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Pop Evil
Often the relationship between a band and their label can be contentious. But rarely is it made public - or at least as public as Pop Evil made it.
On the second day of the 2011 Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus, OH, Pop Evil, apparently frustrated with their distributor (Universal Music), tore up their contract on stage. Spin.com later called it one of the "10 Best Moments of Rock on the Range." The group subsequently signed with eOne Music where they released "War Of Angels," a month and a half later.
Pop Evil began a decade earlier in Muskegon, MI. Leigh Kakaty, Dave Grahs, and Dylan Allison were the founding members with Tony Greve, originally a temporary studio musician on the band's sessions, becoming a full member in '07. At that point, Jamie Nummer left for personal reasons and was replaced by Matt DiRito.
Following a series of EPs, Pop Evil's '08 debut full-length studio album, "Lipstick On The Mirror," with "Hero", "Somebody Like You" and "100 In A 55" was released on an independent label distributed by a Universal Music Group subsidiary.
Less than six months after the release, Pop Evil signed with Universal Records. "Lipstick On The Mirror" was re-mixed and re-mastered and had a new song, "Stepping Stone," for the reissue.
"100 In A 55" cracked the Top 10 (#8) on the Active Rock survey where it charted for thirty weeks as Pop Evil supported Judas Priest on their British Steel (album) 30th Anniversary North American tour.
Pop Evil's sophomore full-length set was delayed due to "conflicts out of the band's control." Apparently though, things were within the band's control after the outburst at Rock on the Range.
Albums:
2008 Lipstick On The Mirror
2011 War Of Angels