X Is Loaded
X Is Loaded | |
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| Origin | Bath, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2000–07 |
| Labels | Fierce Panda Records, Food Records, Bossmusic, Sugar Shack Records |
| Past members | Jake (Phoenix) Robertson, Martino, Alex (Al) Cole, Jamie (the drummer) O'Gorman |
X Is Loaded were a four-piece rock band from Bath, Somerset, England.[1]
Members
[edit | edit source]- Jake (Phoenix) Robertson - lead vocals, backing guitar
- Martino - lead guitar
- Alex (Al) Cole - bass
- Jamie (the drummer) O'Gorman - drums
As Tenner
[edit | edit source]They released the single "Where Do You Come from"[2] in June 2000 on Fierce Panda Records, and the EP single "Last Chance" in November 2000 on Food Records, under the moniker Tenner.[1][3][4] After recruiting a new drummer, they decided to change their name. The name X Is Loaded was chosen as an amalgamation of several ideas, but the real reason is known only to the band.
Releases and performances
[edit | edit source]They subsequently released the single "Massive Misguidance" with the label Bossmusic[5] in August 2002.
They moved over to Music For Nations in early 2004, and released five singles as well as the album Raw Nerve.[6]
Their March 2004 first single "Laugh, Point & Wave"[7] on the Music for Nations label went to number 1 on the Kerrang! TV video chart, and they received a great deal of play on MTV2, Xfm, and BBC 6 Music. After touring with bands such as Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, InMe, Yourcodenameis:milo, Million Dead, and Hell is for Heroes they released their third single, Thirteen Days,[8] in June 2004 and their debut album Raw Nerve in July. The album was critically acclaimed, receiving four K's and a very enthusiastic review in Kerrang!,[9] as well as in other respected on and offline publications. In November 2004 the band released the download-exclusive single "Racketeer".[9][10]
X is Loaded disbanded in 2006. Afterward, however, the band released a posthumous single "Momentum Fails" in March 2007,[11] and a posthumous album Trench in April 2007, on Sugar Shack Records.[12]
Some members went on to form new projects, including Martino's Bristol-based post-pop band Kill Cassidy.[13]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
- Massive Misguidance (Bossmusic)
- Laugh, Point & Wave/The Start of Everything (Music for Nations)
- Thirteen Days (Music For Nations)
- Racketeer (Self released)
- Momentum Fails (Split 7") (Sugar Shack Records)
Albums
- Raw Nerve (Music For Nations)
- Trench (Sugar Shack Records)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- X Is Loaded MySpace page
- X is Loaded fansite Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Kerrang Review of Raw Nerve; Hasselholdt, Mark, "X Is Loaded Rock Jillys on the 9th and get," 5 November 2004 Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Williams, Martin, "X marks station spot," North Wales Weekly News, 29 April 2004
- "X is Loaded", "BBC", 16 June 2004
- "X Is Loaded", BBC, 5 July 2004
- Rudd, Steve, "Album Reviews - X Is Loaded - Raw Nerve," ThisisUll, 5 July 2004 Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Associated bands
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