Artist description We play a gothic themed psychedelic blues bordering on heavy metal we like to call it rusty metal because its Retro. Our lyrics are so dark they bleed shadows..

Music Style Dark blues or retro-goth

Musical Influences Screming Jay Hawkins, Hendrix,Frank Zappa,Alice Cooper

Similar Artists Jethro Tull,Hendrix,Muddy Waters,Alice Cooper,Leonard Cohen,Steeleye Span,

Artist History We all come from different backgrounds, Silver Screen-Vincent Guagenti , Has been in a band called the Knuckle Heads , A Psychedelic Punk band He is a film major and has produced several underground horror movies. He currently teaches film. Mozart Rottweiler has played everything everywhere He's played behind a soul gospel choir, a greasy 50's band, and a folk rock band. Even played lounges and strip joints. Charlie Randasso played lounges and colleges.

Group Members Mozart Rottweiller Vincent Guagenti Charlie Randasso

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums,Keyboards, Harmonica.

Albums Rage Against the Night , Shaken Hands with the Groundhogs.

Press Reviews Number one song for 1998 Small Concert Hall Jukebox Flo and Eddy (Mothers of Invention)"We have seen the future of rock and roll and it is Mozart Rottweiler ,and it scares the shit out of us" Acid attack Defiantly bluesy c.d. from the USA. Good time rock for people that wanna drink, dance and have a good time. The influences given on the c.d. cover include Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Harpo Marx and Mozart. The berry and Hendrix influences come over proud and strong with riffing and wailing guitars a-plenty. The title track brought a smile to my face in its cheeky use of the alien theme from 'Close Encounters', don't know about the track 'Eat Vegetarians' though, as I am one! A new slant to the old standard 'Johnny B Good' is offered in 'Johnny B. Bach' The vocal performances often left me thinking of early British blues megastar John Mayall which can't be a bad thing. (CB) cris@acidattackmusic.co.uk Mozart Rottweiler - "Rage Against The Night" (Nervous Wreckords 1998, CD) From Aural Innovations #15 (April 2001) Mozart Rottweiler has apparently been around for a while. The promo material states that in the early 70's he played behinds such 50's acts as Bo Didley, the 5 Satins, and The Belmonts, and has opened for Buzzy Lynhart and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Mozart's current band is a trio consisting of himself on bass, keyboards, and horseless guitar (?), Vincent Guagenti (aka Silver Screen) on guitar, bass, and digital bag of tricks, and Charlie Randazzo (aka Dazzler) on drums. The basis of the music is a grungy, garagey blues rock style. But there's lots of oddball stuff here that indicates Mozart has a variety of interests. As he says in his promo sheet, "The music if it must have a label could be called Alternative-gothic rusty metal or dark blues. But I just call it good rock and roll with some psycho-baroque embellishments". I'll go with that. The opening track, "Back Stabb'in Ma Ma", sets the tone for the album being a grungy blues rock tune with slide guitar and harmonica, and a difficult to describe, but humorous, vocal style. "Sunday Morning Special" has a heavy driving, but still raw, blues rock sound. Mozart's 50's influences are apparent here. Chuck Berry, Bo Didley. But it's got a bouncy garage rock quality that I really liked, and there's also traces of psychedelia and metal mostly from a few guitar embellishments. "Eat Vegetarians" is similar, but disappointed me because it started with a little freakout jam that I kind of hoped would continue but didn't. "Rage Against The Night" is more of a folk-rock track but also has a bit of psychedelia. "Russian Love Bye" is a quirky song that, for some reason, brought to mind the old Yardbirds song "Mr Zero". Hmmm... "Night Is In Black And White" is a blues rocker with a ZZ Top "La Grange" backbone to it. "Johnny B. Bach" is Mozart's take on the Chuck Berry classic. "Got My Lights And My Heart On For You" is a honky tonkin' country bar rocker. And "Castles And Dragons" took me a bit by surprise going off into heavy prog rock territory. I hear a variety of influences from Nektar to Uriah Heep. It's that majestic but metallic style that isn't terribly complex but does make an attempt at themes and movements, and includes, as the title suggests, fantasy lyrics. Overall, I think Mozart Rottweiler would be a rousing good time as a bar band, and I suspect there is far more to his career than can be summarized on one CD. A good fun set of tunes. For more information and sound samples you can visit the Mozart Rottweiler web site. Contact via snail mail c/o Mozart Rottweiler; PO Box 137; Centuc Station; Yonkers, NY 10710. Reviewed by Jerry Kranitz From Aural Innovations #17 (September 2001) Mozart Rottweiler returns with more of his "alternative-gothic rusty metal and dark blues". His last CD (see AI #15) was a good fun mix of grungy blues, garage rock, and prog, Shaken Hands With The Groundhogs gets even deeper into the quirky fun realm with several songs sounding like they'd feel at home on the Dr. Demento show. Among the standout tracks is "Mother Mary Shelley" with it's playful horror movie sounding keyboards, a combination of trippy molten guitar and country/bluesy guitar, and Mozart's oddball vocals. I really dig that keyboard sound which turns out to be something of a trademark throughout the album. And speaking of horror movies... "Carnival Of Souls" sounds like Igor himself is narrating. And we've got a very cool combination of those keyboards and down 'n dirty grungy guitar playing a tasteful bluesy melody. I like the mini freakout at the end too. "Gimel" is what Mozart calls his "satanic ballad". A deep droning good-time Goth tune. "Sindicated Religion" takes an always welcome shot at all the fast talking Dealer Dan religious types who are anxious to "save your soul". More tasty guitar playing. Mozart's good old rock 'n roll influences stand out on "Demon Dung". I like the jamming grungy guitar, and the keyboards give an eerie but still playful sound to the music. And finally, Mozart does a bouncy rendition of the Screamin Jay Hawkins classic, "I Put A Spell On You", and includes some great screaming guitar. A fun set of tunes that incorporate a number of standard influences and twists them up nicely. Reviewed by Jerry Kranitz

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Location Mahopac, N.Y - USA

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