Artist description It was almost 6 years since new material was written by the band. Six years of living in LA as struggling musicians, seeing the obsession societyhas with power, money, sex and drugs. Addictions, their new album, out September 21st on Noise, is a look at the human wasteland of junkies, the walking brain-dead and fixated self-absorbed, bloated so-called individuals. Hook laden guitars, mind altering bass and dizzying drums are linked together with chronic soundscapes, rolled and twisted into one big trip. Addictions was brought to life through an amalgamation of old school analog and today's cutting edge computer based technologies. The band recently acquired a computer software system that is allowing Parnin (who produced and engineered the record) to link songs together and add background samples of the frustration, despair and decline of civilization. Addictions is poised to set a new standard in heavy music. It's a sound collage of manic proportions, its down and out in Beverly Hills, escape from LA, and Blade Runner... "death, the last enemy, Substance Death, is swallowed not down into the body, but up-in victory." - A Scanner Darkly -

Music Style Metal

Musical Influences Loud and Abrassive - Hardcore

Similar Artists SubstAnce D "Black" anything fueled by pure agression.

Artist History substAnce D was formed in Los Angeles in 1992. Then known as Black, their self-titled debut was released in Europe in 1994. Black was a two year recordin the making. Guitarist Michael Parnin daylights as a sound engineer who has worked with such bands as Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit and Coal Chamber.So Parnin would stay late at work, wait until everyone else left and then invite the rest of the guys to whatever studio he was working at to record. Most ofBlack was done at about 3 am in the morning on someone else's booked studio time. Originally thought of as just some rough demos, it was these recordingsthat got released in Europe and eventually put out by FAD records in late 1998 as Black under the new band name substAnce D. FAD quietly released thealbum, to get the name out and had them tour with label mates, Pissing Razors. Afterwards, they got them in the studio (legitimately) to work on a new album.It's been almost 6 years since new material has been written by the band. Six years of living in LA as struggling musicians, seeing the obsession society haswith power, money, sex and drugs. Addictions, their new album, out September 21st on Noise, is a look at the human wasteland of junkies, the walkingbrain-dead and fixated self-absorbed, bloated so-called individuals. Hook laden guitars, mind altering bass and dizzying drums are linked together withchronic soundscapes, rolled and twisted into one big trip. Addictions was brought to life through an amalgamation of old school analog and today's cuttingedge computer based technologies. The band recently acquired a computer software system that is allowing Parnin (who produced and engineered the record)to link songs together and add background samples of the frustration, despair and decline of civilization. Addictions is poised to set a new standard in heavymusic. It's a sound collage of manic proportions, its down and out in Beverly Hills, escape from LA, Blade Runner and lastly a (horrifying?) look into thefuture, all in the key of D.

Group Members Todd Chaisson - Lead vocals/bass T - drums/alternate wails Michael Parnin - guitars/background vocals/master tweeker

Instruments Drums-Bass-Guitar-Vocals

Albums Addictions -1999 blAck -1997

Press Reviews Metal Hammer states:"A pounding, corrosive and claustrophobic soundscape ofHollywood highs and lows. 8 of 10"http://www.unearthed.com/reviews/review_s_0051.shtmlKNAC.COM

Additional Info Godzilla Cover that rips!

Location Hollywood, CA - USA

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