Grade 8 (band)
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Background
Grade 8 formed in 1996 in the Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
area. They signed with Lava Records
Lava Records
Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
in 2002, and released their self-titled debut album grade 8
Grade 8 (album)
Grade 8 is the self-titled debut album by American nu metal/rap metal music group Grade 8. It was released on February 11, 2003 via Lava Records. The album failed to gain commercial success and resulted in Grade 8 being dropped from Lava.-Musical style:...
on February 11, 2003. The band also appeared at Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
that same year.
On August 13, 2003, it was reported that after they fired a part of the band and subsequently had been dropped off the remainder of the Ozzfest tour, their label withdrew their tour support. At the time, their album had sold 9,840 copies.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14403 Shortly after this, the band was dropped from Lava, because the bassist (Tim Tooker) and drummer (Michael Blankenship), were fired from the group by Dustin Tooker. After that, nothing much was heard from them until mid-2004, when they moved to Las Vegas and joined up with former Pinata bassist Stitch, drummer Wade Hagblom, and former American Head Charge
American Head Charge
American Head Charge is an industrial metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, earning nominations at the Kerrang! Awards on two occasions.-Formation:...
sampler Aaron Zilch.
On August 10, 2004, the band released their second album Resurrection
Resurrection (grade 8 album)
Resurrection is the second album by the nu metal/rapcore music group Grade 8.The album was released on August 10, 2004 via Sound Barrier Records.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:58# "Resurrection" – 2:30# "Fighting Me" – 2:51# "Everybody" – 2:55...
via "Sound Barrier Records". Shortly after, they parted ways with Hagblom and Zilch, and replaced Hagblom with drummer Josh Garcia.
On August 4, 2008, the band posted a blog on their MySpace page signaling the end of Grade 8, stating "I think we are just ready to do other things, and we wanted to leave Grade 8 the way it was, not change the sound.". The blog goes on to state that they had started a new project called "The Kill Generation", although nothing has been heard of the project since the blog was posted.
Former members
- Michael (MB) Blankenship; Drums
- Tim Tooker; Bass
- Guy Couturier – Bass
- Aaron Zilch – Electronics
- Wade Hagblom – Drums
- Stitch – Bass
- Josh Garcia – Drums
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2003 | Grade 8 Grade 8 (album) Grade 8 is the self-titled debut album by American nu metal/rap metal music group Grade 8. It was released on February 11, 2003 via Lava Records. The album failed to gain commercial success and resulted in Grade 8 being dropped from Lava.-Musical style:... |
Lava |
| Aug 10, 2004 | Resurrection Resurrection (grade 8 album) Resurrection is the second album by the nu metal/rapcore music group Grade 8.The album was released on August 10, 2004 via Sound Barrier Records.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:58# "Resurrection" – 2:30# "Fighting Me" – 2:51# "Everybody" – 2:55... |
Sound Barrier |