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December 18, 2008
December 18th, 2008
• Hi everyone. As we close on another year, from all of us in Crimsonfire, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!
It's been a while since our last update and there has been some recent changes... After 9 years of being with the band, Crimsonfire has had to let go of Bass Player Paul Yoannidis due to personal reasons. As some of you already know, it has been an extremely difficult process in finding a new Bass Player, but after 4 months and numerous Bass auditions, we finally found our man! So on behalf of Crimsonfire, we would like to welcome Damian Brede into the band. OMAD, as he likes to be called, has been playing Bass for over 13 years, has played in numerous local bands and most definitely has the experience and capabilities. We're currently working closely with OMAD to get him up to speed with the new tracks and we're completing 3 more new songs to add to our eagerly anticipated 2nd Album. Having completed Pre-Production tracks for Album No.2, we are well on our way to booking official Recording dates for the entire Album in early 2009 with plans to have both local and international guest musicians.
It has been a fresh new start for us, and with this comes a fresh new look, so check out our new band photos on our photo gallery page and get ready guys coz it won't be too long before Crimsonfire will be back burning up the stage again!!!
September 2nd, 2008
• Crimsonfire are proud to announce that they are apart of a new Australian Metal compilation put out by the good people at Welkin Entertainment. Here's a little bit of info:
Welkin Entertainment Presents: THE EUPHONY FUSION. An Australian Metal Compilation.
In an effort to help further promote the many great metal bands we have across Australia, we at Welkin Entertainment have put together another promotional metal compilation featuring a selection of 15 fantastic bands, of a wide variety of metal genres, from across the country.
1000 copies of this compilation will be handed out for free at the conclusion of each show on OPETH’s Australian tour, September 2-7. Distribution gigs:
Tuesday, September 2: OPETH@ Metro City, Perth
Thursday, September 4: OPETH@ The Barton Theatre, Adelaide
Friday, September 5: OPETH @ The Palace Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday, September 6: OPETH@ The Big Top, Sydney
Sunday, September 7: OPETH@ The Arena, Brisbane *
The CDs will be handed out for free at the END of each show, out the front of the venue. * This compilation CD will NOT be available in stores. The only opportunity to acquire this CD is after the above gigs. 1000 copies will be distributed between the above 5 gigs, so make sure you get in quick as once they’re gone that’s it. *This CD is FREE!
THE EUPHONY FUSION track list:
1. VESPERS DESCENT (WA) - DECEIVER www.myspace.com/vespersdescent
2. NE OBLIVISCARIS (VIC) - FORGET NOT www.neobliviscaris.com
3. BE'LAKOR (VIC) - TRE'ASTE www.myspace.com/belakor
4. SEPARATIST (TAS) - ANACLASIS www.separatistonline.com
5. NEVETHERYM (NSW) - HOURGLASS www.myspace.com/nevetherym
6. FEARSCAPE (NSW) - ABADDON DESTROYER www.fearscape.com
7. FRANKENBOK (VIC) - THIS MONSTER MY SON www.myspace.com/frankenbok
8. DRED (NSW) - SEA TO SUMMIT www.dred.com.au
9. BLACK ASYLUM (NSW) - 12 GAUGE JUDAS www.black-asylum.com
10. THE FUROR (WA) - SUPREME RIGHTEOUS MAULING www.thefuror.com
11. CRIMSONFIRE (VIC) - THE AGE OF AQUARIUS www.crimsonfire.com.au
12. SCAR THE SURFACE (VIC) - SUFFER THE PENALTY www.myspace.com/scarthesurface
13. SPASTICATOR (VIC) - DRUMS OF DOOM www.myspace.com/spasticator
14. C**TSCRAPE (WA) - CACTUS SACK www.myspace.com/grindecologyst
15. IRONWOOD (NSW) - THE RAVEN SONG www.ironwoodsound.com.au
June 7th, 2008
• We've added new photos to the photo gallery! These were taken from the gig at The Corner Hotel for the PBS Benefit Gig.
