(aka."Opus" or also known by his Lakota Native American given name "LLEYA" - which means "Light up Fire")
Influences
The Stars, The Moon, The Sun, The Sky, The Sea, The Trees...Pink Floyd, Chris Daughtry, Ozzy/Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Grim Reaper, Alice in Chains, Led Zep, Days of the New, Ceschi Ramos/Dead By Wednesday, G-Soul, Ill Nino, Coretez, Puya, Kiss, Old Metallica, Pantera, Cat Stevens, Life of Agony, Type O Negative, Sex Pistols, Billy Idol, Micheal Jackson, NWA, The Police, Tesla, Cold, STP, Pearl Jam, Monster Vodoo Machine, Dokken, etc., etc....there's sooo many, too many to list!!!
Sounds Like
Radio rock/alternative metal grungy mix with a modern twist. Solid heart felt songs about life, emotion, broken relationships & bloody hearts with catchy rock riffs & melodies that deliver!
Record Label
Dirtbag / Mindsnap Music, Inc. / Universal Distro.
Sachems Head
(Christian F. Lawrence - "Opus" solo project)
sa-chem [sey-chuhm]– noun
1. (among some North American Indians)
a. the chief of a tribe.
b. the chief of a confederation.
2. a member of the governing body of the League of the Iroquois.
3. one of the high officials in the Tammany Society.
4. (Slang.) a political party leader.
What is Sachems Head? Is it a band? A person? An album? Historically speaking, the mystery
behind the real life “Sachems Head” is as accurate as it is mystifying. Each state in the northeast
has its version of the urban legend; the Connecticut version dates back over 350 years to a time
defined by violence. During a 1637 skirmish between the Pequots and the Mohegan Indians
(allied with English forces), a Pequot sachem was beheaded, on a site known today as Bloody
Cove Beach. But over time, all things change.
Today, Sachems Head has resurfaced in Connecticut, only now with a fresh start, and a cleaner
history yet to rewrite. Sachems Head is more than a bloody remembrance, it represents a band of
one, a magnum opus, a varied and eclectic collection of styles and music… it represents in all the
ways possible the positives and the negatives, the struggles and the hardships, the triumphs and
tribulations, the yin and the yang, the bread and the butter, the new and the old, and every nook
and cranny that is the life of its creator.
But, really, what is Sachems Head? For many, Sachems Head might fall under the mold of active
rock radio. But that categorization would be as great an injustice as the famed 1637 beheading.
Sachems Head is more – it’s a music mixologist’s special blend of rock that takes its listeners to
the outskirts of metal and brings them back with a modern twist of the grungy alternative. They
are songs written specifically around a hook and chorus while seamlessly blending riffs and
melodies. Sachems Head is a collection of heart-felt songs that deliver emotion and leave bloody
hearts and broken relationships in its wake. Sachems Head is as much a story for all to hear, as it
is a rite of passage for its creator.
Sachems Head was conceived and born of the mind of Christian F. Lawrence, better known as
Opus from the national recording artist Dead By Wednesday (Eclipse Records). And while
Lawrence’s past may not be as storied as the lore of the beheaded sachem surrounding the
Connecticut area he grew up in, his story is as mystifying. For years, Lawrence has scratched and
clawed at the face of major industry success. Although never reaching the pinnacle of super
stardom many artists hope to achieve, Lawrence has kept integrity in his art while successfully
making a healthy career out of his love for music and entertainment.
Prior to forming Dead By Wednesday, Lawrence was a part of the unsigned sensation Gargantua
Soul. Although G-Soul was still unsigned when they disbanded in 2005, the band garnered
multiple accolades fitting of national artists. G-Soul was the only unsigned act to play
Woodstock 1999, and was voted the 1 Independent Hard Rock Band in the country by The Hard
Rock Café.
But Lawrence isn’t merely the by-product of Gargantua Soul. In addition to his musical talents,
he acted in the VH1 original movie At Any Cost featuring James Franco (Spider Man, Pineapple
Express) and Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, and he also appeared on the USA Network’s
Farmclub.com, and various other television shows. Christian “Opus” Lawrence is recognized as
one of the most genuine, honest and hardest working DYI musicians in the industry, and while he
has a lot to say, he tells his story in many different ways. Even Sachems Head is as DYI as DYI
can get.
Lawrence teamed with Enoch Jensen (East Lake Recording Studio in Shelburne Falls, MA) who
handled all the engineering, recording and mixing for the record. And his help ended there.
Lawrence performed the wide array of musical instruments exhibited on the album, including all
vocal duties. Whether it’s the late 80’s vibe of “Too Little Too Late,” the modern rock infused
“Hell and Back,” or the Sabbath-influence of “The Warming,” Lawrence’s success with Sachems
Head rests in the strength of his songwriting and variety – a cursory listen to “Look Inside,” “The
Truth” and “My Misery” exemplify this; and deeper subsequent listens reveal even more.
For Lawrence, the lyrical content of Sachems Head may be personal, but it’s also content
everyone can relate to and appreciates. It’s an album about real life topics. It’s an album that
longs to find truths in life. It’s the realization that no one is better than anyone else; that we all
make mistakes and need to learn from them. It’s the realization that we all bleed the same.
Sachems Head is not Opus of Dead By Wednesday or Gargantua Soul. Sachems Head is
Christian Lawrence, and Sachems Head is his most sincere offering to date. Lawrence looked
inside himself, and Sachems Head is what he found. Yup.
(Andrew Gargano)
For more information on Sachems Head, please contact:
(e) omindsnap@aol.com
www.myspace.com/sachemshead
For all media inquiries, please contact:
circlenine media
(e) info@circleninemedia.com
www.circleninemedia.com
Sachems Head, Hope all is great on your side of the world. We are happy to have already booked 13 paying shows and great charity show in our first week of trying. Visualize your dreams....Optimism Baby!!...it works!!
Wow, had no idea you could play guitar and sing like that on top of your drum skills cuz you were not the lead singer of your earlier bands.
It sounds great.....no doubt about it, needless to say, G-Soul had quite the line-up as that band has spawned a number of other acts that are all really good.
Dude man! Last Time ROCKS...the video?...What the F? How did you have time in YOUR schedule to film that??? lol! You truly are a man with great determination and I support you to the end. Never hesitate to call upon me for anything bro.
Your music is awesome!!! Already got a tune on my page
Glad we can be friends! Here is a pic of my ancestors from the Pequot Indian tribe. I believe they were sold as slaves to the Azores and then migrated to Bermuda. The Indian in the beautiful cape saying "Wisdom..." is from Bermuda. His cape says it all! Their Regalia are all handmade!
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