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Bitterside
Alternative / Indie / Pop

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Member Since8/24/2006
Band Websitewww.bitterside.com
Band MembersDaniel Genuis - vocals, acoustic & bass; JJ Galea - guitars; Kenneth Vella - drums
Sounds LikeImpressively unique!
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Bitterside

Bitterside, have always been described by many as a band, which writes catchy songs, that anyone can sing-a-long and relate to easily. In fact a year after the band’s birth, 2001, the band focused only in writing hit songs. Bitterside churned out hits such as ‘Fire in my pockets’, ‘Drop of wine’ and ‘Fear (the fast song)’ to name a few. The boys gigged a lot, particularly in 2004 where ‘Somehow Different’, Bitterside’s debut album, was released. An album with pop rock tilted guitars, sweet harmonies and packed with sing-a-long melodies. It sold relatively well and even won the band a Best Band award at the BMA awards in 2004. Bitterside created a high profile for themselves and their music. By October 2005, the band completed their heavy gigging schedule and concentrated only in writing new material, which had to be fresh and innovative. Daniel had a lot of material up his sleeve and the rest of the band, listened to the new ideas for a whole month before dedicating themselves on particular songs. This was quite a rough time for the band because nobody was actually sure what the new material had to sound like. There was quite some tension and collision of opinions in the band’s studio. Then came ‘Shutters’. When Daniel played the song to the rest of the band, the boys realised that it was something special and immediately started working on the song’s production and ended up recording a mighty song, which demonstrates Daniel’s emotional song writing capabilities and the rest of the band’s skill of adapting their sound to it. The new sound marked a new era for the band and gave them a sign that all they wanted to do is to write heart-felt, personal tunes that soothe the soul. ‘Shutters’ was released in June 2006 and presented the band with a whole new image and musical direction. The fans realised that Bitterside’s sound and song-writing had matured and the band was showered with extremely positive emails on their website and myspace portal. ‘Shutters’ managed to climb up to number 6 on the XFM top 40. The song was described as anthemic since during the band’s live appearances they sometimes ended up playing it three times! After the successful run of ‘Shutters’ the band released ‘Vs Life’, a song which is more of a lament to God about an undeserved life. It received a lot of radio airplay and also landed another best band award for the band. Thus one can easily say that the boys ended up 2006 in style! Once 2007 started, the band took on seasoned bassist Cliff Smith and decided to dedicate all their energy on writing new songs for the forthcoming album. Bitterside still managed to participate in major events like the P1 Power Boat Grand Prix, the XFM Music festival, the Fete de la Musique Festival and the Farsons Great Beer Festival. During the summer, Bitterside produced three songs to be included in the next album. One of the songs recorded was ‘Start Again’ which was an immediate hit for the band, making it to the number 1 spot on the XFM top 40 and number 3 in Bay Radio’ s Top 40. Like the larger part of Bitterside's music, ‘Start Again’ is fundamentally British in musical inclination, Maltese in composition and international in appeal. Unlike the anthemic ‘Shutters’, however, the new single is more flowing, upbeat and in a sense, even "poppier" on some level. As in the song ‘Vs life’, ‘Start Again’ is inspired by the idea of someone living a life they want out of and the frustration of dealing with it. The song possesses an energy that reflects a band freshly motivated and certain of how they should sound like. Bitterside also landed some gigs in Vienna, Austria between the 7th and the 11th November, playing at 3 venues: Shelter, Replugged and most importantly Planet. The latter is the third largest venue in Vienna and popular bands such as The Rasmus, Star Sailor, Ash, Paradise Lost, Sugababes and a lot more have performed there. On this occasion Bitterside supported a popular Austrian band "Herbstrock". 29 May 2008 saw the release of Bitterside second opus, "Underrated". The album was preceded by the single "A Selfish Cry", an acoustic track which has quite a fresh feel to it; ideal for the torrid summer months! The song went down very well with the Maltese public, reaching top spot on Malta's Top Ten for 2 consecutive weeks. Apart from the new single, the album also includes top-hits, “Shutters” and “Start Again”! All the songs have a different attitude but keep the BITTERSIDE edge throughout! 2009 sees Bitterside embarking on a new and very interesting journey to say the least! Besides shifting the set-up to a trio, since the bass player decided to fulfill other commitments, Bitterside have been presented with a very exciting opportunity which can take the band to places that really, really matter. The band is currently focusing on producing an acoustic version of 'Start Again' and a video for it as well, for promotional purposes. Besides, new songs are being piled up like tons of haystacks in a barn!! More exciting information will be given out little by little as this journey unfolds!! Get ready...