March 31, 2008
• The flyer for the 2008 PBS Screaming Symphony Benefit gig is now online. Click here.
• There are five new promotioanl photos in the photo gallery of the band.
• Crimsonfire will be playing at the PBS Benefit Gig coming up on April 26th, a Saturday, at The Corner Hotel. Other bands to play are Vampora,
Divine Ascension,
and
Lord. There will be a flyer online soon.
• We've also posted up some photos Louie took during Maiden's recent Aus tour (2008)!
March 23, 2008
• We've posted some photos up from the last Crimsonfire show, which was at The Arthouse on October 6th, 2007. Check em out here!
September 19, 2007
• Crimsonfire will be playing live at The Arthouse on Saturday, October 6th. Click here for more details and to see the flyer.
September 17, 2007
• Hello to everyone in the world of Metal, glad to be back.
I guess you are probably wondering, why we haven't shown our faces for the last... well, lets see... oh, eight months...
• Here are ten good reasons why:
1. Embrace The Night
2.
Last Horizon
3.
The Reason Remains
4.
Winter Storm
5.
Secrets
6.
Silent Rain
7.
Oceans Collide
8.
Seasons of The Sun
9.
Lies Within
10.
Echoes Through Eternity
In no particular order, and titles subject to change, we present to you the official track listing for Crimsonfire's second album.
It's been an extremely busy year for us all to date, professionally and personally.
• We are currently finalising and drawing conclusion to our writing
sessions, and we will shortly commence our pre production recording
sessions. Official recording sessions will follow shortly after that.
...but in the meantime, some other exciting news...
• Special announcement:
'A very impressive album'
Bruce Dickinson, IRON MAIDEN.
That's right, you read it correctly...
Our debut album, into the hands of Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, one of the greatest voices in metal, that's cool!
As you may or may not know, but between his solo / Maiden and pilot commitments, Bruce Dickinson hosts his own weekly Friday night rock show in London.
Featuring bands from all over the world, Bruce plays an array of new and classic rock/Metal tunes, including interviews with your favourite Rock/Metal artists.
On the 10th August 2007, Bruce Dickinson introduced Crimsonfire, to his listeners, on the Friday night rock show, by playing the opening track of their debut album 'ETERNAL DAYS' and dubbing their debut album - very impressive.
Unfortunately due to copyright laws, we are unable to provide a sample of the recording of the show, but you may view the shows track listing for that day on this link.
'To be acknowledged by greatness is one thing, but to be acknowledged by having an impressive album, is an honour.
This is definitely one of the greatest moments in our music careers'
Louie.
Crimsonfire greatly thanks Kathryn and all at Smooth operations, for giving us the opportunity to be on the Friday night Rock Show, and a big thank you to Bruce Dickinson for the kind words, introducing the band, playing our song and appreciating our album, it will be treasured and immortalized in our hearts forever, thank you.
Click on this image to tune into, the coolest Rock Shows - enjoy!
NOTE: For Australian fans to listen live, tune in on Saturdays 7:00am-10:00am EST
March 19, 2007
• Crimsonfire's guitarist Anthony is proud to announce his recent endorsement with DSL Guitar and Bass Straps. Click on the link to checkout all the cool stuff from DSL!
January 6, 2007
• We have a new review online for you, and here is a statement from the band:
Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. As we await the New Year, we draw closer towards the end of what has been a successful year and a very interesting journey for CRIMSONFIRE.
It began with our newly released debut album being recognised within Australia and around the world by the magazines, fanzines and radio stations - giving the album excellent reviews that we had hoped we would achieve.
This would also bring a world wide interest in CRIMSONFIRE, gaining fans from all around the world, earning the band respect and its place in the metal world - 2006 had proven that CRIMSONFIRE are in for the long haul, and a band that is here to stay.
This was followed by countless interviews both within Australia and overseas, working with and supporting local communities, being involved in underage festivals,
Working alongside local and international metal bands.
