Artist description Melodic and catchy, yet technical and aggressive, this Burbank, CA four-some delivers pulse-pounding rhythms matched with powerful lyrics to create the sounds which are Second to None. Our style is one that will fit whatever your mood inquires. From metal riffing to in-your-face punk rock with heavy hardcore breakdowns, we deliver personal life experiences for all to relate to and grow from.

Music Style heavy-melody punk/rock

Musical Influences We listen to a lot of metal... We like Strung Out, Thrice, Pantera, Avenged Sevenfold, Finch, some metal, some punk, some emo, some good music.

Similar Artists Strung Out, Thrice, Avenged Sevenfold, metal/punk bands.

Artist History We've been around since summer of 1999, but didn't get serious until around summer/fall of 2000. All of us were in previous bands in Burbank (Nothing Special and Mass Confusion, including Jon), and once those didn't work out, we got together and formed 220. So for the first year we basically just played and messed around because our bands fell thru and we were all friends in the first place. We started playing around the area at such clubs in Hollywood as The Whiskey, The Coconut Teaszer, and The Roxy. We've also played our share backyard parties. In April of '00, we recorded, and independently put out, our first 5 song demo to the public entitled "Fifteen Minutes of Fame." Following that release, we headed back in the studio in October of '01 and recorded a much deeper EP which we titled "Breaking the Silence." We've gone thru a number of different sounds looking for the one that fit us best and feels right. Jon Whelehan is the newest member to the band, carrying a lot of metal influence behind him. He joined in August of '02 after some complications with the original guitarist Ian. With the missing piece of the puzzle intact, our 3rd trip to the studio will prove to be what we've been looking for. With 3 years of playing and getting to understand each other as musicians, it's time to show everyone what we're all about. We'll always be playing around and building ourselves as a band, for playing live is our strength. -*220*

Group Members Brian Bortoli (22): guitar/vocals, James Orbison (23): bass/vocals, Jon Whelehan (19): guitar, Aaron Prather (22): drums

Instruments Brian: ESP LTD Stephen Carpenter SC-500 guitar into a 2 channel Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier into a 4x12 Mesa slant cabinet (rack gear includes: dbx 166XL compressor and Korg DTR-2 digital tuner). James: Music Man bass into an Ampeg head, run through an Ampeg SVT810E cabinet. Jon: Schecter guitar into a 3 channel Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier into a 4x12 Mesa slant cabinet (rack gear includes: dbx 166XL compressor). Aaron: Tama Rockstar Custom drumset.

Albums "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" 5 song demo (self-released in 2000), "Breaking the Silence" 6 song EP (self-released in 2001), and "The Last Hours... The Darkest Hours" 10 song Full-Length (self-released in 2003).

Location Burbank, CA - USA

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