Mike "Union" Jeffers-Drums Jesse Benker-Lead Guitar/Vocals Matt Backlas-Bass Greg DiPasquale-Lead Guitar
"Rich Man's War" Lineup (2006):
Mike "Union" Jeffers-Drums Jesse Benker-Lead Guitar Jason Russo- Lead Vocals Matt Backlas-Bass Greg DiPasquale-Lead Guitar
"For Whom the God's" Lineup(2004):
Mike "Union" Jeffers-Drums Jesse Benker-Lead Guitar Judah Nero-Vocals Jeremy Partlow-Bass Bryce March-Lead Guitar
"Execution Protocol" (2002) and "Sinner's"(2001) Lineup:
Mike "Union" Jeffers-Drums Jesse Benker-Lead Guitar Chuck Palisano-Guitar Nate Seibel-Vocals Joe Villella-Bass(Execution Protocol) Tom Brooksou-Bass(Sinner's)
Influences
metallica, kiss, megadeth, black sabbath, led zeppelin, anthrax, judas priest, iron maiden, poison, motley crue, overkill, slayer, testament, venom, voivod, ozzy, ratt, dokken, stryper, iced earth, death, skynrd, in flames, obituary, king diamond, pantera, guns and roses, hammerfall, sepultura, soulfly, suicidal tendencies, opeth, wasp, biohazard, hatebreed, symphony x, diamondhead, mercyful fate, at the gates, the haunted, deicide, morbid angel, malevolent creation, cannibal corpse, dio, queensryche, corosion of conformity, agnostic front, leeway, cro-mags, danzig, the misfits, samhain, def leppard, twisted sister, fight, halford, dream theater, god forbid, disfear, blaze, machine head, fear factory, slipknot, system of a down, cradle of filth, type of negative, life of agony, carcass, clutch, black label society, helmet, van halen, pride and glory, pearl jam, alice in chains, nirvana, the police, primus, bon jovi, helloween, overkill, carnivore, both worlds, vision of disorder, madball, suffocation, saxon, ac/dc, motorhead, brides of destruction, la guns, nevermore, arch enemy, rainbow, elf, pink floyd, savatage, probot, celtic frost, stormtroopers of death(sod), mod, yngwie malmsteen, steve vai, joe satriani, great white, accept, krokus, tool, kreator, manowar, quiet riot, whitesnake, shadows fall, skid row, jane's addiction, red hot chili peppers, sick of it all, gorilla biscuits, 108, judge, bold, burn, agnostic front, biohazrd, integrity, ringworm, earth crisis, shelter, youth of today, all out war, bad brains, cause for alarm, fugazi, ignite, refused, killing time, madball, OLC, strife, warzone, underdog.
Sounds Like
judas priest, iron maiden, metallica, megadeth, fear factory, nevermore, iced earth, anthrax, shadows fall, killswitch engage, black sabbath, ozzy, kiss, slayer, testament, leeway, cro-mags
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DIY METAL
formed in late 2000. We started out as a melodic metalcore band, but over the years evolved into our own unique form of American Power/Thrash Metal.
CDEP 2001 on Canada's Sounds of Revolution Records "Sinners in the Eyes of an Angry God"...
CD 2002 on Philly's Too Damn Hype Records "Execution Protocol"...
CD 2004 on Germany's Lifeforce Records "For Whom the God's Would Destroy", 12" on Ministry of Fire Records..........
CD 2006 "Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight"(Lifeforce)....
CD 2009 "The Curse of the King" (Dark Harvest)
2003, 2004, 2005- Various Compilation Appearances....
Tours of the United States, Canada, and Europe completed between 2002-2006....
Ex-Union(Ferret), Dead to the World(Stillborn), Sons of Azrael(Ironclad), Face the Panic(Reaper)etc.
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i remmeber hearig lies and baetrayal we are the people ring at the bottom of the glass fucking ages ago!
must have beem like four years ago. and you guys are releasing a new album that fucking rocs hope u can get a tour sorte dout and come to uk. i would admit your style has changed throughout the albums but your melodies and lead passages are great
good job on sexuality, im now appreciating the older heavier stuff too
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