Airbourne

Airbourne é uma banda australiana "recém nascida" de hard rock. Formada em Warrnambool, Victoria (Austrália), na Austrália.

História

Airbourne é uma banda jovem, com integrantes de 19-23 anos, porém demonstram ter o necessário para ser uma banda que revive o velho rock'n'roll dos anos 70'. Com bastente influência em AC/DC , Motorhead e Kiss ,eles vêm lotando estádios na Austrália e fazendo grande sucesso com os fans de Hard rock. Têm sido muito elogiada por bandas pelas quais já tocaram junto. Nessa lista há bandas como "The Rolling Stones" e "Motley Crue". Lançaram dois albuns de inéditos: "Ready to Rock" em 2004 e "Runnin' Wild" em 2007. Suas músicas estao presentes em variados jogos, por exemplo: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Need for Speed: ProStreet, skate., NFL Tour, Burnout Paradise, NASCAR 08 e Guitar Hero World Tour.

Membros Actuais

• Joel O'Keeffe (vocais/guitarra solo)

• David Roads (guitarra base)

• Ryan O'Keeffe (Bateria)

• Justin Street (baixo)

Discografia

Álbuns

• Ready to Rock (2004)

• Runnin' Wild (2007)

• Live At the Playroom (2007)

Músicas em outras mídias

Parte dos grandes sucessos da banda aparecem em outras mídias como os video games.

Burnout Paradise - "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Guitar Hero World Tour - "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Madden NFL 08 - "Runnin' Wild"

Madden NFL 09 - "Stand Up for Rock 'N Roll"

NASCAR 08 - "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll"

NASCAR 09 - "Runnin' Wild"and Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Need For Speed: ProStreet - "Blackjack"

Need For Speed: Undercover - "Girls in Black"

NFL Tour - "Blackjack"

NHL 08 - "Stand Up for Rock 'N Roll"

NHL 09 - "Runnin' Wild"

Rock Band/Rock Band 2 - "Runnin' Wild" (como conteúdo adicional)

Skate – "Let's Ride"

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - "Girls in Black"

Medal of Honor: Airborne - "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll"

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 - "Turn Up The Trouble"

Outro lugar onde as músicas da banda fizeram muito sucesso, no ano passado, foi no WWE. A música ,"Stand Up For Rock And Roll", foi a música tema oficial do WWE's Royal Rumble 2008.

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Airbourne is an Australian rock and roll band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, where they gained a steady following with their hard rock sound. Their sound is comparable to another Australian hard rock band, the legendary AC/DC, namely the sound of the Brian Johnson era of the band, which has gone from 1980 to present day; singer Joel O'Keeffe's singing voice is also comparable to Johnson's.

History

Formation (2003)

The band was formed in 2003 by the brothers Joel and Ryan O'Keeffe. Joel picked up his first guitar at the age of 11 and Ryan had his first drum kit at the same age with Joel being 15 at the time. It would take the brothers several years to find like minded musicians with the same taste for making Rock 'N' Roll music in their hometown. Joel was introduced to guitarist David Roads when the two worked at the Hotel Warrnambool. Bringing their guitars to work and, after their shifts, jamming on song ideas, Dave was soon asked to join the O’Keeffe brothers for a jam at their house. Bassist Justin Street completed the picture in 2003, when Ryan ran into him while stumbling home drunk from a party one night. As it turned out his new mate played bass, and was interested in jamming with a band that were looking to move to Melbourne. Finally, Airbourne was born.

Ready to Rock (2003-2006)

Airbourne's independent eight track EP 'Ready to Rock' was released in 2004. In early 2005, the band relocated to Melbourne. Later that year, the band signed a five album record deal with Capitol Records and have since supported Mötley Crüe, Motörhead and The Rolling Stones, as well as playing in several summer music festivals.

Runnin' Wild (2006-2008)

In 2006 Airbourne relocated to the States to begin work on their first international studio album, Runnin’ Wild, with legendary producer Bob Marlette. Runnin' Wild was released in Australia on 23 June, 2007. Three singles were released from the album, "Runnin' Wild", "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast", a playable track on Guitar Hero; World Tour and "Diamond In The Rough". On 19 February 2007, Capitol Records cancelled their record contract with Airbourne, but the album was still released in Australia through EMI. The band has now signed with Roadrunner Records for distribution throughout the rest of the world. Amongst all the overseas hype Airbourne still fails to be played on any of the major Australian Radio networks.

