“Adrenochrome”. To all die-hard goths the word will forever be synonymous with icons THE SISTERS OF MERCY, being the title of their first recording. So it is in the “Black October” of this 30th anniversary year of THE SISTERS OF MERCY that Italy’s LATEXXX TEENS now deliver the knowingly-titled “Adrenochrome Redux”.
But this title is no superficial nod to the masters.
“Adrenochrome Redux” includes a stunning (to some probably sacrilegious) cover of “Temple Of Love” featuring LORD OF THE LOST vocalist Chris Harms - plus a remix by long-term SISTERS OF MERCY member Simon Denbigh from recently-revived SISTERS contemporaries THE MARCH VIOLETS, featuring lead vocals by Rosie Garland of THE MARCH VIOLETS herself. In total, “Adrenochrome Redux” is an epic 13 track round-up of rarities and remixes never before available on CD. A full "Redux" - of 5 tracks previously only available digitally, of re-recordings of 2 early LXT classics updated to the new live-drum powered LXT sound, of 5 brand new remixes, plus the "Temple Of Love" cover.
The opening 5 tracks find LATEXXX TEENS – who share guitarist Fabrice La Nuit with DOPE STARS INC. – reunited with DOPE STARS INC.’s Victor Love as co-producer. These 5 tracks were originally released in digital form only as the “Adrenochrome” EP, at the end of 2010. Each track is then given a radical make-over in different styles by different DWA artists - TERROLOKAUST, FREAKANGEL, DYM and SIVA SIX - plus an entirely unexpected re-interpretation from THE MARCH VIOLETS. And rounding out an already formidable tracklist, all-new re-recordings of the LATEXXX TEENS classics “Viral SublimiNation” and “(S)aint (R)evolution” – originally from the 2006 EP “Moloko & Ultraviolence”. All 8 tracks not found on the original “Adrenochrome” digital release have been mastered by Jan L at X-FUSION MUSIC PRODUCTION.
Formed in 2003, and inspired by acts like SHOTGUN MESSIAH, MARILYN MANSON, WHITE ZOMBIE, SEX PISTOLS and MURDERDOLLS, Italy’s premier industrial-glam-punk-rock hybrid LATEXXX TEENS are a self-described mix of ‘pop, electro beats, rock attitude and metal violence’. Their 5-track CD-R demo ‘Latex (De)Generation’ (2004) and Victor Love-produced debut 6-track mini-album ‘Moloko & Ultraviolence’ brought them to the attention of Italian label Decadance Records (2008) and DWA (Limited 2CD Edition: 2009) for the debut album “Death Club Entertainment” – which sold out in Japan within just a couple of months.
While recording “Adrenochrome”, 2010 and 2011 saw LATEXXX TEENS complete their line-up with a live drummer and perform at various festivals across Europe including Austria, Finland and the Czech Republic - alongside the likes of LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, LETZTE INSTANZ, PARADISE LOST, LORD OF THE LOST and DOPE STARS INC.
Currently recording their second full-length album for 2012 release, LATEXXX TEENS also found time to contribute incredible rock-flavoured remixes of VIGILANTE for DWA’s “Direct World Action for Japan” 2CD and TERROLOKAUST for DWA’s 2CD Limited Edition of “God Loves The Violence”.
“Adrenochrome Redux” is presented in 4-panel gatefold digipak, with artwork from long-term LATEXXX TEENS collaborator Danone Rolli.
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