Living The Dream by Rictus Grin

Bent on upholding integrity and unity amongst their metal brethren, Rictus Grin created an annual Doomsday Music Festival and encouraged other bands to value the scene by setting an austere example. Having recorded 5 albums-selling 1000 copies of the 2003 release "Taste the Steel" and performing with an impressive list of metal icons, Rictus Grin is bent on touring and ruthlessly pursuing a fully immersed metal lifestyle. With current members Dave Moran on bass, Jeff Lamers on drums and Larry Weeks on guitar/vocals their onslaught of metal is heavier and far more disturbing than ever before. They have unified in an honorable menacing force determined to continue living the dream.

Major Accomplishments:

Originators of Annual Doomsday Showcase 2000-2005

Regional band of the week on WJJO Madison 1/2005

Opened for Metal Church and 3 Inches of Blood

Local Support for Ministry and Thrill Kill Kult

Showcased for Columbia and Epic Records w/Xtreme Music Group

Peformed at Summerfest 2K4 Opening for Damage Plan

Performed with Morbid Angel, Suffocation and Satyricon

Performed with Iced Earth and Exodus

Peformed with King Diamond and Anthrax

Performed with Meshuggah and Strapping Young Lad

Featured on AFB Indie Site Roster 2004 & 2005

Headlined Tony's Annual Birthday Bash 2004

Setup and Performed at Allenton (1000 in attendance)

Performed at Summerfest 2K2 with Judas Priest

Press: "If your taste is geared towards the metal edge, maybe all the smile you need can be found in Rictus Grin"-Brian Barney; Shepherd Express

"This was actually one of the best live shows I've ever seen, tons of energy, great music and sound, and they had great crowd feedback."-Cthulhu; Lunar Hypnosis

"Their gothic metal is heavier than six feet of dirt bearing down, offering enough eardrum-destroying intensity to wake the dead. Tight guitar harmonization, beefy bass, and guttural vocals are carried by explosively churning drums to create tough rock and tempo changes that will throw a metronome off course."-Brian Barney; Shepherd Express

Rictus Grin Has Performed With: Motorhead, Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, King Diamond, Suffocation, Satyricon, Exodus, Iced Earth, Children of Bodom, Anthrax, Mudvayne, Judas Priest, Strapping Young Lad, Damageplan, Metal Church, 3 Inches of Blood, Meshuggah, Trauma Concept, Nocturne, Single Bullet Theory, Novembers Doom, Entombed, Evergray, Strychnine, Lamb of God, Beyond Therapy, Forest Fire, Katella, Muzzy Luctin, D.O.T.A.C., Underthrat, Onus, Abstraction, Dumah, Spud Monkey, Floating Face Down, Nailwounds, L.O.W., Fade, White Knuckle Trip, 9MM Solution, Roast, Bastard Sun, Putrid Pile, Snooky, Carbellion, MAI, Hollow Complex, Shallow Ground, BC3, Destiss, Dark Shift, Decapitado, Straightline, For this I Have Fallen, and many more!

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