Artist description It's not Alternative, it's not Grunge, it's not Punk, it's not Rap and it's not Crap! ZAK DANIELS AND THE ONE EYED SNAKES are straight ahead, in your face, kick-ass Rock and Roll! The way our listeners like it! SYLVIA BENJAMIN - Program Director - KSFX C

Music Style World class, In Your Face, Kick-Ass, Hard Blues Based Melodic Rock N Roll - Did I leave anything out? Hmmm...Yes I did, I forgot to mention Southern Progressive Folk Metal. Through the magic of words, now you know exactly what we sound like. Don't you?

Musical Influences Stones, Beatles, Dylan, Elvis Costello, Bad Company, Waltzing Matilda, Mary Poppins and on and on.

Similar Artists Stones, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top, Mary Poppins

Artist History The burgeoning Los Angeles club scene has witnessed the birth of dozens of quality rock bands from the Doors to Guns `N' Roses, but none quite so humorously defiant as ZAK DANIELS AND THE ONE EYED SNAKES. Take the b ands' name for instance. "When you play music for a living you take almost any job that comes along," says Zak, the tall, trim lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist who fronts the four piece outfit. "A few years ago we wer e literally existing from gig to gig when an odd looking gentleman approached us one night and asked if we'd like to score and play on the soundtrack for a "film" he was producing. Imagine our surprise when we arriv ed at a home studio in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills that was also the location for the film, an extremely X rated one at that. After completing the work we were asked to select a fictitious name for the band and as a lark, we selected "The One Eyed Snakes." Now, we didn't make this choice to offend women or anything like that, we were just having fun with the now, uh, genre in which we were working. And guess what, the producers rejected the name because "It was too raunchy." I thought that was a little strange considering that the film was an XXX porno flick. I don't recall what name was used for the music credits, but we decided then and there, that the "One Eyed Snakes" moniker would be resurrected." And with their eponymous debut CD on independent BIG WATER RECORDS, Zak and his mates have done just that. Long known on the local club circuit as a no nonsense hard rock band, the group has matured considerably since they were hailed as "the next big thing" by local radio and press in the mid nineties. Zak has mai ntained a philosophical outlook about such hyperbole. "Nothing's an overnight sensation," he noted appropriately. After a couple of line-up changes the Snakes have become a musical family. JIMMY (KAT) KATSIKIDES, wh o co-produced the album with Daniels, brandishes one of the meanest lead guitars in all of rock. The rhythm section consists of DOUG LAVERY on drums and ORION on bass. Together they anchor a sound that can overwhelm the casual listener or tenderly seduce him/her. The fifteen tracks on the CD reflect the poise and versatility of Daniels, who has written over a hundred and fifty songs. Songs like "Fourteen Dollars & 57 Cents," "Tombstone Hat," and "Sky-Boy" are evocative of the passion that has always been the band's trademark on stage, but so too are "Words" and "Cartoon Savior." Particularly pleased that this record embodies the band's best qualities so admirably, Zak and the Snakes have booked almost an entire year of live dates to support it. From their hometown of L.A. to the Big Apple and back, you can bet that wherever ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES appear, fans will be left with a smile on their face. By DAVID BUDGE - "Red Rooster"

Group Members Zak Daniels, Jim (Kat) Katsikides, Doug Lavery and Orion (Mr.O) Linderman Ä

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums, Harmonica, Keys, Percussion

Albums ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES - 15 SONG DEBUT CD ON INDEPENENT: BIG WATER RECORDS

Press Reviews PRESS CLIPS - Complete Reviews (Photocopies) available at the band's official website: www.zakdaniels.com - Or you can click the band photo at the top of the page and you'll be taken directly to "THE SNAKE HOLE," where you just might have an adventure. ___________ Following are a few quotes from various publications throughout the U.S.***"This rugged rock is the genuine article. No sham or pretense here, just solid presentation,inspired songwriting and a genuine, if occasionally deranged sense of humor. Daniels doesn't just sing a lyric, he seems to live it." SEATTLE TIMES- By Paul Michaelson -________________***"If rock 'n' roll is like SEX (And it often is)...then Zak Daniels and the One Eyed Snakes are like a MULTIPLE ORGASM. It's a nonstop party th at draws women to the front of the stage like, well, like great rock."G-Man / MUSIC EXPRESS - TIMES EXAMINER GROUP - __________________________________***"Rocks with a ferocity unseen in these parts for years. Cartoon Savior and T.V. Re-Run, are perfect e xample of Daniels acerbic wit and biting often sarcastic insight. Lead Guitarist Jim Katsikides, is a riff slinger in the tradition of Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons, he knows when to rage and when to pull back to allow Daniels room to move. The whole collection sparkles with a lustful sense of humor that reaffirms the notion that it's still okay to have some fun in rock and roll." - THE BOSTON GLOBE ˇ

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Location Venice, CA - USA

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