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A major influence for all band members, including newcomer bassist [James Curl] and guitarist [Erik Wynn], are post-metal titans Neurosis. "When I was an ignorant kid at Ozzfest, I was blown away by them," says [Mike Rosswog]. "All the band members were interacting and doing percussion, and playing guitars in a nonstandard way. They did slow, brooding music that you couldn't listen to at certain times of the day because it put you in a state of mind that rendered you incapable of normal functioning."
ComFail's relentless sophomore album Hear No Evil also contains strong death-metal influences. After all, this is a band that's playing the Maryland Death Fest and the crust-laden Midwest Fuck Fest this month. "We play fast music that leans towards death metal, but if you looked in our CD player, you would probably not find any death-metal albums," Rosswog says. "I can enjoy its senseless, barbarian lyrics and concepts at the higher points in my life when I'm really happy, but most of the time I'm more receptive to music that's more emotionally expressive and dynamic.""We're trying to utilize all the resources available to us - the venue, and whatever skills each of the members have" (Mack is a graphic designer and screenprinter, while Curl is a knowledgeable recording engineer). "We've got a professional sound going, and ideas about what a record should sound like. We need to prove to everyone that's heard of us that we're worth hearing about."See the full content of this document
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PITTSBURGH'S HEAVY-MUSIC scene is undergoing a resurgence not seen since the early '90s. Thrashers Mantic Ritual (formerly Meltdown) moved to Los Angeles, scoring a contract with the Nuclear Blast label, while mat...
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