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Kanky Lora was born and raise in the Dominican Republic where he started playing with the main rock acts at the time and producing and recording all kinds of genre from pop to latin, hip hop, heavy metal, etc.
He moved to USA in 2006 and started working in recording studios all around New York City where he met Mr. Marc Rizzo (Ex Ill nino, soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy) and joined “The Marc Rizzo Band” (Marc’s solo experimental-prog-metal-Band) did tons of touring with him and worked on his last 2 records, while doing that he kept doing sessions all around the US territory as engineer/session drummer and mixer.
In mid 2009 Kanky joined “Straight Line Stitch”. Since then hes been touring non stop with them.
In 2011 besides Playing drums for Straight Line Stitch, Kanky also toured with Kingdom of Sorrow which is Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) and Kirk Weinstan (DOWN and CROWBAR) band and also tour with Jamey Jasta’s solo band, “JASTA“.
Divide is a local metal band from the South Side of Chicago. With the styling of a Metal/Metalcore band with a lot of groove driven rhythms, heavy melodic guitar, and intense bass! Divide broke out into the local Illinois/Indiana in 2009 and has been playing shows constantly ever since form local shows to opening up for national acts and big tours. Divide is make up of John Rizzo(Vocals), Kyle Ewers(Guitar), Nick Ewers(Bass Guitar), Jeff Lane(Drums/ Percussion), and recently added to the line up is Mike Robz(Guitar). Divide released its first four song E.P. on October 23rd 2009 and is now currently recording its Second E.P. at Mercenary Studios in Zion Illinois with Scott Creekmore and is being produced by Matt Szlachta (Dirge Within’s Lead Guitarist). Look out in early 2012 for the new Divide E.P. (no title yet. TBA) and follow the band on Facebook for News, Updates, Shows, and New Music!
Accomplishments:
Opening act for: Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool, Lacuna Coil, Sid Wilson #0 (Slipknot/ Dj Starscream), Brian “Head” Welch (Formerly of Korn), Born of Osiris, Darkest Hour, As Blood Runs Black, The Human Abstract, In The Midst of Lions, Bury Your Dead, This or the Apocalypse, The Contortionist, Conducting From The Grave, Emmure, After The Burial, For Today, In This Moment, Lazarus A.D., Full Blown Chaos, Havok, Malevolent Creation, Bless The Fall, The Ghost Inside, Chelsea Grin, The Letter Black, Decyfer Down, Psychostick, Your Memorial, No Bragging Rights, Rings of Saturn, Structures, Volumes, For the Fallen Dreams, & Threat Signal. And more being booked for 2012!!
The Death Grip Clothing Disciple T-Shirt is one of my favorites in our collection. It screams pure evil with a taste of Chicago pride. I think more then any shirt we currently sell, this one sums up what our company is all about. It has a very Metal or Hardcore look to it with a twist of tough, “Southside” Chicago attitude.
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Not to be confused with German musical project Janus, or the original rock band “Janus” from the Eastern Shore of VA, which was formed in 1994
Janus: David Scotney, Johnny Salazar, Alan Quitman, and Mike Tyranski
Janus formed in 1998 and that same year released Influx, a 12 track CD issued through Mirror Records with a sound similar to The Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, and Soundgarden. In 2004 Janus released their second album, titled Armor containing 9 tracks of a more modern Alternative Metal sound. In 2006 Janus released a 5 track demo that contained songs they would later re-record and feature on their 2008 release Red Right Return. 5 songs were recorded for this demo: If I Were You, Your Arms, The Nerve, Skin Deep, and 100 Years. In 2007, director Noah Shulman shot a music video for their demo version of “If I Were You” in an ink factory in Chicago, Illinois in support of their third upcoming album, Red Right Return, which was released in 2008 through Level It Records/Glass Bottom Boat Music. A new drummer Johnny Salazar completed the band’s line-up in 2007. He was in Shades of Fiction as their drummer from 2003 until the summer of 2007. He was also the drummer for the band Relative Ash from 1996 until 2002. Signed to a new label (REALID/ILG Records), Janus re-released Red Right Return in 2009, and shot another music video with Noah Shulman for their single “Eyesore.”
