FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CRUSHED ISSUE MIKE CLINK-PRODUCED DEBUT, ‘MY MACHINE’
Specializing in a sound that manages to merge goth with metal - while not sacrificing melody – the five-man band Crushed should easily garner heaps of crossover interest with their just-released debut, ‘My Machine.’ Hailing from the arid locale of Phoenix, Arizona, the group (which consists of singer/guitarist Mark Lauer, guitarist Mike Halland, guitarist/keyboardist Harry McCaleb, bassist Mike Brown, and drummer Jeff Garten) quickly impressed one of rock’s most renowned producers, Mike Clink, who was the main man behind none other than Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Appetite for Destruction,’ among other rock classics. “Crushed is a blend of hard rock with a melodic overtone, similar to a wolf in sheep's clothing,” explains Clink. “The band gave 110% to make sure this was the best Crushed album they could deliver.”
Clink’s expertise quickly rubbed off on Crushed, resulting in one helluva debut. “Mike only works on one level and that is top notch professionalism,” adds Lauer. “I have to say I really learned a lot about myself and recording by working with Mike Clink. He encouraged me to dig deeper and to bring out my best.” Garten also voices Lauer’s sentiment. “[Clink] was able to dig in, and bring out the performances that were inside of us, and his astute selections of the people he works with, have made ‘My Machine’ an album I'm extremely proud to call my own.”
The fourteen-track album perfectly captures ‘the Crushed sound,’ which touches upon riff rockers (“Nocturnal”), melodicism (“Crash Coping”), and tracks that touch upon both approaches (“Hovering”). Having built a solid following in the Arizona region, the group is itching to bring the songs from ‘My Machine’ to life on concert stages throughout the world, admits Halland. “We throw in new songs to test them as well, so fans can hear songs live they would have not heard otherwise. Crushed is a very energetic live band - the band looks at each show as an event.”
UPCOMING CRUSHED SHOWS:
Mar 24, 2007 - 9:30P - THE REAL BAR - TEMPE, Arizona
Mar 31, 2007 - 1:30P - TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL - TEMPE, Arizona
Apr 14, 2007 - 8:00P - JOE'S GROTTO - PHOENIX, Arizona
May 17, 2007 - 12:00P - Hyperactive Conference and Music Festival 2007 - ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
To purchase ‘My Machine,’ visit www.cdbaby.com/cd/crushed
For more information, go to www.crushed.net and www.myspace.com/crushed
Crushed CD
"My Machine" available now!!
Below are some comments from top Industry professionals. Get your copy
today!
Awesome
Ed Shapiro, music attorney, NY, NY
"downloaded your record from itunes, awesome really."
Hit Song
Jonathan L, "Lopsided World Of L." Radio show on 98 KUPD FM
97.9 Phoenix
"Further Down is a hit song if I have ever heard one."
Sounds Amazing
Mike Clink- Producer, Crushed, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Motley Crue
"Guys, you have a great record and it sounds amazing."
Best work I have done
Fred Archambault, Producer/ Engineer, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Vanna
Regarding the mixing of Crushed "My Machine"
"This is some of the
best work I have done, I hope you are as proud of it as I am."
It almost
seems surreal, but after a series of setbacks and contractual turmoil,
we can now honestly say..."The Crushed CD is close to completion!"
The Mike Clink produced recording is currently being mixed by a young
and very talented producer / engineer named Fred Archambault, at Sound
Instinct Studio in North Hollywood, California. Fred recently produced
the groundbreaking Avenged Sevenfold record and we all know Mike from
his legendary work with Guns & Roses and many other amazing artists.
Crushed is very humbled and ecstatic to be working with such amazing
talents. The band has returned to its roots and what fueled it in the
first place... Original Music from the Soul and not from a corporate
cookie cutter mold.
One Love,
Crushed
Check it out, CRUSHED was chosen Best Phoenix Rock Band by Arizona Republic.
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here for the whole story.
CRUSHED performed at The OCC in Tempe,
The Best of the Southwest Custom Motorcycle Show Novenber 5th.
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Click Here for Photos from the 2005 "Not So Crushed Christmas" show. |
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Be Prepared for the new CRUSHED album. Be afraid, be very afraid!!!