Album 5th Degree is being released on the 11th October 2010 to all music retailers.
The album feature 10 new tracks, inlcuding their singles Want it, Need it and Breathe which is featured on the TV One Commercial.
Autozamm has had the opportunity to support outstanding international acts such as the Black Crowes, INXS and Silverchair. Appearances at events such as the Big Day Out, Homegrown and Southern Amp have cemented the band as powerful large-stage festival performers, underpinned by a string of radio and Music TV hits.
Autozamms latest (third) album 5th Degree offers an electrifying escalation of finesse and bravura. Krish Sharma captured the power of the band as they recorded live in the studio, harnessing their captivating live performance energy in a refinement of the new material - the result is a muscle-bound collection of emotionally-charged hits, of lofty peaks and murky depths. Eschewing rampant technology in favour of more classic mantra (a tele and a twin), Sharma and Autozamm created an album with the production aura of the great rock albums of previous decades.
History & Activity:
• TVNZ are currently using their latest single “Breathe” as their backing track for all TV promotion in August. The ballad will be used for four weeks starting, keep your ears peeled for this super seductive new offering.
• Latest single “Breathe” Top 10 iTunes Rock charts.
• Single “Want it Need it” from their 3rd Album was the 5th most added song to radio in its debut week of release, and #21 on NZ Charts in its first week on Radio!
• 5th Degree – their 3rd Album is due for release October 2010.
• Closer to Home was a #1 single at radio last year. 1 AC airplay, 17 overall airplay, 2 NZ airplay and crossing multi formats into pop and adult airplay. Big song that is becoming a crowd favourite and a bonafide AUTOZAMM anthem
• DRAMA QUEEN Album released March 2008 NZ.
• KILLER SHOES single top 5 ROCK, top 20 overall airplay, and top 5 NZ airplay.
• DISCO single top 5 ROCK, top 40 overall airplay, top 5 NZ airplay.
Iconic New Cover Art - The cover for 5th Degree was conceptualized and created by award winning designer Barny Bewick at Indium Design. It harks back to the classic LP covers of the late 70s where captivating and arresting images were king. The image of two gagged diners, hungry but yet unable to eat, seated before a bounty of food in a back alley has the visual impact of the surreal in an everyday surrounding. After weeks of work the end result stands out as a classic cover - iconic, striking and timeless.
Producer - Their third album ‘5th Degree’ was produced by Los Angeles native Krish Sharma, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, he’s considered to be one of the more versatile talents in music today. A true artist, Krish has collaborated with such innovative musicians as Perry Farrell on the album, Songs Yet to Be Sung, and Serj Tankian, lead singer of System of a Down, as well as some legendary names as Al Green, Johnny Mathis, and Brian Wilson. Krish’s passion, rawness, and integrity led him to Engineer and Mix The Rolling Stones album A Bigger Bang, for Virgin Records. Hailed as a worthy successor to their masterworks by Rolling Stone, this album proved to be a turning point for Krish. Some of his other credits include The Cult, Poison, Amos Lee, Counting Crows, Liz Phair, and Hilary Duff. Krish just recently mixed Old Crow Medicine Show and Black Cowboy.
Autozamm is a great band which has two qualities which are a surprisingly rare combination these days--they write good songs and can play the f**k out of them. Krish Sharma, Producer.
AUTOZAMM MEMBERS:
Nick Major: Lead Vox / Guitar; Mike Carpinter: Guitar / Vox; Ollie Gordon: Bass / Vox; Richard Orr: Drums; Stephen Small: Keys
Website: www.autozamm.co.nz
Myspace: www.myspace.com/autozamm
