Viceroy

Bio:

Viceroy was formed in early 2004 by guitarist Nick Miller and singer/guitarist Derek Ault in the wake of Miller and Ault’s departure from Sweet Machine. The band was rounded out by bassist Scotty J (The Mean Reds) and drummer Joey Busch (The Waco Bros) . Their sound is midwest rock n roll served straight up like fine bourbon. Guitarist Nick Miller described it this way. I guess you could think of us as a garage band of sorts except we are more old school hard rock than punk. Over the last few years the band has played some of Chicagos finest rock establishments including: Double Door, Elbo Room, Liars Club, Park West, Quenchers, Martyrs and the Cobra Lounge. They have shared the bill with bands like: Local H, The Detroit Cobras, The Paybacks, The Webb Bros, The Beer Nuts, The Ladies & Gentlemen and Billion Yen. Viceroy has already received raves from rock critic Jim Derogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times and airplay on WXRT-FM (Chicago), Q101 (Chicago), Q104 (New York), WLUM (Milwaukee). Drummer John Sullivan (Loud Mouth) joined the band for a short time and eventually hard hittin’ Rock n Roll drummer Matt Taormina (Thirty Days, High Grass Dogs) joined Viceroy. Bringing sound dynamic beats with a deep pocket and great feel the rhythm section is finally complete and the band is set to deliver powerful Rock tunes that’ll leave you reminded of what you love most about music; killer tones, creative riffs and a back beat that keeps your toes tappin.

Member Since:

January 17, 2006

Members:

Derek Ault - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar Scotty J - Bass/Vocals Nick Miller - Lead Guitar Matt Taormina - Drums/Percussion

Influences:

Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Gin, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Rum, UFO, AC/DC, Bourbon, Cheap Trick, Motorhead, Dio, Beer, Faces, Rolling Stones, Scotch, ZZ Top, Deep Purple, Tequila, Pretenders, The Cars, Iggy Pop, The Specials, The Clash, Vodka, Pink Floyd, Van Halen

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Record Label:

Bushwood Records