Brian O'Connor
Deadlands
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May 22, 2013
I have been very busy but well thanks.
Right on thanks, I feel the record captures elements of power metal but it also has a real thrash / heavy metal feel to it as well with some rock overtones here and there.
O.K. I started out like a lot of other musicians in the garage jamming with friends in my early teens, then I started doing shows in the California club scene making records with bands that I was jamming with trying to catch a break from a record company. VICIOUS RUMORS approached me in my early 20s to audition for the lead vocalist position after Carl Albert passed away. I went on to do tours, records, videos with them, after about 8 years with VR I felt it was time to move and walk my own path. I hooked up with some friends from Europe and started a project CONSFEARACY that led to a deal with Massacre Records. I started DEADLANDS a year later with good friends from the Nor Cal music scene and Massacre Records liked what they heard and signed us too. I am currently working on two new records for both bands.
CONSFEARACY is in the process of writing the new record. Both band are equally important to me, but DEADLANDS is closer to home so I play out live with them all the time.
I know its fuckin killer man, I can't take all the credit for their appearances, my guitar player Mike Gardner is a huge fan he approached them and they liked what they heard so they laid down some solos for us. We are very stoked to have them on the record.
We are all big fans but my guitar player Mike Gardner is a worshiper.
I can see were people might say that and those are great bands to be compared too, but we are in the key of B so to me we are much lower and heavier sounding but it's cool to mentioned with those bands.
Thank you so much, I really was not familiar with any of VICIOUS RUMORS stuff until I joined the group. After learning and seeing how people felt about Carl and the songs it helped me grow as a musician and artist.
Things are constantly changing so fast with technology; I love digital downloading but not the illegal kind. It's tough to be an artist and get paid in today's world but it's an evil reality that we all have to deal with.
More records and hopefully a tour soon.
Megadeth, Pantera, Metallica, DIO, Testament.
Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Anthrax, DIO, Scorpions, Slayer.
We hope to see you out on the road soon. Please go and pick our debut record "Evilution" and spread the word. Horns High!
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