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Orgy experience technical issues with click track during ‘Sick New World’ Texas performance
Platinum-certified industrial rock band Orgy has not demonstrated a favorable performance history at the ‘Sick New World’ festival. During their appearance at the flagship Las Vegas event in 2023, the ensemble faced criticism for allegedly over-relying on backing tracks.
Recently, while performing at the inaugural Fort Worth, TX iteration of the festival, the band encountered yet another audio-related complication. According to a fan-recorded video, the click track intended for the live performance was inadvertently transmitted to the audience for a brief segment of the show.
It is noteworthy that numerous artists utilize click tracks during live performances to maintain temporal accuracy. Nevertheless, such tracks are designed exclusively for the benefit of the performers and should not be incorporated into the overall audio mix beyond the in-ear monitors used by the musicians onstage.
Formed in 1997 by vocalist Jay Gordon alongside guitarists Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck, industrial rock outfit Orgy was quickly rounded out by bassist Paige Haley and drummer Bobby Hewitt. The members brought notable background experience to the new venture: Derakh had achieved success with ’80s metal act Rough Cutt, Hewitt was previously in Electric Love Hogs, and Gordon had briefly played bass for Deadsy alongside frontman Elijah Blue Allman. Gordon and Derakh also held solid production credentials, having helmed Coal Chamber‘s self-titled debut album.
The name Orgy was chosen not as a literal sexual reference, but as a nod to their eclectic blend of musical styles—with late Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock noting the idea stemmed from a 1-800 TV commercial. Later in 1997, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, who had previously played with Shuck in the band Sexart, signed Orgy as the inaugural act on Elementree Records, Korn‘s imprint distributed via Reprise Records.