Reptoids + Band in Chicago, IL

SEEKING

ABOUT

Reptoids are looking for a new bassist to join in an all - original established Chicago band that kicks some ass with mind bullets!

We're looking for an experienced, hard hitting, rhythm focused bassist (not a lead guitarist looking to play bass on the side. Also prefer 4-string bassist). We'll be rehearsing 2x/wk and playing shows a min 2x/month around Chicago and nearby cities. Potentially several mini-tours over long weekends as well. We've got a few records, but the new stuff primarily heard on our from the Slayed EP is the direction we're headed.

Influences include:

* High on Fire
* The Life and Times
* Mastodon
* Sleater-Kinney
* Black Sabbath
* PJ Harvey
* Planes Mistaken for Stars
* Marnie Stern
* Dinosaur Jr
* Queens of the Stone Age
* Gang of Four
* The Jesus Lizard.

Here's some early reviews of the new record:

* "The three-track Slayed, goes from ferocious ("We Are the Wolves") to playful in an I-step-on-your-face kind of way ("Tramp Stamp")" Chicago Reader
* "A pair of new influences has begun to seep in: metal and a proclivity for catchy vocal melodies" The Onion
* "Punky and spunky, the Reptoids growl in a way that recalls a darker L7 on their new album Slayedd" Time Out Chicago

Songs available on ./reptoids

reptoidsrock[at][dot]com

We're big fans of the P-Bass and Ampeg SVT-II Pro :)

Screen name:

Reptoids

Member since:

Jul 10 2008

Active within 1 month

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years together:

3

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Age:

42 years

Influences

Mudhoney, X, Black Sabbath, Pixies, Breeders, The Germs, Melvins, Polly Jean Harvey, Green River, Iggy, Sonic Youth, QOTSA, Slayer, L7, Motorhead, Acid King, the Cure, Nirvana, Discharge, Fugazi, Dead Kennedys, Jesus Lizard, The Donnas, High on Fire, Girlschool, Misfits, Converge, Helmet, Maiden

Members Of Band

Karen, Melissa, and Dan

EQUIPMENT

Marshall JCM 800s, Bogner 4X12 cabs

MUSIC