Max illidge biography

Biography.
Max was born in NYC and has spent the later part of his life in N.J. Born into a musical family, he began singing at an early age and began his professional.
Doc welcomes 40 Below Summer vocalist, Max Illidge, to the show and they discuss how the band got their break in New Jersey by getting radio play on WSOU.

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Max Illidge (40 Below Summer, ex-Black Market Hero)

Doc welcomes 40 Below Summer vocalist, Max Illidge, to the show and they discuss how the band got their break in New Jersey by getting radio play on WSOU, what influenced the diversity of their sound, how they caught the attention of No Name Management which eventually led to a seven-figure major label record deal with London/Sire, the problems they had with their management team, their label eventually folding and ensuing trouble, how they rebounded on their sophomore album, why the band broke up shortly after, starting fresh with a more metal sounding band, Black Market Hero, 40 Below Summer reforming, and the two chit chat about their beloved NY Knicks.

This episode features the songs "Give Peace a Chance" by Aftermath and "Birthright" by 40 Below Summer.

Follow Max on Instagram @maxillidge and Twitter @illidgemax

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Please support this episode's sponsor Aftermath at www.Aftermathmetal.com

Photo by Marissa Kramer https://marissa-kramer.com/

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40 Below Summer is a five-piece nu metal music group from New Jersey, USA.

Formed in 1998, 40 Below Summer came together after drummer and Peruvian native Carlos Aguilar met with singer Max Illidge. Joey D'Amico later joined the duo, followed by Jordan Plingos and Puerto Rican-born Hector Graziani. Their first album Side Show Freaks (1999) and EP Rain (2000) were self released.

Invitation to the Dance (2001-2002)

Eventually, a deal was signed with London-Sire Records. Their debut major label album Invitation to the Dance was released on October 16, 2001, and was produced by GGGarth. Two months after its release, Warner Music Group dissolved the London-Sire label, and the album was reissued by Warner's Reprise label.

After performing on the Jägermeister Music Tour with Drowning Pool, Coal Chamber and Ill Niño, and then again with Slipknot, Fear Factory, and Chimaira, but only on select dates. They started to write material for their second album. While the band started writing almost immediately after the release of their previous album, they threw out some fiftee

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SPIRIT OF METAL

40 Below Summeris a five-piece Hard rock/Alternative metal music group from New Jersey, USA.

Formed in 1998, 40 Below Summercame together after drummer and Peruvian native Carlos Aguilar met with singer Max Illidge. Joey D'Amico later joined the duet, followed by Jordan Plingos and Puerto Rican-born Hector Graziani. Their first album Side Show Freaks(1999) and EP Rain(2000) were self released.

Eventually, a deal was signed with London-Sire Records. Their debut major label album Invitation to the Dancewas released on October 16, 2001, and was produced by GGGarth. Two months after its release, London-Sire went out of business due to a corporate merger. The album was subsequently re-issued through Warner Music.

After performing on the Jägermeister Music Tour with DrowningPool, Coal Chamberand Ill Niño, they started to write material for their second album. While the band started writing almost immediately after the release of their previous album, they threw out some fifteen songs before coming up with twenty one that they reduced down to t