Janus is an American Alternative metal band based in Chicago. They formed around 1998 and are signed to REALID/ILG Records. They have released 3 studio albums, Influx (1998), Armor (2004), Red Right Return (2008). They mix alternative metal with non-traditional rock instruments, such as auxiliary percussion, and electronic sounds.[1] The band has gained popularity on rock radio stations across the U.S. due to their single “Eyesore,” and has toured with such bands as All That Remains, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Sevendust, and Sick Puppies.[2] The band is known for wearing custom made red and black 1920′s Russian-inspired militaristic uniforms both on stage, and in their music video for Eyesore.
Death Grip Clothing is excited to announce an endorsement deal with the Hard Rock band Allele. You can read their bio below.
Bio:
Wally Wood – Vocals
Kelly Hayes – Lead Guitar
Mason Romaine – Rhythm Guitar
Tim Tobin – Bass
Dusty Winterrowd – Drums
Allele was formed in 2002 by Wally Wood and ex-Otep guitarist Lane Maverick (who had also played in earlier projects with members of Shinedown) and later joined by Tim Tobin (bass), Giancarlo Autenzio (drums) and Kelly Hayes, formerly of Cold. After refining their sound and gaining live experience, they were signed by Corporate Punishment Records, an independent record label which had previously been associated with Cold. The band started to work on their debut LP titled Point of Origin, with producer Ben Schigel, who has previously worked with such artists as Chimaira and Bleed the Sky.
Allele describes their sound as “hard rock with a new feel” and Point of Origin has been received with a good amount of positive reviews. The band completed a tour with label mates Switched and A New Revolution (featuring ex-Unloco frontman Joey Duenas).
Allele has been voted #5 Best Newcomer of 2005 in the Gauntlet’s Year End Poll alongside Through the Eyes of the Dead, Gizamachi, The Jacknife and the Red Death.
On June 29, 2006, it was revealed via Allele’s MySpace blog that vocalist Wally Wood had left the group. The explanation given from the remaining members was the following: “Unfortunately when you put 5 people in a van for months at a time, every once in a while, one of them doesn’t get back in”. A fill in singer was immediately announced as the new vocalist and that the band would continue to tour. Allele would spend the rest of the fall touring with 10 Years and Evans Blue.
Allele’s track Stitches was featured in trailers and promos for TNT’s Stephen King anthology series, “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”. That song also appears on the 2006 game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007.
On 14 August 2007, it was announced by a close friend of the band that Allele had broken up. This has since been confirmed by the moderator of their website. Little else is known about the current state of its members, although rumors have surfaced about a possible second project featuring at least three of the four remaining members.
Frontman Wally Wood of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rockers Allele has issued the following update: “I am back. Sorry I have been away a while and glad to hear you all have been still rockin out to the last album Point Of Origin.So here we are in 2008 and you may wonder what is next? I have read a couple of hundred pages of inquiries in our inbox regarding the next step for Allele. Well, first step is, the first show we will play is August 30 at Freebird remix Live in Jacksonville, Florida. After that, we will start recording the next album. We have a lot of work ahead because we want this next album to blow you away. Be patient (like you have been!) but I am telling you it is coming. Hopefully by the end of this year. But, if you want to see the band live, I suggest coming to Jacksonville because there will not be any other shows anytime soon after August as we prepare to hit the studio. Whatever promises you have heard in the past, know that this is for real.’’
On August 30, 2008 the band played a show in Jacksonville, Florida where they performed songs from their debut album Point of Origin. Songs performed included; Immune; Stitches; A Different Someone; Unknown; Closer To Habit; Tightrope and Misunderstood. On the bands myspace page Kelly Hayes stated that they are planning to write and record the new album, stating a mid 2011 release date.
