As Above / So Below was formed in late 2012 by ex members of the Dallas bands Faint The Fiction and The Suicide Hook and Wichita Falls bands Down-Stares and Roselawn. This all star line up is currently Locked down in a Dallas studio with Drowning Pool guitarist Cj Pierce at the helm producing/engineering their debut EP..
Heartsease is a 5-piece rock band out of Tyler, Texas, USA which formed in the summer of 2010. Having finished recording their debut album, set for release on November 22nd 2011, the band is gearing up and practicing for playing live shows in the East Texas area. All of their music is self-produced and self-recorded.
Cinder Cell is a band with a mission. Bring passion and energy back to music!!! Our live shows are electrifying and our music is elemental, melodic, brutal, and immersive all in one unforgettable experience. Come see a show and grab our new album DISMANTLED available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, Rhapsody, Spotify, and of course all our shows!!!
Dead Rising was formed in July of 2007. After playing shows with such bands as Obituary, Carcass, Suffocation, White Chapel, Suicide Silence, Unleashed, Carnifex, Dying Fetus, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Veil of Maya, and Jungle Rot (to name few) trying to get their name out in the market, they soon released their debut Album "Reign of Misery", in the summer of 2008. Dead Rising has quickly begun to take over the Texas Death Metal Scene by playing all over the state of Texas, as well as surrounding states filling out and closing their 2009-2010 tour dates.
Playing through the years into 2011, Dead Rising continues to expand their exposure and also is in the process of recording their New Album "Catastrophic Consequences" (Release Date April 20th, 2013) and booking additional tours around the United States..
Light the Fire is a metal band hailing from Dallas, TX that made their debut in October of 2011. Their debut EP “Note To Self” quickly established the LTF as a new band to watch out for in the Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana metal scene. The lead single off the EP of the same title, “Note To Self”, was quickly picked up and received regular airplay by Clear Channel radio stations 97.1 KEGL Dallas, TX and 99X Shreveport, LA earning them the title of “Locally Recommended Artist” from both radio stations.
It’s a rare thing when a band cohesively gels and puts out exceptional music. You can feel it in the songs; you can see it in every performance and you can hear it in a recording. The energy that flows from each instrument to the center of a room to form a heavy groove straight to the listener’s ears is what separates Low Gear from any other band. With a current and uniquely influenced sound, Low Gear separates themselves from the pack by the group’s seasoned musicians.
Collectively, the members have been playing in the Dallas local scene for over 15 years. These aren’t boys; they’re men that have seen the industry change right in front of their eyes. They’ve hung on and never given up, always finding ways to mold their sound to what the fans want while remaining solid in their roots of heavy metal.
Since their initial inception in 2010, this band has made its presence known to all who stood in their wake to witness one, or more, of their onslaughts of shows in various venues across the DFW scene; from the Curtain Club in Dallas to the Railclub in Ft Worth, and all in between.
Splatta Fish is a up and coming band from the Dallas area. They have stayed busy in the scene having many opportunities to represent the Dallas local scene for quite some time. Splatta Fish has opened for a who's who of the top bands in the genre including a slot on the Sumerian stage at the 2012 Rockstar Mayhem Festival. This is a hard working and unique group driven to be on top. Make sure to catch one of there shows to see what they're about. Anticipate new things in 2014.
Driven Below is a metal band based out of Dallas, Texas. Formed in 2013, Driven Below is a band of seasoned musicians from several well-established DFW bands featuring members Danny Reid (Within Chaos--Koch/E1 Records) on vocals, Jim Taylor (Within Chaos--Koch/E1 Records) on bass, Rob (Low Gear) on guitars, Jacob Flores (Low Gear/Lesser Known God) on guitar, and Tombone Crooks (Lesser Known God, Jacknife--Zero-Sum Records) on drums. Driven Below draws influence from bands such as Meshuggah, Machine Head, Emmure, and The Acacia Strain.
Jason and the Kruegers is the world's greatest underground horror music group. Wielding horrific innovative instruments constructed from real bones, Jason and the Kruegers slay live audiences with their dark, adult humor and bring them back to life with a kick ass defibrillator of rock!