On September 2, 2008, MetalSucks had an exclusive interview with Joel O’Keeffe. On the issue with vast comparisons to AC/DC, Joel said, "Oh, mate, in this day and age, whoever you are when you come out, especially if you’re from Australia and you sound like we do, you’re going to get compared to anyone who is out there. It doesn’t matter who you are, you are going to get compared to somebody. To be compared to the best rock and roll band in the business, who are still going today and are about to release another album, there is no higher compliment..." On Friday 28 November at the Astoria in London, Dan Hawkins (Stone Gods/The Darkness) joined Airbourne on stage to play AC/DC classic Whole Lotta Rosie. Hawkins played Joel's guitar (white Gibson Explorer) while Joel sung without playing guitar.

Upcoming album (2009-present)

After an interview with Airbourne's rhythm guitarist, David Roads, he confirmed the band would be entering the studio at the end of January 2009 to work on new material. In the January 17th issue of Kerrang! magazine, Joel O' Keeffe revealed that the band have begun writing the record in the Criterion Hotel, the very pub they played their first gigs in their home town of Warrnambool. "We're getting all our gear plugged in and getting set for Aussie pub rock written in an Aussie rock pub!", stated Joel. One of the songs set to be on the album is called "Heads Are Gonna Roll" and was featured on the Madden 2010 trailer Heads Are Gonna Roll is available for Download on Amazon.co.uk on a special edition version of Runnin' Wild also featuring a few tracks from their previous EP Ready to Rock including Dirty Angel, Hotter Than Hell and Stand & Deliver.

Songs in other media

A big part of Airbourne's growing success is the exposure they have gained in other media; most notably video games. Airbourne has provided some of their music to add to the soundtracks of the following games:

Burnout Paradise - "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" (Edited)

Guitar Hero World Tour - "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Madden NFL 08 - "Runnin' Wild"

Madden NFL 09 - "Stand Up for Rock 'N Roll"

Madden NFL 10 - "Heads are Gonna Roll"

NASCAR 08 - "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll"

NASCAR 09 - "Runnin' Wild"and Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"

Need For Speed: ProStreet - "Blackjack"

Need For Speed: Undercover - "Girls in Black"

NFL Tour - "Blackjack"

NHL 08 - "Stand Up for Rock 'N Roll"

NHL 09 - "Runnin' Wild"

Rock Band/Rock Band 2 - "Runnin' Wild" (as downloadable content)

Skate – "Let's Ride"

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - "Girls in Black"

Medal of Honor: Airborne - "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll"

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 - "Turn Up The Trouble"

Another place Airbourne have gained exposure over the past year is in the WWE. Their song, "Stand Up For Rock And Roll", was the official theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2008. They also perform a version of Mr. Kennedy's entrance theme "Turn Up The Trouble" which has replaced Jim Johnston's original version.

In the movie The Lost Boys: The Tribe, a sequel to the original Lost Boys, the song "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" is played in the car as Chris and Nicole drive to their new house. The song is also used in the trailer to the 2009 comedy I Love You Beth Cooper.

The song "Diamond in the Rough" is constantly used during Network Seven's coverage of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Members

Joel O'Keeffe - Vocals, Lead Guitar

Ryan O'Keeffe - Drums, Percussion

David Roads - Rhythm Guitar, Backup Vocals

Justin Street - Bass Guitar, Backup Vocals

The guitarists use Gibson Explorers, Gibson SGs (Joel prefers the '63 sg's) and Marshall Amps, Kerry King JCM800's without the 'Beast' section activated. They also sometimes use DSL 100 and some JMP Mk. 2's with their main instruments. Bassist Justin Street uses primarily Fender Precision Basses.

Discography

Albums

Runnin' Wild (2007)

Upcoming second studio album (2009)

Live Albums

Live At the Playroom (2007)

EPs

Ready to Rock (2004)

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