CRASHDIET – Live In Sleaze [Limited Edition] (2017)
There’s great news for CRASHDIET fans and sleaze hard rock enthusiasts in general as the remaining three group members just released a live album entitled “Live In Sleaze“, a limited edition on CD and LP.
Captured in 2005, this a real treat as the album contains one of the few live recordings from this era. Few months later, lead singer Dave Lepard would leave this earth (committed suicide). This is a chance to witness the raw and unpolished energy of a young and furious rock band at their peak.
Back in the mid-2000’s CRASHDIET made a mess everywhere they went.
The group was the first sleaze rock act in decades to get signed directly to a major label. In support of their critically acclaimed and charting debut album ”Rest In Sleaze”, the band toured every venue in Sweden.
CRASHDIET was signed by Universal in 2004 — making them, by their reckoning, the first sleaze rock act on a major label in over ten years — and released their debut, “Rest In Sleaze”, the following year.
The album hit number 12 on the national charts and spawned the singles “Riot in Everyone,” “Breaking the Chainz,” “Knokk ‘Em Down,” and “It’s a Miracle,” and the band launched an auspicious tour of Sweden to support it in the fall of 2005.
In January 2006, however, the band’s lead singer and guiding light, 25-year-old Dave Lepard, committed suicide in his apartment after a bout of depression. His three surviving bandmates decided they couldn’t continue the band without Lepard, but given an unexpected outpouring of sympathy and support from fans worldwide, they performed one final tribute gig in February.
Several months later, the ex-members of Crashdïet met to discuss future plans, decided to continue on as a new band, and began searching for a new singer.
“Live In Sleaze” is a great document from CRASHDIET’s heyday, a band that helped to resurrect classic hard rock world-wide after dark ages of somber mainstream rock music.
Mixed and mastered by expert Chris Laney, “Live In Sleaze” is a raw, in-your-face slice of sleaze, glammy hard rock with a middle-finger attitude and a kick ass delivery.
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You’ve seen it first here, at 0dayrox
01 – Tikket
02 – Breakin’ The Chainz
03 – Queen Obscene
04 – Riot In Everyone
05 – Angelfukk
06 – It’s A Miracle
07 – Out Of Line
08 – Chinese Democracy
09 – Back On Trakk
10 – Straight Outta Hell
Dave Lepard – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Martin Sweet – Guitar, Backing Vocals
Peter London – Bass, Backing Vocals
Eric Young – Drums, Backing Vocals
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www.dietrecords.org/crashdiet/all/cd/live-in-sleaze-cd
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