VINYL FEATURES:
• Released by Alone Records
• Limited to 150 copies
• Fully remastered
• Black vinyl
• Standard jacket
• Printed insert with lyrics
OVERVIEW:
FRENCH MAIDE was formed in 1986 in Erie, Pennsylvania by guitarists Ron Wheeler and Dana Williams, bassist Mike Deau and drummer Ray Moffatt. Wheeler, Williams and Deau would all share vocal duties.
The band would start out as a radio rock cover band, quickly gaining a local following in the in their area. Eventually, they began to write their own material and slowly incorporate these songs into their sets. In 1991 FRENCH MAIDE would self-release an EP cassette titled ‘Maide in America’, their first recorded material. The 6-songs would be a blistering hard rock with a hint of sleaze in stylings fashionable to the time; think Dirty Looks, Sea Hags or Circus of Power.
Shortly following the release of ‘Maide in America’, Wheeler would be replaced by Todd Szoszorek.
As their following in Erie continued to grow the band decided they were in need of a frontman. They soon asked Tony Mankoski, who had been surfacing in the local scene, after seeing him perform with his band while opening for FRENCH MAIDE one night.
With the two new faces and fresh input, the band began to develop more of a metallic sound as they headed into a more melodic heavy metal direction similar to Leatherwolf, Riot or Fifth Angel...
FOR FANS OF; Leatherwolf, Skidrow, D'Priest, Shok Paris and Riot
TRACKLIST:
SIDE A:
1. I Know 05:24
2. Silent Anger 05:00
3. Crime Reaction 04:35
4. The Mission 02:01
5. Deception 04:54
6. Wretched 04:43
SIDE B:
1. The Rat 04:09
2. Love Breaks 04:38
3. Down Down 03:52
4. I've Been Down Before 04:47
5. Catholic Girls 02:23
6. Heat Up My Body
