Egypt Central
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Egypt Central is an American rock
band from Memphis, Tennessee.
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
, and In This Moment
and many others.
in December 2010 with producer Skidd Mills
and was released on May 31, 2011. The album received many positive reviews from many sources. The album's title track was released as the first single on March 1, 2011. The band toured from March–May on the Tour of the American Dream tour with Cold
and Kopek
. 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. In addition to several festival appearances, the band toured briefly with Hinder
, Saving Abel
, and Adelitas Way
in August. The band will support 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.
Egypt Central will be opening for Staind at the Q103 Thanksgiving Hangover, November 26th at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany New York.
Egypt Central will join Puddle of Mudd and Pop Evil on December 9th for the 105.7 The X (WIXO) Nutcracker Eleven at the Expo Gardens in Peoria.
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Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Memphis, Tennessee.
Formation and debut album (2002–2010)
Egypt Central was formed on October 2, 2002. 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 RecordsLava Records
Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
CEO Jason Flom
Jason Flom
Jason Flom is an American music industry executive. He has served as the Chairman and CEO of music labels including Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, and the Capitol Music Group. In 1995, he founded Lava Records...
. Flom offered the band a record deal
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
after seeing their live performances. Egypt Central's self-titled debut album
Egypt Central (album)
Bonus online pre-order track-Personnel:*Josh Abraham – producer, mixing, audio production*Blake "Black" Allison – drums, vocals*Joey Chicago – bass guitar, vocals*John Falls – lead vocals*Paul David Hager – mixing*Heath Hindman – guitar...
was recorded with producer Josh Abraham
Josh Abraham
Josh Abraham is a Grammy-winning record producer and co-owner of Pulse Management and Check Your Pulse Publishing. He has produced songs and albums for many of the industry's most successful artists such as Velvet Revolver, 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson and Courtney Love...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. It experienced many delays, eventually being released by Fat Lady Music on January 15, 2008. Two singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
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
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, and Xbox 360 video game consoles. It is the tenth video game in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series, and is the...
. They have performed with bands like Disturbed, Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
, Sevendust
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...
, Hurt
Hurt (band)
Hurt is a rock band formed in 2000 in Virginia, now located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Currently in partnership with their manager's independent record label, Amusement, the band has put out three major label albums. The group consists of lead singer J...
, Red
Red (band)
Red is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band's lineup consists of singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong, bassist Randy Armstrong and drummer Joe Rickard. They are known for their Christian rock music which incorporates other sounds such as...
, and In This Moment
In This Moment
In This Moment is an American metalcore band from North Hollywood , California. Formed in 2005, the group has released three albums to date, all through Century Media Records.-Founding:...
and many others.
White Rabbit (2010–present)
Egypt Central completed work on their second studio album entitled White RabbitWhite Rabbit (Egypt Central album)
-Deluxe edition bonus tracks:Bonus online pre-order track-Charts:-Personnel:*Skidd Mills – producer*Blake "Black" Allison – drums, vocals*Joey Chicago – bass guitar, vocals*John Falls – lead vocals*Jeff James – guitar, vocals...
in December 2010 with producer Skidd Mills
Skidd Mills
Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickenson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and started 747 Studios with partner Paul Ebersold. It...
and was released on May 31, 2011. The album received many positive reviews from many sources. The album's title track was released as the first single on March 1, 2011. The band toured from March–May on the Tour of the American Dream tour with Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
and Kopek
Kopek (band)
Kopek are an Irish rock band from Dublin, Ireland.- History :Irish trio Kopek's history stretches back a decade. Drummer Shane Cooney and bassist Brad Kinsella grew up as next-door neighbors in Dublin, and through their shared love of classic and modern rock music.The first singer who answered...
. The band toured on their Down the Hole headlining tour with Abused Romance and Candlelight Red in June and with Burn Halo
Burn Halo
Burn Halo is a hard rock band, originating from Orange County, California and Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was formed by James Hart, former lead singer of Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions.-Formation and self-titled debut album :...
and Red Line Chemistry
Red Line Chemistry
Red Line Chemistry is an American hard rock band formed in 2004, hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, and signed to Bulldog Productions. Members include Tom Brown , Mike Mazzarese , Dave Fyten , Andrew Breit , and Brett Ditgen .-History:Red Line Chemistry has performed with Stone Temple Pilots,...
in July. In addition to several festival appearances, the band toured briefly with Hinder
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:...
, Saving Abel
Saving Abel
Saving Abel is a American rock music group from Corinth, Mississippi, who were started in 2004 by Jared Weeks and Jason Null. The band title is from the ancient biblical story of Cain and Abel, that is about a brother who killed his own brother...
, and Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is a hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada that broke into mainstream in 2009 for their song "Invincible", which is the official theme song for WWE Superstars on WGN America. They also perform the song "A New Day" as the theme song for the defunct WWE Tag Team The Legacy and later used...
in August. The band will support Pop Evil
Pop Evil
Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty, Dave Grahs, Jamie Nummer, and Dylan Allison. Lead guitarist Tony Greve was originally added as a temporary studio musician for the band but was invited to become a full-time member in early 2007...
on a number of shows in September followed by a supporting leg of shows with Hinder
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:...
and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band that formed in Middleburg, Florida.-Early years :Originating in Florida, childhood friends Ronnie Winter, Thomas Amason, and Duke Kitchens started the band while attending an AP music theory class, in 2003...
in October.
Egypt Central will be opening for Staind at the Q103 Thanksgiving Hangover, November 26th at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany New York.
Egypt Central will join Puddle of Mudd and Pop Evil on December 9th for the 105.7 The X (WIXO) Nutcracker Eleven at the Expo Gardens in Peoria.
Members
Current- John Falls – lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Jeff James – lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Joey Chicago – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Blake Allison – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
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- Heath Hindman - Guitar
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat. |
US Ind. Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2008 | Egypt Central Egypt Central (album) Bonus online pre-order track-Personnel:*Josh Abraham – producer, mixing, audio production*Blake "Black" Allison – drums, vocals*Joey Chicago – bass guitar, vocals*John Falls – lead vocals*Paul David Hager – mixing*Heath Hindman – guitar...
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— | 8 | 37 |
| 2011 | White Rabbit White Rabbit (Egypt Central album) -Deluxe edition bonus tracks:Bonus online pre-order track-Charts:-Personnel:*Skidd Mills – producer*Blake "Black" Allison – drums, vocals*Joey Chicago – bass guitar, vocals*John Falls – lead vocals*Jeff James – guitar, vocals... |
78 | — | 12 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. |
US Rock Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
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| 2007 | "You Make Me Sick" | 21 | — | Egypt Central |
| 2008 | "Taking You Down" | 37 | — | |
| 2011 | "White Rabbit" | 17 | 41 | White Rabbit |
| "Kick Ass" | 21 | — | ||