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Red Electrick





Jul 2 2009 10:03 AM

Red Electrick live once again!! This time at Remedy, on top of Coconut in Paceville.The band will be performing their full electric set which consists of all the material for their upcoming album, which is set to be released later on this year, along with some covers.

Tickets cost 5Euro, call us on 99141141 to get yours, hurry because there is a limited amount of tickets!!


Ephebia Festival STASERA!





Jun 28 2009 11:58 AM


 

Vk* concerts





Jun 22 2009 5:29 PM

Red Electrick





Jun 13 2009 9:55 AM

Hey!

Just to tell you that our 3rd single "10 Years too late", has just been posted on our myspace page!
Your feedback would be highly appreciated.

Thanks for you time
Red Electrick
Ray (Il-Hamiemu)





Jun 7 2009 11:42 AM

Next Saturday, 13th June X-Vandals shall be hitting the stage at Remedy for the release of their 2nd CD entitled "Breach The Silence".  It will also be the nite who shall feature our new entry, Mark Zlayer as our second guitarist.

Guest bands for the gig are Victims of Creation and Thy Legion.  Entrance for the gig is for only 7 Euros and includes 3 live band shows by X-Vandals, Victims of Creation and Thy Legion + FREE CD of Breach The Silence + Free shooter.  Yeah you're reading well all of this for only 7 Euros. 

Mark that calendar and leave the 13th June free so you'll join us for this particular nite.  Spread out the word and bring along your friends too!


X-Vandals Launching Gig 13 June 2009

http://www.myspace.com/xvandals
Paula





May 19 2009 1:20 PM

no problem. love your music!! :) never stop playin'

goodluck ;)
joseph





Oct 7 2007 8:23 PM

Hi there you're my fave local band at the moment.....unlike boring winter moods your sound is really fresh !!

regards,
Joe
Christian





Oct 7 2007 8:06 AM

Thanks for the message guys!
C
Lynds





Sep 25 2007 4:20 AM

Hey Thanks a lot!!:D!!
RITTY





Sep 24 2007 2:07 PM



Hello!
I adore your song 'Start Again' : )
Adrian





Sep 19 2007 6:37 PM

Thanks guys keep on Rock us... good quality of music, (ee.. by d way in my photo album i got a pic of you playing at the beer festival.... Peace
rachel





Sep 13 2007 12:25 PM

thanks lowdz for d bday wishes guys!!! how is your musical career getting along? (obviously very well - stupid question hehe) I have just moved to Guildford to study singing and acting - but thanks to myspace I hope to keep hearing your music!!! :) Rach x
Toni Sant





Aug 26 2007 9:45 AM

ToniSant.com

Your new song is on my podcast this week.
Nicky





Aug 24 2007 11:42 PM

hey!
great music keep it up!
congrates 4 winning best band in BMAs..
hope you keep on succeeding in the future..

~*nic*~
skimmed





Aug 21 2007 11:04 AM

Yepp!! This is a cool song with distinctive sound!

Daniel
SkiMMeD
Nick





Aug 21 2007 9:29 AM

great new track guys, lovin the bells keep them coming
Alan (a.k.a Landa)





Aug 21 2007 5:22 AM

Well done for the new song guys. Keep it up
wooooob™





Aug 17 2007 2:32 PM

hey there! shutters is just amazing :)

is there any site where i can legally download it online or something?

thanx!
*FeDe - SuGArPluM*





Aug 13 2007 8:46 AM

thanks for d wishes :) ur music is great - keep it up!!
Analise





Aug 11 2007 5:47 PM

Thank you for the request!!

Well done and keep up the good work ... your music is great :)
Ray (Il-Hamiemu)





Feb 27 2007 9:04 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the add, Great music, keep up the good job and keep in touch.

Respect

Ray
X-Vandals, Subculture & Abstrass Drummer
MALTA

www.myspace.com/xvandals
www.myspace.com/subculturemt
www.myspace.com/abstrassmt
Boris





Feb 22 2007 12:09 PM

Thanks for the add :)

Respect

Boris
Mario





Feb 22 2007 11:59 AM

Hi...thanks for the request!
Cool tunes guys...keep on making music!
Greetings from Gozo!!
Carra





Feb 21 2007 10:09 PM

Kifinity,

Thank you for the support. I saw you perform at the beer fest. Keep it real,

CARRA
www.carramusic.com
Franny?!





Feb 21 2007 2:04 PM

hey there thanks for adding me..
well done for all ur music.. n keep it up!!
love Fran x
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