Artist History Mars To Mercury was formed in Minneapolis, MN USA in early 2002. In a very short time, the band has broken out to the forefront of the Minnesota music scene. MTM has received regular airplay on two of the Twin Cities' premier radio stations, and has been featured in the major newspapers in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The band has landed 3 of their songs on the hit soap opera, "The Young & The Restless", and has performed numerous successful shows on their own, as well as opening for such artists as Michelle Branch and Lifehouse. Mars To Mercury will spend 2003 playing a busy schedule of live shows to support their debut CD, "Collide".

Group Members Lance Stevens - Guitar, Lead Vocals; Krys Baratto - Bass, Backing Vocals; Sean Sauder - Drums

Albums Collide

Press Reviews from Demorama.com (August 2002) Wow! This demo is just about the best thing I've heard all year from the local scene. The intro falsetto vocals on "Collide" creep up my spine and really give the sense of impending sonic explosion...then they deliver the aural equivalent of Emeril Lagasse...BAM! The chorus is a massive assault of alt-power-rock the likes of which I haven't heard in a long while. Cripes, I was playing air-drums in my living room to this on my first listen! "Under" and "Mechanical Failure" are great songs with killer guitar hooks and choruses you'll be humming to yourself hours later. The slower "Now and Evermore" is the only song I have issues with. It's a bit too pop-y and takes more than a few cues from power-pop-ballad cliches. Overall, the performance is perfect. The mix is sharp and wonderfully balanced. (Awesome kudos to their producer/engineer, Jason Orris, for cooking up an incredible sounding product. Local musicians, get thee to the Terrarium for your next project!) MtoM seem to hit the bull's eye that bands like Creed, Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd are shooting for, but always missing. Not that I can peg MtoM in the Hard Rock or Nü-Metal genre. On the contrary, they seem to bridge almost every sub-genre of rock I've heard over the past ten years, sans rap-core. What does that mean? The answer is mass appeal, baby. Personally, I think the vocals are a bit too emotive at times, but I can't deny that the guy can sing really well. Despite my indie-hipster scruples telling me to hate this because I'll be seeing them on MTV2 next year, I love Mars to Mercury. This stuff is radio ready and ready to please. If there's any justice in this world, we'll all be hearing more from this band in the future. See you at their next show! (Archie Rex)

Location Minneapolis, MN - USA

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