Droid (band)
Droid | |
---|---|
Origin | Long Beach, California, United States |
Genres | Groove metal , metalcore |
Years active | 1997–2010 |
Labels | Emotional Syphon Recordings |
Associated acts |
The Deadlights Corporate Avenger |
Website | Official site |
Members |
Jamie Teissere Bruce Childress Nick McWells Ryan Burchfield |
Past members |
Duke James Eason Dirt E Bryan FIL |
Droid (sometimes typeset as -D-R-O-I-D- or DROID as to fit their official logo) is an American Heavy metal/Death metal band from Long Beach, California currently signed to Korn member James "Munky" Shaffer's record label Emotional Syphon Records.
History
Droid was signed to Emotional Syphon Records after Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer saw them perform at the world-renowned Whiskey-A-Go-Go.[1] The band accompanied Korn and Limp Bizkit on their 2003 Back 2 Basics tour, as well as the 2006 and 2007 installments of the Family Values Tour.[2]
Droid also served as backing musicians for Korn bassist Fieldy's side project Fieldy's Dreams.[3]
The band was voted 2007 newcomer of the year at The Gauntlet, and the music video for "Fueled By Hate" was voted the No. 11 video of 2007 on MTV2's Headbangers Ball.[4][5]
Droid released a free new song "Condemn the Weak" in 2009 on Droidmusic.com in anticipation of following-up their self-titled 2007 album, but it never materialized. The band is currently defunct.[6]
Former bass player Wilfred "Duke" Collins died on March 22, 2015.[7]
Discography
Title | Release date | Label | Track listing |
---|---|---|---|
Demo | 2001 | Independent | Track listing 1.Burning Skies |
Demo | 2002 | Independent | Track listing 1.Leave This Behind |
Arizona EP | 2002 | Independent | Track listing 1.Priceless |
Swallow the Cure | 2003 | Independent | Track listing 1.Swallow the cure |
Swallow the Cure | 2006 | Emotional Syphon Records | |
Droid | July 10, 2007 | Emotional Syphon Records | Track listing 1.The Resurrection |
Members
Current
Jamie Teissere – guitar (1997 - current)
Bruce Childress - guitar (1997 - current)
Nick McWells – drums (2005 - current)
Ryan Burchfield - bass (2007 - current)
Former
James Eason – vocals (1997–2010)
Alan Mendoza (Band Founder) - bass (1996–2000)
Dirt E - bass (2001, 2004–2005)
Bryan - bass (2002–2004)
Wilfred "Duke" Collins - bass (2005–2007)
Fil Rebellato - drums (2002–2004)
Interviews
References
- ↑ DROIDMUSIC.COM the official site of DROID on Emotional Syphon Recordings
- ↑ Blabbermouth.Net - Droid Added To Family Values Tour
- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DROID Finish Tracking Instruments For New CD
- ↑ The Gauntlet :: - Heavy Metal - News - Videos - Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics
- ↑ Roadrunner Records
- ↑ http://www.braingell.com/?p=37742. Missing or empty
|title=
(help) - ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jerrymontano1/posts/10152665586611408. Missing or empty
|title=
(help)