Hotwire (band)
| Hotwire | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Newbury Park, California |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Years active | 1999–2003 |
| Labels | RCA Records |
Hotwire was an American alternative rock band from Newbury Park, California.
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[edit] History
Hotwire's members met in high school; after recording a few demos, they scored slots opening for California dates of bands like Incubus, Linkin Park, Hoobastank, and Audiovent.[1] They signed with RCA Records in December 2000, and released a four-track EP in 2002 before issuing their full-length The Routine in the summer of 2003. They followed the release of the album with a slot on the Ozzfest tour that year.[1] A single from the album, "Not Today", was a hit on American rock radio, peaking at #40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[2] The band broke up soon after the Ozzfest tour citing both professional and personal reasons.
[edit] Members
- Gabe Garcia - guitar - now in Transfatal Express
- Rus Martin - guitar, vocals - now in Skyscraper Frontier, Beware the Idols and Fake Figures (a band composed with members of Atreyu and Scars of Tomorrow)
- Dan Hartman - bass
- Chris Strauser - bass - formerly in Countervail
- Brian Borg - drums - now in Deadbirds
Gabe, Rus and Brian are now under Coming Home Records and all participate in their projects.
[edit] Discography
- Hotwire EP (RCA Records, 2002)
- The Routine (RCA Records, 2003)
There was also never released version of The Routine album, which was recoded during recording sessions in 2001/2002 and was to be released in 2002. The release of this version of the album was canceled because of leak of the album to the Internet. Only one song of this record, Prostetics of Steel, has later appeared on Japan version of The Routine album as bonus song. All other songs were turned down and whole album was re-recorded in late 2002 with totally different track list and then released in 2003.
[edit] Media
- The song "Invisible" from the album The Routine appears on the game Need For Speed Underground.
- The song "Not Today" from the album The Routine appears on the game Evolution Skateboarding.
- Never released song "Cyanide Baby" from 2001 appears on the game MTV Sports: T.J. Lavin's Ultimate BMX.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hotwire at Allmusic
- ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/articles/164/164592p1.html
