Apartment 26

Apartment 26 were a nu metal/industrial metal band from Leamington Spa, England, formed in 1998. They released two albums on the major labels Hollywood Records and Atlantic Records, Hallucinating and Music for the Massive respectively. After being dropped from Atlantic Records, Apartment 26 disbanded in late 2004.

History

Formation and Within EP (1998–1999) Apartment 26 were formed in 1998 by vocalist Terence "Biff" Butler, guitarist Jon Greasley, bassist Louis Cruden, and keyboardist Andy "A.C." Huckvale. The band name was taken from the David Lynch film Eraserhead. Also notably, Butler is the son of Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. The band were influenced by older acts such as Black Sabbath, but also had embraced bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, The Prodigy, Tool, Fear Factory, among others. The band recorded a rough demo in 1998, which then found its way to Gravity Kills member Doug Firley. Firley was the keyboardist and programmer in Gravity Kills, but had also helped produce his band's full-length albums. Firley then agreed to produce Apartment 26's debut EP, titled Within. The EP consisted of five tracks: three songs were later re-recorded for the band...