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Crossfade

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Hard rock/heavy metal band Crossfade is based in Columbia, SC, where its members reside. The group came together in the late '90s with the merging of singer/guitarist Ed Sloan with bassist/backup singer Mitch James and drummer Brian Geiger as the power trio the Nothing. Sloan, a Columbia native, had begun taking piano lessons at eight and been attracted to grunge and heavy metal music, joining his first band, Darkchilde, in the eighth grade. By the time he began attending the University of South Carolina and majoring in computer science, however, he was looking for new musicians to play with. Geiger, also a native of Columbia, had played drums since his childhood and was a member of another local band, Celestian Slant. For James, who took up the bass after becoming enamored of the instrument at a David Lee Roth concert, the Nothing was his first band. The group added singer and club DJ Tony Byroads, who had grown up in Buffalo, NY, playing in a band called Final Wave in high school, then moved to Columbia after graduation.

The resulting quartet renamed itself Sugardaddy Superstar. While building up a local following, the band recorded in its own Sugarstar Studio. It first gained recognition beyond its region when it attracted the interest of the Los Angeles A&R company Taxi and Los Angeles promoter Chris Long (who took over as manager), leading to an L.A. showcase in March 2002. That, in turn, led to a signing to the Earshot subsidiary of Columbia Records early the next year. The band then retooled its self-released album, Cold, under the auspices of mixer/engineer Randy Staub and renamed itself Crossfade. The revised album was released by Columbia as Crossfade in April 2004; the same year James Branham replaced Geiger behind the drum kit. Its first single, "Cold," did extremely well on modern rock radio (spending a staggering 65 weeks on the Active Rock chart) and, by August 2005, the album was certified platinum. By that time, the group was back to being a trio after the departure of a newly married Byroads. They continued touring in support of the record, including several overseas gigs the following spring for active personnel at various military bases. "Invincible" hit the airwaves in June 2006 to usher in the release of Crossfade's follow-up effort, Falling Away, released in late August. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Total plays

468.9 million
Updated on 2024-10-08

Monthly listeners

3,059,056

Followers

927,431

Top Cities

  1. United States
    55,427 listeners
  2. United States
    55,620 listeners
  3. United States
    51,392 listeners
  4. United States
    41,589 listeners
  5. United States
    42,310 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Cold
Cold
220,714,594 3:15 2004-02-17
Colors
Colors
94,047,787 3:19 2002-01-01
No Giving Up
No Giving Up
31,627,777 3:35 2004-04-13
So Far Away
So Far Away
29,276,329 3:26 2004-04-13
The Deep End
The Deep End
13,762,265 3:24 2004-04-13
Already Gone
Already Gone
9,925,482 3:26 2006-08-29
The Unknown
The Unknown
9,445,835 2:59 2004-04-13
Death Trend Setta
Death Trend Setta
9,235,942 3:35 2004-04-13
Starless
Starless
7,837,751 3:55 2004-04-13
Dead Skin
Dead Skin
5,230,314 3:51 2004-04-13
Prove You Wrong
Prove You Wrong
5,013,143 3:18 2011-06-21
Breathing Slowly
Breathing Slowly
3,574,888 3:15 2006-08-29
Invincible
Invincible
3,524,270 4:13 2006-08-29
Killing Me Inside
Killing Me Inside
2,408,230 5:13 2011-04-05
Disco
Disco
1,900,962 2:58 2004-04-13
Lay Me Down
Lay Me Down
1,835,333 4:25 2011-06-21
Drown You Out
Drown You Out
1,755,178 3:07 2006-08-29
Dead Memories
Dead Memories
1,713,723 2:54 2011-06-21
Someday
Someday
1,693,639 3:54 2006-08-29
Cold - DeeTown Remix featuring Miss Eighty 6
Cold - DeeTown Remix featuring Miss Eighty 6
1,299,435 2:48 2006-08-01
Why
Why
1,279,525 3:42 2006-08-29
Everything's Wrong
Everything's Wrong
1,215,480 3:29 2006-08-29
Dear Cocaine
Dear Cocaine
1,187,637 4:58 2011-06-21
Never Coming Home
Never Coming Home
1,129,329 2:34 2006-08-29
Open Up Your Eyes
Open Up Your Eyes
1,078,459 3:56 2011-06-21
Washing The World Away
Washing The World Away
984,346 3:54 2006-08-29
I Think You Should Know
I Think You Should Know
978,969 3:53 2011-06-21
Falling Away
Falling Away
943,864 4:04 2006-08-29
Suffocate
Suffocate
880,076 5:55 2011-06-21
Anchor
Anchor
801,405 3:58 2006-08-29
We All Bleed
We All Bleed
756,795 4:05 2011-06-21
Make Me a Believer
Make Me a Believer
640,081 10:11 2011-06-21
Killing Me Inside - Radio Edit
Killing Me Inside - Radio Edit
220,343 3:43 2012-03-20
Cold
Cold
138,528 3:18 2003-01-21
Ill Cypher
Ill Cypher
104,458 4:57 2019-08-23
El Ritmo de la Guitarra - Album Edit
El Ritmo de la Guitarra - Album Edit
80,417 4:50 2015-08-22
El Ritmo de La Guitarra
El Ritmo de La Guitarra
80,417 4:50 2014-05-18
My life
My life
79,933 6:44 2016-03-04
My Life
My Life
79,933 6:44 2016-06-18
Shinigami Ryuk
Shinigami Ryuk
74,398 6:39 2022-11-23
Punk Detonator
Punk Detonator
66,006 7:01 2010-06-01
Take Me Higher
Take Me Higher
58,938 3:50 2021-07-24
Epi
Epi
51,335 4:21 2015-02-24
DJ
DJ
43,658 5:19 2015-02-24
Sunrise - JJE RMX
Sunrise - JJE RMX
42,410 7:20 2014-05-14
Shanghai Nights
Shanghai Nights
41,729 6:53 2014-01-27
Never Gonna Let - Crossfade Caribbean Island Original Mix
Never Gonna Let - Crossfade Caribbean Island Original Mix
33,883 3:40 2020-08-07
Vibes
Vibes
5,742 4:20 2022-09-02
Weirdsense
Weirdsense
5,544 3:49 2018-11-20
Never Gonna Let - Crossfade Caribbean Island Mix Instrumental
Never Gonna Let - Crossfade Caribbean Island Mix Instrumental
3,846 3:39 2020-08-07

New releases

Killing Me Inside (Radio Edit)
Killing Me Inside (Radio Edit)
2012-03-20
[Endurance Music Group]
We All Bleed
We All Bleed
2011-06-21
[Endurance Music Group]
Killing Me Inside
Killing Me Inside
2011-04-05
[Endurance Music Group]
Falling Away
Falling Away
2006-08-29
[Columbia]
Cold (DeeTown Remix featuring Miss Eighty 6)
Cold (DeeTown Remix featuring Miss Eighty 6)
2006-08-01
[FG Records]
Crossfade
Crossfade
2004-06-10
[Columbia]
Cold
Cold
2004-05-25
[FG Records/Columbia]
Crossfade
Crossfade
2004-04-13
[FG Records/Columbia]
Cold
Cold
2004-02-17
[FG Records/Columbia]