Artist description Heavy music spearheaded by two crunching 7-string guitars on a foundation of pounding bass and drums. The mp3 files reveal this. What it does not reveal is the sound and energy that is only experienced at a live show. Live is where it's at.

Music Style Heavy music

Musical Influences Metallica, Tool, Ozzy, Machine Head, Pantera, Fear Factory, Rage Against The Machine, Type O Negative

Similar Artists Machine Head (maybe)

Artist History Before the name Drawn Under existed, the idea for the band was born on Feb 1997 in Austin, TX. The original lineup included current members Hsien-Hsiu Liao and Bryan Wofford. In September of 1997, Drawn Under decided to get serious and recruited Ken Liao to take over the bass duties. After a year and a half of problems with various singers, the band decided it was time to start playing live after finally completing a lineup in early 1999. Drawn Under soon began playing live locally in establishments such as Steamboat, The Black Cat Lounge, Flamingo Cantina and Babe's. In an effort to improve the band even further, Ken assumed lead vocal duties in addition to bass, and Dean Dichoso was added as a second guitarist to further thicken the sound. Drawn Under recorded a demo in December of 1999 and their song, "Burned Inside" and others have received air play on several radio stations including WKNH 91.3 FM's Beyond The Grave radio show. The band was voted one of the top ten hard rock/metal bands in the Austin Chronicle's 1999-2000 Music Awards.

Group Members Guitars/Synth - Hsien-Hsiu Liao Drums/Percussion - Bryan Wofford Bass/Vocals - Ken Liao, Guitars/Vocals - Dean Dichoso

Instruments 7-string Ibanez Universe guitar, 7-string ESP guitar, 6-string Ibanez bass, double-kick TAMA trap set

Albums Impaled

Press Reviews "Ken's vocals reminded me a lot of Peter Steele (Type O Negative), but his abilities on that 6-string bass put any other comparisons to Peter far from my mind. Drawn Under has a heavy, Tool-ish kind of sound... the vocals were still clear, and I was loving the speed metal dual guitar solos, especially since there was A LOT of guitar during their set." - Ali from austinlive.com, La Zona Rosa 07.2001

Location Austin, TX - USA

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