Artist description Aphasia n: Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease. Brett Carruthers (vcls), Jamie Jones (gtr), Kevin Oliver (bass), James Toth (gtr) and Jim Davis (drums) Aphasia draws from a number of musical styles and artistic influences, combining industrial and electronic music with grunge, goth, and progressive rock, bound together by Carruthers evocative lyrics on loss, fate, desire, sexual needs and man’s disposition to consume and destroy. “[Aphasia’s] coarsely textured guitars…resonated with the caustic, emotional lyrics of vocalist Brett Carruthers who completely oozed 'rock star', …with a barrel full of sexual innuendo and lewd gesturing. Certainly a band that is comfortable with themselves and their music, and definitely performance personalities!” -Casus B on www.dark-entires.com on the Reverb Horror Show. . In 2000 Aphasia evolved into a full band when Carruthers, Campbell and Oliver met Davis and Toth while attending Fanshawe College’s, Music Art’s Industry Program in London Ontario. Within the year they recorded their EP, The Endless Reverie and opened for Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rockstars at London’s Call The Office. Stymied by London’s erratic music scene, Aphasia joins Jay Gordon’s, D1 Music Network’s Battle of the Bands competition winning round one (and currently leading round two), they also join MP3.com and begin building a fan base. Positive reactions give aphasia the motivation and opportunity to begin seeping their way into the Toronto scene. In 2003 Aphasia played the Fetish Cares AIDS benefit at the Big Bop (with Super Halo and The Birthday Massacre), became residents of Toronto and replaced Campbell with guitarist Jamie Jones (formerly of Merkury Burn). Currently Aphasia is recording their much anticipated full length album due out for October 2003.

Music Style Electronic Rock

Musical Influences Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, The Cure, Ministry, Radiohead, Tool, Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Skinny Puppy, Social Distortion, Misfits, Deftones

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Artist History 1997-crappy hi skool band that played a lot of battle of the bands 1998-lots of practicing and teenage drama. 1999-seriousness begins,(that is a lie) aphasia puts on local shows. ignorant people in the area don't like aphasia. ignorant people die in drunk driving accidents. coinsidence: Brett's father was killed by ignorant drunk drivers in 1996. 2000-Brett moves to London, James and Davis join band and band gets better. 2001-aphasia plays London and Toronto and start to realize that they have a fan base .cd is made and stuff... 2002-aphasia plays more shows and is started to get more attention, school goes on, people get crazy, groupies come home, people are crazy. 2003-aphasia moves to toronto, Darren leaves the band because of a tragic love incident. aphasia adds JONES to the family, a hardcore axeman formerly of Merkury Burn... george bush accindently blows up the entire earth and mankind becomes extinct. 2004-the world is over according to man. earth is left barren for some time. 3006-aliens arrive in hopes of finding life to communicate with and unravel the mystery of how mankind destroyed itself. 3007-aliens leave earth because all natural resources were consumed or contanminated by the humans.

Group Members Vocals - Brett Carruthers Bass - Kevin Oliver Guitar - James Toth Drums - Jim Davis Guitar - Jones

Instruments Guitars, Drums, Bass, Computers, and Voices

Albums Fluid ep 2000 | The Endless Reverie 2001

Press Reviews the media is the problem with our society. but press reviews for music are allowed, i guess.

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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