Artist description Sick of trendy, commercial metal? So are we. We are DISDAIN. Proud to be Old School. Proud to be New Hampshire Mountain Metal. From the back woods of Northern New England, the land of Harley Davidsons and Mud Bogs, comes a Heavy Metal sound all its own- heavy, fast, and melodic, with tempo changes and guitar solos, not rappers and DJs. Leading the charge is Disdain. Disdain was formed in 1993 by guitarist Dan Jutton and bassist Seth Johnson, after meeting at their probation office. With a variety of influences, from Pantera and Testament to Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, they had a melodic, guitar based sound. Drummer (and master appliance mover) Dave Carbee was added next, bringing a solid rhythm and thundering fills. Completing the madness is vocalist Brian Kendrick, who was found fixing his 4x4, drinking Budweisers and listening to Slayer and Minor Threat. Together, they create a music that is evil, yet beautiful. Playing small clubs and local dives at first, Disdain has progressed to such venues as CBGBs (NYC) and The Middle East (Boston). They are also veterans of several festival shows, including Milwaukee Metal Fest, and the New Jersey Metal Meltdown. They are currently on the Nitro Snowboards Mountain Metal Tour. Disdain is also proud to have signed on to Screaming Ferret Wreckchords, and is currently working on their second full-length album. Driven by Addiction is the highly anticipated follow-up to Molest the Unfortunate, Disdain’s self-produced first offering. With Screaming Ferret’s support, Disdain plans to go national with the next release. So, prepare yourself for this new brand of evil. Disdain is on the way, preaching Mountain Metal loud and proud. Rejoice, or run and hide.

Music Style New hampshire Mountain Metal

Musical Influences Testament, Metallica, Pantera, Overkill, Black Sabath, Iron Maiden

Similar Artists Metallica, Testament, Megadeth

Artist History Disdain started as Killing Time then Dark Child and into Disdain

Group Members David Carbee: Drums, Brian Kendrick: Vocals, Dan Jutton: Guitar, Seth Johnson: Bass

Instruments Drums, Bass, Guitar, Throat

Albums Molest the Unfortunate, Riegn of terror ep, Driven By Addiction(rough copy)

Press Reviews antiReviews: Various Artists – Oh Say Can You Scream – Screaming Ferret Wreckords Volume One Review by antiGUY Disdain’s “Reign of Terror” intro guitar riffs takes you back to the days when Sabbath reigned supreme, then they kick into a metal march reminiscent of early Anthrax or Exodus. Year released: 2000 Duration: 38:42 Tracks: 11 Rating: 4/5Date reviewed: October 21, 2001 Reviewed by: Christian Renner Disdain is a band I found on a sampler disc I was sent and I decided to find out more about this band. They are out of the northeast part of the United States primarily in the Massachusetts area. They play a classic groove oriented style of thrash metal that is heavily riff driven in the old bay area style. After hearing their track for the sampler I was quite impressed and hoped they could live up to it on the full-length album. All I can say is that I was definitely not disappointed. This is some really infectious kind of music…the kind that make you grit your teeth and bang your head with your fist in the air…:) Every song is mid to up tempo with some absolutely killer riffs. The vocals are damn near a death metal type growl but still understandable for the most part. I am not sure if this really fits the musical style as well as more of traditional thrash style vocalist would but it is still pretty damn good overall. The drumming on the album is excellent as well that really compliments the riffs to make them sound even heavier and menacing. For this being on a minor label I really have to applaud the excellent production as well since every instrument is easily heard in the mix and there is plenty of low end to really compliment the music even more. There are only two things that bothered me and one is really minor. The minor one is that I wish there more guitar solos or more guitar harmonies present. I think it would add a little extra punch to the songs (There you go some free advice from a failed musician…lol). The only other thing that bothered me was really annoying. Track 11 (Armageddon) is recorded entirely backwards. I don't understand the purpose of that but I think it was a rather poor decision since you really want to end a CD on a high note and this certainly wasn't the way to go about it. Overall if you are one of those metal heads that miss the good ol' days of the bay area thrash scene maybe you should check these guys out at www.disdain.homestead.com. You just might really be pleasantly surprised…:) Highly Recommended.

Additional Info Molest is a full lenth release, Reign is the e.p. released prior to Molest and Driven is the early copy of the follow up to Molest

Location Laconia, NH - USA

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