Artist description Bottle is a band caught smack dab in the middle of Alternative and the new Hard music. The band delivers a dynamic blend of heavy groove, hard edged, slightly punkish hook-laden tracks.

Music Style New/Hard/Metal meets Alternative

Musical Influences Rock with a smack you in the face sensability. The ideal background music for knife fight.

Similar Artists Metallica meets RHCP meets Rage Against the Machine meets the Smashing Pumpkins

Artist History Bottle started out as a hard rock/metal band Ruffhaus in in 89. As there music began to change in the 90s, the band's changed it's name to bottle in 1994. Bottle released 2 critically acclaimed cds, 1995's "Whatever" on their own label "RMI Records" and in late 96 they released "Scare Factor" on "Kept in the Dark" records out of NYC.

Group Members Bruce Barton: Guitar and Vocals, Doug Seligson: Drums, Spike Stephenson: Bass on "Sacre Factor", Paul Blair: Bass and Vocals on "Whatever".

Instruments guitar, drums and bass

Albums Whatever, Scare Factor

Press Reviews "Scare Factor" Reviews: Bottle has mastered chugging and thumping! Mark Jenkins, Washington Post. ******** Rarely does a bands material stand strong for a total of ten tracks. Bottle does it with ease. Punishing chords are counterbalanced very well by Barton's flip-n-snotty voice. Bottle's sound is hook-laden with a lyrical senability that not only fits today's scene, it practically out does it. Scare Factor voted top 10 releases of the year. Directions for this musical libation? Guzzle it! Mark Bounds, Music Monthly Magazine JAN 97. ******** Bottle brings back to us old school crunch mixed nicely with today's heavy grindcore. Ada Ruiz, The Melodia, APRIL 97 ******** Scare Factor, with a deep lyrical sensability, conveys what most of us think about, but few are comfortable enough to reveal. Larry Sakin, President, Kept in The Dark Records ****** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** "Whatever" Reviews: Bottle's style goes from White Zombie to Megadeth to Black Sabbath, but make no mistake there is plently of originality. Wild guitar leads (not over done), heavy rhythm and real vocals. Rich, Pulp Radio Magazine, March 97 ******** With a sound of Metallica and White Zombie, the metal edge prevails leaving you with a really groove inspried disc. Not for the weak, wussie listeners! New Brand Magazine, MAY 97. ******** Bottle's live show is Phenomenal...Michelle Ravera, WBZU 104.7 The Buzz, Richmond, VA.

Additional Info Photos Credits for Scare Factor: Debbie Pelicano, Check out Bruce's solo new acoustic rock site at: mp3.com/BruceBarton and "The Fabulous Floyd Bauers Band" at: mp3.com/FBB

Location Washington DC, MD - USA

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