We are heavily influenced by steak, black tooth and conspiracy. Plus, we dig metal.
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BOTTOM's explosive live show has devoured venues from Vancouver to Croatia, sharing stages with hundreds of rock-outfits including: AFI, Altamont, AlabamaThunderPussy, AlienAntFarm, AcidKing, Action Daddy (ex-Crash Worship), AC/Dshe, Backyard Babies, BellRays, Black Halos, Blessing the Hogs, Bongzilla, Buzzov*n, Buckcherry, Cannibal Corps, Candy Snatchers, Crisis, Cosmic Psychos, Cutthroats-9 (ex-unsane), Electric Wizard, The Fall, Everlast, Drivin'n'Cryin', H2O, Hank Williams Jr. III, Heroine Sheiks, High On Fire, HonkyToast, Hirax, Jucifer, Joey Ramone and the Independents, Leadfoot, Lenny Kaye, Los Natas, Las Cruces, Ludicra, Lunachicks, Mastodon, Mike Watt, Misfits, MonsterMagnet, Murphy's Law, Nashville Pussy, Nebula, Nile, Pansy Divison, PigmyLoveCircus (w/ Danny Carey), PORN (men of), Raging Slab, Rancid, Rollins Band, Speedealer, Spirit Caravan, Suicide Kings, Step Kings, 60 Watt Shaman, 311, Toilet Boys, Trouble, and WisdomTooth, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Unida, YOB, Zepparella, Zack Wilde to name a few. >>>>>>>>>>>
BOTTOM is a heavy, heavy metal band. Spawned from the fiery depths of New York City's Lower East Side, BOTTOM is headquartered in San Francisco. A long road has twisted BOTTOM into its most-current, carnivorous form. BOTTOM’s tale is a true behind the music; rich with love, hate, death, addictions, 911, bar brawls, hugs, High Times, and lo-fi situations. All-in-all, it’s been a journey and the current reincarnation is more amazing and dynamic then ever. >>>>>>>>>>>
Lead by mosh-head and guitar hero, Sina is a volume-addicted songwriter with guitar work likened to Greg Ginn and vocals to Staley and Plant. Moving to NYC to pursue art, the Chicago native has played in the Lower East Side bands Wanna, Racer17 and Speed-doe while also working as Studio Manager for The Rolling Stones Mobile (Loho Studios). Playing violin since age two with the Suzuki method, Gibson Les Pauls are Sina's current weapons of choice. Her recent projects include vocals for deathmetal band Angrböda as well as founding member of the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute, Zepparella though she has forged on to continue creating original music with BOTTOM. >>>>>>>>>>>
BOTTOM's rhythm section consists of San Francisco natives, Kevin Harding (bass) and Chris Colebourn (drums). Childhood friends, Colebourn's been hitting drums since age eleven while Kevin picked up guitar around the same time. The two later formed the Bay Area dirge band, The Pale Horse. Colebourn can also be seen moonlighting as an actor in cult classics such as I Ride For Satan and Lone Wolf. Kevin and Sina met playing in deathmetal band, Angrböda. >>>>>>>>>>>
Currently BOTTOM is in the studio recording their next Long Player and playing live shows on the West Coast. Co-produced by Sina and legendary engine-ear Billy Anderson (Mr. Bungle, Neurosis, Sleep, Melvins) the upcoming record will be released in 2009 and is packed with hard thrashing riffs and dark melodies. >>>>>>>>>>>
BOTTOM's debut, Made in Voyage, was recorded in NYC, produced by Greg Gordon (engineer for Slayer, Helmet, and Public Enemy) and released in 1999 on the band's label Mudflap Records. After launching their first European invasion in 2002, BOTTOM returned stateside preparing for their next release. BOTTOM’s second LP, Feels So Good When You're Gone, was also co-produced by Billy Anderson. Originally release in 2001 on artist Frank Kozik’s label, Mans Ruin Records, the later re-issued by Lee Dorian’s (Cathedral) UK label Rise Above Records. Spinning a sinister tale in a glamorous apocalypse, Feels so Good When You're Gone is thick with monster riffs, killer hooks and simultaneously makes your ears bleed while your doomed heart leaps with joy. >>>>>>>>>>>
You'rNext is BOTTOM's third offering. This experimental album, released by Small Stone Records in 2005 features Sina’s signature voluminous feedback passages as well as the unexpected violin, trumpet and flute embedded in rock tracks. You'rNext is a dark folktale that twists and turns like an old saw wiseacre then digs into your head like a ritual from the Book of the Dead. Delivered with all the subtlety of the Grim Reaper, "You'rNext" tells a gypsy lie using minor chords, soul piercing howls and guitar tones that circle like ravenous buzzards. >>>>>>>>>>>
Other BOTTOM songs appeared on various compilations including High Times Magazines 'High Volume' (Clutch, Corrosion Of Conformity, Nebula, High On Fire) and Live at Continental "Best of NYC" Volume 2 (The Ramones, D-Generation, H2O, Murphy’s Law ). BOTTOM has also had music credits on X-games and a few MTV's reality TV shows. >>>>>>>>>>>
Bolt down your prized possessions, double test the fire detector--- the BOTTOM is rising and coming to a town near you!
I was lucky enough to see you at Stoner Hands of Doom in Youngstown, OH several years ago. You absolutely crushed everyone else at the show. Keep on keeping on.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007 TOUR DATES FOR THE GLASSPACK!
-Oct. 13, 2007 Louisville, KY @ St. Andrews Pub with Christine -Oct 20, 2007 Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kipling with Rude Weirdo -Oct 30, 2007 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone with Inverted Goat, Hedgecreeps -Oct 31, 2007 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music with Rwake, Circle of the Black Thorn (FREE) -Nov 1, 2007 Lafayette, LA @ 307 Downtown with The WayHigh Men, The Crackbabies -Nov 2, 2007 Austin, TX @ Red 7 with Honky, Total Faggots -Nov 3, 2007 Oklahoma City, OK @ Bricktown Ballroom with Spinal Cross, Aeolic, Angelical Tears -Nov 4, 2007 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina with Scenester, Devil Riding Shotgun -Nov 5, 2007 Mesa, AZ @ Hollywood Alley with Page The Village Idiot, Via Vengeance, Enirva -Nov 6, 2007 San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle with Fairfield Fats Band, Ride The Sun, Leather Nun -Nov 7, 2007 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory with Sasquatch, Angus Kahan, Strong Arm Down, Albatross -Nov 8, 2007 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside with Bottom, Damnweevil, Tarrakian -Nov 9, 2007 Arcata, CA @ Alibi w/TBA -Nov 10, 2007 Portland, OR @ Rotture with Witch Mountain, Buried Blood, Dark Skies -Nov 11, 2007 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse with Valis, The Valley -Nov 12, 2007 Missoula, MT @ Badlander with The Hermans -Nov 13, 2007 Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA with Iota, Top Dead Celebrity, Spork -Nov 14, 2007 Denver, CO @ Three Kings w/TBA -Nov 15, 2007 Rapid City, SD @ Imperial Inn with Renegade Revival, Emissary -Nov 16, 2007 Council Bluffs, IA @ Mike's Place w/TBA -Nov 17, 2007 Chicago, IL @ The Pontiac (FREE) with The Wisebloods
WE HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED OUR FIRST EVER EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN GIG FOR ROADBURN FESTIVAL 13 IN TILBURG, NL FOR SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2008!
