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| 08 || 2 The Maxx || 4:06 |
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| 09 || Paradoxx || 3:56 |
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| 10 || Bomba! || 3:47 |
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| 11 || Get Up 2 Da Track (666 is Back) || 4:14 |
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| 12 || Mueve (Go) || 3:39 |
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| 13 || La Vasca Se Mueve || 4:41 |
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| 14 || Dance 2 Disco || 4:38 |
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| 15 || Alarma! || 3:26 |
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| 16 || Salute || 3:47 |
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| 17 || Diablo || 3:37 |
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| 18 || El Fuego || 4:50 |
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| 19 || I'm Gur Nightmare || 5:26 |
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| 20 || The Demon Attack (Outro) || 00:50 |
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! The Ways are Mystic (Best of Hits Collection) (2007) |
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| 01 || Dance Now! (Screen Cut) || 3:39 |
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| 02 || Amokk (Video Edit) || 3:44 |
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| 03 || Policia (Alerta Edit) || 3:31 |
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| 04 || Confusion (El Fuego Edit) || 2:50 |
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| 05 || Bomba (Video Edit) || 3:53 |
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| 06 || Alarma (Sequential One Edit) || 3:23 |
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| 07 || Dance 2 Disco (DJ Piccolo Full Vocal Edit) || 3:17 |
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| 08 || The God (Kingdom Edit) || 3:41 |
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| 09 || Insanity (Flashback Edit) || 3:56 |
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| 10 || Rhythm Takes Control (666 Screen Cut) || 3:46 |
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| 11 || Supa Dupa Fly (On Air Mix) || 3:56 |
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| 12 || The Demon (Pulsdriver Remix Edit) || 3:17 |
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| 13 || Paradoxx (New Radio Edit) || 3:26 |
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| 14 || Get Up 2 The Track (666 Is Back) (Album Re-Cut) || 3:29 |
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| 15 || D.E.V.I.L. (Club Caviar Edit) || 3:38 |
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| 16 || I'm Your Nightmare (Nello Re-Cut) || 3:07 |
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| 17 || La Formula (Chemico Edit) || 3:39 |
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| 18 || Diablo (Radio Devil Mix) || 3:44 |
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| 19 || Superstar DJ (Global Cut Mix) || 2:57 |
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| 20 || Back On Demand (Screen Cut) || 3:41 |
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| 21 || Le Bruit De La Porte (666 On Stage Edit) || 3:00 |
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===Singles=== |
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*"Bomba!" |
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*"D.E.V.I.L." - UK #18 (2000) |
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*"Alarma!" - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #58 (1998) |
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*"Amokk" |
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*"Amokk" / "Alarma!" |
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*"Amokk" / "Diablo" |
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*"Diablo" |
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*"Paradoxx" |
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*"Dance 2 Disco" |
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*"Who's Afraid Of...?" |
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*"Supa-Dupa-Fly" |
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*"Insanity" |
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*"Dance Now!" |
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*"Policia" |
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*"I'm Your Nitemare" |
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*"We Like Sausage (Remix w/ DJ SAS)" |
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*"Deamon Club" [[remix|mix]] |
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*"Mueve" (Go)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |
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| title= British Hit Singles & Albums |
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| edition= 19th |
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| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited |
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| location= London |
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| page= 504}}</ref> |
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*"Progressive D.E.V.I.L." (with [[Brooklyn Bounce]]) |
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==Successes== |
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*4 [[record chart|chart]] [[hit record|hits]] in a row in Germany and [[Austria]] ("Alarma!" / "Diablo" / "Amokk" / " Supa-Dupa-Fly") |
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*5 x close behind Top 10 in France ( 3 x GOLD-Awards / 1 Platinum Award ) |
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*5 x close behind Top 5 in Denmark + Sweden ( 6 x GOLD-/ 1 x PLATINUM-awards) |
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*4 x close behind Top 30 in the EURO-CHARTS |
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*Chart hits in Spain, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Canada, Czech Rep., Portugal, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Mexico |
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*Double Platinum in Korea for the album ''Paradoxx'' |
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*Award: Dance Artists of The Year 1998 in Denmark (other Nominations: [[Sash!]] and [[Modern Talking]]) |
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*Canadian Single Sales chart spanning more than two years with ''Paradoxx'' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/666 Discogs.com 666 Band Information] |
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/10739-666 Discogs.com 666 Band Information] |
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* [http://www.djsportal.com/en/deejays/index.php?id=666 DJ666 Profile at The DJ's Portal] |
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* [http://www.airbase-media.com Official Airbase homepage] |
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* [http://www.airbase-media.com/unity/ Airbase Forum] |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/666homepage Official myspace site] |
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Revision as of 17:36, 1 March 2015
666 | |
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Origin | Germany |
Genres | Trance |
Years active | 1997-2005 |
Labels | Data Records (2003-2005) Destined Records (2008) |
Past members | Matt Schwartz Joel Edwards |
666 is a German trance DJ act, formed by Thomas Detert and Mike Griesheimer in 1997. They produce a mix of house music and often include lyrics in Spanish and English.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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GER | AUT | BEL (Vl) |
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FRA | NED | NOR | SWE | UK [1] | ||||||
1997 | "Alarma!" | 56 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 45 | 5 | 31 | 58 | Paradoxx | |||
1998 | "Diablo" | 94 | 24 | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 38 | — | ||||
"Amokk" | 46 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 8 | — | 4 | 16 | — | |||||
"Paradoxx" | 94 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 29 | — | — | 26 | — | |||||
1999 | "I'm Your Nitemare" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | ||||
"Get Up 2 Da Track" | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Bomba!" | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 30 | — | Nitemare | ||||
"The Demon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1999 | "D.E.V.I.L." | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 19 | 18 | Who's Afraid Of...? | |||
"Dance 2 Disco" | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Millenium Megamix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
2001 | "Supa-Dupa-Fly" | 76 | 51 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 48 | — | Hellraiser (The Best of) | |||
2002 | "Rhythm Takes Control" | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 48 | — | Insanity | |||
2003 | "Insanity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2004 | "Dance Now!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2005 | "Policia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 504. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.