Swedish glam-rock band
CRASHDIET performed its brand new single,
"Generation Wild", at this year's edition of the
Rest In Sleaze festival, which took place this past Saturday night (February 6) at Fryshuset in Stockholm, Sweden.
CRASHDIET also played its debut album,
"Rest in Sleaze", in its entirety at the event, which was launched in 2007 as a tribute to former
CRASHDIET singer
David Hellman (a.k.a.
Dave Lepard).
Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below.
Hellman was found dead on January 20, 2006 at his apartment in the Swedish city of Uppsala, north of Stockholm. It was reported in several places that he hanged himself, although this was never officially confirmed.
"Rest in Sleaze" entered the Swedish national album chart at position No. 12 back in 2005.
For more information on
Dave's passing, click
here.
More details on the
Rest In Sleaze festival can be found at
this location.
The
"Generation Wild" single premiered on January 29 on Sweden's
Bandit Rock radio.
The single will be released exclusively with
Sweden Rock magazine in the last week of February. If you're a subscriber of the magazine, you are guaranteed a copy!
CRASHDIET's new album, also entitled
"Generation Wild", will be released through
Gain/
Sony Music on April 14. The 10-song CD was helmed by
RamPac, the production and songwriting team formed by
Johan Ramström and
Patrik Magnusson, in Gröndal, Sweden and was mixed by
Tobias Lindell.
"Generation Wild" track listing:
01.
Armageddon02.
So Alive03.
Generation Wild04.
Rebel05.
Save Her06.
Down With The Dust07.
Native Nature08.
Chemical09.
Bound To Fall10.
Beautiful PainCommented the band: "We are extremely satisfied with this album. After writing over 50 songs, we have chosen the 10 absolute finest for the album. Now we're ready to tour the world!"
CRASHDIET last year announced the addition of
Simon "Simme" Cruz from the Stockholm act
JAILBAIT as the group's new lead singer.
The band parted ways with its last vocalist, the Finland-based
H. Olliver Twisted, in July 2008.
CRASHDIET's sophomore album,
"The Unattractive Revolution", entered the Swedish chart at position No. 11 back in October 2007. The CD was mixed in the United States by
Kevin Churko.
"The Unattractive Revolution" featured a guest appearance on two tracks by
MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist
Mick Mars, who flew into Stockholm, Sweden in June 2007 to help
CRASHDIET write some of the material.