Artist description Big, noisy, heavy power trio featuring driving guitar, machinegun thunder drumming, and fat chewy bass. Sure it's easy to put a new face on the map by comparing them to this and that who already are there. Unfortunately, ALTA MAY do such as to make way for a sound that might cause one to listen up and shut up with the analogy. Imagine heavy indie rock with a punk ethic that isn't afraid to work with a melody. With that idea, you're only mid-way there. To fully appreciate the fuzzy, driving, harmonious, thick and downright tasty music these three guys from Seattle create is only fair to be experienced. Song after song, they integrate methods begat by Northwestern bands of yore into head-butting, swaying and sweaty treats for the ear and your cracking speakers."

Music Style Heavy Buzzing Rock

Musical Influences The Stooges, Black Sabbath, The Fall, Sonic Youth, Guided by Voices, and much more

Similar Artists Queens of the Stone Age, Nebula, Soundgarden

Artist History Formed in 1999, Garrett, Erik and Marcus have been honing their talents into a tightrope of rock agility, which is now ready to be dealt with and appreciated. Already their supersonics has gotten them to play with such venerable acts such as Mudhoney, Love Battery and Russell Simmons just to name a few. With the release and success of "We As In Us", on Columbus, OH's own Glazed Records, they will hit the road and blow minds in a theatre near you. Until then, grab hold of your conventions and a tall cold one, because ALTA MAY is on its way to ruin what you know and primed to be that next CD that never leaves your car."

Group Members Marcus Piņa - bass/vocals Erik Roper - guitar/vocals Garrett Shavlik - drums/vocals

Albums We As In Us (Glazed 2001), Dark Days (Glazed 2003)

Press Reviews "A head-on collision between the first Queens of the Stone Age CD and Nirvana's Nevermind. If that sounds pretty damn impressive, wait until you hear the music." - Chip Midnight, Swizzle-stick.com "This album is fucking crunchy. I'd almost rather eat it than listen to it." - Sponiczine ..."Alta May grandly radiate a mesmerizing glimmer of audial energy that equals, and sometimes surpasses, the best of what Nirvana, Midhoney, Alice in Chains, Green River, Tad, Love Battery, and countless others had to offer..." - Razorcake "Put It On A Mix Tape Between "Sweet Young Thing (Ain't Sweet No More)" by Mudhoney and Nirvana's "Negative Creep". - Seattle Weekly "...It's the sort of thing you put on when you feel like rocking out." - Splendid "These guys make a hell of a lot of noise for a trio." - Delusions of Adequacy "Oh, how do you boys rock? Let me count the ways." - Sparechange Magazine "Alta May plunges into the world of straight-up, no frills, full-on pop/punk/metal/indie cool with We as in Us, a smart, entertaining debut." - All Music Guide

Location Seattle, WA - USA

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