Tainted Go Wireless With Shure
13 February 2009Campbell "Slim" Jenkins has been performing for many years in the NZ metal scene using a variety of microphones, however early on in his career he purchased a Shure Beta58A. The specifications of the Beta58A has a high frequency response and more gain before feedback, this is perfect for Slim's vocal style. He has found it to be by far the best microphone for his needs as a metal vocalist. "In terms of clarity, reliability and durability my Beta58A has surpassed my expectation and abuse over the years. It has survived drops, knocks and vocal abuse that has broken other microphones".
With the recent release of Tainted's second full length album "Carved and Created" and the increasing problem of getting tangled during an active live set, Slim has decided to go wireless. Shure was more than happy to get in behind a local talented band such as Tainted, and have supplied Slim with a SLX24-Beta58 Wireless System. Roger Wilson from NOW SOUND, NZ's Shure Distributor says "Tainted are just the sort of home grown, talented band that Shure is looking to endorse".
Slim has been using the SLX24-Beta58 wireless systems for several weeks now and has this to say "I loved the wireless Beta 58a from the first time I used it, its light, it's rugged and the SLX system is incredibly easy to use. I had worries about a possible loss in sound quality when switching to wireless, but there have been no such problems. Going wireless has really given me the freedom to perform on stage the way I always wanted to, I'm no longer tangling up with guitarists, the fold-backs, or the crowd."
Picture: TAINTED guitarist Linly, supporting METALLICA 2010
Click here to check out tracks from their latest album Carved and Created
Press Release - 6th September 2010 - TAINTED SUPPORTING METALLICA SEPT 2010
NOW SOUND are proud to annouce that Shure Endorsees TAINTED are supporting METALLICA for their two sold out shows in Christchurch, September 21st and 22nd at CBS Canterbury Arena.
Press Release - 9th December 2009 - TARINTED ANNOUNCED TO PLAY BIG DAY OUT 09
Christchurch’s TAINTED are the top of the class metal act in the country right now. Well-drilled players with a blend of thrash and deathcore at their musical heart, they recently grabbed the coveted Iron Maiden support slot and shook the diehard crowd with a stunning set. The only New Zealand band with an official endorsement from shredders’ fave Jackson Guitars, headbangers will be lined up front for a blast of TAINTED at the BIG DAY OUT.
Press Release - 26th August 2009
Tainted are Supporting 8ft Sativa in Christchurch Sept 26th
Press Release - 19th August 2009
Tainted are Supporting Chimaira in Auckland Jan 20th 2010
The US sextet is set to return to Australia/New Zealand in January 2010 to once again destroy venue stages and drive audiences into a frenzy with their patented brand of ferocious precision.
This is Chimaira’s first headlining Australian - New Zealand Tour, having supported their peers In Flames, Biohazard & Korn on their last two trips Down Under. As thousands of Chimairians can attest, Chimaira live are untouchable, and their first headline tour of Australia – New Zealand will prove that fact yet again.
Wed Jan 20th - THE STUDIO Auckland with special guests Tainted
Press Release - 9th July 2009
Tainted are Supporting Arch Enemy in Auckland Nov 10th
With great power comes greater power still......the words that perhaps best describe the rise of Swedish melodic death metal titans ARCH ENEMY as they stampede on to New Zealand soil for the very first time.
With albums that have charted in over 20 countries, top billing appearances on the world's major metal festivals and a rabid legion of fans the world over, Arch Enemy have invented and reinvented the platform for major worldwide success as a metal act. Between the razor-like riffage of brothers Michael and Christopher Amott, the crushing rhythms of drummer Daniel Erlandsson and the howling, glamazonian voice of vocalist Angela Gossow, this is a band that have set a precedent for sheer metal masterhood that few have followed and fewer have bettered.
Arch Enemy's new album 'The Root of All Evil' will be released worldwide on September 28th, giving New Zealand fans the opportunity to be one of the first countries to hear the band's latest material in a live setting. With much anticipation surrounding the follow-up to 2007's juggernaut release 'Rise of the Tyrant', there will not be a better time to witness one of metal's most vital acts live.
ARCH ENEMY
with SUBTRACT and TAINTED
Transmission Room, Auckland
Tuesday November 10th
All Ages and Licensed
Tickets on-sale Monday July 13th from Moshtix, Ticketek, Real Groovy and www.undertheradar.co.nz
7th July 2009
Photo's courtesy of: Tamryn Howard Photography www.myspace.com/tamrynhoward tamryn.howard@gmail.com 021 172 0748
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