Apartment 26

Apartment 26 were an industrial metal/nu metal band from Leamington Spa, England. They played Ozzfest in 1999 and split up in 2004. They worked with Tchad Blake, at Real World Studios, on their self-financed Music For The Massive, having scrapped "Album 1.5" after two years of production. The result was a tighter band and looser "live" sound, captured by Blake by making the band perform live in the recording studio. After selling the finished record to Atlantic/WEA, the label shed half of its roster during a merge with Elektra Records, including Apartment 26. The single "Give Me More" was a minor Modern Rock hit in 2004.

Apartment 26
Apartment 26, 2000
Background information
OriginLeamington Spa, England
Genres
Years active1999–2004
LabelsHollywood Records
Atlantic Records
Murph Records
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersLouis Cruden (Bass)
Jon Greasley (Guitar)
Terence 'Biff' Butler (Vocals)
Andy Huckvale (Keyboards/Programming)
Kevin Temple (Drums)
Brad Booker (Drums)

Their name comes from David Lynch's Eraserhead, in which the character lives in Apartment 26. Vocalist Terence 'Biff' Butler is the son of Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler.

Discography

Albums
  • Within EP (1999) (Murph Records)[5]
  • Hallucinating (2000) (Hollywood Records)
  • Music for the Massive (2004) (Atlantic/Wea)

Singles
Year Title Chart Positions[6] Album
US Main Rock
2000 "Basic Breakdown" 33 Hallucinating
"Backwards" —
2003 "88" — Music for the Massive
"Give Me More" 39

Soundtracks

Apartment 26's songs have been included on the following soundtracks:

Group members
  • Louis Cruden: bass
  • Jon Greasley: guitar
  • Biff Butler: vocals
  • Andy Huckvale: keyboards/programming
  • Kevin Temple: drums (formerly of Die Warzau, Sister Machine Gun)
  • Brad Booker: drums (formerly of Stir, Gravity Kills)
  • Jeremy Colson: drums

References
  1. D'Angelo, Joe. "Nu Metal Meltdown". MTV.
  2. Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary Publishing. pp. 179–180. ISBN 1-86074-415-X.
  3. "MusicMight :: Artists :: APARTMENT 26". Rockdetector.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
  4. Sharpe-Young, Garry. "Rockdetector Biography". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  5. Discogs.com
  6. Apartment 26 Charts at Allmusic
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