Our debut EP, "Through Dying Eyes", is available at live shows for $7, or by mail for $10. We will have digital downloads & PayPal orders available real soon.
If you'd like a copy by mail, please send $10 (US cash only) to the following address:
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN
c/o Justin Catrow
34 Waldeck Court
Inwood,WV 25428
*Please include an email address so I can notify you when your money arrives and also when your CD is shipped.
'BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN' hails from Martinsburg, in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. The band was formed in February of 2006 by guitarists Justin Catrow & Timmy Bennett. Our old jammin buddy, Josh Welch, joined as bassist right about the same time we met and persuaded drummer, Adam Miller, to quit the local band he was playing with to join 'BDBD' as well.
The four of us spent the summer of 2006 writing and rehearsing and trying to find a singer... but had no luck. With the end of summer fast approaching we decided to round up some bands and throw a Labor Day party (now our annual Labor Day Metalfest!) and perform our songs instrumentally in hopes of generating a buzz and word of mouth to help us find a singer... and our plan worked! After our performance we were approached by another local musician, Aaron Hess, who became the 5th and final original member of 'BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN'.
Within six weeks of completing our line-up we headed to a local studio, Twin M Productions, in Bunker Hill,WV to record our debut album, the "Through Dying Eyes" EP! It was a quickie job, a demo really, recorded live and in one take for the most part in about three days total. But despite the lack of time spent on it, the CD got great reviews and gained us a lot of fans! We were satisfied with the results for the time being, but we're REALLY anxious to see what we can do when we have the chance to relax, take our time, and get things just the way we want them. So, in the very near future we're planning to re-record all five tracks from our first EP as well as five brand new tracks and combine them to make our first full-length album!
'BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN' played TONS of shows in the local four-state area nearly every weekend between September 2006 and May 2007. One highlight being the "Headbang For The Highway" battle-of-the-bands at JAXX in March of 2007. 'BDBD' took 1st Runner-Up amongst some established area bands despite the fact that our line-up had been together for a mere six months!
Unfortunately, the band split up in June of 2007 for nearly a year. But, three of the original five members, guitarist Justin Catrow, drummer Adam Miller, and bassist Josh Welch, reunited in March of 2008 and welcomed a new guitarist, Stephen Spry, to the band shortly after in June. The final piece of the puzzle came in August of 2008 when our good friend Kris Buchman, lead singer of 'DARKNESS FORETOLD', joined the band.
After a 15-month absence from playing live, 'BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN' finally took the stage again for the first time on August 31,2008 at our 3rd annual 'Labor Day Metalfest'! Now that our line-up is complete once again, we're looking forward to starting work on our 2nd album and getting back to playing shows as often as we can!!! Stay tuned to our Myspace to find out when and where 'BDBD' will be rockin' a stage near you!
Here's a big 'THANK YOU' to everyone that's supported us along the way... then, now, and in the future!
Thanks, Justin, Josh, Adam, Kris & Stephen ~BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN~
Check out some more of 'BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN' in the mp3 player below. There are several cover songs by the entire band as well as a few Justin did on his own. Also a few original tunes and demos and some other miscellaneous things in there to check out. So give 'em all a listen and let us know what ya think!
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Help get BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN's music exposed to thousands of people by visiting the links below and voting for your favorite 'BDBD' tune! The song with the most plays will earn that band a feature on Clear Channel websites and possibly some radio airplay!!!
Click HERE to vote for our highest ranked song in the contest, "Backwoods"!
If you'd like to vote for one of our other tunes, click HERE and look for them in the list.
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Check out a review of our "THROUGH DYING EYES" EP and an interview with JUSTIN at 'D-DAY'S REVENGE'!!! It's a great place for info. on the underground!!!
You can also check out D-Day's Revenge on Myspace by clicking HERE.
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Check out my multi-talented sister, SARAH CATROW. In addition to being a graphic-artist handling most the BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN artwork, she's also a model appearing on many websites, magazines, print work, and even BDBD's 1st album cover! She was even photographed as "The Silver Banshee" for DC COMICS! Click HERE to contact her for work or click the banner below. Her personal profile is in our friendlist as well.
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Check out our friend and artist, TIMOTHY LANTZ, who did our "THROUGH DYING EYES" album cover! Click the banner below to visit his website and view more of his amazing artwork.
*Yep, thats SARAH in his logo too!*
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Check out the ELLIOT IN THE MORNING show on DC101
Monday thru Friday from 5:48am til 10am.
Click HERE for the DC101 live stream or below to visit the EITM website!
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Show your support for local music and catch a show at the home of metal in the Eastern Panhandle... COOKIES LOUNGE!!!
*COOKIES is located at 1017 South Queen St. in Martinsburg,WV*
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