CTOE

Bio:

CTOE gained attention by winning the "Land yr Band" on-line contest sponsored by New York City's own K-Rock radio station in 1999 on the strength of thier "Simple Things" album, beating out some 500 bands. Before that the band was touring and perfecting thier simple and unique brand of minimalist metal to the delight of thousands. Deftones, Ozzy, Creed, and Clutch are among the long list of bands this tallented quartet has toured with. 2002 saw the release of "Tales From Pornographic Oceans" and the critically acclaimed nationally released single "Whatever". After three albums released inependantly and two albums released on two different labels, the music of CTOE lives on and remains a leading voice in modern rock with the release of thier latest album "Simply Live". The band started in late 1994 with Tom Case on guitar and vocals, Mark Morrissey on drums...and Andy Fraiser on bass. About a year later a DJ was added...so J.B. joined and was in the band and active for about 5 years untill he decided to devote his time to raising his children and focusing on managing clubs and coordinating DJ tallent...guitarist Kevin Goss was making videos for the band and occasionally sitting in and guesting on studio recordings before he was asked to join full time in 1997. CTOE has 5 albums...and a vault full of demo's........ CTOE also put out a DVD this year and it's pretty fuckin awsome. (available upon request) "Simple Things" album is availabe at amazon .com and the latest album "Simply Live" is available for purchase at cdbaby.com .. --> --> --> --> --> CDBABY LINK for CTOE: Simply Live -->

CTOE: Simply Live Tight minimalist powerful grooves. Heavy guitars, explosive drums, very insistant song construction and delivery. You WILL remember CTOE. This live recording captures the power and energy of thier shows and takes the listener right to the front of the stage

This is the video for "Whatever" from our "Tales From Pornographic Oceans" album...we shot it in Brooklyn and had a wonderful 2 days...check it. ....> MySpace.com...... .. width="425" height="350">..This is a live rehersal...the song is Taste..and we were actually getting footage for a commercial that we were gonna do for a big show...so we took advantage of the moment and miked everything up for sound just so we could enjoy it ourselves...now YOU ALL can dig it! Lake George Wakeboard Open featuring music by CTOE. the song is "Up" from the "Simple Things" album.....Rock Forward!

Member Since:

December 09, 2005

Members:

Tom Case - Lead Vocals and Guitar / Kevin Goss - Guitar and Lead Guitar type devices, and backing vocals / Andy Fraiser - Bass and backing vocals / Mark Morrissey - Drums and Percussion / J.B. - Turntables and Records

Influences:

Millwalkees Best Ice and Gin (beatles, hard rock , metal, kiss, yes, ac/dc, king crimson, queen, prince, charles bukowski, machine head, metallica, sonic youth, janes addiction, the faces, rush, clutch, fu manchu, led zeppelin, porn, strippers, chess, nintendo, punk rock, rap, spoken word, crime drama, fast food, rage against the machine, soundgarden, ween, miles davis, faith no more, pixies, david bowie, black sabbath, the cure, kate bush, billy idol, charlie rose, the children of bodom, wayne's world, indian food, john ford, ..ect...)

Sounds Like:

A fucking train crashing into your living room

Record Label:

Unknown Indie