Named after She-Ra's fortress in the cartoon He-Man, the band's riotous live shows quickly attracted attention with Glass becoming a completely fearless, unhinged frontwoman - screaming, stage-diving and clambering on top of speaker stacks. When Kath later saw Glass playing in her gothic punk band Fetus Fatale, he asked her to add vocals to electro recordings he'd made on a homemade synth, using part of an old Atari sound chip, and so Crystal Castles was born. Allegedly, founding member Alice Glass ran away from home at the age of 14 and was living in Toronto squats before meeting Ethan Kath, a guitarist playing in Stooges and GG Allin covers bands. Launching a brutal sonic assault on the eardrums, Toronto duo Crystal Castles mix the euphoria of rave with the ferocious snarl of punk to create storms of thundering electro noise. The duo has also performed at numerous festivals, including the Oxegen Festival in Ireland in 20, 2009 Coachella Festival, 2008 Glastonbury Festival, 2009 Bonnaroo and Reading and Leeds Festivals 2007-2010.Get Crystal Castles tickets now to see an amazing performance live by a great entertainer. It spawned three singles: “Affection,” “Wrath of God,” and “Plague.”Ĭrystal Castles has toured extensively in Europe, the US, Australia and Japan. In November 2012, Crystal Castles released (III), their third album. Their second album also received critical acclaim. One of the singles off the album, “Not In Love,” became the duo’s first single to chart worldwide and featured The Cure’s Robert Smith. In 2010, Crystal Castles released an EP called Celestica/Doe Deer, their debut studio EP, and (II), their second album. The album spawned the singles “Vanished,” “Courtship Dating,” “Air War” and “Crimewave.” Crystal Castles was critically acclaimed. C rystal Castles was a compilation of early unreleased track and sold-out singles along with three new songs. Later they included “Alice Practice” on Crystal Castles, their debut album released in 2008. In 2006, Crystal Castles released “Alice Practice,” their debut single/EP on vinyl. In 20, the duo released numerous limited vinyl EPs. Crystal Castles is known for its low tech melancholic productions and chaotic live shows. The duo members are vocalist Alice Glass and producer Ethan Kath. The Canadian electronic experimental duo Crystal Castles was established in Toronto in 2004.

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