Orgy (band)
Orgy is an American industrial rock band formed in 1994, from Los Angeles, California.[1] They have described their music as "death pop".[2] The band is best known for their cover version of the New Order song "Blue Monday", and the song "Stitches", both from their 1998 album Candyass.
Orgy
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1994–2005, 2010–present
Jay Gordon
Nic Speck
Carlton Bost
Ilia Yordanov
Márton Veress
Ryan Shuck
Amir Derakh
Paige Haley
Bobby Hewitt
Jamie Miller
Ashburn Miller
Bobby Amaro
Raanen Bozzio
Creighton Emrick
Ryan Browne
History[edit]
Early years (1994–1997)[edit]
Orgy was formed in 1994 by vocalist Jay Gordon and guitarists Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. Bassist Paige Haley and drummer Bobby Hewitt soon completed the line-up. Derakh had previously gained some fame in the 1980s metal band Rough Cutt, and Hewitt was a former member of Electric Love Hogs. Gordon and Derakh were also experienced producers, having produced Coal Chamber's self-titled album.[1]
In 1997, Jonathan Davis, who performed with Shuck in Sexart, signed Orgy as the first act on Korn's label, Elementree Records,[3] which at the time had distribution with Reprise Records.
Candyass and Vapor Transmission (1998–2001)[edit]
In 1998, Orgy released their debut album, Candyass, the name inspired by a drag queen they had met. The album sold almost two million copies[4] and produced two singles: a cover of the New Order song "Blue Monday", and "Stitches". Both charted on Total Request Live. The song "Revival" featured Jonathan Davis.
Orgy made their live debut at EdgeFest, an annual radio show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1998. They also appeared on the Family Values Tour with Korn, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, Incubus, and Rammstein. They were featured on the live compilation album of the tour, released in 1999. Other tours with Love and Rockets and Sugar Ray followed.
Their second album, the science fiction-themed Vapor Transmission, was released in 2000, with "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)" and "Opticon" as singles.
Side work and Punk Statik Paranoia (2001–2005)[edit]
In 2001, Orgy released the song "Faces" for the soundtrack of the film Zoolander.[5] The band was a musical guest in the television series Charmed, performing "Opticon" in the episode "Sin Francisco".[4][6]
In late 2003, guitarists Shuck and Derakh formed a side project, Julien-K, as an outlet for electronic material they had come up with during the writing process for Orgy.[4] Jay Gordon also remixed the Linkin Park track "Points of Authority" for their album Reanimation, where it was renamed "Pts.of.Athrty".
After touring in support of Vapor Transmission, Orgy began working on a new album and a live DVD in mid to late 2002,[7][8] but both of these were pushed back to mid 2003. Eventually, the band left Reprise Records and Elementree, taking the band's already recorded material with them. Explaining the split from the label in an interview to PopGurls.com:
Musical style[edit]
The band's sound has been described as alternative metal,[23][24] nu metal,[25][26] industrial rock,[27] industrial metal,[28] electronic rock,[29] gothic rock,[26] hard rock,[30] and glam metal.[31]
