THIS TORTURED SOUL BAND PAGE
 THIS TORTURED SOUL
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CURRENT NAME
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This Tortured Soul |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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USA |
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STATUS
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Disbanded |
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FORMED IN
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GENRE
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Metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2004-05-03, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2004-05-03, 00:00 |
It seems like all you hear about anymore is "Alternative" music and
every band seems to want to be the last one to get on the bandwagon to
success. The easy way. Just cop the latest hair style, play out of tune
and you'll be the next big thing. This Tortured Soul is not an
alternative band. They are not a flavor of the month. They are a real band that
plays music the only way they know how.
Loud, heavy and straight from the gut.
This Tortured Soul started about two and a half years ago. Todd
Guerrieri and Chuck Robinson, long time aquaintences since Chuck's days in
N.M.E., got together with some friends to jam on some cover tunes. Todd
knew a bass player, James Babcock and Chuck knew a vocalist, Scot Edgell,
from his days in N.M.E. and Dofka. Immediately, there was a great
chemistry. They started writing new songs and in a few weeks recorded their
first demo. Before the four had ever played a show, they drove to LA in
September of 1994 to attend the Concrete Marketing Foundations Forum.
While soaking in sun, beer, cheap perfume and a lot of information, they
returned to Pittsburgh charged for bigger and better things.
In December of 1994, they began recording "Gravity", a six song CD.
After it's release in the following spring, it slowly circulated the
world, earning critical praise wherever it was heard, a perfect combination
of riffs, grove and melody. All the while the band played wherever they
could to build a loyal following. The word was getting around. In
August of 1996, This Tortured Soul released their second demo. The new demo
perhaps is the best sample yet of This Tortured Soul live. It's raw,
but never sounds sloppy. Heavy but not pointless. Not alternative, but
the alternative.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
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Buy This Tortured Soul albums
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