Red Line Chemistry
Performing in Spokane,WA in July 2011
Performing in Spokane,WA in July 2011
Background information
OriginKansas City, Missouri, U.S.
GenresHard rock, post-grunge
Years active2004–2014
LabelsPavement
MembersBrett Ditgen
Andrew Breit
Dave Fyten
Tom Brown
Mike Mazzarese
Websiteredlinechemistry.com

Red Line Chemistry was an American hard rock band formed in 2004, hailing from Kansas City, Missouri. The band went on hiatus in 2014, but has since re-released their first album and performed at select shows.[1][2]

History

Originally named Penumbra,[3] the band added vocalist Brett Ditgen and changed their name to Red Line Chemistry in 2004. With the help of local radio support in their home state of Missouri, the band was able to score a spot on stage at Kansas City Rock Fest 2007 and the Warped Tour. They have also performed five times between 2008 and 2011 at Pointfest,[4][5] a bi-annual rock festival held by rock station KPNT FM.

With the release of Tug of War on May 14, 2013, produced by Grammy-award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz,[6] the band spent much of the middle of the year touring alongside Nonpoint, Drowning Pool and Whitesnake.[7]

Red Line Chemistry went on hiatus in 2014 after parting with Vertusent Music Group. In 2015, Pavement Entertainment contacted the band about recording a new album. Frontman Brett Ditgen told Pavement the band was not in the right place to do that, but they agreed that the band's earlier work should be remixed and re-released as Chemical High & a Hand Grenade (Special Edition).[1] The band has only done occasional shows in the Kansas City area while on hiatus.[2]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

EPs

Singles

Year Title US
Main. 		Album
2010 "Dumb Luck" 33 Dying for a Living
2011 "You Don't Get It" 37
"Ultragigantor" 34
2012 "Unspoken" 34 Tug of War
2013 "Paralyzed" 33
"Sucker Punch"[7] —
2015 "Meds For The Hypocrite" — Chemical High & A Hand Grenade
(Special Edition) remixed & reinvented

References

  1. ^ a b "Brett Ditgen of Red Line Chemistry Interview - National Rock Review". 29 July 2015. We had been on hiatus after splitting with our former record label ... I began talking to Tim about our first record Chemical High and a Hand Grenade which was recorded in 2005 and taken out of print in 2008 before any national exposure. Releasing it officially through a record label in reinvented form with better sound and through national channels was an opportunity we had always wanted for this album.
  2. ^ a b "Tyson Leslie is throwing himself a farewell party - The Kansas City Star". JUNE 11, 2015 ... The lineup comprises more than three dozen bands and performers, including Tyson Leslie & the Scarlet Letters, 90 Minutes, the Baloney Ponyz, the Zeros, Red Line Chemistry...
  3. ^ "Red Line Chemistry - Biography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ [1] [dead link]
  5. ^ [2] [dead link]
  6. ^ "RLC's New Album "Tug of War"". Redlinechemistry.com. 12 Mar 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b Childers, Chad (25 July 2013). "Red Line Chemistry Release Single 'Sucker Punch'". Noisecreep.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Red Line Chemistry Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Red Line Chemistry by Red Line Chemistry - RYM/Sonemic". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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