"Robert Rodriguez, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, DR. Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson, Transformers the movie(original) & TF G1, Meshuggah, Anchorhead, Pantera, Mnemic, Testament, Textures, Cynic, Megadeth, Isis, Rush, Journey, James Muller Trio, Steely Dan, Damage Plan, BLS, Pain of Salvation, Scar Symmetry, Sikth, Soilwork, COG, Death, Planet X, OTV, LTE, Toto, ACDC, Judas Priest, Dire Straits, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Midnight Oil, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Australian Crawl, James Reyne, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Allan Holdsworth, Tony Williams, Frank Zappa, Talisman, Fozzy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jorn Lande, Magnus Karlsson, Last Tribe, Mattias Eklundh, Gordion Knott, Dungeon, Allegiance, Brett Garsed, Gary Moore, Karizma, Sepultura, Paul Gilbert, Racer-X, Spastic Ink, Mr Bungle, Primus, Freak Kitchen, Faith No More, Los Lobotomys, Tribal Tech, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Stevens, Billy Idol, Buckethead, Rollins Band, Chris Rea, David Allan Coe, IOU, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, Bad Lands, Lynch Mob, Dokken, George lynch, Jake E Lee, Ozzy, ZZ Top, Terry Date("the Hook"), Max Norman, Vince Dicola, Stravinsky, Bach, Paganinni, Jerry Goldsmith, Kotzen & Howe,Cacophony, Rammstein, NIN, Aphex Twin, Jeff Martin, Machine Head, Symphony X, Michael Romeo, Chuck Schuldiner, James Murphy, Al Dimeola, John Petrucci, Dream Theater, Virgil Donati, Steve Gadd, Charlie Parker, Simon Hosford, Chris Poland, Wheather Report, Black Light Syndrome, etc.....bascially anything that has groove.
Under The Influence (U.T.I) are a three-piece metal band based in Perth, Western Australia(WA). Combining elements of metal, along with dissonant harmony and displaced grooves, U.T.I's sound is distinct and unique, drawing on influences from many genres, including jazz-fusion and blues.
U.T.I first entered the studio early January 2006 to record their first body of work, titled "Under the Influence". Thirteen tracks were cut at Underground Studios, Perth, WA. The album was independently released in WA, March 06. The release was followed by a string of WA shows, firmly establishing U.T.I's place in the WA music scene and reputation as a band of formidable musicians.
Adopting a relentless attitude, U.T.I entered the studio once again in April 2007 to record their second full-length album titled U.T.I "II". Released independently in WA April 2008, U.T.I "II" received critical acclaim from Australian Guitar Magazine, proclaiming, "II is another world-class effort from an outfit that hopefully won't remain WA's best-kept secret for much longer."
U.T.I launched "II" in W.A 24th April to a capacity crowd at Black Bettys, one of Perth's premier venues. This was the highlight of an extensive WA promo campaign throughout March, April and May 2008, including shows with national outfits CHAOS DIVINE and VOYAGER.
On the national scale, "II" has received airplay on Triple J's "Full Metal Racket", and many other metal radio programs around the country. U.T.I have also featured in Australian Guitar Magazine on numerous occasions, receiving rave reviews.
U.T.I are currently in the process of obtaining a national distribution deal for their second album entitled "II", and are planning to tour nationally early 2009. A music video clip and full live DVD from the WA launch are also nearing completion. In the meantime, pre-production has already begun on a third album.
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"Metal really attracts the cream of the crop when it comes to musos and while a lot of bands get away with one or two prodigal players it's when the whole band's playing off the same page that the music hits hardest. Under the Influence have got serious chops and really nail the prog-metal sound, even turning Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell' into an epic shred fest." - Drum Media Magazine
"Too many guitarists cut corners on vocals and lyrics in the shred arena, but UTI have proven themselves to be the full package - Technical, original & Innovative." - Australian Guitar Magazine
"The members of UTI obviously have some chops and thankfully appear to have listened to more than one type of music in assembling their musical influences. At times the music reminds of early Meshuggah and some of Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects work." - The Metal Forge
UTI II - 2008
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recommended you guys to a couple of writers I met backstage at MC from Spain, England, Finland, USA and The Netherlands- hopefully spread the influence across europe :-D
Hey, This is Ryan aka guitarist from NYSIIS. Thanks so much for adding us and listening to our stuff. Stop in anytime and show us some love. We have our debut show coming up on July 5, at Greene Street Club in Greensboro, NC with Poison the Well, The Ascendicate, A Stained Glass Romance, The Lineage and There Will Be Blood. Hope to see you there. Bring everyone ya can.
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