Glasstone Records sign THE SMASHUP

THE SMASHUP hailing from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. THE SMASHUP have toured on Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos, Gigantour & also with Deftones, Thrice, As I Lay Dying, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Story of the Year, Funeral for a Friend, 3 Colours Red, Atreyu, Love Hate Hero, Thursday, From Autumn to Ashes, Bleed The Dream & more.

Vin Alfieri (guitar/founder) - "This has been my main project for a handful of years. I also write and produce music for film and television - with many published songs in
films such as Daredevil, Ghost Rider, American Pie Series, Epic Movie,
Meet the Spartans, Final Destination 4, Jumper, Alvin and the Chipmunks (performed all the music and wrote considerable amount), which went platinum in the US and soundtrack also won an American Music Award last year. Currently just finished Alvin sequel and full soundtrack which will be released worldwide via Warner Brothers". THE SMASHUP have had tracks on the movies Saw 3, Masters of Horror and Feast as well on tracks on The Best Of Taste of Chaos volume 1 and 2.

Additionally, Sean Cuthbert (vocals) previously performed in the bands The Resurrection and Year of Confession - both bands performed shows with Unearth, All The Remains, Shai Halud, Trivium, The Sleeping, It Dies Today.

THE SMASHUP's latest serving was produced & mixed by Andrew Schneider (Pelican, Cave In, The Ocean) at New York's Translator Audio Studios, Brooklyn. As a band they draw influence from Trail of the Dead, Nine Inch Nails, Dillinger Escape Plan, Underoath, Moneen and of course some older influences such as Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Faith No More & Incubus.

The new record, entitled 'The Sea and The Serpents Beneath', is based around a theme of life struggles that hopefully, most people will be able to relate to, and also a little short story of an epic sea journey gone astray.

THE SMASHUP have had video rotation on FUSEtv and MTV2 on the last record cycle - currently doing a new video with Dave Brodsky (Suicide Silence, Black Dhalia Murder) for "Set Loose Black Sail"

The band toured the UK when they released "Untreatable" on Mighty Atom
Records a few years back and were well received. The band really love to play
in the UK, and are planning on doing as much as they can overseas.

THE SMASHUP pride themselves on their energetic stage performance – one that has
people talking after a show regardless of how they feel about the music.
While the music is always at the forefront of our performance, we
appreciate the value of connecting with an audience both visually and emotionally as well. In addition, a willingness to step in and out of boundaries, displaying an array of different moods, sounds, and emotions is well-represented in the upcoming release.

The New Album 'The Sea and The Serpents Beneath' is out in Europe on the 1st March 2010 on Glasstone Records!

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admin    December 02, 2009