Mark Gemini Thwaite: Guitarist

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE YOU TO NEW DISEASE... The band sound like the best rockin' tunes you ever heard at the best club on the best night out of your life" - METAL HAMMER magazine

NEW DISEASE (2002): Lee Bane, Richard Adams, Ritch Battersby, MarkGT	"GARY NUMAN heard some of my demos back in late 2001 and he suggested we collaborate on some of them for a side project. This project never materialised but it sowed the seed in my head for starting a new band", reveals guitarist Mark Thwaite on the auspicious beginnings of new kids on the alt-rock block, NEW DISEASE. After collaborating with Numan on reworkings of 'Are Friends Electric?' and 'This Wreckage' for last summer's 'RIP' single (2002), it was time for Mark to concentrate on New Disease with vocalist Lee Bane, ex-Wildhearts drummer Ritch Battersby and Queen Adreena bassist Richard Adams.
Outstanding gigs with H.I.M and PRONG cemented the band's reputation as an awesome live unit and signifying vocalist Lee as the axis aupon which the band rotates: "Many bands out there can have brilliant music, but if a mediocre vocalist croons over it then ultimately it will dilute the effectiveness of the band, and Lee's vocals play a huge part in the sound of New Disease.. another that defines our sound is the integration of some electronica to the sound, born out of my love for bands like Depeche Mode and NIN," and explains why New Disease chose to collaborate with producer John Fryer (who's previous work includes N.I.N. and Stabbing Westward) on the stunning 'Hold On (Here Comes The Sun)'. "We're a hard band to pigeonhole... we're too melodic for some metal fans, too heavy for some mainstream rock fans, and too commercial for some alternative fans, but there you go - you can't please all the people all of the time" GileZ Moorhouse: ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE UK (2003)	NEW DISEASE: AXIOMATIC EP (2003)
NEW DISEASE (2004): Eddie Stratton, Richard Adams, Lee Bane, Mark Gemini Thwaite
2003 was good year for NEW DISEASE. The band released their debut 'Axiomatic' 5 track EP (featuring video of 'Hold on') on independent label C1 (distributed by Cargo UK). The band also played a sold-out show at the London Astoria in May 2003 with their friends H.I.M, as well as being voted as an outstanding new talent on Music Industry Resource www.HITQUARTERS.com. NewDisease returned to the studio in September 2003 to record exclusively with Top Canadian producer David Bottrill (most known for his work with Tool, also Godsmack, MudVayne, Muse and Peter Gabriel).. In October 2003 New Disease announced the addition of new drummer Eddie Stratton, formerly of V2 recording artists ONE MINUTE SILENCE. Spring 2004 saw the inclusion of a previously unreleased version of New Disease track 'Song of one word' - mixed and produced by Bottrill - included on the April METAL HAMMER Razor compilation cover CD, alongside tracks by Amen, Killswitch Engage, Breed77 and Fear Factory..	METAL HAMMER: RAZOR VOL.4 APRIL 2004 (featuring New Disease)
In the summer of 2004 NEW DISEASE followed the critical success of 'Axiomatic' with 'Like Rain' - a new single through Universal/Mainstation in May 2004, recorded and produced by David Bottrill. The single was backed with 'Dirty Blood' in the UK, featuring guest vocals by Angela Murrell (of STEREO MC's). Released both in the USA via Universal and in UK on CD and limited edition 7" vinyl; it was playlisted on numerous US rock radio stations and scored the band their first UK chart position, enjoying airplay on BBC RADIO 1, XFM, and video rotation on Scuzz Music TV and playlisted on a score of regional UK radio stations...	NEW DISEASE: LIKE RAIN (MAY 2004)

2014: STOP PRESS!! NEW DISEASE ANNOUNCE ALBUM RELEASE! In June 2014 the band announced on their website and the official ND facebook page that after a hiatus of nearly 10 years, founder members MGT & Bane had written new material and planned to release the long awaited album on CD and digital download. 'Patent Life' - ten years in the making - is finally mixed, mastered and released via CDBaby.com in North America on 11th August 2014. Recorded between 2003-2004 during sessions with producer David Bottrill and John Fryer, and featuring current drummer Eddie Stratton (One Minute Silence), the 15 track album (in CD and digital formats) includes many of their own self recorded sessions, a brand new version of the 2004 single 'Like Rain' and an exclusive new 2014 song 'Plainfield'. Digital download will also be available via Amazon.com [click here] and Amazon worldwide, also coming to iTunes. more info at www.newdiseasemusic.com and CDBaby.com. "HUGE STADIUM ROCK RIFFS gel with well-executed elements of electronica on majestic and anthemic stand outs... vocalist Jacob Lee Bane impresses with a range that would give both Eddie Vedder and Maynard James Keenan a run for their money" (ROCKSOUND magazine) "NEW DISEASE RECOGNISE the bombast that 'proper' rock music should carry with it and so deliver the goods with a lush, full-bodied blast.. Supremely self-confident" (KERRANG! magazine) "NEW DISEASE AGAIN prove themselves to be the great white hopes of this genre.. they show effortlessly that in Lee Bane they have a fearsomely gifted frontman.. he takes what is already great music and renders it astonishing. Tool producer Dave Bottrill adds a gargantuan sounding 80's studio sheen.. Awesome, absolutely awesome" (METAL HAMMER magazine)

N E W D I S E A S E are: LEE BANE: vocals/guitar RICHARD ADAMS: bass MARK GEMINI THWAITE: guitars/programming EDDIE STRATTON: drums For more information, audio and video downloads and images: OFFICIAL NEWDISEASEMUSIC WEBSITE [CLICK HERE] FOR FULL NEW DISEASE DISCOGRAPHY [CLICK HERE] FOR NEW DISEASE IMAGES [CLICK HERE] NEW DISEASE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK NEW DISEASE use LANEY AMPLIFICATION, TAMA DRUMS, IBANEZ guitars and SABIAN percussion[click here]