By Chris Rockwell

The cops stormed the room…again.  Rob and I were sunk into the beer-stained couch ready for a show when the door swung open. We slowly glanced over at each other, grinned and sat back waiting to see where this King Duce trip would take us.Ten minutes earlier, we were rolling up into the hills to watch this heavy metal band called “How Dare The Dawn”.  As we pulled up, Derrick the drummer was flying in on his street bike just in time for practice.  The guys were hanging outside finishing up a last smoke before heading in to work.  Ironically, Derrick’s grandma owned the place.  This sweet old lady let these crazy guys convert her one room guesthouse into a practice studio and rip it up every evening at 6.  It came complete with beer and cookies.   Now that’s a cool grandma!!

The first thing I noticed when I walked into the studio was the wall.  It was a disturbing tapestry of old blankets and musty egg-crates stapled and nailed up for soundproofing,
(the cops were there, so I think it’s safe to say that the egg crates didn’t do shit!).
And the room was finished off with tasty old school Maiden and Sabbath posters and a neon Olympia Beer sign from the old days.   The scene summoned the ghosts of Dime Bag, Sabbath and Skynyrd for sure, and once the guys laid into their first song; I knew they could bring it, they weren’t perfect, but they had an attitude and heavy riffs that kicked us in the teeth.
I loved it.

These guys are in-your-face the entire song.  They showed respect to the old school veterans like Sabbath and Pantera.  And they twist their own psycho hooks from a mix of heavy influences to create a sound that’s all their own.
They definitely pack a punch.
Be on the lookout for their first studio tracks coming this spring.
And make sure you catch “How Dare The Dawn” when they come through your town!