Open Grave Records Ink Deal With SKITZO
November 7, 2006, 17 years ago
Open Grave Records have announced the signing of legendary thrash metal artist, SKITZO. An excerpt from the press release follows:
A notorious name amongst Bay Area thrash/crossover circles, Skitzo are renowned for their outrageous stage shows and publicity moves. Frontman Lance Ozanix has proven to be the mainstay of the band which has issued a prodigious body of, mainly self financed, work. Ozanix gained fame by vomiting onto a groupie on the Jerry Springer’ TV show. His exploits have also been featured on Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. Onstage the band employs "Puke groupies" Octavia and Sunny Delight.
Skitzo has toured the world many times over sharing the stage with such impressive acts as THE MENTORS, ROB ZOMBIE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, ACID BATH, D.R.I., FORBIDDEN, ANGEL WITCH, FAITH NO MORE, EXODUS, and AGNOSTIC FRONT. Skitzo was even given the honor to play Sam Kinison's wake!
Now after 26 years, 16 albums, 68 band members and over 4000 shows, Open Grave Records will be releasing Skitzo's 17th CD titled Five Point Containment in the spring of 2007.
The track, Metallic Tyrants from the album, Five Point Containment can be downloaded as part of the Open Grave Records downloadable sampler album, Sounds from the Grave Vol. 1. The sampler can be downloaded from www.opengraverecords.com.
