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Chicago rockers Madina Lake are comprised of twin brothers Nathan and Matthew Leone and joined by Mateo Camargo and Dan Torelli to complete the power punk line-up. They released their debut album ‘From Them, Through Us, To You’ on Roadrunner Records in 2007 and have been constantly touring ever since. Madina Lake have shared stages with the cream of today’s rock scene, including Linkin Park (who specifically requested the band as their support for their Projekt Revolution tour), Fightstar, Story Of The Year, My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Less Than Jake.

Much anticipated second album ‘Attics To Eden’ was recorded with esteemed producer David Bendeth (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Breaking Benjamin, Killswitch Engage, Paramore) who really cracked the whip and put the band through their paces. By the end of it, Madina Lake had churned out a monstrous collection of genre-defying, impassioned and infectious tunes which often meld the ethereal, hypnotic elements of Muse with the riff-rife potency of Linkin Park.

The band sets its music in a fictional town from the 1950s isolated from the rest of the world that's been turned upside-down with the mysterious disappearance of their most famous socialite, Adalia. The music provides an outlet for the band's views on politics, culture, and the media's obsession with celebrity status. The theme behind the band's music is in relation to the mystery of Adalia. The album artwork shows images of her and the mysteries behind her and the town of Madina Lake. It's a concept from the mind of Matthew Leone that is set to span three albums and includes a book as well as a website devoted to helping fans solve the case by uncovering "clues" hidden in the lyrics, album art, and videos.
 

Fact fans: Nathan and Matthew Leone first gained nationwide media recognition when they appeared in a special edition of Twin Fear Factor. They won the prize of $50,000, and used it to pay for a recording process and demo of Madina Lake's first self-produced EP entitled ‘The Disappearance of Adalia’, which was released in August 2006.