2006 gave us the opportunity to officially launch our debut album to our home crowd in Melbourne which was one of the biggest highlights of the year for us - not to mention being chosen to support international metal sensations QUEENSRYCHE.
The year to date has been fantastic and has exceeded all our expectations, we feel very fortunate of our achievements and wouldn't have done it without the following:
We wish to thank everyone for making 2006 an unforgettable year and the above possible, starting with all our families and loved ones, all the international/local press, magazines, fanzines, newspapers, journalists, radio stations, DJ's, venues, all local and international bands we shared the stage with, basically everyone who has helped us along the way to get to where we are now - especially the fans who have believed in our dream, we thank you...
The last few months we have been brainstorming ideas and have ended the year with brand new tracks for a 2 nd album, we plan to re group early 2007 to complete our writing sessions - as we plan to begin recording sometime mid 2007.
2006 was a big year - we hope to make 2007 even bigger!
Cheers, and have a safe new year.
LOUIE, DOM, ANTH, DI & PAULY.
December 16, 2006
• We've added a few new photos to the photo gallery. There's some shots from Gamma Ray's recent Melbourne show, and a spectacular crowd shot from Crimsonfire's recent show at Barbukka.
November 6, 2006
• Louie
was recently interviewed by webzine Hard
Rock Haven! Follow the Hard
Rock Haven link to see the interview!
September
11, 2006
• The
gigs page has been
updated. Crimsonfire will be playing live
on Saturday, October 21st!
• We
have added even more photos
from the Crimsonfire CD launch, and photos
with Queensrÿche!
• Louie
has written up an article on Crimsonfire's
experience supporting the mighty Queensrÿche...
You can read it right here!
August
17, 2006
• There
is another new review
online!
June
24, 2006
• CRIMSONFIRE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
It has been an absolute honour to announce
that Crimsonfire have secured the opening
slot with Lord for the Queensrÿche
Melbourne show on July 14th at The Palace,
St.Kilda. Being our first major international
support, we hope that this amazing once
in a life time opportunity will open new
doors for us and will most certainly help
boost our profile now and in the future.
Hope to see you all there and thanks to
everyone for your support!
June
15, 2006
• There
is another new review
online!
• We
have uploaded a new review
of the debut album!
April
25, 2006
• More
photos from
Crimsonfire's debut album launch are now
online!
April
20, 2006
• We
have a very small handful of photos
from the album launch now online in our
photo gallery.
• We
also would like to remind everyone that
our debut album is available in the following
stores:
- All JB HI FI Stores
- Radical Records (VIC)
- Red Eye Music (NSW)
- Skinny Music (QLD)
- Utopia Records (NSW)
- Heartland (VIC)
- Metal Mayhem (VIC)
- RIOT Distribution (NSW)
April
8, 2006
•
Hi everyone, on behalf of all the guys in
Crimsonfire, we would like to thank all
of you who came down to the Corner Hotel
on Saturday 1st April to celebrate the official
Launch of our debut Album. The night was
a huge success and the crowd response was
just phenomenal.
Crimsonfire would also like to send a huge
thankyou to VOYAGER for flying down all
the way from their hometown W.A. to play
with us and who also put on a sensational
performance. You guys are truly amazing
and made a great impression to all.
Congratulations to Ivan from Airport West
who was the competition winner of the Crimsonfire
Album (Japanese Edition), Limited Edition
Crimsonfire DVD and the official Crimsonfire
Album Launch Plaque which we specifically
put together and designed to give away for
the night - well done!
Many thanks to all the local bands out
there for rockin' up and showing us your
true support - you guys are the best and
hope you all had a ball.
Special thanks to Gary and Peter (PBS -
Screaming Symphony), Simon (RRR - Musically
Incorrect), Tony Panther (Odin's Jukebox),
Andrew Haug (JJJ - Full Metal Racket), Karolina,
MX Mag and all other media who helped contribute
to promoting the night. Cheers to Richard
and Ben at The Corner Hotel for having us
- we had a lot of fun!
