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Interview with Eddie Smith from
MAD MARGRITT by Tom Mathers.

For more band information visit:

www.madmargritt.com

Mad Margritt is an explosive, high energy rock band based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The band released their debut cd COLD SWEAT in October 1997.
Several radio stations across the United States and Europe began playing tracks from COLD SWEAT and before long it caught the
attention of Delinquent Records who offered the band a recording contract.
In July 1999, Mad Margritt released the cd IN THE NAME OF ROCK on Delinquent Records. It was followed by the bands first US tour. During the
1999-2001 tour, Mad Margritt opened up shows for several noted acts including Ratt, Cinderella, Great White, Warrant, Slaughter, Quiet Riot,
Skid Row, The Bullet Boys, Tesla, Every Mothers Nightmare, and Pretty Boy Floyd. They were also featured in several national publications
including Metal Edge and Spin Magazine. Among some of their other accomplishments, they were voted “Best Rock Band” at the
Atlanta Rock Awards and nominated for two awards at the South Florida Rock Awards.
While performing at the Ultra-Sound Music Conference in Las Vegas Nevada, Mad Margritt caught the eye of Perris Records president Tom Mathers. Tom
offered the band a deal to release their next cd on Perris and added Mad Margritt to an already impressive roster. Perris Records has released and distributed
cd’s by Warrant, LA Guns, Stephen Pearcy, Enuff Z Nuff, Pretty Boy Floyd, Love/Hate, Every Mothers Nightmare, Roxx Gang, and several others.
In June 2002, Mad Margritt was featured on the Perris Records compilation BON APPETITE: A TRIBUTE TO THE BON SCOTT YEARS OF AC/DC. The cd also
featured members of Guns N Roses, Ted Nugent, Britny Fox, Dangerous Toys, Tyketto, Every Mothers Nightmare, and original AC/DC vocalist Dave Evans.
Later that year the band released their next full-length cd entitled NEW SENSATION and then embarked on another US tour that included shows with Kiss,
Poison, Whitesnake, Warrant, Slaughter, Great White, Bret Michaels, and Winger.
In July 2004, Mad Margritt was featured on the Perris Records compilation HOLLYWOOD HAIRSPRAY VOLUME 3. The cd also featured members of Kix,
Pretty Boy Floyd, Tigertailz, and Crashdiet. In January 2005, the band released a “best of” cd entitled STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART. During the 2005
Straight Through The Heart Tour, Mad Margritt performed shows with Poison, Ratt, Cinderella, and Stephan Pearcy. The bands next cd was entitled
ANIMAL. It was released September 25, 2007 on Perris Records and was distributed in the USA by Select-O-Hits, The UK by Plastic Head Music,
Italy by Andromeda, Greece by Soundforge Music Group, Spain by Border, The Netherlands by Bertus, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France,
Belgium by ZYX Music. The cd got airplay on several radio stations across the United States and Europe and was featured on
XM Radio’s hard rock channel The Boneyard. The bands video for the song LOADED GUN got airplay on several television shows across the
country and was named “2008 Video Of The Year” on the show Rocknation TV.
During the 2008 Animal Tour, Mad Margritt performed with Queensryche, Dokken, Skid Row, Tesla, The Bullet Boys, LA Guns, Faster Pussycat,
Bang Tango, and Helix at the South Texas Rock Festival. The following year the band performed at several other festivals including the
Muscle Racing Festival in Sarasota, Florida, the S.A. Rocking Summer Fest in San Antonio, Texas, and Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma.
The band also opened shows for Firehouse, The Bullet Boys, and LA Guns.
The band has been staying busy the past few years performing shows all over the southeast. They are currently working on a new
cd entitled SHOW NO MERCY. Look for it later this year on Perris Records!!!