Alive (Gravity Kills song)
Encyclopedia
Alive is a single performed by the Industrial Rock
band Gravity Kills
from their album Perversion
, released by TVT Records in 1998.
, released on PlayStation
& PC
by Accolade and Pinball Syndicate.
Alive was feature along with the Sevendust
and Fear Factory
songs.
) was featured in a German complication-album CD called the Offroad Tracks Vol.16, which has various artists. Complication-album released by Metal Hammer
(Germany) in February 1999. Also, the promo was included with a German "Metal Hammer" magazine.
Production
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."...
from their album Perversion
Perversion (album)
"Perversion" is a 1998 album by Industrial Rock act Gravity Kills.On the 17 April 2000 Online chat session, one of the band members disclosed that the title of the album was going to be named "Whore", but their record label TVT Records threw a fit and thought it was not a good idea to use the...
, released by TVT Records in 1998.
Video Game appearances
The song made an appearance in a 1998 cross-platform off-road racing video game Test Drive Off-Road 2Test Drive Off-Road 2
Test Drive Off-Road 2 is a 1998 cross-platform racing game. It is the second entry in the Test Drive Off-Road series of video games.-Reception:...
, released on PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
& PC
Personal computer game
A PC game, also known as a computer game, is a video game played on a personal computer, rather than on a video game console or arcade machine...
by Accolade and Pinball Syndicate.
Alive was feature along with the Sevendust
Sevendust
Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group...
and Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
songs.
Complication-album appearances
Alive (Hurricane mixDJ Hurricane
DJ Hurricane is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper. He is known for his work as the Beastie Boys' DJ...
) was featured in a German complication-album CD called the Offroad Tracks Vol.16, which has various artists. Complication-album released by Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
(Germany) in February 1999. Also, the promo was included with a German "Metal Hammer" magazine.
CD Single production error
Some copies of the Alive CD singles only contain one track. As the Record label has the listing for both tracks, it is possibley assumed that this was a production error.Tracklists
Personnel
Gravity Kills- Jeff Scheel - Lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
- Matt Dudenhoeffer - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Doug Firley - KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Kurt Kerns - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Produced by Roli MosimannRoli MosimannRoli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader J. G...
and Gravity Kills - Engineered by Doug Firley and Federico Panero
- Exclusively Engineered by Sean Grove for Don't Sleep Productions on Alive (Hurricane Mix)
- Mixed by Gary Townsley and East Side Sound
- Written by Gravity Kills
- Photos by Joseph CulticeJoseph CulticeJoseph Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock'n roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. He moved to New York City in 1990....
- Package Design by David Lau