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X-Status was on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack, Native American Metal Show !!!!
Congrats on the bands on this showcase on Sirius Radio. You guys deserve it!! Ian Christe..you rock!
SIRIUS RADIO NEXT SHOW...ON....
Bloody Roots of Native American Metal
Sun 11/25 12:00 pm ET (That would be 10am Mountain time?)
The forces of Native American metal have returned and they're ready to attack! Join Ian Christe for a special survey of aggressive music in North America made by the original pissed-off metal tribes! Happy Thanksgiving?
http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=Channel&cid=1104779639726&s=prog
PLAYLIST FOR 11/23/07 SIRIUS RADIO CHANNEL 27
(Order from latest to earliest times)
Ethnic De Generation Self Infliction 11/23/2007 4:06:08 PM 27
Bloody Roots w/ Ian Christe Native American Metal 11/23/2007 4:04:39 PM 27
Dying Tribe Represent 11/23/2007 4:00:52 PM 27
Blackfire NDN Alien 11/23/2007 3:55:25 PM 27
X-Status Indian Song 11/23/2007 3:51:58 PM 27
Bloody Roots w/ Ian Christe Native American Metal 11/23/2007 3:50:36 PM 27
Sheepheads Black Rainbow 11/23/2007 3:41:54 PM 27
Fractured Fractured Future 11/23/2007 3:39:28 PM 27
Sacred Blood The Day You Die 11/23/2007 3:36:15 PM 27
Bloody Roots w/ Ian Christe Native American Metal 11/23/2007 3:33:57 PM 27
Tribus Grinding Those Who Bring You D 11/23/2007 3:30:50 PM 27
Horny Toads Little Indians 11/23/2007 3:25:38 PM 27
Bloodline My Blood My Life 11/23/2007 3:21:21 PM 27
NDAAZ Skin 'Em All 11/23/2007 3:15:05 PM 27
Testament Allegiance 11/23/2007 3:12:26 PM 27
Resistant Culture Landkeeper>Contamin 11/23/2007 3:06:14 PM 27
Bloody Roots w/ Ian Christe Native American Metal 11/23/2007 3:05:03 PM
Please request X-Status on Sirius when you get a chance.
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BLOODY ROOTS THANKSGIVING SHOW: NATIVE AMERICAN METAL 
Week of Nov. 20, 2007
RESISTANT CULTURE - "Landkeeper" from WELCOME TO REALITY
RESISTANT CULTURE - "Contamination" from ALL ONE STRUGGLE
TESTAMENT - "Allegiance" from THE GATHERING
NDAAZ - "Skin 'Em All" from ALL HAIL THE BLOOD AND THE NATION
BLOODLINE - "My Blood My Life" from BLOODLINE EP
HORNY TOADS - "Little Indians" from UNKNOWN
TRIBUS - "Grinding Those Who Bring You Down" from LIVE 2005
SACRED BLOOD - "The Day You Die" from BRUTALITY SESSIONS
FRACTURED - "Fractured Future" from 2006
SHEEPHEADS - "Blackrainbow" from 2006 DEMO
ENEMY MACHINE - "Endless Raid" from 2007 DEMO
X-STATUS - "Indian Song" from X-STATUS
BLACKFIRE - "NDN Alien" from [SILENCE] IS A WEAPON
DYING TRIBE - "Represent" from TRIBAL RELIC
ETHNIC DE GENERATION - "Self Infliction" from WITHIN EP - X-Status
StrongFront Records is very pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Valu Lots Winnipeg (a Subsidiary of The Northwest
Company). Starting May 20th, Valu Lots Winnipeg will stock all StrongFront recording Artists, including: Billy Joe Green, J.C Campbell, Wab
Kinew, C-Weed and X–Status. This partnership sets in motion StrongFrontʼs objective of full National distribution for their Artists.
To celebrate this occasion, a concert showcase with take place outside the Valu Lots store on 910 Wall Street, Saturday, May 24th between
the hours of 2p – 6p. Store Manager, Chad Balmer notes; “Valu Lots is excited about supporting local Aboriginal artists and we invite people to
attend the live concert on May 24th”. Valu Lots carries a wide range of Food, Fashion and Financial Services. Valu Lots is the only Canadian
Diabetes Community Pharmacy Partner in Winnipeg.
