Earl Maneein : 7 string electric rhythm and lead violin
Nick Latrick : Vocals
Kenny Cruz Grohowski : Drums and general madness
Jim Robertson : Bass
Influences
black sabbath, the NWOBHM and the classic american thrash bands that resulted from that (slayer, early metallica, anthrax, megadeth, testament, etc.) the NWOAHM (lamb of god, unearth, hatebreed, etc.) aspects of the NYHC movement, meshuggah, pantera, kurt cobain, john lennon, alice in chains, jimi hendrix, bob marley and certain aspects of rasta ideology, bill hicks, noam chomsky, naomi klein, psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis, george orwell, aldous huxley, kurt vonnegut, howard zinn's "a people's history of the united states 1492-present", observations of a society experiencing disturbing new depths of anti-intellectualism, a culture of fear and a culture of death.
in the rare moments that the individual band members are not fomenting mind revolution and evolution, they enjoy pistachio ice cream and nectarines. jim and kenny have been clean and sober from world of warcraft for six months. well, it's really nick that likes the nectarines. and earl who likes the pistachio ice cream. even though it's just almond flavored ice cream with green shit in it. but we don't judge. neither should you.
Sounds Like
the world we fear outside scratching at the back door. it is already nightfall.
An evolutionary step in the progression of aggressive music, Resolution15 fuses post-thrash hardcore, metal and the roots of heavy music into one unified skull-crusher of a band…without the use of guitars. The lineup consists of drums, bass, vocals, and electric violins. Named for the resolution passed by the North Vietnamese in 1959 to aid the Viet-Cong insurgency, leading directly to U.S. involvement in the second Indo-Chinese War, Resolution15 embrace the political/introspective dark side of human nature. Calling the listener to look for answers within, while restlessly pressing on in search of an uncorrupted truth in our modern society, the tracks on the 2007 self-titled demo recall the influences of bands as prominent and diverse as Black Sabbath, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Tool, Pantera, Meshuggah and early Metallica. However, Resolution15 maintains a sound that is utterly unique through the use of the electric violin as the primary instrument. Simply put, "There were no guitars played in the making of these songs!"
The founder of Resolution15, Earl Maneein began playing the violin at five years of age, and has been a devoted hardcore metalhead since some kid gave him a badly dubbed copy of Metallica's landmark album "Master of Puppets" late in the fifth grade. Trained classically throughout his childhood, he completed his studies at the Mannes College of Music, and went on to perform with artists such as Savion Glover, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and ?uestlove of The Roots. Realizing that the life of an orchestral musician/freelance violinist is not an end goal for him, he began writing the songs that would become Resolution15 material. Orchestrating the parts together with Kenny Grohowski on drums, Nick Serr on vocals, and Jim Robertson on bass- friends that Earl has worked with in various musical projects with over the course of some years, they worked through over thirty songs to come up with the final seven that made the cut for the demo album, and in March of 2007 went public with this project, playing their first show to a frighteningly intense and enthusiastic crowd. Due to audience reaction at the shows (they've been banned from some not-to-be mentioned clubs in New York City for being too loud and aggressive), the band decided to self-release the demo, and continuing this trend, they are spreading far and wide their message of violin-driven socially conscious post-thrash metal, inviting all who have the guts to heed the call, and join the Resolution15 army.
Don't miss this special 10pm screening of Bachelor Party In The Bungalow Of The Damned followed by the usual dose of HELL Cyanide style. Seeya in HELL!!!!!
so pretty much everyone i know has sat in my car and been forcefed your cd. with great pleasure, might i add. this is my favorite part - "you hear that guitar??" "yeah fuckin brutal" "IT'S A FUCKING VIOLIN!!!" "WHAAAAAAAAAT?!?!!" hahahahahaha yeah....alright. peace. eat pizza and come back soon
thanks again, guys. come back to Richmond when it's not a shitty, rainy, yucky sunday so maybe more than three people can have their minds blown! again, AFUCKINMAAAAZING.
SUNDAY MAY 11TH -- 9PM ET ON WWW. WRYR. ORG INTERNET RADIO! MOTHER'S DAY SPECTACULAR...MAYBE MY MOM WILL STOP BY!?! CALL IN AND DEDICATE A SONG TO YOUR MOM! SONG'S ABOUT MOTHERS AND SONGS WITH MOTHER IN THE TITLE...CELEBRATE THE WOMAN THAT CARRIED YOU AROUND AS HER BODY SWELLED TO THAT BEYOND RECOGNITION FOR NINE MONTHS...NOTHING SAYS "I LOVE YOU, MOM" LIKE A SHOUT OUT FROM SOME TWO BIT LOCAL MUSIC RADIO SHOW!!!! PLUS -- HUGE ADDED BONUS -- FULL WRAP WITH INTERVIEWS AND COMMENTS FROM THE DC ROLLERGIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT...THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!! I'M BRINGING BACK ALL THE STORIES, SOUNDS, BUMPS AND BRUISES FROM THE DC AMORY END OF SEASON FINALE...THESE ROLLERGIRLS ARE HOT, SEXY, TOUGH...AND THEY'LL KICK YER ASS!!!! AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH...THRASH METAL BAND -- RESOLUTION15 -- HAVING JUST PLAYED THE BLACK HOLE IN DUNDALK (HON) WILL BE ANOTHER FEATURED INTERVIEW AND MUSICAL OFFERING!!!! THEY PLAY METAL VIOLINS...COME ON!!! TONIGHT AT 9PM ET ON THE LOCAL LOWDOWN INTERNET RADIO AT WWW. WRYR. ORG!!!! THIS SHOW WILL REPLAY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 2PM ET ON WWW. WRYR. ORG!!!! - ANDYO
My buddy Andy turned me on to you guys..bad ass material. Take a minute to check us out. www. myspace. com/kinggiant our new material will be up soon. we've had a couple changes over the past 8 months or so. -Sherpa and the octagon! lol
That's unusual...most people hear the BREAKCORE first! HAHA! Can't wait to see you guys live and hopefully book some shows together! See you TUES in Baltimore!
You got it, gents. Seriously, I can't believe that you guys exist. I live in NYC but am actually traveling down to NC to finish my record (our band is based outta Asheville, NC) - will do my best to make it to the Raleigh show. Just put up a bulletin with your myspace info and tour dates. Best of luck with the tour and thank you again for the best musical surprise I've had in god knows how long.