Last but not least, a big thankyou to all
our fans, friends and families. Without
you guys things just wouldn't be the same!
Your support means a lot to us and we look
forward to seeing you all again soon at
the next show!!!
Dom, Louie, Di, Anthony and Pauly!!!!
April
1, 2006
• Check
out this hilarious
post on our forum by Crimsonfire's youngest
fan!
• There
is a new article in the reviews
page taken from Melbourne's MX newspaper.
March
28 , 2006
• We
have some photos
loaded up on the site from the recent 2Loud
Festival which was held at Errington Reserve
in St. Albans. (Many thanks to Deb and Shane
for taking these...). The turnout was fantastic
- thankyou to everyone who came to support
us and especially to the overwhelming response
we received from the younger audience -
you guys rock!
Special thanks to Brimbank City Council
and to the Freeza organisation for putting
this together and having us on the bill.
We're all too keen to do it again. Keep
checking the website for updates and as
soon as we have another under-age gig, we'll
announce it here!
March
12, 2006
• Crimsonfire
will be appearing at the 2Loud Youth Festival
(for the Local Community held by the Local
Brimbank City Council). Sunday 19th of March!
It's at Errington Reserve, Percy Street,
St. Albans ( Melways Ref: 14 J7). Between
4pm - 8pm. Crimsonfire will be hitting the
stage around 6:30pm. Crimsonfire's appearance
at the 2Loud festival will be a short, but
powerful performance aimed to give our younger
metallers a taste of what's out there in
the scene....The complete Crimsonfire show
can be experienced at our upcoming CD launch
on April 1st at The Corner Hotel, Richmond!
• Two
more reviews
are online!
March
5, 2006
• Louie
has just done an interview with Lamentations
of The Flame Princess. You can read the
interview online, right here.
March
1, 2006
• Crimsonfire
will be appearing on Odin's
Jukebox this Thursday 2nd March for
a chat about the album release and upcoming
CD launch. Tune in to 88.6 Plenty Valley
FM!
February
25, 2006
• Crimsonfire's
debut album launch has been set for Saturday,
April 1st at The
Corner Hotel. More details are on the
gigs page! View
the flyer here!
February
19, 2006
• Two
more reviews
are online!
• Don't
forget to check out our new MySpace page:
www.myspace.com/crimsonfireaus!
February
15, 2006
• Another
new review has
been posted up!
• Crimsonfire
is now online at MySpace! For all you MySpace
users, check us out on MySpace and why not
sign up to be our pals! Go here: www.myspace.com/crimsonfireaus.
February
9, 2006
• A
new review has
been posted up!
January
30, 2006
• Now
that the new album is out, we've made a
few alterations to the web site, updated
a few pages, added new reviews, lyrics,
a couple audio samples and more!
• See
the Majestic Rock Japanese flyer for the
new album here:
• There's
a few new reviews in the reviews
page.
• Listen
to the UK radio promo advertising the new
album on the audio
samples page! We've also added two new
samples from the new album!
• Check
out the new album lyrics, artwork and other
details on the discography
page!
• The
biography page
has been totally updated.
• And
last but certainly not least, here are a
couple shots of legendary drummer Mike Portnoy
of Dream Theater fame holding the brand
new Crimsonfire album! Click for larger
versions.
August
11, 2005
• Hi
everyone, it's been a busy few months and
Merry Xmas to all!
Well we can confidently say that our debut
album has finally reached international
shores with many thanks to our Label Majestic
Rock Records. As a result, we have received
some pretty cool reviews which you can find
HERE, and thankyou
to everyone for your inspiration and positive
feedback.
In other news, we are very proud to announce
that our self-titled debut album has been
released in Australia & New Zealand
and is available through Riot!/Aztec Music.
