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Kerrang! Awards Shortlist

22 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Jackie

Madina Lake have made the shortlist for BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND at the Kerrang! Awards!!

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
30 SECONDS TO MARS
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
MADINA LAKE
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Continue voting so that they can take the award home!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

Bye Bye!

17 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

We (me and Jana) are going to the USA!
We'll be attending Warped Tour in Montreal and Mansfield!
We'll be keeping a Video Tour Diary of our trip, which we will put on YouTube.

So there would be no site updates except news.
Any affiliates requests etc. etc. will be replied after August the 1st.

x

BLOG: caught somewhere in warped...

16 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Jackie

New post from Matthew on the forum:

caught somewhere in warped...

the wishes of ridiculous days go out to all from your family in mad lake.

i want to explain our take on the maiden track...

as you know we are a relatively unconventional band. we don't generally choose the paths paved by others. and neither do you folks, which is why we're all here together.

we approached the cover like this:
iron maiden is a band that blazed a trail for metal. they sold out arenas and stadiums for decades with no radio airplay at all. they took a genre and twisted it up into a ball and spit it back out and the genre never looked the same since. they curved the trajectory of metal ...not many can say that.

when we were asked to cover em, we wanted to pay homage to where metal is NOW, because of what they did 20 years ago. a "thank you" of sorts for all of the great bands and music that existed because of them. so we imagined our version to be a modernized metal version, with madina lake's character filling the spaces in between.

we hope those on the fence will warm up to it someday!

warped tour is an eye opener for us. with our RPI in full effect, we realized how many friends we've made over the past couple of years on the road...you all are giving us the confidence and strength to go make you all a killer record next month.
love you guys endlessly

matthew

Madina Lake's new cover: Caught Somewhere In Time

16 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

Thanks to KAYLIE for uploading!
This cover is from Kerrang's "Maiden Heaven", a tribute to Iron Maiden.

http://www.megaupload.com/nl/?d=EQCTRB5C

Promo Competition (AUSTRALIA ONLY)

15 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

"What I beg of the Australian kids is to please continue to support us, so I can come back as soon as possible!"

says Nathan Leone

You heard the man! Let's get the support rolling!
This time we have a little motivation for you guys to help get Madina Lake noticed :D
COURTESY OF ROADRUNNER RECORDS

So, we have two different competitions running – you can enter both or just one!
Competitions are open to all of our myspace friends but MUST BE Australian residents. Sorry, no international entries.

Madina Lake Australian River People
(go to their blog or click here)

Internet for Dummies (PROJECT)

14 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

http://mlfans.net/dummies

The deadline is July 16th.
Don't know what to do or how it should look like?
See these examples.

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New Blog

13 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

WARPED/KERRANG! contest voting

there's nothing cooler than shocking people with the power of our River People.. we've won 2 of the 3 Warped contests already thanks to you guys .. you have no idea how much that helps and how much it means to us! granted we have to play longer in the 179 degree heat and you all know we're out of shape because we've been writing for a few months ha .. jk its has been INCREDIBLE. the crowds and our RPI family have been amazing and we can't thank you enough. we will do so in the only way we know how and that is to deliver the best record we possibly can... and words can't describe our excitement with the new material. so hey .. THANK YOU times a million and hey .. keep on voting for warped and KERRANG!'s Best International Band and we'll .... umm ... well i don't what we'll do but it will kick ass. thank you and much love...

Madina

"ATTICS TO EDEN" coming early 2009

Madina Lake in Australian Magazine

07 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

(Thanks Diana! The scans are up in the gallery)

MADINA MADNESS
Madina Lake is a band with a story to tell. Fronted by a pair of twins, the money for the band's demo was raised after the twins won Fear Factor , a reality television show aired in the UK and the US, where they had to hang monkey-style from helicopters and chow down on a bug sandwich or three.

More than that, Madina Lake is a group with great, aggressive pop sound and some heavy lyrics to match, as is evident in its latest album From Them, Through Us, To You .
"I think music is something that connects people universally, regardless of politics or religion or any other ridiculous aspect that comes in and pollutes it," says lead-singer Nathan, explaining the appeal behind the group's first CD. "I think people are the same wherever you go; they go through the same triumphs and hardships and loss and love and jealousy. I hope our music helps people understand that they're not alone when they feel stuff like that: that there's a lot of people out there going through it, too"
Pretty deep, indeed! But how much hardship could a singer from a successful touring band have gone through?
"My twin brother Matt and I lost our Mum in a car accident when we were 12. I've also been carjacked at gun point. Bizzarre experiences, but I think each one rounds you out as a person and maybe builds character. I would never presume I have a well-built character, but I think sometimes going through experiences and embracing negative things in your life is a good idea," Nathan says.

With tours across the US and the UK, Madina Lake is rapidly creating a name for itself as a quality live act; a group whose quality lies beyong the record. It's also known for its on-stage antics and audience involvement, which Nathan is quick to emphasise.
"I like to be a part of the crowd as much as possible so I tend to jump into the crowd a lot. And sometimes there are things to climb up on, and sometimes they're too high to be jumping on 12-year-old girls from. I've hurt myself, I've hurt other people, I've broken cameras, I gotta stop, I really do!"
Earlier this year, we got a taste of Madina madness when it toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival; it's an experience the band is keen to repeat in the near future.
"People say when you die you go to heaven; I say when you die you go to Australia! What I beg of the Australian kids is to please continue to support us, so I can come back as soon as possible!"
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Vote, vote, vote!

05 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

I am BEGGING you.
If you haven't voted yet, please please do it now!

copy the code here

New Blog

03 Jul 2008 :: 1 Comments :: Written by Yvette

vote MADINA LAKE for KERRANGS BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND!!

so last year, thanks to you guys .. we won the Best International Newcomer award which was the best/craziest thing that has ever happened to us. well here we are again and winning this award would mean so much to us we can't even tell you. so if you could find it in your heart and head over to:

http://www.kerrangawards.com/kerrangawards/http://www.kerrangawards.com/kerrangawards/

and vote: MADINA LAKE we would be forever in debted!!
we are almost finished writing for our next record "ATTICS TO EDEN" and we'll be recording it right after WARPED TOUR which we leave for in 2 days! life is good... see you all soon!!
madina lake

More icons

03 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Yvette

I know, "more icons?!?!" but I'm in an icon-mood so yah.
I've made a new section on the site with all the icons/avatars we have, if you want to donate some feel free to contact us!
http://www.mlfans.net/avatars

Madina Lake Prick Mag. Feature

02 Jul 2008 :: 0 Comments :: Written by Jana

MADINA LAKE

FROM FEAR TO CAREER

Astory written by bassist Matthew Leone coined the band’s name Madina Lake. It is a fictional 1950s town where Adalia, the famous socialite, mysteriously disappears. Like this town, Madina Lake is eating up its fans and dragging them to a mysterious musical world. Some of you might know that the Leone twins (vocalist Nathan and bassist Matthew) originally started this whole journey with a little pot of money they won on NBC's Fear Factor. After winning, Matthew told NBC, "We put rockers on the scoreboard against the meatheads." They were also smart enough to put their money where their mouths were. They used their winnings to make a demo, and eventually got themselves signed to Roadrunner Records. With the help of guitarist Mateo Camargo and drummer Dan Torelli, the band put out From Them, Through Us, To You in March of 2007, and won Best International Newcomer at the 2007 Kerrang! Awards. Flooding alternative radio stations, Madina Lake is quickly becoming a pop rock/emo/grunge favorite.

New Pictures

02 Jul 2008 :: 2 Comments :: Written by Yvette