Crossfade is an American post-grunge band formed in 1999 although the name Crossfade did not arrive until 2002. The current members are Ed Sloan (vocals/guitar), Les Hall (guitar), Mitch James (bass) and James Branham (drums).
An earlier incarnation of the band was The Nothing which featured founder members Sloan and James with Brian Geiger. The addition of DJ Tony Byroads resulted in a further name change to Sugardaddy Superstar. It was not until the name change to Crossfade that the band won a record deal and released their debut album Crossfade in 2004. The platinum album reached No.41 on the US Billboard charts and three of the singles -- "Cold" "So Far Away" and "Colors" -- hit the upper reaches of the US Mainstream Rock charts. It was around this time that Geiger left the band and Branham replaced him on the drums, Byroads left soon after.
A second album Falling Away was released in 2006 and it bettered its predecessor by reaching No.30 in the Billboard charts. Though the singles did not perform as well, two of the three, "Invincible" and "Drown You Out", hit the Mainstream Rock charts.
A new album is expected in 2008.
