Artist description A darkly textured pop nightmare, slingshotVenus is a loud, tarnished cyberpunk maelstrom. Easy to enter, and difficult to escape.So jump on and ride the silver and green tinfoil boat through the apocalyptic tunnel of love and hear the surreal delights.

Music Style modern alternative rock

Musical Influences King Crimson, Tool, Stone Temple Pilots, Bolshei, Lit, CCR, Monks of Doom, You name it, we've been influenced by it

Similar Artists Every song is differant by design, you be the judge.

Artist History SlingshotVenus is a progressive alternative punky rock bandfounded by Tobias Hawkins III,Richard Doporto and Patrick McEvoy in early 1998. Hawkins, was the originaldrummer and founding member of the Counting Crows.More recently he fronted Tim (Herb) Alexanders (Primus) side projectturned band Laundry. Guitarist and Bassist, Patrick McEvoy and RichardDoporto come from local bands Corporate Image and Rhythmchaos.Drummer and beat buddah, Robin Eckman is Maryland refugee

Group Members Richard Doporto...4 and 5 string bassPatrick McEvoy....guitarsToby Hawkins III...voice, megaphone, fuzz boxRobin Eckman...drums and percussion

Instruments voice, megaphone, fuzz box4 and 5 string bass,guitar,drums and percussions

Albums One currenty in production

Location Castro Valley, California - USA

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).