Fit for Rivals

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Fit For Rivals
OriginJacksonville, Florida, United States
GenresRock, Alternative Rock
Years active2008 - 2018 (2008 - 2018)
Past membersRenee Phoenix
Thomas Amason
Eli Clark
Trey Catman
John Hartman
Ben Nelson
Duke Kitchens
Dorman Pantfoeder
Rufino Lomboy
Websitepinkflymusic.com

Fit for Rivals was an American rock band that originated in Jacksonville, Florida. The band consists of vocalist Renee Phoenix and Thomas Amason. The band released their debut album Steady Damage on July 9, 2009 and the follow up, Freak Machine was released on September 2, 2016. In May 2018, Phoenix announced that the band is on hiatus through an Instagram post and has started a new project called Pink Fly. Renee and Thomas continue to write music together.

History

Fit for Rivals formed in 2008 when Renee Phoenix met Thomas Amason while looking for a new guitarist for her band The Explicits. From there, they decided to set up a whole new project.

Steady Damage (2009)

Steady Damage is the debut album released by the band and was both recorded and released in 2009. It spawned the singles "Crash" and "Damage", and videos were recorded for both. The track "Crash" has notably been used as a theme song for WWE's Over the Limit pay-per-view and was featured in the movie Legendary, and various other films and television programs.

Freak Maching (2015)

The band released their EP Sugar on July 17, 2015. It consists of 4 tracks: "Special Kind of Crazy", "Light that Shines", "Freak Machine" and "Hit Me". They released a streaming song of "Freak Machine" on August 5, 2014 with an accompanying video.[1] Then released a music video for Hit Me on August 27, 2014 on their YouTube Channel.[2]

Freak Machine

Freak Machine is the sophomore full-length album by the band and was released September 2, 2016. Produced by Thomas Amason, Stan Martell and Gavin Brown(Three Days Grace, Billy Talent)

Past Members

  • Renee Phoenix – Vocals, Guitar
  • Thomas Amason – Keys, Guitar
  • Dorman Pantfoeder - Drums, Programming
  • Rufino Lomboy - Guitar
  • John Hartman - Drums
  • Joshua Hamilton - Bass Guitar
  • Benjamin Nelson - Drums

Associated Acts

Discography

Albums

The Explicits
  • The Explicits (2008)
Fit For Rivals

EPs

Fit For Rivals
  • Sugar (2015)[3]

Music videos

The Explicits
  • 2007 – "Indestructible"
Fit for Rivals
Year Name
2009 "Crash"[4]
2009 "Damage"[5]
2014 "Hit Me"
2016 "Novocain"[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_HDeR8jn8
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBGNI8NDs
  3. ^ "Album Review: Fit For Rivals – 'Sugar' EP". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Fit For Rivals – "Crash" HD". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  5. ^ "Fit For Rivals – "Damage"". YouTube. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  6. ^ "Fit For Rivals - "Novocain"". YouTube. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-12-22.

External links

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