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GenreRock, Alternative, Industrial, Indie, Metal
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Albums7
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Christoper Hall- vocals
Jim Sellers- bass
Walter Flakus- programming, guitar, keyboards
Derrek Hawkins- live touring guitarist
Andrew Kubiszewski- drums
THE NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM IN-STORES NOW! NEW SINGLE "SO FAR AWAY" NOW AT RADIO!
With a new single, "So Far Away" already picking up steam at Alternative and Rock radio, the May 22nd release of Stabbing Westward marks the first in a series many new exciting beginnings for quintet. With "So Far Away" leading the way, Stabbing Westward sees the band leaning in a new modern, compact, melodic direction.
Produced by Ed Buller (Suede, Crystal Method, Ben Lee) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Wallflowers, Hole, Live), Stabbing Westward's new approach is the artistic realization (ten years in the making) to capture the imagination by treading new waters without losing the attack of previous favorites like "Save Yourself", "What Do I Have To Do" and "Shame." As the band admits, "After two years of musical soul searching, we have finally finished our 4th album. When we began the process of writing a new record, we soon discovered an overwhelming desire to take our music in a new direction. With a new label, a new guitar player and a new sound, this is both an evolution and a new beginning. We are proud to share our new album with you."
KOCH RECORDS & NEW BAND MEMBERS
In other news, after a successful 3-album run with Columbia Records/Sony, Stabbing has joined forces with a new music company KOCH Records (part of the KOCH Entertainment music family). The label is thrilled to welcome the quintet to its burgeoning roster. SW also welcomes to its ranks the addition of a new touring guitarist Derrek Hawkins. New York based, Derrek brings to the plate a wealth of musical expertise. He's also prominently featured on the soon to be released new record.
STABBING WESTWARD TIMELINE
1992 - Cargo Records features Stabbing Westward's "Violent Mood Swings" on its compilation titled, Cyberflesh Conspiracy. Band records demo featuring "Nothing," "Lies" and "Throw"-- attracts interest from Columbia Records. David Kahane signs the band to Columbia Records.
1993 - SW Enters Eden Studio in Chiswick, England to record first album with Jon Fryer. Six weeks later, Ungod is finished.
In September, Stabbing Westward undergoes trial by fire, playing for 4,300 people at CMJ Music Marathon opening for Rage Against the Machine. The first show of the Ungod tour is a smash success.
1994 - February, sees the release of Ungod.. The band tours with Therapy?, Paw, and Machines of Loving Grace before embarking on a three week shed tour with the likes of Depeche Mode and Primal Scream. Stabbing Westward is invited to Martin Gore's wedding reception and parties all night on tour bus before driving to Reading Festival. Stabbing performs at festival in front of 140,000 people. A very British crowd relishes every fiery note.
1995 - Band rents a rehearsal space in Libertyville, IL where it writes and demos all of Whithe, Blister Burn & Peel. Starts recording the album in May in a haunted barn in Woodstock, NY.
1996 - Whither, Blister Burn & Peel is released on January 23. Soon after, the band tours with The Sex Pistols and Kiss. At the first show with Kiss, Stabbing's dressing room is directly opposite Kiss'. Over the course of the evening, Stabbing Westward hears rummaging in its refrigerator and discovers Tom Arnold and Ace Frehley sneaking beers. Kiss isn't happy, and the next day Stabbing finds itself in the smallest dressing room imaginable, far away from Kiss.
MTV is fond of first single "What Do I Have To Do?" but still needs convincing. The network acquiesces and adds band to Buzz Bin after discovering that Stabbing Westward is the only band with the courage to perform a full set in three degree below zero temperature at MTV-attended Snoasis Festival.
1997 - Band moves from Chicago to L.A. and works on Darkest Days for the first half of the year. It enters the studio in June with Dave Jerden. Stays in the studio until September fine-tuning the record-it's the band's most abrasive and personal recording to date.
1998 - Darkest Days is released on April 7. Another tour with Depeche Mode follows, after which Stabbing hits the road with Placebo. During a New York Show at Irving Plaza, Claudia Schiffer accidentally walks in on a completely nude Stabbing Westward changing in their dressing room. Claudia becomes big fan.
1999 - Stabbing performs the last show on the Darkest Days tour on May 1 in Tampa, Florida. In June the group begins writing new material for its fourth album. Right as the band is about to enter the studio with Bob Rock, Columbia Records and band come to a creative impasse. After a six year relationship, Sony Music and Stabbing Westward part ways.
2000 - Undaunted, Stabbing shops new material around to various labels and is offered a deal by independent stalwart, Koch Entertainment. The group likes the idea of being a big fish in a smaller pond. Weary of the industrial metal niche it had been pigeonholed in, the group decides to take a poppier approach on its new record. Band hires Suede producer, Ed Buller. Feeling that the changes were tantamount to a rebirth, the band decides to call the new record, simply, Stabbing Westward.
2001 - Buller refines the band's sound and proves it doesn't need huge walls of sound to have powerful songs. Stabbing Westward enlists Derrek Hawkins to play guitar on record. Songs like "So Far Away," "Breathe You In" and "Television," which feature infectious hooks, head-bobbing beats and less angry, but equally moody vocals, exemplify the band's revised sound. Tom Lord-Alge (The Wallflowers, Hole, Live) mixes the record.
Stabbing Westward prepares for world tour, followed by world domination.