In May 2011, they tracked the music at A1A studios in Jacksonville, Fl. Wally Wood then flew to Laguna, Ca to then track the vocals with engineer Pete Charell (bassist for Trapt) at Dexter Dog Studios and since are having their sophomore album Next to Parallel, mixed and mastered at MyPlatinumSound by Paul Lapinski (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Alicia Keys, Evergreen Terrace, Inspection 12, Yellowcard, Indorphine).
Allele plan to release their new studio album “Next to Parallel” on September 27, 2011. The band also stream the new track What I Get in June, 2011. It was a free download for a limited. Also the band start touring in August 2011.
The first single of new album “Let it Go” will be released on August 15, 2011. Next To Parallel will be available in Europe on October 31st. Allele have announced plans for a tour with The Chaos Agent.
In observation of Veterans Day and National Heavy Metal Day, Death Grip Clothing is having a HUGE weekend SALE! To show our appreciation for our Troops and Headbangering Brothers we decided this weekend while supplies last, all t-shirts are ONLY $11. Don’t miss out on this 11-11-11 $11 sale! Click HERE to check out our Tees!!!
Adelitas Way: Trevor Stafford, Derek Johnston,Rick DeJesus, Keith Wallen, and Rob Zakaryan
Home School Valedictorian, the sophomore CD from Las Vegas quartet Adelitas Way,
earns an “A” for execution, even managing to top the band’s forcefully compelling 2009
self-titled debut and its chart-topping single “Invincible.” On Home School Valedictorian,
Philly-born singer/songwriter Rick DeJesus pens lyrics that are full of relatable pain and
pathos in songs like memorably intense rockers “Sick,” and “The Collapse,” rife with
heavy, edgy, melodic musicality, creating modern hard rock at once both eloquent and primal.
The last two years have been nothing short of amazing for Adelitas Way—playing at the
2010 Jets/Patriots game, touring arenas with bands including Theory Of A Deadman and
Shinedown, their song ‘Scream” in Saw 3D , not to mention “Invincible” becoming the
official theme song for WWE Superstars and used on the ‘CSI: Miami” finale. Yet while
DeJesus’ gratitude, positivity and charisma is palpable, he often comments lyrically on
the darker side of humanity. “The title Home School Valedictorian reflects the fact you
meet a lot of people who are ungrateful for the things they’ve been given in life,” the
singer notes. “When I think of a ‘Home School Valedictorian,’ I think of someone who’s
spoiled and very into themselves, they think they’re the only reason that the world’s
going around. I think that’s the opposite of what our band is; we’re very humble guys,
we’re very easygoing, we’re very outgoing. The fact that I get to wake up and play for
fans and play music, I’m beyond fortunate. But I’ve met a lot of people who don’t see it that way.”
While AllMusic said Adelitas Way “sizzles with rage, sex, and regret … the band kicks
up enough noise to satisfy even the most dogmatic hard rock junkie,” Home School
Valedictorian manages to be all that and more. Produced by “Invincible” co-writer Dave
Bassett (Shinedown, Josh Groban, Halestorm) and engineered by Tadpole (Disturbed,
Finger Eleven), the 11-song CD was recorded in late 2010 at Malibu’s Chateau Relaxo
studio, and showcases the band’s lyrical and musical growth. Both DeJesus’ early life in
a rough Philly neighborhood rife with drugs and violence, as well as more recent events,
inform AW’s songs. “The number one reason I wrote ‘Sick’ is because I’m a blue collar
guy, I come from a working family, I’ve worked my entire life,” he relates. “Sometimes
when your hard work is not recognized or you get fed up with everything, with not
having any money, it comes to a point where you’re like, ‘I’m sick of this.’ ‘Sick” is an
anthem for all the people who are sick of not getting to live the dream that they wanted to
live, because I felt that way at one point in my life, despite all my hard work. But
fortunately it ultimately paid off for me, but I’ll never forget where I came from, or the
hope I have for hard-working, good people.” Like their songs, even the band name came
via an emotional real-life experience—from an extreme encounter/adventure at an
infamous Tijuana bar/brothel called Adelita Bar in their early days of band-dom.
