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'''Brokencyde''' (marketed as '''brokeNCYDE''') is a terrible musical group from [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]]. It consists of four members: Se7en, Phat J, Mikl, and Antz.
'''Brokencyde''' (marketed as '''brokeNCYDE''') is a musical group from [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]]. It consists of four members: Se7en, Phat J, Mikl, and Antz.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 04:20, 21 August 2009

Brokencyde

Brokencyde (marketed as brokeNCYDE) is a musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It consists of four members: Se7en, Phat J, Mikl, and Antz.

History

Beginning (2006–2007)

Brokencyde was founded by vocalists Se7en (David) and Mikl (Mike). The band name comes from the idea of their music being fundamentally broken or "broken inside" due to their relationship problems.[3] From there, they began to write more lyrics and songs and promote themselves online. Later, the other two members, Phat J (Jason) and Antz (Anthony), joined the band.

Signing to Suburban Noize Records and BC13 EP (2008–2009)

In July, Brokencyde earned a spot on MTV's Total Request Live where they performed FreaXXX on the segment "Under the Radar."[4] They signed to Suburban Noize Records soon after, and released the BC13 - EP early in 2009. Their two previous self-released albums ("The Broken!" and "BC13"), and one self-released EP ("BC13 Mix"), are no longer available for purchase or legal download.

On December 6, 2008 they appeared on Fearless Music TV performing their song "Sex Toyz". They were brought back the next week on December 13 to perform "FreaXXX".[5]

Brokencyde has toured with bands such as Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Breathe Carolina,[6] Karate High School,[7] and The Morning Of.[8]

In the summer of 2008, they performed on the Get F$cked Up US tour with Millionaires as the headliners and Hyper Crush as another supporting act. Special guests And Then There Were None and The Arrival each took half of the tour as well.

They performed on the I'm So Fierce tour with headliner, Jeffree Star, as well as other supporting acts Grab A Girl And Dance, Kill Paradise, Red Car Wire, and Teen Hearts in Fall 2008.

I'm Not a Fan...But the Kids Like It and touring (2009–present)

Brokencyde played on The Original Gangstour tour with Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Eyes Set to Kill, and special guests And Then There Were None. They also played on the Saints and Sinners Tour 2009 with Senses Fail, Hollywood Undead, and Haste The Day.[9]

Brokencyde is scheduled to play the entire Warped Tour 2009.[10]

The group's debut full-length, I'm Not a Fan...But the Kids Like It, debuted at #86 on the Billboard 200.[11]

The group recently announced their "Crunk Kids Tour" with Blood On The Dance Floor, Kill Paradise, The Ready Set, and Watchout! There's Ghosts.

Critical reception

Critical reaction to Brokencyde was initially strongly negative. Metal Edge Magazine has called Brokencyde "fucking horrendous".[12] Thrash Magazine has called them "a mockery to the world of music".[13] Another metal magazine, Decibel, has repeatedly made fun of the band, mentioning them in a interview with the group Big Business, and once ironically referring to them as their "favorite screamo-crunk band". British commentator Warren Ellis calls Brokencyde's "Freaxxx" music video "a near-perfect snapshot of everything that’s shit about this point in the culture".[14] Says August Brown of the Los Angeles Times, "The 'Albucrazy'-based band has done for MySpace emo what some think Soulja Boy did for hip-hop: turn their career into a kind of macro-performance art that exists so far beyond the tropes of irony and sincerity that to ask 'are they kidding?' is like trying to peel an onion to get to a perceived central core that, in the end, does not exist and renders all attempts to reassemble the pieces futile."[15]

"If this is the future of rock music, we're fucking outta here", - wrote Kerrang! in its January 2009 What the F* is up with Screamo Crunk feature. Placing the 'irritation factor' mark at level "very high", the magazine concluded - "Thanks to their tacky, lightweight and frankly rubbish sound, they've probably only got a shelf life of about six months". [16]

Band members

  • Se7en - screamed vocals, rap vocals (2006–present)
  • Mikl - clean vocals, autotune vocals (2006–present)
  • Phat J - synths, guitars, beats, backup vocals, backup screams and growls (2007–present)
  • Antz - fog machine and lights (2008–present)
  • Bree - mascot (2008-Present)

Discography

Date of Release Title Label
July 7, 2007 The Broken! Self-Released
March 27, 2008 BC13 Self-Released
April 28, 2008 BC13 Mix (EP) Self-Released
October 21, 2008 BC13 - EP (EP) Break Silence Recordings/
Suburban Noize Records
June 16, 2009 I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It! Break Silence Recordings/
Suburban Noize Records

Videography

  • "FreaXXX"
  • "Booty Call"
  • "40 Oz."
  • "Skeet Skeet" Upcoming

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/arts/music/20warp.html
  2. ^ a b http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifixzrgldke~T00
  3. ^ "Brokencyde". Indiestar.tv. Mainstream Killed the Indie Star. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. ^ Innovators of Crunkcore Brokencyde Release Debut EP Exclusively Through Hot Topic November 11th, 2008
  5. ^ "Brokencyde performs "Freaxxx" live on Fearless Music in NYC". NME.com. NME. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ Brokencyde Wrap Up Sold Out Tour And Enter Studio To Record Debut Full Length
  7. ^ Karate High School blog
  8. ^ Tour details
  9. ^ Saints and Sinners details
  10. ^ Rich Leigh (2008-12-28). "Warped Tour 2009 Line-up". Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  11. ^ Chart, Billboard.com
  12. ^ Metal Edge Magazine
  13. ^ Thrash Magazine
  14. ^ WarrenEllis.com
  15. ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/in-which-we-pon.html
  16. ^ Kerrang! Issue #21 February 21 2009 'What the F* is up with Screamo Crunk', p. 33
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