Projects
Gold has released two solo albums (So Long Celeste, 1992, and United, 1996, both mixing personal creations and covers), alongside his work in the band.
Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler, a 13-track CD. In 1996, Frank Mertens started a musical project called Maelstrom, which was a combination of ambient-style music, impressionistic and colorful art in the form of paintings and sculptures, and etheric poetry. This project seems now to have been abandoned, though, as Mertens has not been visibly active with it.
At present the band is still touring and working on new material and have signed new deal with the Universal Music Group. The first single and album releases were available at first only in Germany and through online shops and download platforms in German-speaking countries. The first single from album was titled "I Die For You Today". This became available as a digital download on October 8, 2010. The single was released in CD format on October 22, 2010. It entered the official German charts at number 15 in its first week of release and stayed in the top 100 for 8 weeks. Invited by the designer Michael Michalsky, Alphaville performed songs from the new album as well as old hits at the StyleNite on 21 January 2011 during Berlin Fashion Week.
Alphaville is touring the album Catching Rays On Giant across Germany in March 2011 with 12 dates currently planned.
The second single from the Catching Rays On Giant album is the track Song For No One, to be released on 4 March 2011.
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