Artist description All Hail Me...a rock band that have returned to the roots of great music. Remember when rock music did what it said it would...rocked? All Hail Me embodies talented musicianship coupled with great songwriting...while not underestimating the listening audience's intelligence.

Music Style Rock / Alternative / Pop

Musical Influences The Tragically Hip, Rolling Stones, Beatles, U2, Tom Petty, Led Zepplin, Chris Whitley, Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes,

Similar Artists The Black Crowes, The Tragically Hip, Rolling Stones, Beatles, U2, Tom Petty,Third Eye Blind, Cold Play, Vertical Horizon, Matchbox 20,Foo Fighters

Artist History We're giving away everything we record these days. After nearly five years of bustin' our brains out in clubs, theaters, parking lots, and most of all, a van, we're focusing less on selling beer in bars, and more on putting our music out. Presently, we're giving away our most recent demo EP's, My Little Psycho and Absolutely Nothing, which were recorded, primarily, at Emercy studio in Toledo, and at Big Sky Studio in Ann Arbor, MI. Two of these songs have been placed in television shows and four have been licensed to an L.A. publisher. Meanwhile, several other publishers have been offering assistance in getting the songs to labels and production entities.These EP's are a recent attempt to get the band's large catalogue of music on tape...and out to our (rather patient) listeners. After two EP's within a year (and over a thousand giveaways), we'll soon be done with a third. Now...if we can only keep up the pace, we'll finally get a fraction of our songs on tape...and we intend on pressing these and handing them out as well. This latest recording binge comes after several years of regional band life. For two years, from 1996 to '98, we were signed to Overture Records, an independent label out of Detroit, MI. That relationship spawned our first, and only, full-length CD, Lessons in Monster Making. It met with local success, and was deemed, "undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best disc to come out of a Toledo-based band to date" by the Glasseye. We did what most regional acts do...sold a few thousand CD's from the stage, did radio shows, and primarily played "clubs." We performed a lot...too much really...at venues from New York to Chicago, at music festivals and showcases (Ticket Master Music showcase in Cleveland, the Intel Musicfest in New York, Undercurrents showcase in Cleveland), and opened for many national bands such as: Matthew Sweet, Seven Mary Three, Our Lady Peace, Sloan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Todd Snyder, Big Wreck, and The Gandharvas, Blue Oyster Cult. We also picked up endorsements from Ernie Ball and Sabian Cymbals.Before that, we recorded an initial self-titled EP which was distributed on Overture. During this era, the band enjoyed significant college airplay (over 30 stations in Great Lakes region), and even some commercial stations spun some of the music. It had only been about eight months since we had first come together, at the time, as a three-some: John (lead vocals/guitar), Chuck (drums) and Wasim (bass/vocals). It wasn't until after our first full-length CD, in 1997, that our final member, Cleveland, joined as guitar/vocalist. Before that, well, we all dabbled in recording projects and various useless bar bands. Ironically, however, way way before any of this...back in 1980's, when everybody had long hair..., Cleveland, Chuck and John played together in another original project, and later Cleveland and John moonlighted as an acoustic duo in the Toledo area. Before that...nothing musically significant happened...it was, after all, the 80's. Cleveland was probably playing at bars, Chuck and John (brothers at the time) were fighting over Rush albums and trying to grow their hair, and Wasim was too young to say "bass."

Group Members John - Vocals & Guitar | Wasim - Bass & Vocals | Cleveland - Guitar & Vocals | Chuck - Drums

Instruments Strat / Marshal, Les Paul / Marshal, Bass, Drums

Albums All Hail Me (EP) , Lessons in Monster Making, My Little Psycho, Absolutely Nothing

Press Reviews ALL HAIL MEAbsolutely Nothing (self-released)4.0 EYESHow the hell do Toledo-based bands like All Hail Me continue to put out such great albums without any local coverage? Could someone please answer this question for me? I mean, this is the fourth CD these guys have released in the past five years (and the second one they’ve refused to sell – instead, giving it away for free at performances and through their website: allhailme.com). That’s more records than most "established" Toledo bands have released in their careers (if you call playing at Frankie’s or the Main Event every three months a career… but I digress). Furthermore, AHM has had several songs appear in nationally-released TV movies, have been playing throughout the region (when their drummer isn’t pounding skins for Five Horse Johnson on the side), and have continually packed clubs where they perform… and they do it all by writing, recording, and releasing damn good radio-friendly rock songs!Now, if you’re going to diss AHM because…a) You’re one of those people who automatically spits on bands who manage to get a song on the radio or even dreams of writing "radio-friendly" songs…b) You think their name is too pretentious, or…c) You saw them at Whit’s End or Carol’s three years ago and weren’t impressed…YOU ARE EITHER:a) An idiot, or…b) A person who desperately needs to hear either of All Hail Me’s last two releases…Honest to goodness, AHM is hands down one of the best working bands of the midwest, and anyone who hasn’t made an effort to hear what these guys are up to these days really needs to do so. Now, with that out of the way, on to the CD itself ...Absolutely Nothing was released shortly after the band’s slightly heavier EP, My Little Psycho, and, as a result, swings a little bit in the other direction. I personally like my rock a little on the harder side, but AHM’s phenomenal song-writing ability makes these songs virtually impossible not to like. In fact, songs like "Gotta Get Back," "I Don’t Believe It," and the absolutely breathtaking "Off the Roof" all but demand listeners to learn the lyrics as soon as possible so they’ll be able to sing along as they drive down the road or clean the house.Mark my words: All Hail Me is one of those few great bands who are working towards being "discovered," and, before too much more time passes, you’ll all being hearing their songs broadcast across MTV and the radiowaves. The only question is, "How long are you going to wait before you hear them?" Aaron Weisbrod

Location Toledo, Oh - USA

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