专辑简介

Trace; a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; Origins of the band's first existence were in 1999, it all seemed right. Later on when naming the company "Armed Music" more connections came to light that solidified the feeling on the fateful rightness of the name. Tracers are special bullets that are modified to accept a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. Ignited upon firing, the composition burns very brightly, making the projectile visible to the naked eye. This enables the shooter to follow the bullet trajectory relative to the target in order to make corrections to his aim. The ninth round in a machine gun belt is commonly utilized for the tracer bullet. This is TRACENINE. T9 is comprised of Matt Rahn on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Adrian C. Blaney on backing vocals and lead guitar, Rob Weir on backing vocals and drums and Rod Albon on backing vocals and bass guitar. They have entertained countless sold out crowds in support of bands like Hedley, State Of Shock, Matthew Good, Nazareth, Social Code, Bif Naked, The Salads, Faber Drive and Meredith Brooks and shared the stage with acts like Sevendust, ZZ Top, In Flames, Motorhead, Soilwork, Heaven and Hell, Twisted Sister, Volbeat, Journey, Dream Theater and Foreigner at Sweden Rock Festival where T9 was named in a pending lawsuit for performing too loud! TraceNine has experienced first hand the multiple levels of corruption which exist in the industry today. The last big heartbreak came in January 2008 when a recording agreement with an independent label out of LA, worth over $1.2 million turned out to be fraudulent. After many broken promises and missed deadlines the band licked their wounds and set fire to the contract. Not ones to dwell on the negative, T9 took fate into their own hands and created a label, publishing and management company called Armed Music in silent partnership with a handful of trustworthy industry reps. The members of TraceNine share a sincere passion for life, music and justice. From day one they made a pact to check their ego’s at the door and focus on what was best for the band. The end result is an extraordinary synergy which cannot be denied.