Many thanks to John (RIOT) and the team
at Aztec Music for their help and support.
This is such an exciting time for us and
the first steps to what will hopefully be
a long and successful journey!
Thanks again to everyone who has supported
us - here's to a hard n heavy '06!
\m/
• A
bunch of new reviews has been posted on
the reviews page!
August
11, 2005
• CRIMSONFIRE
SIGN WITH MAJESTIC
ROCK RECORDS!
"We are proud to release and inform
to our loyal fans and listeners of the metal
community that CRIMSONFIRE have signed and
secured a deal with Majestic Rock Records.
Backed by A&R Director Geoff Gillespie,
we are glad to have on board a person who
will celebrate the same vision as we do
for many years to come. We look forward
to embracing the international metal world
with this album and will never look back
- this is where the adventure begins...!"
(see full media statement at here)
Yes, the international doors are finally
about to open for us. From our endless late
nights in our humble rehearsal room to the
inspiring (and very memorable) sessions
with Endel in the studio and Darren our
art-wizard, our efforts are about to pay
off with this exciting opportunity. Although
negotiations are still in progress for the
album's release in Australia, we are proud
to announce that the album, Crimsonfire
is due for release in Europe on October
10th and Japan on October 26th.
We'd like to take a moment to thank everyone
who has believed in the band and supported
us along the way. So Let's Rock!
July
6, 2005
• A
BIG thankyou to all of you who came down
to the Central Club to support us and Screamers
on June 24th! It was another great turnout
and a HUGE night with performances from
Enter Twilight and Chaos Theory. We kicked
the night off with "The Rising Sands"
followed by some of our faster-paced numbers,
all off our upcoming album "Crimsonfire."
Though we also thought we'd bring a small
element of suprise to the night, covering
a classic Metal favourite from Iron Maiden:
"2 Minutes to Midnight" :-)
• Our
t-shirts (see below)
debuted on the night too (many thanks to
the girls for taking care of our merch stand)
If you missed out on a shirt, just drop
us an email (info@crimsonfire.com.au)
as our online store isn't available just
yet.
• As
always, the gig would not have been possible
without the help of Mick, for keeping Screamers
nights alive, Ben for mixing an incredible
kick-ass sound (you rock!) Darren (protakore.com)
for a fantastic job on the lights, fans,
family and friends - Cheers guys!
• Also,
our online store is coming soon! It won't
be long now!
June
11, 2005
• A
reminder of the next Crimsonfire gig: Crimsonfire
will be headlining at Screamers (The Central
Club: 293 Swan Street, Richmond) with Enter
Twilight and Chaos Theory. Doors open at
8pm, and Crimsonfire hit the stage at 11:30pm!
• Here
is a new review
of the Crimsonfire three track sampler!
May 5,
2005
• A
new review on the Crimsonfire three track
sampler has surfaced on the net! At a New
Zealand web site called Glory-Daze!
Here is the review!
April
23 , 2005
• CRIMSONFIRE
- The self-titled debut album - COMING SOON!
Many months of hard work are finally going
to pay-off with our long awaited ten-track,
full-length album available very soon. With
the amazing engineering talents of Endel
Rivers, the album has come alive and is
bursting with new flavour. Most definitely
our proudest achievement!
The tracks you can look forward to are:
1. Eternal Days
2. A New Dawn
3. Reign in Fire
4. Morning of the Magicians
5. The Age of Aquarius
6. Empire of Fear
7. Darkside to Sanity
8. Region of Legends
9. Tears in a Greystorm
10. The Rising Sands
"The debut, self-titled album from
Crimsonfire is a superb mix of raw energy,
emotion and power - An awesome and intelligent
display of their collective musical abilities,
influences and visions for the world we
live in. This album breathes new life into
metal as we know it"
Darren Zammit - DZ Art and Design.
•
Here is a sneak-peak of the t-shirts coming
soon!
