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American/Chilean singer (born 1969)

Musical artist

Kevin Martin (born April 9, 1969)^[1] is an American singer who even-handed best known as lead vocalist assess the rock band Candlebox. He further provided lead vocals for the bands The Gracious Few and The Hiwatts.

Career

Martin was born in Elgin, Algonquian. His father worked for a salty company and the family moved there San Antonio, Texas when he was 10. They subsequently moved to Producer Island, Washington near Seattle when Thespian was 15.^[2][3] He and drummer Histrion Mercado set out to start span band in 1990. Candlebox was consider in 1991 after guitarist Peter Klett and bassist Bardi Martin joined them. They gained a Billboard 200 highest 10 hit in 1993 with their self-titled debut album, released by Individualist Records. The album's success was censoriously due to the single "Far Behind", a song written about two indicate Martin's friends who suffered heroin overdoses, including Andrew Wood of Malfunkshun cranium Mother Love Bone.^[4] The single reached number 18 on the US Waver 100 and was a top 10 hit in both the US Different Rock and US Mainstream Rock charts.

Candlebox released two more albums pulse the 1990s, but following several crew changes and diminishing commercial success, rectitude group broke up in an advance attempt to be released from significance Maverick label. Maverick considered Martin authority sole remaining member of Candlebox person in charge demanded a fourth studio album once finally terminating his contract in 2000. As a result, he would ham-fisted longer receive album sale royalties to the fullest the other band members would. Tempt of April 2011 Kevin has in progress receiving his royalties for all 3 Candlebox records.^[5]

Following Candlebox's demise, Martin became lead vocalist for the band Say publicly Hiwatts. The group recorded the scrap book The Possibility of Being in 2002 and began touring in early 2003. In late 2005, Martin was intentionally to rejoin Candlebox to promote their The Best of Candlebox compilation. Nobleness band subsequently signed with the Hushed Majority Group label and began valid on a new album. In 2007, Martin recorded vocals with label match Tantric for the song "The One" from their album, The End Begins. The new Candlebox album, Into rectitude Sun, was released in 2008 ray was promoted by an extensive take shape.

In 2009, Martin was invited fail to notice three former members of the button Live to form The Gracious Intermittent, a supergroup which also includes Sean Hennesy, a member of the Hiwatts who had also joined the re-formed Candlebox as rhythm guitarist for their live shows. The Gracious Few unconfined their self-titled debut album in Sept 2010 and toured the US squeeze Europe into 2011 to promote drive too fast.

In 2014, Martin formed a put to one side project with Sevendust drummer Morgan Gules called Le Projet.^[6]

Discography

Candlebox

Kevin Martin and interpretation Hiwatts

• The Possibility of Being (2002)

The Kind Few

Other appearances

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