Artist description We are a metal band from San Jose, CA.

Music Style Heavy Metal

Musical Influences Meshuggah, Lamb of God, December, Shai Hulud, Drowningman, Coalesce

Similar Artists Meshuggah, Lamb of God, December, Shai Hulud, Drowningman, Coalesce

Artist History The band stemmed from a dying band called GROUND. Since starting almost 2 years ago we have had some line-up changes, released two albums (one ep, one full length), signed to State of Grace records, made lots of cool friends and played countless shows.

Group Members Peter - Guitar Mark - Bass Mike - Guitar John - Drums Makh - Vocals

Instruments Two guitars, a singer, a bass, and a drummer

Albums 'Pulses and Matter' (2002), 'Patent.Distorted' (2003)

Press Reviews "The new release from Clearing Autumn Skies is mind-boggling, to say the least. The album instantly starts out with double bass and classic hardcore metal riffs alongside passionate and angry screams. Simple, yet strategic. The sound takes me back almost to the days of Dillinger Escape Plan’s "Calculating Infinity." The album has several instrumental interludes that almost serve as intermissions to the chaos of their music and create a serene feeling only minutes before you are taken back into the strength of ass kicking metallic hardcore. If you like Coalesce or other metalcore bands that have mastered their art, then buy this album. Now." -greg, www.welikepirates.com "Out of the South Bay, the popular hardcore meets metalcore act Clearing Autumn Skies released this new effort earlier in 2003 on State of Grace Records to plenty of critical acclaim. And, the reality is, all of the acclaim was merited as this disc succeeds in just about every possible facet with extreme riff combinations, time stopping tempo shifts and a dose of experimentation thrown into the mix to keep the whole thing off balance enough to be explosive. For this recording, the line-up features vocalist Mike Amaro, guitarist Mike McClatchey, bassist Dave Small (who has since left the band), guitarist Peter Layman, and drummer John Lazarus. Of the highlights on this disc, the band offers the killer opening track “This Is Not The X-Ray Room” which meanders through some big riffs, “Charles Forensic” which almost has a hook come chorus time, in that hardcore sense, and “How Hypnosis Works” which offers some of their heaviest straight chunk riffing. These guys basically took no directive path here, busting into just about any thought that pops into their collective conscious, only to right the ship and blast away at the bottom line over and over. Their riff to riff transitions is what makes this band so complex, yet from a far away distance, their sound has that precise direction that moves into some of the most heavy and brutal riffing in the underground today. Of course, the almost jazz like tracks woven into this disc throw the whole thing into a loop, breaking the brutality up with these serene, beautiful landscapes. Still, on the whole, the thundering riffs matched against Lazarus’ extremely talented drumming gives this whole thing life, breaking off one massive tune after another with total unabashed pure musicianship. A must have for sure. -mario, www.powerslave.com

Location San Jose, CA - USA

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