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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{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]]
| genre = [[Trance music|Trance]]
| years_active = 1997-2005
| label = [[Data Records]] (2003-2005) [[Destined Records]] (2008)
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| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Matt Schwartz]]<br/>[[Joel Edwards (singer)|Joel Edwards]]
}}'''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]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===


===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Paradoxx (1998)
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|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! # !! Track Name !! Time
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]
! width="35"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]]
! width="35"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br>(Vl)]]
! width="35"| [[Ultratop 40|BEL<br>(Wa)]]
! width="35"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]]
! width="35"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]]
! width="35"| [[Norwegian Singles Chart|NOR]]
! width="35"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]]
! 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>
|-
|-
| 1997
| 01 || Cathedral Of Sin (Introduction) || 1:01
| align="left"| "Alarma!"
| 56
| 24
| —
| —
| 6
| 45
| 5
| 31
| 58
|
| align="left" rowspan="6"| ''Paradoxx''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1998
| 02 || Amokk || 3:38
| align="left"| "Diablo"
| 94
| 24
| —
| —
| 6
| —
| 10
| 38
| —
|
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Amokk"
| 03 || Get Up 2 Da Track (666 Is Back) || 4:13
| 46
| 20
| 29
| 25
| 8
| —
| 4
| 16
| —
|
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Paradoxx"
| 04 || La Vasca Se Mueve || 4:43
| 94
| 32
| 29
| 22
| 29
| —
| —
| 26
| —
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1999
| 05 || Apocalypse (Backwards) || 0:21
| align="left"| "I'm Your Nitemare"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 36
| —
|
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Get Up 2 Da Track"
| 06 || La Tierra Ya Destruida || 6:20
| —
| —
| 58
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Bomba!"
| 07 || Alarma! || 3:27
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 19
| —
| —
| 30
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Nitemare''
|-
|-
| align="left"| "The Demon"
| 08 || Paradoxx || 3:53
| —
| —
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1999
| 09 || Los Ninos Del Demonio || 3:25
| align="left"| "D.E.V.I.L."
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 35
| —
| —
| 19
| 18
|
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Who's Afraid Of...?''
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Dance 2 Disco"
| 10 || The Demon Attacks (Interlude) || 0:52
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 58
| —
| —
| —
| —
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|-
|-
| align="left"| "The Millenium Megamix"
| 11 || Diablo || 3:38
| —
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| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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|-
|-
| 2001
| 12 || El Fuego || 4:54
| align="left"| "Supa-Dupa-Fly"
|-
| 76
| 13 || I'm Your Nitemare || 5:27
|-
| 51
| —
| 14 || The 666 Megamix || 5:36
| —
|-
| 36
| 15 || Apocalypse (Forwards) || 0:22
| —
|-
| —
|}
| 48

