Down The Beaten Path by Sciatica

The group, which saw bassist Chris join the fray in November 2004 and drummer Jarrod in April 2005, has already played shows in Birmingham, Huntsville, Decatur, Montgomery, Dothan, Nashville, Chattanooga, Gainesville, and Chicago, not to mention a host of other towns and cities throughout Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida. Along the way they've played alongside bands like Psyopus (Metal Blade Records) and Look What I Did (Combat Records), among others. During the summer and fall the group plans to expand their reach as they tour throughout the US, including stops in New York, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, and Seattle, where they will spread their music and the emotional and intense live show that accompanies it. Despite being around for just over two years, the members of Sciatica bring a wealth of previous experience to the band. Together, the four have been in roughly 8 million bands, give or take a band or two. Mike (lead vocals/guitar/mystical tattoos) spent the last 10-12 years punishing subservient ears in Pain Factor, PKD, XForthwrightX (on Morphine Records . . .F5 division), Grounded, Crown of Thorns, and a host of other bands whose names and legacies, like the most evil and fearsome of creatures, are best left unspoken. Chris (bass/bionic piercings) logged time in Severed Sanity and Burning the Flames at Both Ends. Jarrod (drums/thundersticks) played in 3rd Degree, Crackbox, and other indie bands. Christine (lead vocals/banshee) seems like she's been doing this for years, although she's actually the group's lone newcomer. Now signed to New York indie Dreamscape Records, Sciatica is poised to unleash a unique brand of Hardcore Buddha Metal upon the world. Mike's growling vocals coexist alongside Christine's cleaner tones. Brutal guitar riffs march alongside subterranean basslines that seem to be digging their way deep into the darkest recesses of the human soul, while rapid-fire drumming holds the whole thing together. Sciatica is 100% real, 100% scary, and 100 % genuine. They've been biding their time up until now, but the group is ready to explode upon the scene and redefine the very meaning of extreme metal. This is only the beginning . . . . A review of the band's EP can be found at http://www.metalreview.com

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