NEW YORK (Columbia Records/ www.crossfadeonline.com) - 2005 is already shaping up as a very good year for Crossfade, the South Carolina-based rock band whose breakthrough single, "Cold," was 2004's Most Played Song at Active Rock radio, surpassing every competing act at the format, according to Billboard Monitor.
In the week ending January 2, 2005, Crossfade's self-titled debut album has jumped an astounding 58 spots on the Billboard Top 200 Bestselling Albums chart, bulleting from No 125 to No 67. With weekly sales more than doubling since late November,
Crossfade has sold more than 100,000 copies in the past four weeks and is rapidly approaching the RIAA Gold mark.
While Crossfade held fast at No 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart for 11 out of 12 weeks from October 10 through December 26, 2004, the Crossfade-penned "Cold" spent a full seven months in Active Rock's Top 10. New York's influential K-Rock has added "Cold" to the station's power rotation while the video clip for "Cold," featuring GUESS? model/"Entourage" actress Beau Garrett, is currently in rotation on FUSE and VH1. The "Cold" clip was lensed by Martin Weisz, whose music video credits include Live, Fuel, and Nickelback.
Crossfade recently performed "Cold," on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and the group's performance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" re-aired on January 6.
Crossfade will continue to connect with the group's fans on the road as the band has just been tapped to join the WINTERFRESH(R) SNOCORE TOUR presented by MTV2 with Chevelle, Helmet, Future Leaders of the World and Strata. The 2-month winter lifestyle tour launches January 22 in Vail, Colorado. See upcoming dates below.
Featuring the dual vocals of frontman and guitarist Ed Sloan and DJ/Vocalist Tony Byroads, Mitch James on bass (and backing vocals) and James Branham on drums, the hard rock quartet detonated on impact with Crossfade, an explosive album of sprawling melodic rock which was released in the spring of 2004. Created in the spirit of independence, with post-production assistance from award-winning producer and engineer Randy Staub (Metallica, P.O.D., 3 Doors Down), the debut is a reflection of the environment the band members created for themselves.
"So Far Away," the second single from Crossfade, has reached the No 2 slot on the Active Rock Top 10, according to R&R.
CROSSFADE ON THE WINTERFRESH SNOCORE TOUR presented by MTV2
Sat 1/22 - Vail, CO - 8150
Sun 1/23 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
Mon 1/24 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Tue 1/25 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Thu 1/27 - San Diego, CA - Soma
Fri 1/28 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
Sat 1/29 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues
Mon 1/31 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
Tue 2/1 - Reno, NV - New Oasis
Thu 2/3 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
Fri 2/4 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
Sat 2/5 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
Mon 2/7 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Tue 2/8 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion Ballroom
Thu 2/10 - Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
Fri 2/11 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
Sat 2/12 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
Mon 2/14 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
Tue 2/15 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Wed 2/16 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Fri 2/18 - Detroit, MI - State Theater
Sat 2/19 - Toronto, ON - TBA
Mon 2/21 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
Tue 2/22 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
Wed 2/23 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Fri 2/25 - New York, NY - Spirit Performance Center
Sat 2/26 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
Sun 2/27 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Tue 3/1 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Wed 3/2 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
Fri 3/4 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Sat 3/5 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
Sun 3/6 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic
Tue 3/8 - Baltimore, MD - Sonor
Wed 3/9 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
Thu 3/10 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
Sat 3/12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Sun 3/13 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
