Man Alive (band)
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| Man Alive | |
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| Origin | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Skate punk |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | B& Recordings, The Militia Group, Sterile Records |
| Members | |
| Jamie Hilsden David Shkedi Jon Shkedi Yair Braun |
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| Former members | |
| Jeremy Boyd Joel Hilsden Bethany Ridings |
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Man Alive is an Israeli punk rock band, formed in 1999 in Jerusalem, by members Jamie Hilsden on vocals and guitar, Jeremy Boyd on bass guitar and Joel Hilsden on drums. Bethany Ridings, who became Bethany Rosenfeld, joined the band later.
After Boyd and Ridings left the band, Jon Shkedi joined to play bass and Dave Shkedi joined to play guitar. Later, Joel left too and Yair Braun replace him on drums.
The band quickly gained popularity in the Israeli punk scene, and decided to try and play outside of the country. While touring between Israel and the United States, the band independently released two albums, which helped build the band a fanbase in Europe, North America and Japan. In 2005, record producer Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids, Motion City Soundtrack) produced the band's third full length, Open Surgery, their most popular album to date. After the release of the album the band went on an extensive tour and in 2006 played more than 220 shows in North America and over 30 in Europe, including the Warped Tour.
In 2007 the band released an EP titled Access Denied!, and also opened for NOFX in their Tel Aviv concert. The band also signed a 2 album contract with B& Recordings, a subdivision of Doghouse Records, and a forth, self-titled full-length was released in February 26, 2008.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current members
- Jamie Hilsden - lead vocals, guitar (1999–present)
- David Shkedi - lead guitar, vocals (2000–present)
- Jon Shkedi - bass, vocals (2000–present)
- Yair Braun - drums (2006–present)
[edit] Former members
- Joel Hilsden - drums (1999–2006)
- Jeremy Boyd - bass (1999–2000)
- Bethany Ridings - guitar, vocals (1999–2000)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- 2001 - Foreign Concepts - Man of Israel Records
- 2002 - Work in Progress - Sterile Records (Reissued on Dying Is Deadly in 2003)
- 2005 - Open Surgery (The Militia Group)
- 2008 - Man Alive (B& Recordings)
[edit] EPs and splits
- 2003 - Split with Useless ID - Dying Is Deadly
- 2004 - Attack of the B-Killers, split with Useless ID, Atom (and his package) and Yidcore (Boomtown/MGM Records)
- 2007 - Access Denied! (Smith Seven)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website (currently offline)
- Official MySpace page
