Infinite system

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Infinite System
Origin	Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Heavy Metal Hard Rock Rock
Years active	2004 - present
Label(s)	Seventh Level Records
Website	http://www.myspace.com/infinitesystem
Members
Mark Usurin Steve Barboza Luke Sheridan Dave Cohen

Infinite System is an American Heavy Metal band based in Mount Vernon, New York. They are currently represented by Seventh Level Records, and have played several shows in the NYC / Westchester, NY area.

1 The Story
2 History
3 The Sound
4 Current Members
5 Albums
6 References

[edit] The Story

3:14 AM, April 20th, 2006.
The weather was just warming after a harsh, deadly winter. Project IS001 was progressing smoothly, when out of nowhere, sheer sonic chaos erupted from a lab at a suspected American “black site.” Pulsating guitar riffs and heart-pounding bass frequencies fused together with intense percussive rhythms created a maniacal force that has rapidly emblazoned its mark on the music industry. The individual subjects have yet to be identified; however their lore is spreading like a wildfire throughout the NYC area. The newly-formed alliance with Seventh Level Records has propelled Infinite System from the realm of the enigmatic to the domain of the prominent. October 23rd, 2007 saw the public release of Project IS001, code-named “Human Race.” The future holds the key to the questions left unanswered.

[edit] History

Infinite System started playing in March 2004 under the name, "Something Wicked," in a basement in Mt. Vernon, NY. It started with friends Dave Cohen and Mark Usurin, and when Dave called Steve Barboza to jam, the initial lineup was complete. They started out by jamming on different songs written by Mark and Steve, something that would evolve into a unique style in the future. The band practiced consistently for a long time without a bass player. It was becoming difficult for the band because they felt that they were ready to start performing at bars and clubs, but felt they should wait until they found a bassist to complete the lineup and have a fuller sound. In November 2004, the original three went in to a recording studio to produce a demo CD consisting of 5 original tracks: Fire Gods, Human Race, Empty Treasure, Filled, and an Instrumental track (now titled "Something Wicked").

For the first two years, Something Wicked searched for a bass player. Posting ad after ad, the band was not able to find who they were looking for. Seeing no positive results, they recruited a good friend (who in the meantime had his own band as well) to fill in on bass for the purpose of playing shows. Without a permanent bass player, they were able to play such legendary NYC clubs as CBGB's and The Continental. Things were going quite well for the unknown band, until their fill-in bassist went away to school, thus making it impossible for him to help the band anymore. The guys felt that they were not going to be able to take the next logical step in their musical endeavors until they found a permanent bassist, which was also affecting their overall happiness with the band. With tensions mounting and time becoming a factor, the re-posting of classified ads would continue, this time at an even more frantic pace. Something Wicked got a big break in April 2006, when Luke Sheridan saw their ad posted on an online bulletin board and wrote to them. The band set up an audition, liked what they heard, and, after two years of searching, they had found the bass player they needed.

The band traveled to a Queens, NY night club to debut their new lineup. They also played several open mic nights and shows a local bar in Hawthorne, NY and are slowly gaining a substantial following. They are now represented by a local independent record label, Seventh Level Records, which prompted the band name change to Infinite System due to legal issues. The band currently has several shows booked in to 2007, a new CD on the way, and several other plans in store to make 2007 the best year yet.

[edit] The Sound

Infinite System's style engulfs several different aspects of rock and metal. Mark and Steve come from similar backgrounds in taste and style as far as listening to music, yet have completely different songwriting styles. Steve always wrote songs with the intention of being instrumental, therefore they are more guitar-driven and metal-riff oriented. His writing is more inspired by some of the great metal bands such as: Metallica, Megadeth, and Black Sabbath. Mark has always written more traditional 'complete' songs, with lyrics and music in the style of bands such as Pearl Jam. Those that know the band can tell which songs were written by each member. Every IS song has a touch of each other's personal style and ability, but still remains true to the writer's original ideas. Songs are written usually by an individual member, then brought to the band to learn, hearing each member's input as far as arrangements and tempos, until everybody is happy with a song. Due to each member having such a distinctly separate writing style, the songs by Infinite System can either be soft, heavy, fast, slow, or all of the above. They are truly a band that does not fit one particular genre or style, and to their credit, have received several commendations on their songs to date.