Apartment 26
Apartment 26 were an industrial metal/nu metal band from Leamington Spa, England. They played Ozzfest in 1999 and split up in 2004. They worked with Tchad Blake, at Real World Studios, on their self-financed Music For The Massive, having scrapped "Album 1.5" after two years of production. The result was a tighter band and looser "live" sound, captured by Blake by making the band perform live in the recording studio. After selling the finished record to Atlantic/WEA, the label shed half of its roster during a merge with Elektra Records, including Apartment 26. The single "Give Me More" was a minor Modern Rock hit in 2004.
Apartment 26 | |
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Apartment 26, 2000 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Leamington Spa, England |
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Years active | 1999–2004 |
Labels | |
Website | Official website |
Members |
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Their name comes from David Lynch's Eraserhead, in which the character lives in Apartment 26. Vocalist Terence 'Biff' Butler is the son of Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler.
Discography
Albums
- Within EP (1999) (Murph Records)[5]
- Hallucinating (2000) (Hollywood Records)
- Music for the Massive (2004) (Atlantic/Wea)
Singles
Year | Title | Chart Positions[6] | Album |
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US Main Rock | |||
2000 | "Basic Breakdown" | 33 | Hallucinating |
"Backwards" | — | ||
2003 | "88" | — | Music for the Massive |
"Give Me More" | 39 |
Soundtracks
Apartment 26's songs have been included on the following soundtracks:
- Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Tales from the Crypt: Monsters of Metal (2000)
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Group members
- Louis Cruden: bass
- Jon Greasley: guitar
- Biff Butler: vocals
- Andy Huckvale: keyboards/programming
- Kevin Temple: drums (formerly of Die Warzau, Sister Machine Gun)
- Brad Booker: drums (formerly of Stir, Gravity Kills)
- Jeremy Colson: drums
References
- D'Angelo, Joe. "Nu Metal Meltdown". MTV.
- Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary Publishing. pp. 179–180. ISBN 1-86074-415-X.
- "MusicMight :: Artists :: APARTMENT 26". Rockdetector.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Rockdetector Biography". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- Discogs.com
- Apartment 26 Charts at Allmusic