*ryan - guitar, vocals
*chris - bass, vocals
*scott - thundering hooves of war
Influences
you name it...although we all listen to some of the same bands, we also have other tastes in music. but if you really need a list...here you go !
Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Blue Cheer, Ten Years After, Hendrix, Alice Cooper (theband), Kyuss, Melvins, Nebula, Unida, Clutch, Queens Of The Stoneage, Monster Magnet, Corrosion Of Conformity, Suplecs, Dead Meadow, Solace, Sgt. Sunshine, Colourhaze, Truckfighters....the list could go on and on.
On a cold February night, somewhere in Northern Kentucky, a clenched fist punches through the dirt of an oft visited grave.... an old warrior has returned.....
Blacklight Barbarian harkens back to the classic Hard Rock of the '70s, when guitar riffs stood as important as any other element of songwriting. With an atomic mid-tempo stomp, eruptive, chunky guitar and open-ended song structures lending a component of Psychedelia, Blacklight Barbarian recalls the anvil-heavy thunder and distant Blues influence of Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer, as well as their newer-breed disciples like Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. Some call it "Stoner Rock," but Blacklight's brand -- while still impetuous and elastic -- is more focused, less bleary-eyed than most. For proof (other than the lucid production quality), check no further than the songs' lyrics, which exude a philosophical poeticism beyond the faux-mysticism of some of their peers ("Let's go down that open road/Or where it leads we'll never know" goes the chorus to opening track "Tenth Dimension").
Bookended by the sweeping sounds of ocean waves, Blacklight's debut smokes with unfurled intensity, the vocals (handled by both bassist Chris Owens and guitarist Ryan Ferrier) seethe gritty, gutsy soufulness. Ferrier's guitar tone is rich with vintage, warm distortion, while Owens and drummer Scott Whisner have a mind-meld lock that makes them one of the tightest rhythms sections around.
"Mohave" shows the band's progressive sense of writing, as the cut shifts time signatures and feels throughout, the snaking guitar runs giving way to a broad, brash soundscape during the bridge. No track on the EP clocks in under five minutes, but they never feel meandering or self-indulgent. Closing track "Words and Smoke" nears the 10-minute mark, but there's never a wasted movement; the rumbling mid-section features an extensive bluesy, panning guitar solo, but the band's knack for impulsive playing keeps you riveted.
-thanks to mike breen, for these awesome words
Hey this is A FundRaiser for my Mother In Law, who was diagnosed with Leukemia. It's going to be at my house startin around seven, with live music from 9-12. So Mark Your Calendar and Spread the word, it's for a good cause!!!
man,you guys are welcome any time.i unforunately have a game that night you will be here.so we will have to have you back later this summer.we cAN BBQ AGAIN.LETS GET OUR SISTER PARTENERship goin again!
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