METROPOLIS RECORDS
Alternative / Electronica / Pop
IAMX announce new US tour dates!
Show dates announced for a handful of shows by this incredible live act, whose stage shows have won them adoration and praise from critics and fans alike! Described as everything from a "sleazy, electronic cabaret", "a stunning blend of classic Bowie-era glam and the power of a Nine Inch Nails show" to having the showmanship of legendary performers like Marc Bolan of T Rex and Marc Almond, It was the band's 2007 showcase performances that not only garnered them a huge follwing in the US and glowing reviews from the press, but it was also their show in San Francisco that made Metropolis Record's label head Dave Heckman convinced that IAMX needed to be released to the North American market.
Plug In Music says:
"IAMX's visually arresting and dynamic live shows over the last two years have sold-out venues from Los Angeles to Denver to Chicago to NYC with numerous cities in between. Without a prior US release, the band's buzz built mostly through word of mouth, attracting the attention of magazines such as Alternative Press, CHORD, CLEAR, REMIX, and numerous other publications who had their ears to the underground. Fortunately for old fans and new fans alike, the American version of The Alternative is a different beast than the European version, since it has been remixed and, in some parts, re-recorded, upping the beats and adding a darker, more live, and primal feel. The new version of the debut Kiss + Swallow adds a remix of the title track by Moonbootica and the video for "Missile".
Like an 80s electro glam soundtrack to a Guillermo del Toro film or an almost unfathomable hybrid between the sexy swagger of David Bowie and the electro-dance excitement of Scissor Sisters, IAMX mixes the erotically-charged vocals of Chris Corner with music that is, at once, frantic yet intensely controlled. With such strikingly cinematic songs as the waltzy cabaret drama of "President" to the percussive sexual predatory dirtiness of "The Negative Sex" to the indelibly infectious synthpop of the sweeping "Spit It Out", The Alternative is just that - the alternative to the cookie-cutter music scene that dominates the airwaves. A visual and aural intersection, IAMX's live performances have sold out venues across Europe, the UK and the US, even landing on US music industry trade magazine Hits' best SxSW showcases in 2007! Voted Number One Album of 2007 by XM Radio, The Alternative is the sound of an independent revolution offering the perfect "alternative" to the insipid radio drone of the mainstream."
These shows WILL sell out!
Sep 09 Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bear's
Sep 10 New York, NY - Blender Theatre @ Gramercy
Sep 13 Birmingham, AL - Matthew's Bar And Grill
Sep 15 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
Sep 16 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 
Out now:
IAMX
Kiss + Swallow
System Syn
End
Snog
City (digital only EP)
IAMX
The Alternative
The Birthday Massacre
Looking Glass EP
Coming soon from Metropolis:
July 8, 2008
Combichrist
Frost EP: Sent To Destroy (pre-order)
August 5, 2008
Juno Reactor
Bible of Dreams (pre-order)
August 19,2008
Juno Reactor
Beyond the Infinite (pre-order)
Location: Philadalphia, PA
Members:
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