Artist description Heavy storms brew inside Red Tree's guitar crunch and drum boom. Rumbling bass provides the wood glue that holds the branches together and solidifies the root structure. This foursome wanders into creative territories stretching from guitar god solos to psych-rock trips to gentle funk but there's always that gratifying return to the metal sparking grind in the protruding vein of an early '90s heavy alternative sound revitalized for '00s angst

Music Style Heavy Groove Metal/Alternative

Musical Influences Deftones, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath, Helmet, Tool, Early SP, Early Metalica

Similar Artists Helmet, Deftones, Tool, Soundgarden

Artist History As winners in the Thirteenth Annual Detroit Music Awards for Best Metal Act, and subsequent nominations in the Detroit and Motor City Music Awards, RED TREE has gathered the respect and admiration of local area audiences. RED TREE has appeared at local clubs like Hamtramck’s Lili’s 21, Detroit’s Alvin’s, The Majestic, Magic Stick, and The Old Miami, Pontiac’s Pheonix Plaza Amphitheater and Griff’s Grill, Grand Rapids Intersection, and East Lansing’s Small Planet. Plus regonial shows in NYC at CBGB, Undercurrents 96 in Cleveland, and the Marsh Hill Festival in Toronto. With the continued support of area club owners, they have appeared with Nationals like Gary Hoey, Dripping Goss, Virus 23, D.O.P.E, Wig, and indie bands like diegrinder, Powerface, and Mental Landscape.

Group Members Red Tree is:John Monroe - Lead vox & guitar, Lou Sacco - Drums, Jeff Shoemaker - Bass, Brian Burger - Lead Guitar

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums

Albums Pariah, Sweet Daddy Fleetwood

Press Reviews "...one of Detroit's busiest and best bands" are real pummelers..., Red Tree. The signing here isdeep and dark, and the playing is all right on..."Velvet King" and "PlasticFlowers" - Jam Rag Dec. '95,"Red Tree's "Plastic Flowers" is a crisp, growling, modern-style hardrocker..." - Renegade Newsletter Feb. '96,"When [Red Tree] were in here...they were incredible. They should behuge! The should be on magazine covers" - DMA Interview with JayAndrews (Rivertown Saloon) Dec. '96,“Red Tree continues to pound the pavement, just wrapping up a stint of shows at Undercurrents in Cleveland, New York’s CBGB, and opening for Anvil at the Marsh Hill festival in Toronto.” – The Eccentric July ‘97,“Red Tree’s, Stone, appearing on the latest DMA compilation, Motor CD, stands out as one of the best tracks laid on the CD.” – The State News Oct. ‘97,"There are so many I like though, I could go on and on: Speedball, RedTree, Mutants, Civilians, Trash Brats, etc..." - Jam Rag Aug. '99 [ModernVagrant interview]

Location Detroit, MI - USA

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