- Lifer
Lifer was a five-piece
nu metal music group from Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania , in theUnited States . The group went under various names and only released onestudio album in 2001.Career
The band formed under the name Strangers with Candy in 1999 and is most notable for winning
MTV 's Ultimate Cover Band contest, where they performed their own version ofa-ha 's hit song "Take On Me ." They released anEP titled "No Need" and were later forced to change their name. Under the new name Driver, the band released their rendition of "White Lines (Don't Do It)." They finally changed their name to Lifer and signed withUniversal Music to release a self-titled album, produced by Rush guitaristAlex Lifeson , onAugust 14 ,2001 . One of its tracks entitled "Breathless" would be included on the "Scorpion King" soundtrack inMarch 2002 .The album was widely panned by critics who considered it a poor attempt to capitalize on the nu metal scene;
Allmusic gave it only a 1½ out of 5 rating. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:youe4j275way] Lifer soon faded away after the departure of guitaristAaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski in late 2001. The two would later join the highly successfulalternative metal /post-grunge group,Breaking Benjamin .After the demise of Lifer, vocalist Nick Coyle, bassist Ian Wiseman, guitarist Derek Spencer, and drummer Chris Lightcap went on to form a band called
myDownfall , which eventually split up. Nick then formed a band called The Drama Club of which he is still a member.Members
Original lineup:
* Nick Coyle – Vocals
*Aaron Fink – Guitar
*Mark Klepaski – Bass
* Chris Lightcap – Drums
* Tony Kruszka – TurntablesIn October 2001, bassist Mark Klepaski left and was replaced by Ian Wiseman.
In December 2001, guitarist Aaron Fink left and was replaced by Derek Spencer.
In 2002, turntablist Tony Kruszka was fired, and the four remaining members formed a new band called myDownfall.
Discography
Albums
"Lifer" (
August 14 ,2001 )
# My Room
# Ugly
# Boring
# Swallow
# No Need
# Parade
# New
# Disbelief
# Blurred
# Heave
# Not Like You
# Breathless
# Perfect (w/ Silence)EPs
"No Need" (
2000 )
# Boring
# My Room
# Perfect
# Key of Me
# No Need
# Heave
# Idiot"Lifer IV EP" a.k.a. "myDownfall IV EP" (
2002 )
# Wake Up
# Memo
# Figment
# PedestalOther media
*
Take On Me (a-ha cover) ("Not Another Teen Movie " Cut)
* "Born Again" (demo)External links
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-285272---Lifer Launch: Lifer]
* [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lifer/artist.jhtml MTV.com: Lifer]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/lifer/artist.jhtml VH1.com: Lifer]
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* [http://www.thedramaclubmusic.com/ The Drama Club: Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedramaclub The Drama Club: MySpace site]
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