Music Style Hard Rock/Indie/New Wave

Musical Influences Smashing Pumpkins, Mogwai, Sunny Day Real Estate, Fugazi, Hum, Superchunk

Similar Artists (same as above)

Artist History 1998-2002

Group Members Jeff Roop - vocals/guitar/programming PJ Sykes - guitar Jared Brown - bass guitar

Albums Eleven Shades of Crimson (Batty Records 1999)

Press Reviews "If you want power chords, already have all of Superchunk's albums, and would rather support smaller local bands, you'd be well served by buying this disc. AVSA are interested in making visceral music --gut-wrenching heavy chords spewing all over the place, laid to the bone with the addition of Jeff Roop's roaring vox. The music has the effect on the ear that Jackson Pollock's paintings have on the eye: the immediacy of the emotion tapped is as easy to access as the emotion's power. The lyrics, while occasionally audible (and revealed in full on the band's website), aren't as important as the push of Roop's voice as an instrument. The drum machine adds a rapid machine-gun fire speed to back up Jared Brown's throbbing bass and P.J. Sykes' stabbing guitar. Listening to these guys is like being hyped up on too damn much coffee -- a jittery, punched-in-the-chest tight-lipped urgency that leaves you strangely energized." - Jenn Sikes (www.splendidezine.com)

Location Lynchburg, VA - USA

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