It's Alive was a Swedish
glam-style
funk metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1987.
Karl "
Max Martin" Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) was one of the founding members of the band.
He dropped out of high school to pursue a career with the band under the nickname Martin White.
In 1988, the band participated in the national rock championships and they also played as the in-house band at a disco in Cyprus. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1991 – originally only 1,000 copies were pressed and later the album was given away as a free cover tape in the UK by the ''Metal Forces'' magazine. They landed a record deal on producer
Denniz PoP's label and BMG affiliates
Cheiron Studios
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and released the album ''
Earthquake Visions'' in 1993
(though only 30,000 copies were sold). The band toured Europe in 1994, supporting
Kingdom Come
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Kingdom Come may also refer to:
Film
* ''Kingdom Come'' (1919 film), a Western short featuring Hoot Gibson
* ''Kingdom Come'' (2001 film), a comedy starring LL Cool J
* ''Kingdom ...
.
Frontman Martin White quit in late 1995, and became a successful record producer and songwriter under the alias Max Martin, working with artists such as
Ace of Base,
Britney Spears
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and
Backstreet Boys, and responsible for numerous hits for other artists. Guitarist Per Aldeheim also worked together with Max Martin and the producer's mentor Denniz Pop at Cheiron Studios.
Members
Former
*
Max Martin (a.k.a. Martin Sandberg) – lead vocals (1985–1995)
*
Per Aldeheim – lead guitar (1985–1995)
* Kim Björkegren – rhythm guitar (1985–1995)
* Peter Kahm – bass guitar (1985–1995)
* Gus – drums (1985–1995)
* John Rosth – keyboards (1985–1995)
Discography
*''It's Alive'' (1991)
*''
Earthquake Visions'' (1993) – Cheiron Studios
References
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1985 establishments in Sweden
Funk metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1985
Musical groups disestablished in 1995
Swedish glam metal musical groups
Swedish hard rock musical groups