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Crossfade steps out with certified gold album, Sno Core tour
2004 proved to be a hot year for South Carolina hard rock band Crossfade.
"Cold," the first single from the band's self-titled debut, was the year's most played song at Active Rock radio.
The album recently was certified gold, but the song's overwhelming impact does not surprise its members.
"We count our blessings everyday," said bassist Mitch James. "We've had great success throughout the year, and it hasn't slowed down. We always knew we had the music, and when people finally started hearing it, they kind of latched on to it like we hoped they would. The only thing that was surprising to us was how well it was received. In the entire country it was pretty much embraced."
Crossfade will play Saturday with Chevelle, Helmet, Future Leaders of the World and Strata as part of the Sno Core Tour at the Congress Theatre, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.
The show starts at 5 p.m. Tickets are $21, available through Ticketmaster outlets.
James thinks the band fits in well on the tour.
"We're a good fit for Chevelle, which has really heavy guitars but have really melodic vocals, a lot like us," James said.
Although Crossfade gets labeled as a hard rock band, James would prefer people think of the group just as a rock band.
"That's good enough for us," he said. "We don't want to be stuck in any particular category. We don't want to be stuck with one label, and then come out with something a little different and people think we have done something bad to them."
In releasing its debut album, Crossfade's main goal was to get its music out to as many people as possible.
"We are trying to stay out on the road and keep our heads together and make this is a living and not just a short chapter in our lives," James said.
The band also hopes its music touches people in some way.
"We want our songs to reach people in their hearts," James said.
With so many bands reaching for success, he admitted that luck plays a big factor in getting on the radio.
"There are a lot of good songs that no one every hears because the bands don't have the right people in their corner or they aren't in the right spot at the right time," James said.
The group has plenty of more music to get out, and plans to do just that.
"There's nothing but a snowball effect now, so we want to keep that rolling," James said. "We want to perform music until we decide it is not fun anymore."
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Eric Schelkopf @ Kane
County Chronicle, Published on Thu, Feb 10, 2005
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