For Immediate Release:
Meliah Rage is now working under contract with Screaming Ferret Wreckords, planning the long-awaited release of the 8-songs recorded in 1992 under the title, Unfinished Business. The new CD will feature Sully Erna of Godsmack on drums.
Meliah Rage was formed in 1987 by Anthony Nichols, a native of Boston, Massachusetts. Nichols initially dedicated over a year to the process of carefully recruiting musicians for the band, which recorded its first demo in 1988. The original lineup included Anthony Nichols and Jim Koury on guitars, vocalist Mike Munro, Jessie Johnson on bass and drummer Stu Dowie. Epic Records signed Meliah Rage in 1988, and the group returned to the studio to record their first full album, entitled Kill to Survive. Meliah Rage toured the US in 1989 with Metal Church, and a video for the track Beginning of the End aired on MTV worldwide. In late 1989, the live EP Live Kill was released, and Meliah Rage headed to Europe, playing shows with the band Gang Green. The tour of the United States included stops in over 50 cities, and the band entertained audiences in over 40 venues overseas. In 1990, Meliah Rage recorded their second studio record for Epic, called Solitary Solitude, and the label supported their effort with an additional video for the track, The Witching. In 1992, Nichols assembled a new rhythm section for Meliah Rage featuring bassist and St. Louis native Keith Vogele and drummer Sully Erna, now with Godsmack. That lineup recorded an 8-song demo in 1992 that was never released. After dedicating some time to solo projects, Meliah Rage reunited in 1995, with Nichols, Koury, and Munro returning from the original cast. Drummer Dave Barcos and former Wargasm bassist Bob Mayo recorded the band's finest and most powerful album, according to many music critics. Released in 1996, Death Valley Dream was the first Meliah Rage effort recorded for Backstreet Records. Fast forwarding to the present day, Meliah Rage is now working under contract with Screaming Ferret Wreckords, planning the long-awaited release of the 8 songs recorded in 1992 under the title, Unfinished Business. A brand new Meliah Rage record is also in the works, expected to be ready for release in late 2003, Nichols reported. I am pleased to be working with Screaming Ferret, and the creative effort for the new album is well underway. Nichols continues to work and reside in the greater Boston area. Visit their new website at http://www.meliahrage.com.