Strongfront Records is a locally owned and operated Aboriginal Record Label. President, Jesse Green states; “StrongFront Records is very
appreciative to Valu Lots for their support on this initiative and their on-going commitment to the Aboriginal community”.
For more information contact:
Jesse Green
President, StrongFront Records
(204) 299-8900
Chad Balmer
Store Manager, Valu Lots
(204) 784-7802
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After 5 years and 4 studios X-Status has finally slated a released date for their debut CD/DVD, with a pre release of the album portion in June 2007 the all out CD and DVD package are to be re-released on September 1, 2007, the new package will contain 8 of the bands most Hard Rocking tunes, and a DVD with 2 full sets of multi camera live stage action along with 2 music videos.
Released on StrongFront Records, Arbor Records and EMI Music Canada the band is optimistic, “We worked with the best, we recorded on the best gear, we took all the steps necessary to ensure we had great Canadian product and we are behind it 100%” Jesse Green, Singer & Guitarist.
The band has been waiting along time to release their first works, and feel that they couldn’t have done any better. www.x-status.com
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On November 23rd and 25th, 2007, “Indian Song” by Manitoba Techno Metalheads X-Status was featured on “Bloody Roots - Of Native American Metal” with host Ian Christe, commemorating Thanksgiving in the U.S. X-Status joined fellow Native American Metalheads Ethnic De Generation, Dying Tribe, Blackfire, Sheepheads, Fractured, Sacred Blood, Tribus, Horny Toads, Bloodline, NDAAZ, Testament and Resistant Culture. X-Status sends a big shout out to all the Native American Metal Bands that were featured and to Sirius Radios Ian Christe for his respect and knowledge of the history of Metal.
X-Status continues to garner respect and profile to the under represented musical genre known as Heavy Metal, after their latest visit to Toronto for the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, X-Status has secured the interest of the legendary “Bovine Sex Club” for an all Aboriginal Metal Showcase for next years festival.
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Discography
X-Status – Self -titled debut CD/DVD
StrongFront Records 2007
Compilation Discs
Manitoba Aboriginal Artists Compilation 2005 - 2007
Manitoba Amplified – “Eagles Fly”
Service Canada & The Province of Manitoba 2007
Dig Your Roots – Still Around
Dig Your Roots, NCRA, Earshot, Corus Entertainment 2006
Pyramid Cabaret Search for Ra NRG V – Still Around 2004
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Bio
Winnipeg-based hard-core rockers X-Status have been roaming the musical wastelands since 2000, Their repertoire is a collective compilation of years of lost songs and forgotten riffs that lingered in the back of their heads for over a decade. Re-created for today’s ears X- STATUS will rock you with their soulful aggression and techno heaviness. Futuristic and inspirational sounds, in an EFFORT to FREE ALL MINDS.
After 5 years and 4 studios X-Status has released their debut CD/DVD, The all out CD and DVD package will contain 8 of the bands most hard rocking tunes and a DVD with 2 full sets of multi camera live stage action along with 2 music video montages.
X-Status is the brainchild of longtime Winnipeg musician Jesse Green whom is the guitarist and vocalist his sister Rikki Lee Green on Bass and longtime friend and musician Mike Bruyere on Drums. The band has been waiting along time to release their first works, and feel that they couldn’t have done any better.
* Production approved by Grammy nominated & multi Juno award winning producer Brandon Friesen
VIDEO
* Video for “So Blind” in development to be produced and ready for Air by June for APTN.
RADIO
* First single "So Blind" to be delivered to Rock radio in mid-March and is already in rotation on Aboriginal stations across Canada.
* The song "Indian Song" was featured on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hard Attack.
TOURING
* X-Status is planning a cross Canada tour beginning in the late spring. The band has played a myriad of shows over the past year in Arizona and New Mexico.
MEDIA RELATIONS
* X-Status has been the focus of many television spotlights, documentaries and music shows and will continue to garner this type of publicity on APTN, Much Music and Bravo.
* Active promotional campaigns are to begin in late spring including: Print, Radio, Television and Internet Mediums.
* X-Status songs such as “Still Around”, “Eagles Fly” and “So Blind” have been released on nation wide compilation albums distributed through National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), Earshot and Corus Entertainment.
* Active Markets include: Vancouver B.C., Calgary/Edmonton AB., Regina/Saskatoon SK., Winnipeg//Thompson/The Pas MB., Toronto/Thunder Bay ON.
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