Music Style Heavy, melodic, crushing grooves

Similar Artists Tool, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains

Artist History Out of the ashes of one of Roadrunner Records' most promising acts of 2000, DOWNER, comes a new breed of rock band. de ville may have a guitar player (Aaron Silberman) and bass player (Jed Hathaway) in common with Downer, but that is where the similariti es end. Adding another level of complexity and a decided sense of style to their presentation, de ville concoct music of "equal parts angst, emotion and sex," according to drummer Andy Mackenzie. Between vocalist Kevin Montalvo's introspective lyrics, Silberman's crushing riffs, Hathaway's deep-rooted melodies and Mackenzie's convulsive tribal beats, they stylistically combine to defy common definition. Their debut material is not metal, not hardcore, but rather a mix of influences that range from R adiohead to Fugazi to Soundgarden, blending odd-time signatures, melodic vocals and driving grooves...i

Group Members Kevin Montalvo: vocals ~ Aaron Silberman: guitar ~ Jed Hathaway: bass ~ Andy Mackenzie: drumss

Location Los Angeles, CA - 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).