Band BiosWYLIE KUHN - GUITAR
Born July 8th, 1990, in Tomball Texas, Wylie has lived his whole life in the triad area of North Carolina. He bought his first guitar at the Camel Pawn Shop in Winston-Salem for $80 and hasn't stopped playing since. He taught himself guitar for about 6 months before getting stuck. Frustrated with his inability to play difficult music, he began taking lessons from Ryan Reedy (who taught Dusty Waring from "Between the Buried and Me" to play guitar). BTBAM is also one of Wylie's favorite bands) He has been taking lessons and music theory from Ryan for about 8 months and has drastically improved his guitar technique. Wylie has become the technical member of the band. Using his knowledge of scales and times he holds down the fort making sure that the songs are perfect. His favorite genre of music is heavy metal.
Favorite Bands
Lamb of God, Pantera, Metallica, Between The Buried and me, Bloodjinn, Unearth, Children of Bodom, Das War, God Forbid
FAVORITE SONG TO PLAY ON GUITAR: Hourglass-Lamb of God.
ZEPHYR GOZA - GUITAR/VOCALS
Born September 25, 1990, Zephyr founded the band with Wylie. He is responsible for writing most of the raw material that later becomes the band's finished songs. He taught himself to play guitar in a single day in 2005, and he has been singing his whole life. When asked what he would say to anyone that didn't like his band, he replied, "Stop smoking crack."
His hobbies include sarcasm, doing things that are politically incorrect, and endangering himself and others for the sake of amusement.
Favorite Bands
Green Day, Lustra, NOFX, The Unseen, Anti-Flag, Sum-41, Blink-182, Social Distortion, The Offspring
SAINT CRASH - DRUMS
Saint Crash was born on December 4th, 1990, in Durham, NC. He has played the drums for 9 years, and is currently taking lessons from Mike Fowler. He also plays the guitar, bass guitar, the piano, the harmonica, and the penny whistle. He is one of the founding members of the band and is responsible for writing some of the music that the band plays, in particular the more humorous songs, such as the hidden track off of the Hated Nation album. His favorite genres of music include folk, rock, hardcore rock, and metal. Currently he is working on producing a solo acoustic album. His hobbies include playing video games, making jewelry, doing crossword puzzles, bicycling, fooling around with and fixing electronics, and of course, taking long walks on the beach.
Favorite Bands
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avenged Sevenfold, The Beatles, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, My Chemical Romance, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Green Day, The Eagles, Fall Out Boy, System of a Down, and Don McLean.
NOAH SWANSON - BASS
Born June 27, 1991 Noah joined the band after his car crash. After practicing with the band it became apparent the he was perfect for the band. In one practice session he learned the entire 9-song set-list for the bands upcoming gig, including a two-part rock opera.
Utilizing complicated bass lines to take the bands music to a whole new level, Noah is a driving force within the band.
Noah learned everything he knows about music from taking piano lessons for 4 years prior to joining the band. His love of music also originated here, playing classical and romantic pieces as well as popular music. Once he quit taking piano lessons, he then began to play the guitar and bass guitar... which is pretty obvious, I guess.
Favorite Bands
Coheed and Cambria, Underoath, Senses Fail, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, The Sleeping, Bayside, He Is Legend, Mastodon, The Prize Fighter Inferno, Silverstein, Rush, Anti-Flag, Foo Fighters, and many many many many many many many others.
