|  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | Bio of the Artist | "Bloodroot, a powerful, groove-laden quartet hailing from Brooklyn,
NY, has come to take the hard music scene by storm. With a bottom
end as low as a snake's belly, backed by some killer fretwork and an
overall hard rock power punch, this outfit has got the riffs, rhythms
and rhymes to take care of all of your heavy business.
There's a plethora of influences here, from the grungy
(Alice In Chains, BADMOTORFINGER-era Soundgarden)
to the metallic (Helmet, Life Of Agony), which helps shape
this band into a true rock machine, able to grind out at
any given notice, but also displaying depth to go the extra mile."
-Mike SOS - Americore Magazine
Bloodroot is Johnny Young on lead vocal and guitars,
Roman on bass and backing vocals, Doug Vannoni on guitars and
backing vocals, and Ross Kantor - one of the best drummers out there.
Combining the awesome trademark of crunchy guitars through
Marshall Amps with driving, hard hitting drum beats with a mixture of
undeniably infectious vocal melodies and tasty harmonies, Bloodroot has
begun to define their own style which while influenced by many is perfectly
suited to today's music world - Darkly melodic hard rock with a
touch of psychedelia. Drawing on inspiration provided by everybody from
Black Sabbath and the Beatles to Kurt Cobain and Alice In Chains,
Bloodroot's first release, the self-titled EP, received substantial college
radio airplay in the Northeast and Midwest as well as rotation on
"the Music Choice" Digital Satellite rock station as well as charting on CMJ.
followed with touring the country numerous times in their white
Ford Econoline van.
2006 Brings Bloodroot overseas with tours in England and Holland
to follow their 2005 album release, "Deep" which charted on FMQB and
the CMJ Loud Music Chart as well as rotation on US specialty shows and
commercial radio. Some Bloodroot tour photos have been found on
http://www.popfotograaf.nl.
Bloodroot crafts songs that are intelligent and intense.
Their sound is hard rock with touches of grunge, melodic,
metal and psychedelic. 'Save Me' is the forceful opener
with its bold rhythms, dramatic brakes, low-tuned,
metal guitars and potent vocals. 'My Mistakes'
combines hard rock textures with melodic
but strong vocals. The drumming is dynamic
melding with beguiling bass lines and
sizzling guitars. 'Live For Tomorrow' starts
off with subtle instrumentation and vocals
but slowly builds up intensity, climaxing at
a soaring guitar lead. Bloodroot's latest
release is aptly named, as their music is
Deep, dark and decisive!
-Laura T Lynch of Kweevak.com | | |
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