| —
{| class="wikitable"
|
! Nitemare (1999)
|
|
| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''Hellraiser (The Best of)''
|-
|-
| 2002
! # !! Track Name !! Time
| align="left"| "Rhythm Takes Control"
|-
| —
| 01 || Far East Intro || 0:20
| —
|-
| —
| 02 || The Demon (Pulsedriver Remix) || 5:40
| —
|-
| 65
| 03 || Alarma! (Untidy Dub) || 7:04
| —
|-
| —
| 04 || Confusion (Album Mix) || 4:38
|-
| 48
| —
| 05 || Bomba! (X-Tended Mix) || 6:24
|-
| 06 || Amokk (X-Tended 666 Mix) || 5:25
|-
| 07 || I'm Your Nitemare (Extended Mix) || 5:53
|-
| 08 || Diablo (Club Mix) || 5:06
|-
| 09 || Get Up 2 Da Track (Austin's Power Mix) || 6:00
|-
| 10 || Paradoxx (Klubbirds Remix) || 6:34
|-
| 11 || Alarma! (Let's Go Gabba Bootleg Mix) || 5:32
|-
| 12 || The Fab 666 Megamix || 9:23
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|
|
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Insanity''
! Who's Afraid of ... (2000)
|-
|-
| 2003
! # !! Track Name
| align="left"| "Insanity"
|-
| —
| 01 || Welcome Back To The Grave
| —
|-
| —
| 02 || D.E.V.I.L. (Break The Spell Mix)
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|-
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| 03 || 2 The Maxx
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|-
| —
| 04 || Ruido Sintetico
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|-
| —
| 05 || Bomba!
|-
| 06 || Prince Of Darkness
|-
| 07 || The Demon
|-
| 08 || Mueve (Go)
|-
| 09 || Dance 2 Disco
|-
| 10 || Return of 666 (Interlude)
|-
| 11 || Salute!
|-
| 12 || Feel The Omen
|-
| 13 || D.E.V.I.L. (What The Hell Mix)
|-
| 14 || The 666 (New Millennium Megamix)
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|
|
! Hellraiser (The Best of) (2001)
|-
|-
| 2004
! # !! Track Name
| align="left"| "Dance Now!"
|-
| —
| 01 || The Maxx
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|-
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| 02 || Alarma!
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|-
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| 03 || Amokk
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|-
| —
| 04 || Bomba!
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|-
| —
| 05 || D.E.V.I.L.
|-
| 06 || Dance 2 Disco
|-
| 07 || Diablo
|-
| 08 || I'm Your Nightmare
|-
| 09 || Los Ninos Del Demonio
|-
| 10 || Paradoxx
|-
| 11 || Supa Dupa Fly
|-
| 12 || The Demon
|-
| 13 || The Millennium Megamix
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|
! Insanity (2003)
|
|
|-
|-
| 2005
! # !! Track Name !! Time
| align="left"| "Policia"
|-
| —
| 01 || Insanity (Flashback Edit) || 3:55
| —
|-
| —
| 02 || Dance Now (Radio Mix) || 3:15
| —
|-
| —
| 03 || Confusion (Promo Edit) || 4:34
| —
|-
| —
| 04 || 6 Gate (Dance With the Devil) || 3:22
| —
|-
| —
| 05 || Rhythm Takes Control (M.A.D.R.A.S. Remix] || 5:44
|-
| 06 || D.E.V.I.L. (Break the Spell Mix] || 3:43
|-
| 07 || Amokk || 3:40
|-
| 08 || 2 The Maxx || 4:06
|-
| 09 || Paradoxx || 3:56
|-
| 10 || Bomba! || 3:47
|-
| 11 || Get Up 2 Da Track (666 is Back) || 4:14
|-
| 12 || Mueve (Go) || 3:39
|-
| 13 || La Vasca Se Mueve || 4:41
|-
| 14 || Dance 2 Disco || 4:38
|-
| 15 || Alarma! || 3:26
|-
| 16 || Salute || 3:47
|-
| 17 || Diablo || 3:37
|-
| 18 || El Fuego || 4:50
|-
| 19 || I'm Gur Nightmare || 5:26
|-
| 20 || The Demon Attack (Outro) || 00:50
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|
! The Ways are Mystic (Best of Hits Collection) (2007)
|
|
| align="left" rowspan="1"| Single only
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
! # !! Track Name !! Time
|-
|-
| 01 || Dance Now! (Screen Cut) || 3:39
|-
| 02 || Amokk (Video Edit) || 3:44
|-
| 03 || Policia (Alerta Edit) || 3:31
|-
| 04 || Confusion (El Fuego Edit) || 2:50
|-
| 05 || Bomba (Video Edit) || 3:53
|-
| 06 || Alarma (Sequential One Edit) || 3:23
|-
| 07 || Dance 2 Disco (DJ Piccolo Full Vocal Edit) || 3:17
|-
| 08 || The God (Kingdom Edit) || 3:41
|-
| 09 || Insanity (Flashback Edit) || 3:56
|-
| 10 || Rhythm Takes Control (666 Screen Cut) || 3:46
|-
| 11 || Supa Dupa Fly (On Air Mix) || 3:56
|-
| 12 || The Demon (Pulsdriver Remix Edit) || 3:17
|-
| 13 || Paradoxx (New Radio Edit) || 3:26
|-
| 14 || Get Up 2 The Track (666 Is Back) (Album Re-Cut) || 3:29
|-
| 15 || D.E.V.I.L. (Club Caviar Edit) || 3:38
|-
| 16 || I'm Your Nightmare (Nello Re-Cut) || 3:07
|-
| 17 || La Formula (Chemico Edit) || 3:39
|-
| 18 || Diablo (Radio Devil Mix) || 3:44
|-
| 19 || Superstar DJ (Global Cut Mix) || 2:57
|-
| 20 || Back On Demand (Screen Cut) || 3:41
|-
| 21 || Le Bruit De La Porte (666 On Stage Edit) || 3:00
|}
|}

===Singles===
*"Bomba!"
*"D.E.V.I.L." - UK #18 (2000)
*"Alarma!" - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #58 (1998)
*"Amokk"
*"Amokk" / "Alarma!"
*"Amokk" / "Diablo"
*"Diablo"
*"Paradoxx"
*"Dance 2 Disco"
*"Who's Afraid Of...?"
*"Supa-Dupa-Fly"
*"Insanity"
*"Dance Now!"
*"Policia"
*"I'm Your Nitemare"
*"We Like Sausage (Remix w/ DJ SAS)"
*"Deamon Club" [[remix|mix]]
*"Mueve" (Go)<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
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 504}}</ref>
*"Progressive D.E.V.I.L." (with [[Brooklyn Bounce]])

==Successes==

*4 [[record chart|chart]] [[hit record|hits]] in a row in Germany and [[Austria]] ("Alarma!" / "Diablo" / "Amokk" / " Supa-Dupa-Fly")
*5 x close behind Top 10 in France ( 3 x GOLD-Awards / 1 Platinum Award )
*5 x close behind Top 5 in Denmark + Sweden ( 6 x GOLD-/ 1 x PLATINUM-awards)
*4 x close behind Top 30 in the EURO-CHARTS
*Chart hits in Spain, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Canada, Czech Rep., Portugal, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Mexico
*Double Platinum in Korea for the album ''Paradoxx''
*Award: Dance Artists of The Year 1998 in Denmark (other Nominations: [[Sash!]] and [[Modern Talking]])
*Canadian Single Sales chart spanning more than two years with ''Paradoxx''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/666 Discogs.com 666 Band Information]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/10739-666 Discogs.com 666 Band Information]
* [http://www.djsportal.com/en/deejays/index.php?id=666 DJ666 Profile at The DJ's Portal]
* [http://www.airbase-media.com Official Airbase homepage]
* [http://www.airbase-media.com/unity/ Airbase Forum]
* [http://www.myspace.com/666homepage Official myspace site]


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Revision as of 17:36, 1 March 2015

666
OriginGermany
GenresTrance
Years active1997-2005
LabelsData Records (2003-2005) Destined Records (2008)
Past membersMatt 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
GER AUT BEL
(Vl) 		BEL
(Wa) 		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

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 504. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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