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Alternative / Rock / Experimental

STAGE FOUR has Batman to thank for their band name. Like the caped crusader, STAGE FOUR songwriter and frontman Adam Sanborne named the band after his biggest fear: Stage Four cancer, his once feared death sentence. In late 2006, Adam received grim news from his doctor, a recent skin biopsy had uncovered melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. This news rendered Adam utterly unable to function, and riddled with fear. A deep depression consumed him and fueled at least one weekend on suicide alert. Convinced of an untimely death, he set out to "leave something behind" which manifested in the form of his band STAGE FOUR and their debut album, "Love Finds Peter Plogojowitz."

"Love Finds Peter Plogojowitz" is a record filled with lyrics that range from profound soul searching to contemplating the true nature of life and discovering what really matters. Underscoring these unusually frank and honest words is a musical landscape that can turn at any instance, from rip your head off rock to a modern Nine Inch Nails electronica fused with the lush ethereal and sonic madness of Pink Floyd.

Being a cancer survivor, life now looks quite different to Adam and "Super-Size-U" is the perfect example. This song describes the brutal cycle of self-destruction in pop-culture and today's self-loathing body standards stating, "Teenage girls as thin as teenage magazines/Watch your waist, the pressure, it's just too much/Inflated lips and ultra-breasts/that's called a disease." However, for Adam the most potent part
of his ordeal was the fallout when he realized that the L.A. rat race was no longer important to him. "Had Enough" describes the conflicts he experienced: "What defines me, I'm realizing, breaks me apart/The sign I'm holding reads 'will work for pride'". Inherently fragile tracks like "I Will Never Die" and "Electro-nothing" talk about the reality of death and the inability to accept it. Picking up the pieces in the form of this album has been therapeutic for Adam. Now he and his band STAGE FOUR are committed to making great music, and through these songs they are constantly reminded of what they have and won't always have.

While Adam survived the cancer, he has yet to survive himself, but STAGE FOUR and their debut album, "Love Finds Peter Plogojowitz" is one step closer toward understanding himself and mortality.

STAGE FOUR is currently playing in Los Angeles and is planning a US tour for late fall 2008 and early 2009. To purchase their debut album, get bio info or tour dates check out www.stagefour.com.

Check out our website for more music and info: www.stagefour.com (currently links to our myspace page)

December 16

New album- on iTUNES!

Check out our new album on iTunes:

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November 30

NEW ALBUM!!!

Our album is finished! Pick up a copy here and show us some love:

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July 27

Our name has changed!!

As you might have noticed, we had to change our old band name for legal reasons. Apparently some members of the band Tool decided "Bleeder" was a good name too. They just beat us to the chase... So, we've picked a new one (hope you like it!) and we won't be changing it again! We'd like to thank all of those who helped out by sending in name suggestions. Please note that our myspace address has changed to accommodate the new name: www.myspace.com/stagefourmusicMany of you have asked about the album's progress. We've been hard at work finalizing all of the details to make sure everything is perfect for the release. In the next few weeks we'll have a mastered CD (big thanks to Bryan Cook for a spectacular job mixing) at which point we will duplicate the CDs (the artwork is to die for; crafted by Aurelien Police) and get them into the hands of several online distributors. This album has truly been a group effort and we're really proud of the results. We don't have a release date scheduled yet, but we're hoping to have it out before September. We're going to have a few contests and giveaways as we get closer to the release (we haven't forgotten about the winners from the last contest!), so stay posted. In addition to SWAG, there will be a CD release party in Los Angeles at a date to be determined. Look for our invitation in the next month.Thanks to everyone for all of your patience and overwhelming support![STAGE:FOUR]

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May 15

Star Wars Robot Chicken

Hi all. First, we want to announce our tenative album release date as July 3rd. The key word in that sentence in tentative.

Bandmates, Michael Suby and Adam Sanborne have been composing music for Robot Chicken and we're happy to announce that the Star Wars special that we did a few months ago is finally going to see the light of day! June 17th is the date, here's the direct link to the teaser trailer.

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March 1

Love Finds Peter Plogojowitz

We are in the studio finishing our debut album, "Love Finds Peter Plogojowitz," set for a release this Summer. We will also have shirts and stickers available soon- subcribe to our blog or message us for more info.

In the meantime, check out some of our demos, leave a comment, and tell us watcha think!

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