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Taking their name from one the toughest roads that runs through their
hometown of Memphis, Tennessee USA, Egypt Central was formed in 2001 by
lead singer John T. Falls, guitarist Heath Hindman, bassist Joey Chicago
and drummer Blake Allison.
For the next few months, the group rehearsed, started writing original
music, while sweating it out playing clubs in the Memphis area. The band
enlisted guitarist Jeff James to complete their line-up.
Egypt Central was signed to Lava Records by music industry vet Jason
Flom and instantly the band went into the studio to record their first
self-titled disc in 2006. What came out of that 3-month process was an
insanely catchy, hard-driven album that has turned rock fans' expectations
upside down. Their sound encompasses edgy-Rock, thunderous Metal and tumbles
into the realm of Funk and arena-Rock.
As the wind of change took place in the music industry, corporate downsizing
took hold and Flom had left the company as well as many of the bands that
he had signed; Egypt Central had found themselves with out a label.
However, the band eventually gained slots on the Ozzfest and Family Values
Tour. As momentum continued to build, so did record company interest and
in the summer of 2007 Egypt Central signed a new record deal with Fat
Lady Music / ILG.
Retooled with the help of mixer Paul David Hagar and mastered by George
Marino, the band's first LP was re-mixed, re-mastered and re-sequenced;
the release date for their newly tooled debut CD, which includes the Hot
Mainstream Rock top 40 hit "You Make Me Sick", is January 2008.
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