Drainage X's sound comes from many years of combined experience. Drainage X keeps the music heavy but courageously intimidating at the same time. Whether you're listening to one of the CDs, or watching them live in concert, there is a guarantee you'll never forget them. Drainage X live is a production in itself, with "Giant", the biggest little man in the world, who hurls Skittles and other candy into and at the audience. Drainage X usually provides food at their shows, which is greatly appreciated by their fans, because one of their primary sponsors is Port Of Subs. Drainage X started in November 2002, and is originally from Lancaster, California. They are currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and have been for several years. Crystel Sins (the Drainage X manager) helped put together the band by bringing together a couple of great musicians she knew professionally (Animal [lead guitar], Spider [bass], and Evil [lead vocals]) Blood Bath, the 2003 EP, was written by Drainage X during eight long months in the garage, after which they were prepared to begin doing live shows and touring. The response was overwhelming, and it was at that point that they knew they had something special. Audiences everywhere loved the sound, make up, costumes, and live show presence of the band, and Drainage X was encouraged to continue writing, performing, and perfecting the band. They began entering, and subsequently winning, multiple "Battle of the Bands" shows, both locally and nationally. Drainage X has been represented and recognized by awards at such shows as The New York International Music Festival (2004) which included bands from both coasts, and Schooners, a venue in Lancaster, California. Their first show that they had in Las Vegas was on Halloween, 2003, while they were still living in California. The band underwent several personnel changes, but have assembled a line-up which is here to stay. They are proud of the fact that they have all of the original "core members", and have made it through a whole lot of "drummer drama" to get to where they are now. Before Drainage X, Evil (lead vocals) played guitar in a death metal band called Dead Weight. He listened to music like Death, Dio, Black Sabbath and Pantera. These influences can be heard in the music written by Drainage X. Animal(lead guitar) studied musicians such as Jimmy Page, Michael Schaenker, Joe Satriani, David Gillmore, and Frank Zappa. Spider (bass guitar) has a more funky side, and has been inspired by the likes of Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, and Frank Zappa as well. Rodent was more of a punk rocker when he joined Drainage X, listening to Pennywise, NoFX, and The Dead Kennedies, but still includes bands like Pantera, Slayer, Korn, Head P.E., and Snot as some of his primary musical influences. They have a strong national fan base which gets larger every day because of hard work and effort to expose the band and their music through internet sites which range from our own websites, drainage-x.com (online now) and drainagex.net (online soon), myspace.com, live365.com, taxi.com, googlevideo.com, talentmatch.com, sonicbids.com, youtube.com, and many other forms of media. Together Drainage X has created a unique sound which they believe represents the best of the new sound of metal and they plan to market it to the fullest extent.
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