Oregon Heavy Metal Musical Groups - Floater, 36 Crazyfists, Agalloch, Black 'n Blue, Yob, Saint, Toxic Holocaust, Wehrmacht, Spazztic Blurr (Paperback)

Chapters: Floater, 36 Crazyfists, Agalloch, Black 'n Blue, Yob, Saint, Toxic Holocaust, Wehrmacht, Spazztic Blurr, L'ac phale, Ninth Moon Black. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland, Oregon. They were started in 1993 by Robert Wynia, Peter Cornett and David Amador. They are known for their progressive concept albums, stylized storytelling, intense live performances, and devoted fanbase. Floater routinely sells out local venues in Oregon and periodically plays shows in the neighboring states of Washington, California, and Idaho. Floater has played a variety of venues, including CBGB in New York and the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. The band was also a musical guest for Live Wire on OPB radio. Floater was formed in Eugene, Oregon in 1993 by singer/bassist Robert Wynia and drummer Peter Cornett. This was after they had left the band Henry's Child in the same year. They quickly recruited guitarist Dave Amador after spotting a posting of his at a local guitar shop. The new trio recorded a four-song demo and began playing small garage parties and eventually at the University of Oregon. Later, Floater recorded a nine-song demo which impressed the indie record label Elemental, who signed them soon after. Floater's first full-length album, Sink, was released in 1994 and contained some songs from the demos. One year later, a second full-length album was released, Glyph, which increased the band's popularity in the Pacific Northwest and allowed them to tour further east into Arizona, Utah and Texas. With the popularity of their song "The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy" and the help of then soon-to-be defunct national Z Rock radio station, Floater's airplay increased greatly. The station shut down in late 1...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=154551