© http://www.stabbingwestward.com/bio_frame.html
Christoper Hall- vocals
Jim Sellers- bass
Walter Flakus- programming, guitar, keyboards
Derrek Hawkins- live touring guitarist
Andrew Kubiszewski- drums
THE NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM IN-STORES NOW! NEW SINGLE "SO FAR AWAY" NOW AT RADIO!
With a new single, "So Far Away" already picking up steam at Alternative and Rock radio, the May 22nd release of Stabbing Westward marks the first in a series many new exciting beginnings for quintet. With "So Far Away" leading the way, Stabbing Westward sees the band leaning in a new modern, compact, melodic direction.
Produced by Ed Buller (Suede, Crystal Method, Ben Lee) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Wallflowers, Hole, Live), Stabbing Westward's new approach is the artistic realization (ten years in the making) to capture the imagination by treading new waters without losing the attack of previous favorites like "Save Yourself", "What Do I Have To Do" and "Shame." As the band admits, "After two years of musical soul searching, we have finally finished our 4th album. When we began the process of writing a new record, we soon discovered an overwhelming desire to take our music in a new direction. With a new label, a new guitar player and a new sound, this is both an evolution and a new beginning. We are proud to share our new album with you."
KOCH RECORDS & NEW BAND MEMBERS
In other news, after a successful 3-album run with Columbia Records/Sony, Stabbing has joined forces with a new music company KOCH Records (part of the KOCH Entertainment music family). The label is thrilled to welcome the quintet to its burgeoning roster. SW also welcomes to its ranks the addition of a new touring guitarist Derrek Hawkins. New York based, Derrek brings to the plate a wealth of musical expertise. He's also prominently featured on the soon to be released new record.
STABBING WESTWARD TIMELINE
1992 - Cargo Records features Stabbing Westward's "Violent Mood Swings" on its compilation titled, Cyberflesh Conspiracy. Band records demo featuring "Nothing," "Lies" and "Throw"-- attracts interest from Columbia Records. David Kahane signs the band to Columbia Records.
1993 - SW Enters Eden Studio in Chiswick, England to record first album with Jon Fryer. Six weeks later, Ungod is finished.
In September, Stabbing Westward undergoes trial by fire, playing for 4,300 people at CMJ Music Marathon opening for Rage Against the Machine. The first show of the Ungod tour is a smash success.
1994 - February, sees the release of Ungod.. The band tours with Therapy?, Paw, and Machines of Loving Grace before embarking on a three week shed tour with the likes of Depeche Mode and Primal Scream. Stabbing Westward is invited to Martin Gore's wedding reception and parties all night on tour bus before driving to Reading Festival. Stabbing performs at festival in front of 140,000 people. A very British crowd relishes every fiery note.
1995 - Band rents a rehearsal space in Libertyville, IL where it writes and demos all of Whithe, Blister Burn & Peel. Starts recording the album in May in a haunted barn in Woodstock, NY.
1996 - Whither, Blister Burn & Peel is released on January 23. Soon after, the band tours with The Sex Pistols and Kiss. At the first show with Kiss, Stabbing's dressing room is directly opposite Kiss'. Over the course of the evening, Stabbing Westward hears rummaging in its refrigerator and discovers Tom Arnold and Ace Frehley sneaking beers. Kiss isn't happy, and the next day Stabbing finds itself in the smallest dressing room imaginable, far away from Kiss.
MTV is fond of first single "What Do I Have To Do?" but still needs convincing. The network acquiesces and adds band to Buzz Bin after discovering that Stabbing Westward is the only band with the courage to perform a full set in three degree below zero temperature at MTV-attended Snoasis Festival.
1997 - Band moves from Chicago to L.A. and works on Darkest Days for the first half of the year. It enters the studio in June with Dave Jerden. Stays in the studio until September fine-tuning the record-it's the band's most abrasive and personal recording to date.
1998 - Darkest Days is released on April 7. Another tour with Depeche Mode follows, after which Stabbing hits the road with Placebo. During a New York Show at Irving Plaza, Claudia Schiffer accidentally walks in on a completely nude Stabbing Westward changing in their dressing room. Claudia becomes big fan.
1999 - Stabbing performs the last show on the Darkest Days tour on May 1 in Tampa, Florida. In June the group begins writing new material for its fourth album. Right as the band is about to enter the studio with Bob Rock, Columbia Records and band come to a creative impasse. After a six year relationship, Sony Music and Stabbing Westward part ways.
2000 - Undaunted, Stabbing shops new material around to various labels and is offered a deal by independent stalwart, Koch Entertainment. The group likes the idea of being a big fish in a smaller pond. Weary of the industrial metal niche it had been pigeonholed in, the group decides to take a poppier approach on its new record. Band hires Suede producer, Ed Buller. Feeling that the changes were tantamount to a rebirth, the band decides to call the new record, simply, Stabbing Westward.
2001 - Buller refines the band's sound and proves it doesn't need huge walls of sound to have powerful songs. Stabbing Westward enlists Derrek Hawkins to play guitar on record. Songs like "So Far Away," "Breathe You In" and "Television," which feature infectious hooks, head-bobbing beats and less angry, but equally moody vocals, exemplify the band's revised sound. Tom Lord-Alge (The Wallflowers, Hole, Live) mixes the record.
Stabbing Westward prepares for world tour, followed by world domination.
© http://www.stabbingwestward.com/bio_frame.html
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