Egypt Central
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Egypt Central | |
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 Egypt Central performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active |
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| Labels | Lava, Atlantic, Bieler Bros. Records, Fat Lady Music, A Window In |
| Members | John Falls Blake Allison Joey Chicago |
| Past members | Michael Spann Stephen "Worm" Williams Jeff James Chris D'Abaldo Heath Hindman Don Wray Josie Cummings |
| Website | www |
Egypt Central is an American alternative metal band from Memphis, Tennessee.
History
[edit]Formation and debut album (2002–2010)
[edit]Egypt Central was formed on October 2, 2002. Based in Memphis and named after one of its roads. They wrote and recorded for one year until generating a buzz in their hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. After eight shows, they caught the attention of former Lava Records CEO Jason Flom. Flom offered the band a record deal after seeing their live performances. Egypt Central's self-titled debut album was recorded with producer Josh Abraham in Los Angeles. It experienced many delays, eventually being released by Fat Lady Music on January 15, 2008. Two singles were released to promote the album: "You Make Me Sick" and "Taking You Down". These two tracks also ended up being on the soundtrack of the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. They have performed with bands like Disturbed, Seether, Sevendust, Hurt, Red, In This Moment, and many others.
There is rumored to be an entire second album which never got released due to legal issues with their record label. Two songs meant for this album, "Hate" and "California Dreams" (later reworked as "Citizen Radio" and released on the Murder in the French Quarter: Rare & Unreleased EP), were performed live while on tour in 2008.
White Rabbit (2010–2011)
[edit]Egypt Central completed work on their second studio album, entitled White Rabbit, in December 2010 with producer Skidd Mills and released it on May 31, 2011. The album received many positive reviews from many sources.[1][2] The album's title track was released as the first single on March 1, 2011.[3] The band toured from March–May on the Tour of the American Dream tour with Cold and Kopek.[4] The band toured on their Down the Hole headlining tour with Abused Romance and Candlelight Red in June and with Burn Halo and Red Line Chemistry in July.[5] In addition to several festival appearances, the band toured briefly with Hinder, Saving Abel, and Adelitas Way in August. The band supported Pop Evil on a number of shows in September followed by a supporting leg of shows with Hinder and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus in October. The band opened for Staind at the Q103 Thanksgiving Hangover, November 26 at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany New York. They then joined Puddle of Mudd and Pop Evil on December 9 for the 105.7 The X (WIXO) Nutcracker Eleven at the Expo Gardens in Peoria.
Breakup (2012–2019)
[edit]On December 3, 2012, after being inactive for a year, bassist Joey Chicago announced through a letter on Facebook that both vocalist John Falls and guitarist Jeff James would not be continuing on with the band, thus bringing an end to Egypt Central.
In 2014 a post was made to the band's Facebook page, announcing a new EP of previously unreleased songs titled Murder in the French Quarter, that was set for release on August 19, 2014.[6][7]
Reunion & Burn With You (since 2019)
[edit]On April 1, 2019, a mysterious teaser video appeared on the band's Facebook page. The teaser appears to feature new music along with a cryptic 06 06 19 message. The video was re-posted on May 6, 2019. On June 6, 2019, Egypt Central released "Raise the Gates" as a new single confirming a reunion.[8] On June 18, 2019, another cryptic teaser appeared on both Facebook and Instagram with a new date 07 05 19.[9] On July 5, 2019, Egypt Central released "Dead Machine" on their YouTube channel.[10] On April 13, 2020, Egypt Central released a new single "Over Soon" on all platforms.[11] October 20, 2020, the band announced on their Instagram page the release of a new single "Hunted" set for November 20.[12] Another single, "Let Me Out", was released digitally on April 30, 2021. An EP titled Burn With You was released on July 9, 2021.[13] On December 5, 2021, the band released a new single, Beautiful Misery with rapper Mikes Dead. On February 22, 2022, the band announced a new single called No Place Like home with a date on their YouTube channel 3-10-22.
Band members
[edit]Official members
[edit]- Blake Allison – Drums
- Joey "Chicago" Walser – Bass
- John Falls – Lead Vocals
Former members
[edit]- Heath Hindman – Lead Guitar
- Jeff James – Rhythm Guitar
- Don Wray – Lead Guitar (2001–2004)
- Stephen "Worm" Williams – Lead Guitar
- Chris D'Abaldo – Rhythm Guitar
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US | US Heat. [14] |
US Ind. [14] | ||
| 2008 | Egypt Central
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— | 8 | 37 |
| 2011 | White Rabbit
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78 | — | 12 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Extended plays
[edit]| Year | Album details |
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| 2014 | Murder in the French Quarter: Rare & Unreleased
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| 2021 | Burn With You
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Main. |
US Rock | |||
| 2007 | "You Make Me Sick" | 21 | — | Egypt Central |
| 2008 | "Taking You Down" | 37 | — | |
| 2011 | "White Rabbit" | 17 | 41 | White Rabbit |
| "Kick Ass" | 23 | — | ||
| 2012 | "Enemy Inside" | — | — | |
| 2019 | "Raise the Gates" | — | — | Burn With You |
| "Dead Machine" | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Over Soon" | — | — | |
| "Hunted" | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Let Me Out" | — | — | |
| "Burn With You" | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "Beautiful Misery" | — | — | |
| "No Place Like Home" | — | — | ||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Song | Ref. |
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| 2008 | "You Make Me Sick" | [15] |
| 2011 | "White Rabbit" | [16] |
| "Kick Ass" (Live) | [17] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Egypt Central". Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt Central". Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt Central". Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Cold To Tour With Egypt Central And Kopek Next Month – Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More". Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Rock Access – Rock News » Egypt Central Announce Dates With Abused Romance". Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt Central Releasing 'Murder in the French Quarter' Disc". Loudwire. August 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt Central – Cover Photos – Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt Central – Raise the Gates (Official Audio)". YouTube. June 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Egypt Central – Home". Facebook. June 11, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Egypt Central – Dead Machine (Official Audio)". YouTube. July 5, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Over Soon". Youtube. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Egypt Central on Instagram: "👾 "HUNTED" 👾 OUT NOW"".
- ^ "Egypt Central on Instagram: "ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ɢʀɪᴇꜰ ꜱᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ɪꜱ ɢᴏ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ, ꜱɪᴛ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏᴏ. 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒀𝒐𝒖 - 07.09.21"".
- ^ a b "Egypt Central > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Egypt Central – You Make Me Sick (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Egypt Central – White Rabbit (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Egypt Central – Kick Ass (Official Live Video)". www.youtube.com. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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