Biography
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Years Active
2002 – present (22 years)
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Founded In
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, United States
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Members
- Chuck Kahl
- Joe Altier (2002 – 2008)
- Kenny Dunham
- Kevin James Dean
- Kris Wiechmann
Brand New Sin has been recording and touring the USA and UK since 2002 along side many big national bands such as Motorhead, Black Label Society, Saliva, Breaking Benjamin, Type O Negative, Clutch, Soil, Mushroomhead, The Cult and more. They have opened for Godsmack, Dope, Chris Cornell, The Deftones, Drowning Pool, Audiovent, Dillinger Escape Plan, and countless others.
BRAND NEW SIN HISTORY LESSON:
Timeline:
· 2002 BRAND NEW SIN debuted their self-titled CD on Now Or Never Records
· 2004 signed with Century Media Records,
· 2005 Released Black and Blue EP · 2005 Released Recipe For Disaster (LP)
· 2006 Released The Tequila Record (LP - Mastered by George Marino, Produced by Joey Z from Life Of Agony)
· 2008 - Released singles "Know Yourself" and "Rusty Drain" with singer Joe Sweet · July 8, 2009 - 1st independent release: "Distilled" with Kris Wiechmann as the new front man
· October 24, 2011 - Released "United State" (LP) on Goomba Music with new guitarist Tommy Matkowski
Extras:
· WWE: Wreckless Intent compilation CD debuted at #8 on Billboard (‘Crank it Up’ - theme for wrestler ‘Big Show’)
· UFC: Music for Chuck Liddel's "ULTIMATE ICEMAN" video
· NASCAR: Headlined Nascar Weekend at Watkins Glen
· MTV Videos: ‘Black and Blue’ , ‘Days Are Numbered’ , and ‘Motormeth’ (all of which appeared on ‘Headbanger’s Ball’)
· Paramount Pictures: Cameo appearance in School Of Rock with Jack Black
· KROCK: Performed at Krockathon Festival with Chris Cornell, Deftones, Drowning Pool and Social Distortion
· Cable TV: featured on Homewrecker, Fast Incorporated, Music Choice, MTV2, and Fuse
· Century Media: Featured on "Visual Rebellion" video compilation
· Century Media: Featured on "Metal For The Masses" compilation CD Distributed through Hot Topic
· Jagermeister: Featured on Jagermeister 2005 and 2007 compilation CDs
· Metal Hammer: Featured on Metal Hammer's "The Great Southern Trendkill" compilation CD
· Classic Rock Magazine 2010: Featured on Top Ten "Ones to watch" compilation CD
Tours:
2011 US tour with Beneath Me including two shows with Slash
2010 East Coast tour with Born Again Rebels
2007 UK tour with Soil, Godhead and Lennon
Jagermeister Music Tour with Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil and Shadows Fall (two dates) Jagermeister Music Tour with The Cult (four dates)
North American tour with Type O Negative and Celtic Frost
Headlined Brooklyn MetalFest at The Hook
Direct support for Godsmack at The Landmark Theater - Syracuse, NY
2006 North American tour with Mushroomhead, Soil, and Autumn Offering
2005 East Coast tour with Isabelle’s Gift East Coast/ Mid west tour with Motorhead and Corrosion of Conformity
East Coast tour with Life of Agony
East Coast tour with Faster Pussycat
North American tour with Scum Of The Earth and Society 1
North American tour with Dog Faced Gods
North American tour with Black Label Society
2004 East Coast Tour with Soundevice and Throttlerod
Two dates with Slayer, Killswitch Engage, and Mastadon
2003 North American tour with Saliva, Breaking Benjamin and Greenwheel
Three dates with Kittie, Eighteen Visions and Sworn Enemy
East Coast Tour with Clutch and Suplecs
2002 Midwest tour with Diecast, Chimaira, 36 Crazyfists, God Forbid
Midwest tour with with Prong
West Coast tour with Motörhead, Morbid Angel, Today is the Day
Canadian/US tour with Fu Manchu, Speedealer
US tour with Black Label Society
Endorsements: Hartke, D’Addario, Soultone Cymbals, Schecter, InTune Guitar picks, Evans Drum Heads, EMG Pickups, Vic Firth, and Jagermeister
Website / Links:
http://brandnewsin.com
http://myspace.com/brandnewsin
http://reverbnation.com/brandnewsin
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