Crossfade (American band)
American rock band formed in 1991 in Columbia, South Carolina.
According to AllMusic, the band's music blends "heavy riffage emotional lyrics" within post-grunge and alternative metal, characterized as "raw yet radio-friendly."[1] Ed Sloan (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mitch James (bass, backing vocals), and Les Hall (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) currently make up the band's roster.[2]
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- The Nothing (1991–2000); Sugardaddy Superstar (2000–2002)
- Origin
- Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
- Years active
- 1991–2012, 2024–present
- Label
- Eleven Seven; Columbia
- Genre
- Alternative rock
- alternative metal
- post-grunge
- nu metal (early)
- Current members
- Ed Sloan
- Mitch James
- Les Hall
- Past members
- Brian Geiger
- Tony Byroads
- James Branham
- Mark Castillo
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The band originally formed in 1991 under the name The Nothing.[2] The early lineup consisted of Ed Sloan and Mitch James, joined by drummer Brian Geiger in 1992 and DJ Tony Byroads in 1996.[2] The songs attracted interest from the A&R company Taxi and HitPredictor co-founder Doug Ford, leading to a record deal with FG Records/Earshot.[3] In 2002, they changed their name to Crossfade and entered the studio to record two more songs for their debut album.[2]
Drummer Mark Castillo left Crossfade in January 2012 to join the metalcore band Emmure.[4] Under the name The Nothing, the group put out two albums: The Nothing in 1994 and Numb in 1998.[2] A demo titled "We All Bleed" was made available by Crossfade on January 2, 2009.[5] The group indicated that their forthcoming album would feature a darker and potentially different sound compared to earlier work.[6]
What the cited sources add
As of August 2016, the band had not broken up despite a lengthy period of inactivity.[7] Crossfade revealed in 2024 that they will perform at Sonic Temple and Inkcarceration in 2025, marking their first two concerts since 2011.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crossfade Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ...", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crossfade Rocks", nogivingupnow.tripod.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ruhlmann, "Crossfade > Biography", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mark Castillo", Facebook.com, August 8, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crossfade Myspace", Myspace.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crossfade Twitter", Twitter.com; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crossfade Official", Facebook.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Crossfade (American band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CROSSFADE Reunites, Announces First Shows Since 2012", metalinjection.net, October 14, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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