"This is big music, combining the epic sweep of U2 and early Pearl Jam with the electronic pulse of Killing Joke and the gothic romanticism of H.I.M" (KERRANG magazine)
"Confident, brain-rattling stormers that shimmer with style" (ROCKSOUND magazine)
"The best rockin' tunes you ever heard at the best club on the best night out of your life" - (METAL HAMMER magazine)
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE YOU TO NEW DISEASE... The band sound like the best rockin' tunes you ever heard at the best club on the best night out of your life" - (METAL HAMMER magazine)
"For those craving a homegrown 'intelligent' rock band, there's salvation in this sickness" (KERRANG magazine)
NEWDISEASE were formed in Spring 2002 in London UK by ex-TRICKY/MISSION guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite and vocalist Lee Bane.
"GARY NUMAN heard some of my demos back in late 2001 and he suggested we collaborate on some of them for a side project. This project never materialised but it sowed the seed in my head for starting a new band", reveals Mark on the auspicious beginnings of new kids on the alt-rock block, NEW DISEASE. After collaborating with Numan on reworkings of 'Are Friends Electric?' and 'This Wreckage' for Numan's 'RIP' single/'Hybrid' remixes album (2002), it was time for Mark to concentrate on New Disease with vocalist Bane, ex-WILDHEARTS drummer Ritch Battersby and bassist Richard Adams (QUEEN ADREENA).
Outstanding gigs with H.I.M, PRONG, SERAFIN and SKID ROW cemented the band's reputation as an awesome live unit. New Disease chose to collaborate with producer John Fryer (N.I.N, Stabbing Westward. H.I.M) on the AXIOMATIC EP (released in 2003).
AXIOMATIC CD [click here]
"We're a hard band to pigeonhole... we're too melodic for some metal fans, too heavy for some mainstream rock fans, and too commercial for some alternative fans, but there you go - you can't please all the people all of the time" (GileZ Moorhouse: ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE UK 2003).
In May 2003 the band played sold-out shows with H.I.M, as well as being voted as an outstanding new talent on Music Industry Resource www.HITQUARTERS.com. New Disease returned to the studio in Fall 2003 to record with Top Canadian producer David Bottrill (most known for his work with TOOL, also Godsmack, MudVayne, Muse and Peter Gabriel).. In October 2003 the band announced the addition of new drummer Eddie Stratton (formerly of V2 recording artists ONE MINUTE SILENCE).
METAL HAMMER RAZOR CD - VOL.4
Spring 2004 saw the inclusion of a previously unreleased version of New Disease track 'Song of one word' - mixed and produced by david Bottrill - included on the April METAL HAMMER Razor compilation cover CD, alongside tracks by Amen, Killswitch Engage and Fear Factory..
In May 2004 NEWDISEASE followed the critical success of 'Axiomatic' with 'Like Rain' - a new single through Universal records in May 2004, recorded and produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Godsmack, Muse). The single was backed with 'Dirty Blood' in the UK, featuring guest vocals by Angela Murrell (of STEREO MC's). Released both in the USA via Universal and in UK on CD and limited edition 7" vinyl; it was playlisted on numerous US rock radio stations and scored the band their first UK top 100 chart position, enjoying airplay on BBC RADIO 1, XFM, and video rotation on UK Music TV and playlisted on a score of regional UK radio stations. The band are currently working on their debut album...
LIKE RAIN CD [click here]
"HUGE STADIUM ROCK RIFFS gel with well-executed elements of electronica on majestic and anthemic stand outs... vocalist Jacob Lee Bane impresses with a range that would give both Eddie Vedder and Maynard James Keenan a run for their money" (ROCKSOUND magazine)
"NEW DISEASE RECOGNISE the bombast that 'proper' rock music should carry with it and so deliver the goods with a lush, full-bodied blast.. Supremely self-confident" (KERRANG! magazine)
"NEW DISEASE AGAIN prove themselves to be the great white hopes of this genre.. they show effortlessly that in Lee Bane they have a fearsomely gifted frontman.. he takes what is already great music and renders it astonishing. Tool producer Dave Bottrill adds a gargantuan sounding 80's studio sheen.. Awesome, absolutely awesome" (METAL HAMMER magazine)
