CITY OF FIRE: Sydney Performance Footage Available

September 17, 2010

Fan-filmed video footage of CITY OF FIRE's September 9, 2010 performance at The Metro in Sydney, Australia can be viewed below.

CITY OF FIRE is the new band featuring Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY),bassist Byron Stroud (FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD),guitarist Terry Murray, guitarist Ian White, and drummer Bob Wagner. The group's self-titled debut album came out on August 24.

Recorded at renowned Factory Studios in Vancouver in late 2008 with additional material completed in April of this year, CITY OF FIRE's debut album features fourteen songs, including remakes of THE CULT's "Rain" and T.REX's "Children Of The Revolution". It also includes the band's video for the song/single "Rising". Bell says, "My friends, I am very excited about CITY OF FIRE. Byron and I are very proud of this recording. It is a fresh sound for this era of music. Literally there is nothing that sounds like this right now, and it is time that a hard rock, groove, psychedelic sound comes to your ears. The music is passionate and soulful. It is a mature record for our time, full of wisdom and soul of the ages. Please check the record out. You will not be disappointed."

Discussing the album's two unique remakes and the decision to include them, Stroud recently noted, "'Rain' really fits well with the concept of the record and the vibe of Vancouver, which really influenced CITY OF FIRE. I have been wanting to do a version of that song for a long time and once we started writing the record, I knew this was the band to do it." Murray adds, "aside from being a killer rock song, we chose 'Children Of The Revolution' because we felt the title was a relevant commentary on the climate of the world today. Kids have a lot to revolt about these days and hopefully this will be an anthem for it. We knew that Burt's voice could give this song a modern edge to it, and make it for this generation."

CITY OF FIRE is currently on the road in Australia and New Zealand. Guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMERS HOLE) has replaced Ian White who cannot join the band due to prior work commitments. North American dates are now being planned and will be announced shortly.

Bell was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket" (which airs in Australia). The chat can now be streamed in two parts using the audio player below.

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