Reptoids

Description:

Name:

Reptoids

Screen Name:

Reptoids

Years Together:

3

Level Of Commitment:

Very Committed

Gigs Played:

50 to 100

Tend to Practice:

2-3 times per week

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 myspace 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 www.myspace.com/reptoids

reptoidsrock[at]yahoo[dot]com

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

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

Equipment List:

Marshall JCM 800s, Bogner 4X12 cabs

Members Of Band:

Karen, Melissa, and Dan

Audio/Video Downloads

1. We Are the Wolves.m4a