• It's
been a little while since our last update,
and WOW what a few months it has been! Our
last gig at The Central Club back on the
28th of January was a "SCREAMING"
success. Organised and promoted by Mick
Simpson, friends, fans and fellow musicians
experienced the opening night of Screamers.
Melbourne's newest arrival of the latest
and greatest
Metal Club. Along with us the night consisted
of two other great Metal bands, Anarion
and Chaos Theory all contributing to a successful
night and a great turn out of people.
• So
for any of you out there who missed out
on our last gig and the opening night of
Screamers
get on down to the Central Club where we
will do it again
on the 24th of June alongside Enter Twilight
and Chaos Theory. Be sure to also check
out some of the latest photos taken from
the show in our photo
gallery.
December
10, 2004
• No
doubt you've probably now heard the tragic
news that ex Pantera guitarist, "Dimebag"
Darrell Abbott, was shot dead whilst onstage
with his band Damageplan in Ohio on Wednesday
night. A gunman stormed the stage during
the first song and shot and killed
Abbott and 4 other people. The gunman himself
was shot by police but unfortunately it
was too late.
Crimsonfire would like to pay their respects
to Dimebag and the audience members who
died. This is a most appalling and disgusting
act of senseless violence which has robbed
the music world of another talented human
being.
December
1, 2004
• Crimsonfire
will playing live at the brand new Metal
club, Screamers on January 28th. Screamers
is held at The Central Club (293 Swan St,
Richmond. Mel. Ref: 2H C10). Bands also
playing are Anarion and Chaos Theory.
• Crimsonfire
will be performing live on Screaming
Symphony on Tuesday, December 7th! Tune
in to 106.7 PBSFM from 10pm - Midnight to
hear us play live on the show! More
details soon...
October
26, 2004
• Album
Sampler Review: The Temple of Metal - Greece.
Click here
to read this review!
August
24, 2004
• We've
got some new song samples for download on
the Audio page!
August
12, 2004
• Photos
from the last show at The Barleycorn Hotel
in July are now online in the Photo
Gallery!
July
9, 2004
• Crimsonfire
will appear at The Barleycorn Hotel, 177
Johnston Street, Collingwood, on Saturday
24th of July. For those who planned to see
us at Breaakers, this is your second chance!
Also performing are heavy metal cover band,
Devilution. They will kick start the night
at 10:15pm. Crimsonfire hits the stage at
11:45pm. Only $8 to get in and doors open
at 8:00pm.
• Support
Progressive / Power Metal! Support PBS FM!
PBS and in particular Screaming Symphony
have played a crucial part in supporting
bands like us and bringing listeners a broad
range of Progressivce /Power and Melodic
Metal every week. PBS has been running now
for 25 years and is currently holding its
annual radio festival to raise funds. Help
keep shows like Screaming Symphony on air!
Become a subscriber! Call 8415 1067 or log
onto their web site here
to find out more.
June
30, 2004
• Our
Guestbook & Forum is now open to the
public! Check it out here!
June
22, 2004
• Sad
news folks, Metal at Breakers is no more.
In fact Breakers itself is no more. The
owner has sold the business and what this
means for Crimsonfire is that the gig on
the 25th of June, 2004 is cancelled. This
is a blow for the Melbourne Metal scene
as for quite some time now, Breakers has
been the home of Metal and a great place
for Metal Heads to hang out.
June
18, 2004
• You
can download the interview with Crimsonfire
which aired on 106.7 PBS
FM's Screaming
Symphony on Tuesday, June 15th, 2004.
Just pop into our Audio
Samples page and download away!
• We've
updated our Links
page.
June
13, 2004
• Welcome
to the brand new Crimsonfire web site!
• Crimsonfire
will be appearing on PBS FM's Screaming
Symphony on June 15th! Don't foget to tune
on 106.7 FM or connect to their live stream
at the PBS
FM web site.
• Crimsonfire
will be playing at Breakers on Friday, June
25th. For more details and a flyer, check
our gigs
page. |
