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New Disease
12+ albums
hard rockelectronicUKalternativealt. metal
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1) NEW DISEASE were formed in Spring 2002 in London UK by ex-TRICKY/MISSION guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite and vocalist Lee Bane. "GARY NUMAN heard some of my demos back in late 2001 and he suggested we collaborate on some of them for a side project. This project never materialised but it sowed the seed in my head for starting a new band", reveals Mark on the auspicious beginnings of new kids on the alt-rock block, NEW DISEASE. After collaborating with Numan on reworkings of 'Are Friends Electric?' and 'This Wreckage' for Numan's 'RIP' single/'Hybrid' remixes album (2002), it was time for Mark to concentrate on New Disease with vocalist Bane, ex-WILDHEARTS drummer Ritch Battersby and bassist Richard Adams (QUEEN ADREENA). Outstanding gigs with H.I.M, PRONG, SERAFIN and SKID ROW cemented the band's reputation as an awesome live unit. New Disease chose to collaborate with producer John Fryer (N.I.N, Stabbing Westward. H.I.M) on the AXIOMATIC EP (released in 2003). "We're a hard band to pigeonhole... we're too melodic for some metal fans, too heavy for some mainstream rock fans, and too commercial for some alternative fans, but there you go - you can't please all the people all of the time" (GileZ Moorhouse: ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE UK 2003). In May 2003 the band played sold-out shows with H.I.M, as well as being voted as an outstanding new talent on Music Industry Resource www.HITQUARTERS.com. New Disease returned to the studio in Fall 2003 to record with Top Canadian producer
