Kevin Byrd: Vocals
Cary Scarbrough: Guitars
Robert Parker: Guitars
Andy Kunkel: Bass Guitar
Lonnie Hammer: Drums
Kevin's Influences:
Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Chris Cornell, David Coverdale, Roger Daltrey, Dio , Rob Halford, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, David Lee Roth. Bands I love -Aerosmith, Zepplin, Kiss, The Who, Rush, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden, AIC, too many to name...Lyricists - Neil Pert, Steve Tyler, Halford, Plant, Ian Anderson,Chris Cornell, Chad Kroeger, Josie Scott... Personal influences- Craig Yates, Jimmy Logan, Mike Penix
Andy's Influences:
Rush, and their evil twin Primus, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, The Who, The Ramones, just about any bluegrass band, Marty Robbins, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, and Van Halen. I guess you can include anyone with some substance. Some of my bass influences are Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, Geezer Butler, Michael Anthony, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorious, Stuart Hamm, Stanley Clarke, Noel Redding, John Entwistle, and Gene Simmons.
Cary's Influences:
Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Frank Gambale, Al Dimeola, Eddie Van Halen, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, Zack Wylde, Brad Paisley, David Gilmore, George Lynch, Shawn Lane, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Paige, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Gilbert, Albert Lee, Warren DiMartini, and John sykes.
Robert's Influences:
Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Steve Morse, Judas Priest, Zakk Wylde, Testament, Slayer, Led Zeppelin, Chuck Schuldiner + Death, Queensryche, John Sykes, Carcass, Def Leppard, Hypocrisy, Iced Earth, Megadeth, Type O Negative, the list could go on and on....
Lonnie's Influences:
Tommy Aldridge, Recent Inspirations: System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Evanescence, Nickelback, and Great Sex.
Influences
You name it, just about anything from Anthrax to ZZ Top, from Alice Cooper to Zebra, from Adam Ant to Zappa.... get it?
Sounds Like
....sounds like... what a REALLY GOOD radio station might sound like... been compared to NIN, Megadeth, Soundgarden, Velvet Revolver... Mostly sounds like CHEMICAL ZOO!
At last something relevant, original and intelligent: Chemical Zoo. The concept and direction they take as a band is a cut above. The powerful lyrics are capped off with signature hooks and a relentless rhythym section that drives the message home. The band delivers at all levels with precise, articulated conviction. In a world that can be frustating and confusing at times, this powerful group vents the aggressions that we all feel within. The music is thought provoking and and deals with the realities of the world we live in. Get in line or step aside, Chemical Zoo is more than just another band, they are an icon, a harbinger of what is to come - and now you have become a part of it. Welcome to Zootopia.
