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-Minneapolis’ premier arts & entertainment magazine, “City Pages” voted SKYWYND the “BEST ROCK BAND” in both 2004 and 2005 Readers Polls. - City Pages
“SKYWYND DOESN’T POLITELY ASK FOR YOUR ATTENTION, THEY TAKE IT!”
-Gods of Music.com - Gods of Music.com
Skywynd is the #1 downloaded band in the greater Midwest.
- MP3.com VP Label Relations
Rick Walker - Rick Walker
This is the real deal for sure. Skywynd has had over 4,000 user ratings and is (still) testing at an incredible 7.9 on the 1-10 scale averaged out.
-Cameo @ AOLMusic.com - Cameo @ AOLMusic.com
Skywynd is "..reinvented hard-rock performed with powerhouse intensity. The turbulence was so strong that static electricity surged from the stage."
-MusicConnection.com - MusicConnection.com
Discography
OXYGEN (o2) - 2002
Produced by Karl Michael Demer and SKYWYND
Recorded at Atomic K Studios / Minneapolis, MN
Track Listing:
Lamhaj (single)
Deep Blu (single)
O2 (single)
New Year Evolution
Baptized
Circles In The Ground
Sleepwalk
Picture Perfect
Summertime
Big Brother
The Happiest Days of Our Lives / Another Brick In The Wall I,II,III
Between The Lines
Inside Out
6 Beautiful Songs...and 3 Ugly Ones (Acoustic Record) - 2004
Produced by SKYWYND and Chris Berg
Recorded at Studio 165 / Minneapolis, MN
Track Listing:
C4
Tomorrow
Escape Plan
Circles In The Ground
O2
Lamhaj
Rain Song
Love
Sunshine
Escape Plan - 2005
Produced by Brian Jacoby and Chris Langer
Recorded at A440 Studios / Minneapolis, MN
Track Listing:
Slo-Motion
Time Bomb
Escape Plan (single)
California
Sunny Day Believer (single)
Everything
Tomorrow
Empty Eyes
Tragedy
Sunshine
Arm's Length Away
The Kill - 2007
Produced by Kevin Martin and Karl Michael Demer
Recorded at Atomic K Studios / Minneapolis, MN
Track Listing:
Catch Me If You Can
Biggest Letdown
Favorite Things
Me, Myself and You
Red Room
Typical People
The Kill
Wrecking Ball
Life Story
Follow The Leader
Kansas
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SKYWYND has garnered regular rotation airplay on major radio stations:
KXXR - 93X - Minneapolis, MN
WJJO 94.1 - Madison, WI
KFMW – Rock 108 - Waterloo, IA
KSHE 94.7 - St. Louis, MO
KIBZ – 106.3 - Lincoln, NE
KRRO 103.7 - Sioux Falls, SD
KSEZ - Z98 - Sioux City, IA
WHMH 101.7 - St. Cloud, MN
WDRK - 99.9 - Eau Claire, WI
KINX - X107 - Great Falls, MT
-2004 Radio and Records Convention Rating Panel ranked Skywynd’s "Escape Plan" 2nd only to Breaking Benjamin’s hit single, “So Cold.
-Skywynd’s “Escape Plan” was the 37th most played song of 2004 on KRRO, 103.7fm in Sioux Falls, SD - beating out Slipknot’s “Duality”, Trapt’s “Headstrong” and Nickelback’s “Feeling Way Too Damn Good!”
- Twice, Skywynd has won a week straight on the “93X Cage Match” with 2 different songs. "Lamhaj" also won 5 consecutive nights on “Z98 New Rock at 9”!
-Skywynd has sold over 12,000 copies independently.
-Nationally, SKYWYND continues to tour 70+ dates a year, building their fan base in cities such as:
Minneapolis, MN
Toledo, OH
Columbia, MO
Cincinnati, OH
Detroit, MI
Indianapolis, IN
Fort Wayne, IN
Cleveland, OH
Flint, MI
Madison, WI
Sioux Falls, SD
St. Cloud, MN
Eau Claire, WI
Columbus, OH
Chicago, IL
Rock Island, IL
Mankato, MN
Sheboygan, WI
Fargo, ND
Mandan, ND
Evansville, IN
Duluth, MN
Great Falls, MT
-Opening for bands such as:
Candlebox
Alice In Chains
Sevendust
TrapT
Live
Default
Revery
Cinder
Days of the New
Ra
Collective Soul
Andrew W.K.
Blindside
Socialburn
Dark New Day
King’s X
The Marvelous 3
Geoff Tate
The Goodyear Pimps
Vince Neil
40 Below Summer
Earth To Andy
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