A New Trixter Album Is Coming
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:01AM Can you handle it? Trixter just signed to Frontiers. The band will release a new album next year! You know what this means, right? This means Trixter will likely play M3 (again). Here's the details on the new album:
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing of TRIXTER for the worldwide release of the band’s reunion album in the spring of 2012!
Formed in Paramus, New Jersey during 1983, TRIXTER would learn their chops playing live in the club circuit around their hometown with the likes of SKID ROW and KIX, before eventually getting signed by Mechanic/MCA for their self-titled debut album in 1990, which spawned the Billboard Hits & # 1 MTV Videos "Give It To me Good," "One in a Million" and "Surrender" and went on to become gold. The band toured nationally during 1990-91 sold out arena tours with POISON, SCORPIONS and WARRANT. TRIXTER's second album, Hear! was released in October 1992, touring in support of KISS. Unfortunately the change of musical climate made it impossible for the band to keep going so, after the release of an independent covers album, the band called it quits in 1995.
TRIXTER finally announced the reunion of the original lineup in 2007. Since then the band played several shows, including a successful appearance at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008. "The band has been playing together for the last 4 years, so making a new record is the next logical step," tells guitarist Steve Brown. "We are all very excited: the new CD will be entitled New Audio Machine and is a classic style Melodic Hard Rock album. All the sounds people have loved about TRIXTER will be there... Great songs, big guitar riffs, catchy vocals and a huge bottom end. A total big rock production!"
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"Surrender" (#72)
"One In A Million" (#75)
"Give It To Me Good" (#65).
It has been rumored for weeks that Trixter may play M3. Also rumors that Night Ranger may turn up at M3.
Look, I saw these guys 3rd row at M3 two Summers ago, and I'll be the first to admit -- They are total pro's. But let that be a lesson for us all to remember again -- You can have all the talent, chops and technical proficiency in the world, but if ya ain't got the songs, you ain't got bupkiss!
Spare me!
Who else is rumored to play M3
Discover!
p.s. Go over to heavyharmonies.com, look up "eBay Rarities" in the left menu bar and look 'em up on that site by clicking on each album title. You will suffer from sticker shock but don't let that stop you from finding out about and listening to these great bands. Once you click on the title, an image of the album cover artwork is then displayed with the year of release, band member listings, the label name (usually self-released) and comments by people like us who, you will quickly realize, know WAY more about 80's/Early 90's Glam Metal and "Melodic Hard Rock", the title given to the Genre for people who can't face calling it "Hair Metal", hahaha!!! Said, but true -- just ask the poseurs of Trixter. After you explore each band on the list of rarities, also known as the "Holy Grails of Hair Metal", writing down the ones you think you might find interesting based on the info on Heavy Harmonies, go on YouTube and start listening. Most of 'em are on there. Here's but a sampler of some you can check out who I happen to think are astonishingly good -- White Eagle, "Bustin' A*s", which is Ultra-Mega Rare but was just listed on eBay for $1,500 (told ya you would freak), Kidd Wikkid (not Sebastian Bach's first band -- though you can hear those demos on YouTube, also), Eli, Brass Kitten (who Allyson did a post on not too long ago), Pharoah, Theatre, Jillson, Tattoo, Luv Junkies, Slick Lilly, K.K. Wilde, Creamhouse, Schoolboy Crush, Sgt. Roxx, Kid Cyote, Bad Fashion, My Band, Hard Knox, Concrete Jungle, Fire Dept., Cleavage, Big Bang Babies (another Al post, I believe), De-Ja-Vu, Reckless Youth, V2, Sinnocence, Pretty Wicked, Submytion, Sweet Lips, Cuttlass, Damzel, Blaz-On, Chainless, Adrenalin Kick, Foxx, Chain Gang, Squealer, Raquel, Audio Mob, Zaza, Icon, Hot Boy, Harpo, Scarlett, Wittnezz, Lorraine, Spellbound, Roxxi (Al post), Cadillac Bratz, New Tattoo, Dr. Sin, Barracuda, Vengeance, Dirty Lips, Dezire, Raw Trixx, Touris, Masquerade and Wicked Kin, to name but a few. Happy Hunting but make sure you come back for a REAL discussion. Wake Up, people, THIS is Rock'n'Roll!
Not one of my favorite bands but they have some catchy songs. But give them credit for having original lineup intact and trying to put out new music.
Hope they rock M3 again!
MB, thanks for that link. Awesome amounts of info.
Thanks for sharing all those bands. you rock
The only good thing I have by these guys (and, unfortunately, I have it all except anything past '94), is their terrific cover of "Dirty Deeds". Seriously, aside from that, they are one of THE BIGGEST Rock Fails in Modern History.
Mr. Big -- same deal -- BORING except one song -- "Addicted To That Rush".
Otherwise, let's call it a draw between these two bands for Most Boring 80's Hard Rock Band!
Yeah, Oper8n. Check out all of those bands. It'll be one of the biggest presents you could get yet -- To break free of the chains of our vicious cycle of only talking about what amounts to the same 16 bands over and over again and go out there into the unknown to Bring Back Glam! in 2012 even more so than ever before!