Artist description Guitar, bass, drums and vocals combining into a powerful mixture to knock you off your feet. Nopunches are pulled and nothing is held back when these guys hit the stage or the studio. If you are looking for original and hard hitting metal, then look no further - they are the kick in the ass that everyone needs!

Music Style Modern metal with an edge

Musical Influences Everyone and everything

Similar Artists closest description is a Korn/Creed mix...can't really say it's anything in particular

Artist History Since forming in 1995, the four-piece neu-heavy band has toured almost nonstop, performing in premier venues throughout the Midwest and South, including shows in Texas, Oklahoma (The Samurai), Illinois (The Atrium), Indiana, Georgia (9 Lives Saloon), Missouri (The Creepy Crawl), Ohio (Twisters, Newport Music Hall, Bogart's), Kentucky (M.F. Hooligans, RockHaven, Shockers) and West Virginia. The band is currently working on dates throughout the Northeast, including shows in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.The group has released two CDs, Push (Aztek Records, 1997) and Shovelhead (Aztek Records, 1999). Both have been successful, with more than 4,000 copies pressed and sold to date. Currently, the group is at work on its third album of original, hard-hitting songs.Shovelhead has shared the stage as opening support for national and regional acts, including The Hunger, The Misfits, Ian Astbury, Anthrax, Quiet Riot, Great White, Ronnie James Dio, Testament, The Hazies and The Nixons.The group has received commercial radio airplay for the single Oktober, off Push, on WTUE-FM (104.7) and WING-FM (102.9). The single also has received airplay in Las Vegas, NV, and Orlando, Fla.Shovelhead has been covered extensively in the local media, including both daily and weekly newspapers and radio. They have appeared seven times on DJ Tony Peters' local music show, first on WTUE-FM and later on WING-FM. The group's sold-out CD-release party for Shovelhead was included in the Dayton Daily News' "10 Best Local Shows of 1999" and Impact Weekly, Dayton's alternative newspaper, notes the group is at the top of the heavy genre in Dayton. They have also received press in Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri. Fanzines throughout the Midwest have sung the praises of the group, including Cleveland Metal, Amped Zine (Louisville) and Mutant Renegade Zine (Dayton).Shovelhead has a reputation for a high-energy show, drawing favorable reviews from both concert-goers and club owners. The group has an extensive fan base, with a highly interactive Web site, located at www.bright.net/~oskiller/shovelhead, and a committed street team.

Group Members Deron Castle - Drums; Darrell Daniels - Guitars; Steve Truman - Bass; Mike Compton - Vocals

Instruments Gutiars, drums, bass, vocals - for more specifics, you have to see them live.....

Albums Push, Shovelhead

Press Reviews "A kick-ass rock/metal band from Dayton, OH. Shovelhead will rock your socks off. I listened to their Mp3 Shed Your Skin - it kicked me in the face! If you like bangin’ yer head, this one’s for you, man!!"....*Cleveland Metal.......... "June 19: You haven’t really lived until you’ve been a short person in the middle of a heavy metal audience - exactly what happened to me at the Shovelhead CD release party at Ned’s Roadhouse. Standing along the fringe of the crowd as guitarist Darrell Daniels jumped around on stage, I was tossed from side to side until some kind man finally lifted me up and perched me on a platform. Mike Compton’s take-charge vocal style led the crowd (which included grizzled biker types as well as scantily-clad women) through chest-thumping rock tunes from the band’s self-titled second disc..."... *Dayton Daily News, "10 Best Local Shows of 1999".......... "I saw this amazing band the other night...called Shovelhead, and I just couldn’t believe these guys haven’t been noticed yet."... *S. Ahlin, as posted on the Pan Network’s Music Industry Community Center Music Business Forum.......... "Arguably the biggest rock band in the Dayton area, Shovelhead has just released their second effort. This time around, they hold nothing back. You won’t find any wimpy ballads on this one...just full-on kick-ass rock...With the recent popularity of highly aggressive rock, these guys fit right in."... *Tony Peters, DJ and host of the Local Music Show on WING-FM (102.9) in Dayton.......... "Hard-working Dayton, OH, band with hard, meaningful music. Much more effective than caffeine."... *www.hotbands.com.......... "Got to see Dayton rockers Shovelhead and Dr. X at Twister’s the other night. The show was great, and both bands rocked out hard. Twister’s was packed to the gills with the bands’ fans, and the crowd was treated to some great, original rock music, proving once again that the longer a band has been together, the tighter and better the music gets."... *Dayton Daily News.......... "Shovelhead’s CD kicks ass! I really like that band. They are getting airtime on Johnny Metal Update."... *Johnny Metal, host of JMU on DATV Channel 20 in Dayton.......... "The word-of-mouth on Shovelhead is there. What helps them out is they’re not as common as everyone else. They have more of a radio-rock sound, and they need to stay with what’s gotten them this far."... *Javan Gilbert, assistant manager, Methods of Mayhem.......... "Excellent release from local band Shovelhead. This album starts off sounding a little like the band Creed, but quickly blasts past those comparisons with intensity. I have been playing this CD almost non-stop for the past few months I’ve had it - I like it that much. The songs Denial and Frustrated being my personal favorites. Most of these songs either make me want to drive fast in my car or break stuff in my house."... *Johnny Death, Mutant Renegade Zine.......... "Local bands Shovelhead, Dr. X, Assailant and Glitch have set the bar pretty high, and the clubs that cater to that sound expect a high-quality performance."... *Dayton Daily News.......... "From the city that has the flag factory for Goodyear, to the city that has the headquarters for Goodyear, I invite one and all to listen to the down and dirty, polluted sounds of a heavy metal band that can kick ass and take names when they're on stage."... *TFS-Metal2 Radio - MP3.com

Location Dayton, OH - USA

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