Bang Camaro
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For the band's self titled album and a song by that band, see Bang Camaro (album).
| Bang Camaro | |
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 Alex Necochea and Bryn Bennett
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Labels | Black Sword, 8th Impression Music and Fontana/Universal |
| Associated acts | The Good North, The Model Sons, Reverse, The Vershok, Noble Rot, The Snowleopards, The Distinguished Members, Moki, Taxpayer, Hooray For Earth, Leslie, Slaughter, Electric Six |
| Website | http://www.bangcamaro.com |
| Members | |
| Alex Necochea - Guitar Bryn Bennett - Guitar Dave 'Doz' Riley - Bass Peter McCarthy - Drums Rodrigo Van Stoli - Vocals Morgan Brown - Vocals Nick Given - Vocals Richie Hoss - Vocals Glen Fant - Vocals Steve Trombley - Vocals Zach Given - Vocals Jake Given - Vocals Jay Clifford - Vocals J. David Nugent - Vocals James Fant - Vocals Justin Buckley - Vocals |
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| Former members | |
| Andy Dole - Drums Dylan Halacy - Drums Graeme Hall - Vocals Jay Marsh - Vocals Keith Wales - Vocals Maclaine Diemer - Guitar, Keyboard Max Heinegg - Vocals Mike McKay - Vocals Mike Soltoff - Vocals Mike Oor - Guitar Nate Wells - Vocals Robb Waters - Vocals |
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Bang Camaro is a hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea, it is composed of members of various indie rock bands from the area. Bang Camaro is currently signed with Black Sword Records, 8th Impression Music, and Fontana/Universal[1].
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Style
The band is composed of a bassist, a drummer, two guitarists, and a full choir of lead singers comprising anywhere from eight to twelve vocalists. The band's music is somewhat similar in style to late-'70s and '80s metal. The basic song structure highlights catchy choruses and integrates as many guitar solos as possible.
The band cites as influences Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, and arena rock bands like Skid Row, Iron Maiden, and Dokken. "I would call us anthem rock," said Alex Necochea. "We're really not heavy metal. I think our focus is more on writing great singles, as best as we can make them. That's just something Bryn and I grew up on. We're big fans of melody and big driving hooks, that sort of thing."[2]
Discography
Albums
- Bang Camaro (2007)
- Bang Camaro II (2008)
Compilations
- From Toronto With Love (Virgin Mobile Festival Compilation) (2007) - features a live version of "Out on the Streets"
Songs featured in video games
- "Rock of Mages" is on the PC game Titan Quest.
- "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" is on the game Guitar Hero 2.
- "Nightlife Commando" is packaged with the game Phase for the iPod.
- "Pleasure (Pleasure)" is on the game Rock Band.
- "Rock Rebellion" is downloadable content for the Rock Band series.
- "Night Lies" is on the game Rock Band 2.
- "Revolution" is on the game The Sims 3.
- "Revolution" is on the game Madden NFL 10, and is featured in its trailer.
- "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" is on Rock Band Network
Songs featured in films and TV
- "Out On the Streets" is featured in the 2007 Teton Gravity Research film Lost and Found when Erik Roner SkiBase jumps off Cajun Couloir. (The clip was later used at the Macworld 2008 Keynote by Steve Jobs to illustrate the Podcast feature of Apple TV.)
- "Rock Rebellion" is featured in the 2008 Teton Gravity Research film Under the Influence during the Ian McIntosh segment.
- "Push Push (Lady Lightning)," "Swallow the Razor," and "Out On the Streets" were performed on American Chopper in the 2007 fall season.
- "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" was played on the 2007 MTV Movie Awards during the clip for "Best Kiss" nominee Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and again when the award was accepted by Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen.
- "Revolution," "Blood Red Rock," and "Pleasure (Pleasure)" were performed on Standing Room Only on January 4, 2009.
- "Revolution," "Blood Red Rock," and "Swallow the Razor" were performed on Fearless Music on January 5, 2009.
- "Revolution" was performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 6, 2009.
- "Revolution" and "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" were performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 30, 2009.
- "Out On The Streets" is featured in an episode of HBO's Entourage (2009)
Additional member affiliations
- Bryn Bennett was a member of the bands The Model Sons and Reverse.
- Alex Necochea & Dave Riley were members of the band The Good North; Alex performed with Bleu.
- Morgan Brown was a content designer and Bryn Bennett was a programmer at Iron Lore Entertainment, developers of Titan Quest, for which Bang Camaro wrote the song "Rock of Mages"[3]
- Richie Hoss & Rodrigo Van Stoli are members of Noble Rot.[4]
- Nick Given, Steve Trombley, Alex Necochea & Pete McCarthy were members of the band The Vershok at various points in history.[5]
- Glen and James Fant were members of the band The Distinguished Members.
- Dylan Halacy performed with Bleu.
- Mike Oor is lead guitarist for the band the Snowleopards and ex-member of Runner & the Thermodynamics.
- Mike McKay is also known as "Mistaker," a traveling DJ based in Boston, MA.
- Max Heinegg has a solo musical career.
- Keith Wales is a member of the band St. Helena.
- Andy Dole is a member of the band the Bon Savants.
- Graeme Hall was a member of the bands The Vershok and Moki.
- Jay Marsh & Maclaine Diemer are members of the band Taxpayer; Maclaine performs with Bleu and was co-host of the podcast from grouphug.us called Audiocrush.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Ayala Ben-Yehuda. "Billboard". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id78469d81136853995d45fc78a7907a7. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Interview with Alex Necochea, David Shankbone, Wikinews, October 8, 2007.
- ^ 05:36 AM. "Bang Camaro Album Release - Titan Quest Forums". Titanquest.net. http://www.titanquest.net/forums/fan-web-sites-advertisements/12370-bang-camaro-album-release.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "MySpace.com - Noble Rot - Boston, Massachusetts - Rock / Rock / Rock - www.myspace.com/noblerotband". Myspace.com. 2008-12-26. http://www.myspace.com/noblerotband. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "MySpace.com - The Vershok - BOSTON, Massachusetts - Rock - www.myspace.com/thevershok". Myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/thevershok. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Group Hug | Anonymous online confessions". Audiocrush.us. http://www.audiocrush.us. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
External links
- Bang Camaro's official website
- Official Bang Camaro Street Team on Fancorps.com
- Bang Camaro's Official MySpace Page
- The Second Supper interview with Bryn Bennett
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