What do you do when you’re in the most
successful rock band since Seattle’s Nirvana, not
to mention becoming one of Jersey’s most popular
native sons since Jon Bon Jovi? Well if you’re
Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance you build
something completely different. “Leathermouth is
the anti My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth is
the side of me that I’m not proud of, it’s the side of
me that hold’s a grudge.“ Iero told Nyght Scene
earlier this year.
Leathermouth is the hardcore punk band fresh out
of New Jersey. With songs like Murder Was the
Case They Gave Me, Body Snatchers Forever and
Fifth Period, it’s hard not to get caught up in the
buzz between the 150-second songs, the crashing
guitars, and the throat wrenching vocals. It’s near
impossible to not get addicted.
Iero, who is Leathermouth’s frontman, is joined by
a few fellow Jersey-ites: guitarists Bobbie Venom
and Vincent Avarali, bassist Andrew Escobar,
and drummer Steve Oyola. While Iero will always
see Leathermouth as a side project, his main duties
being at the mercy of My Chemical Romance, that
doesn’t stop the obsession that fans have begun,
In recent months, Leathermouth’s Myspace
friends list has leaped from a 7,000 mark to the
approach 20,000 mark along with over 250,000
plays on their songs. Not bad for a band that has
barely played 2 shows, one being a CMJ show in
their home state of New Jersey this past October.
Currently signed to Iero’s label, Skeleton Crew,
Leathermouth is looking to finish their
recordings by the first part of the 2008 and will
be followed by the release of their debut album,
which is yet to be titled. The untitled record has
been promised to be 11 songs long, and in
sprit of 1980’s hardcore, will only be 26
minutes in length. It will feature a 26-minute
horror film to go along with it. With a
scheduled break for My Chemical Romance
resting in the future, Iero assures us that it
will be full steam ahead for his anger
management known as Leathermouth. “My
dad describes it as nervous music.” Iero
comments with a laugh. “He says it makes
him nervous.”
http://www.myspace.com/leathermouthlives
successful rock band since Seattle’s Nirvana, not
to mention becoming one of Jersey’s most popular
native sons since Jon Bon Jovi? Well if you’re
Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance you build
something completely different. “Leathermouth is
the anti My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth is
the side of me that I’m not proud of, it’s the side of
me that hold’s a grudge.“ Iero told Nyght Scene
earlier this year.
Leathermouth is the hardcore punk band fresh out
of New Jersey. With songs like Murder Was the
Case They Gave Me, Body Snatchers Forever and
Fifth Period, it’s hard not to get caught up in the
buzz between the 150-second songs, the crashing
guitars, and the throat wrenching vocals. It’s near
impossible to not get addicted.
Iero, who is Leathermouth’s frontman, is joined by
a few fellow Jersey-ites: guitarists Bobbie Venom
and Vincent Avarali, bassist Andrew Escobar,
and drummer Steve Oyola. While Iero will always
see Leathermouth as a side project, his main duties
being at the mercy of My Chemical Romance, that
doesn’t stop the obsession that fans have begun,
In recent months, Leathermouth’s Myspace
friends list has leaped from a 7,000 mark to the
approach 20,000 mark along with over 250,000
plays on their songs. Not bad for a band that has
barely played 2 shows, one being a CMJ show in
their home state of New Jersey this past October.
Currently signed to Iero’s label, Skeleton Crew,
Leathermouth is looking to finish their
recordings by the first part of the 2008 and will
be followed by the release of their debut album,
which is yet to be titled. The untitled record has
been promised to be 11 songs long, and in
sprit of 1980’s hardcore, will only be 26
minutes in length. It will feature a 26-minute
horror film to go along with it. With a
scheduled break for My Chemical Romance
resting in the future, Iero assures us that it
will be full steam ahead for his anger
management known as Leathermouth. “My
dad describes it as nervous music.” Iero
comments with a laugh. “He says it makes
him nervous.”
http://www.myspace.com/leathermouthlives
Yes, that’s a woman, and her name is Renee Phoenix. And
yes, she’s growling deeper than you could every wish to. So
now that you have that little piece of information you can
start feeling better about getting an erection when you hear
her growling the lyrics to “Indestructible”.
Based out of Jacksonville, FL where Phoenix, Jarrod Welsh
drums, and Jeff Chamberlain bass all met while attending the
University of North Florida. The Explicits are a Punk/Metal
band leaning more towards that gritty Punk Rock side, often
ripping through a half a dozen songs in a mere 10 minutes.
You can’t brush The Explicits off as just another punk rock
chick band, especially one that has a front woman that
sounds like a dude and not some Gwen Stefani knock off.
Still scratching your head? Think what Charles Bukowski
would sound like if he drank twice as much liquor and
smoked five times more cigarettes.
“Everybody brings something different to the table.”
Phoenix says, “Jarrod is more into metal with his favorite
band being "Slipknot", while I’m more into grunge and 90's
music in general with "Garbage" being my favorite band...
and Jeff is influenced by such bands as "Avenged
Sevenfold" and "Billy Talent." Each of us has grown up
listening to different genre's of music, which only adds to
the diversity and uniqueness of our sound .”
If you are unfamiliar with the Explicits I recommend that
you become familiar real quick, because Phoenix and
company are on the fast track for Florida’s next big thing.
www.myspace.com/thexplicits
yes, she’s growling deeper than you could every wish to. So
now that you have that little piece of information you can
start feeling better about getting an erection when you hear
her growling the lyrics to “Indestructible”.
Based out of Jacksonville, FL where Phoenix, Jarrod Welsh
drums, and Jeff Chamberlain bass all met while attending the
University of North Florida. The Explicits are a Punk/Metal
band leaning more towards that gritty Punk Rock side, often
ripping through a half a dozen songs in a mere 10 minutes.
You can’t brush The Explicits off as just another punk rock
chick band, especially one that has a front woman that
sounds like a dude and not some Gwen Stefani knock off.
Still scratching your head? Think what Charles Bukowski
would sound like if he drank twice as much liquor and
smoked five times more cigarettes.
“Everybody brings something different to the table.”
Phoenix says, “Jarrod is more into metal with his favorite
band being "Slipknot", while I’m more into grunge and 90's
music in general with "Garbage" being my favorite band...
and Jeff is influenced by such bands as "Avenged
Sevenfold" and "Billy Talent." Each of us has grown up
listening to different genre's of music, which only adds to
the diversity and uniqueness of our sound .”
If you are unfamiliar with the Explicits I recommend that
you become familiar real quick, because Phoenix and
company are on the fast track for Florida’s next big thing.
www.myspace.com/thexplicits
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