Another powerfully personal stand-out on Home School Valedictorian is the tune
“Alive.” DeJesus notes, “I didn’t want to make a record that was full of negative
moments in my life. ‘Alive’ is about the positive moments. It’s about being in love and
feeling great, having that feeling where everything feels right, you feel so invigorated.
You’re enjoying life, you’re cruising with your windows down, driving to San Diego,
getting ready to go to the beach, what’s not to like? If somebody’s having a bad day, I
feel like they can pop that song in and it can turn their day around.” The song “I Want to
Be,” co-written with Tyler Connolly from Theory of a Deadman, is about today’s socalled
‘rock stars,” who are no more than tabloid celebretards. “They don’t have talent,
they don’t write songs, they have nothing that they’re offering the world except, “Oh,
look at me, watch my show,’” observes DeJesus. “So the song is really saying, ‘I want to
be the one who’s getting lucky and not having to do anything; you’re famous for nothing.’”
While Adelitas Way was a stellar introduction to the band, Home School Valedictorian
defines and hones the lineup’s sound. “This CD is a massive step up. We didn’t say, ‘Oh,
we did great on our first record, let’s redo it.’ We set the bar so high on this record, we
really tried to outdo ourselves,” DeJesus explains. “Sure, we love bands like Three Days
Grace and Breaking Benjamin, but I don’t want to sound like anyone else. I want people
to hear us on the radio and say, ‘That’s Adelitas Way.’”
Indeed, both on tour and off—and on record—it’s clear Adelitas Way are a tightknit
bunch. While most bands can’t wait for the luxury of big tour buses and new homes,
Adelitas Way are just the opposite. They tour in a van, and are getting a band house
together in Vegas. As DeJesus explains: “I tend to be a reasonable, practical person, and
the number one thing I want to do is make sure the band can live. There was a point
where I feel we could have gotten into a bus, but financially, I wanted to make sure we’re
always smart with our money. We don’t tour the country just to tell people ‘I’m in a
fancy bus.’ We pull our van and trailer we drag with all our gear up to the venues and
bust out the barbecue and the lawn chairs and hang out and just enjoy ourselves.” That
camaraderie is clear in the grooves of Home School Valedictorian: “We love each other,
that’s what I think makes this record so special. This was more of a band album than our
debut, very much a total collaborative effort.”
In keeping with their all-for-one-and-one-for-all outlook, Adelitas Way won’t leave a gig
until every waiting AW fan has met the band or gotten autographs. “I mean, we’ve
played at festivals for 75,000 people, our first single (“Invincible”) broke top five at
active rock, and it’s all because of the people who listen to us,” says DeJesus. “We’ll
never forget that. We’re blessed.”
Hailing from the heart of Chicago, Punch Cabbie is a band that stands for three things: Energy, Entertainment, and Action! With an open mind approach based largely on live performance and writing new music, Punch Cabbie has forged a sound all their own. Heavy ripping guitars set a path for the aggressive onslaught of vocals, pounding drums and driving bass. Its fast. Its fun. It makes you want to move! Practice like you play attitude shows in the energetic and sometimes off-the-wall stage presence. Punch Cabbie brings their own eclectic style to stage, featuring the melody of Metal, heavy beats of Hardcore, do-it-yourself of Alternative, and pop cynicism of Punk. This high-energy fusion of ideas results in a music experience unlike any other. For best results, view Punch Cabbie live!
Death Grip Clothing is excited to announce our endorsement deal with Chicago natives Imperial Sons. We look forward to having them represent our company. Welcome to the Brotherhood!
Imperial Sons have hit the ground running as Chicago‘s newest progressive rock band. Formed in 2008, the Sons’ style in an aggressive mix of modern progressive rock and old school hardcore break downs. Imperial Sons are 1 mic, 2 axe’s, 3amps, 4 swinging limbs, and 5 talented musicians ready to explode your ear drums with rock.
