CrashCarBurn is a rock band from South Africa. The band was formed in London in 2006 before returning to South Africa in early 2007.
The group's debut album, ''This City Needs a Hero'' was released in 2007 was recorded and produced in part at London's
Miloco Studios by the Grammy nominated team of Colin Richardson and Matt Hyde.
In August 2007, 'Serenade', the first single from the album, reached
5FM
5FM is a South African FM radio station that follows a Top 40 music format and is owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), South Africa's public broadcaster. SABC announced the appointment of Mr. JD Mostert as Business Mana ...
's Hi5@5. Internationally the single 'Broken Skyline' enjoyed success on the UK market after being added to Kerrang Radio's play list as well as their annual 'Kerrang Unsigned' Compilation.
CrashCarBurn have completed four nationwide tours, including the "XBOX 360 Summer Tour" in 2007 and the "Powerzone Roadshow", "God Save the Clubs Tour" and the "Powerzone Summer Tour" in 2008. In 2008, they were chosen to play at the MyCokeFest festival in April, supporting
Muse,
Good Charlotte,
30 Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Leto (drums, per ...
,
Chris Cornell and
Korn
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Originally formed in 1993 ...
.
The band expanded internationally in 2008 winning the
mtvU ''Freshmen'' competition for their "Serenade" music video as well as having significant play on MTV Africa. They also took part in the Vans Warped Tour 2008, performing sixteen dates across the east coast of America and two dates in Canada to crowds in excess of 14,000 people per show. They performed alongside international bands
Angels and Airwaves,
Paramore
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,
Story of the Year,
Reel Big Fish,
Pennywise and
Katy Perry
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amongst others.
In 2009 the band entered into the studio with acclaimed Producer
Mark Trombino, to record their sophomore full length record entitled 'Long Live Tonight'.
The record was released in June 2010.
Band members
Garth Barnes
Garth may refer to:
Places
*Garth, Alberta, Canada
*Garth, Bridgend, a village in south Wales
:* Garth railway station (Bridgend)
*Garth, Ceredigion, small village in Wales
*Garth, Powys, a village in mid Wales
:* Garth railway station (Powys)
*Ga ...
– vocals and rhythm guitar
Fabian Sing
Fabian may refer to:
People
* Fabian (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname
* Pope Fabian (died 250), Catholic saint
* Fabian Forte (born 1943), 1950s American teen idol, singer and actor, known by the mononym Fabia ...
– lead guitar and backing vocals
Etienne Van Rensburg – bass
Brendan "Bugsy" Barnes Brendan may refer to:
People
* Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint.
* Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above
* Brendan (given name), a masculine given ...
– drums
Discography
References
External links
* {{Official website
Musical groups established in 2006
South African pop music groups
South African alternative rock groups