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Skrape
Skrape was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Orlando, Florida in 1997. History Formed in 1997 under the name "Jojo", they later renamed to "Skrape" two years later. Prior to their formation in 1997, members had been involved in notable acts such as Stuck Mojo and Genitorturers.Bromley, Adrian. Keeping It Simple, ''Chart (magazine), Chart'', July 1998. The band managed to build up a sizeable following in their local area, despite rarely playing live shows. After shopping around a 7 song demo to various labels, they eventually signed to RCA Records in 1999. In a 2001 interview, guitarist/keyboardist Brian Milner stated, "Part of that whole story about us being elusive in the beginning was because once we got our deal and started working on our album, we really didn’t play (live) for a long time. We did a few shows, then we were gone recording the record and came back in nine or 10 months and played again." He also added that, "The first couple of gigs tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Killer America
''New Killer America'' is the debut album by the five-piece nu metal/alternative metal music group Skrape. The album was released on March 20, 2001 via RCA Records. Background, recording and promotion Skrape were signed to RCA Records in October 1999, and commenced recording their debut ''New Killer America'' in 2000. The songs "Broken Knees", "Blow Up", "Goodbye", "Kill Control", "Sunshine", "Waste" and "What You Say" were all rerecorded for the album, having previously appeared on the demo which caught the attention of RCA Records. Regarding the making of the album, guitarist/keyboardist Brian Milner stated in April 2001 "We had most of the songs done and then we did preproduction and met with Ulrich Wild. He came to Orlando where we live and spent a few weeks going over the songs and getting them ready. He was like, ‘Look, this is going to go on a recording forever. This is your first album, so make sure it’s what you want to come out.’ We did a lot of preproduction, wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |