Artist description Best Overall Crowd Response winners, 2000 Battle of the Bands in Memphis, TN....beating out over 60 local bands!!!!!Commercially-oriented hard rock with hooking melodies and driving passions...The band puts on an incredible light show as well.....they are all totally into their individual grooves which blend and meld perfectly into one solid being. The music is hard, and moshable, which appeals to the guys, yet very danceable, as hordes of their female fans prove time and again at their shows. They are very tight!

Music Style Commercial Hard Rock

Musical Influences Alice in Chains, Tool, Sting, Dream Theater, Bush, et cetera

Similar Artists Tool met the Smashing Pumpkins and gave birth to Marilyn Manson (Mechanical Animals version)

Artist History Cheeze toured as a member of Blackbone, a regionally successful band; also toured with Elijah Allman. Chad was lead singer for Mother Crush, another regionally successful band. Mike and Randy were members of The Fetish Room and Gun Down Mary. Tim was a member of many, many bands, both in Memphis and in California. They shared a vision and came together to make it happen.

Group Members Chad Smith-vocals; Randy Rawlins-lead guitar; Tim Grover-rhythm guitar; Cheeze-bass; Mike Dover-drums

Instruments Gibson Guitars, Spechter Basses, Sonar drums, Ampeg & Marshall Amps, Hardtke bass cabinets, Alesis sound gear. Sabian cymbals. Shure mics.

Albums Floating in the Dynamite Pond

Press Reviews Bill Ellis, music editor of The Commercial Appeal, gave the band 3 1/2 stars in his review of their self-produced E.P. in July 2000. The Playbook, entertainment supplement to The Commercial Appeal, featured an in-depth interview of the band by MichaelDonahue, features editor. Vexar Entertainment has featured the band in numerous reviews of various shows and benefit performances at www.vexarentertainment.com, an on-line music publication. The band was named the Best Overall Winner and Best Crowd Response at the Memphis 2000 Battle of the Bands, beating over 60 local acts, held in September 2000 at the High Point in the Pinch District.

Location Memphis, TN - USA

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