After touring nationally for 5 years as Painful Pleasure, guitarists and former vocalists Rich Bova and Chip Calise reformed in 2003 as Best Friend Solitude. With Bova and Calise sharing the vocal and lead Guitar duties, and dropping a full length album "Believe" they decided that things were still not right and decided to rebuild Best Friend Solitude with a whole new sound.. The only way that was gonna happend was for Calise to go back to Drums and Rich play Lead Guitar, while dave stayed on bass. The search for the right Vocalist was the next step in B.F.S's mind. With relentless search they found Mike Daniels, a vocalist with a range and style unlike no other, chopping in metal with hardcore and hip-hop...The new group clicked quick and soon was writng new material and are now ready to show the world a new breed of metal...
The band describes their sound as 'new old school.' It's based on a dynamic in-your-face sound and style of guitar driven riffs and choppy hardcore unforgiving vocals. What sets Best Friend Solitude apart is a finesse amidst the aggression that bands today are seemingly unable to capture.
Lyrically, B.F.S. taps into situations and emotions that everyone - male female, young or old - has lived through at one time or another. Whether that's positive or negative all depends on one's perspective.
Live in concert, it's all about power and energy. From start to finish, B.F.S. is relentlessly assaulting without missing a step musically.
Best Friend Solitude Has shared the stage with many huge acts including,
Hatebreed, Mercyful Fate, Meshuggah, Six Feet Under, Overkill, Shadows Fall
WE are Booking NOW so please contact us!!!!! All Booking info please contact us HERE or email
[email protected] for more info thankyou and check out every single band on our page they all ROCK
Best Friend Solitude
OUR STOMPING GROUNDS TO DATE~
Sept 30, 2006~The Green Room (Providence, RI) aka Snookers w/ SOMA CITY, RIVERSIDE AND A FEW OTHERS
Oct 5, 2006~ The Living Room (Providence, RI) w/ VANNA, A STAIND GLASS ROMANCE, NILIEST, ELMHURST, THE VITAL MIGHTS
Oct 14, 2006~ The Riverside (Danielson, CT) (head~lining) w/ TRAIN OF THOUGHT, HELLBORN, WAITING FOR REVENGE
Oct 29, 2006~KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) w/ WRECKONING, SHADOWCELL, LOST PROJECT, BROKEN SKIES, SUPERHINGE, SUPERKOLLIDER, A DIFFERENT SELF (from Baltimore, MD), MURDOC
Nov 1, 2006~The Lucky Dog (Worcester, MA) w/ SOFAKINGZ ( From Albany NY)
Nov 10, 2006~PJ O'Conners (Jewett City, CT) w/ 60 GRIT, THE ENTH, N.M.E, STRYFE
Nov 29 2006~JR'S Bourbon St. Rock House (Mardi Gras)) w/ GROUPTHINK
Dec 2, 2006~ The Rox's Rock House (Oxford, MA) w/ BEYOND REVENGE, LOT 54, WITH EYES CLOSED, ORCHESTRATE THE INCIDENT
Dec 7, 2006~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) (headliner) w/ TEN MILE BURIAL, MY FRIEND RUDRA (michigan)
Dec 15, 2006~ New Wave Cafe (New Bedford, MA) w/ (Head~liner)
Dec 21, 2006~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) w/ (Head~Liner) BEYOND REVENGE, RED THEORY
Dec 27, 2006~ El N Gee Club (New London, CT) w/ 60 GRIT, WHITE SKY
Jan 13 ,2007~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) w/DEAD BY WEDNESDAY( JAMEY JASTA LABEL), BROKEN SKIES, MURDOC, HEMLOCK, DRAINED, WOODLAND CREATURES, TRIAGE
Feb 10, 2007~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) (Head~Liner) w/ AVIAN 9, BEYOND REVENGE, LONO, NOCTURNAL TERROR
Feb 23, 2007~ The Opus (Baltic, CT) w/Eugene, Strange tribe, The Psudo Super Heroes, The Drive Within,
Studio Break (Horizon Studios, West Haven, CT)
April 15, 2007~The Iron Chef (Dat dream Festivle charity)(Essex, CT) w/Izm*Lamb Bombs*Quadriplegic High Jump*Ever*Brava Spectre*The Enth* Boys From Recreation Park*Vertigo*Best Friend Solitude*Angst In Space*Acariya*The B Flat Project*Jam*Split Image*Barley White
April 26,2007~The Lucky Dog (Worcester, MA) (Headliner) w/Red Theory, Sic End
May 12, 2007~Mills Street Brews (Southbridge, MA) w/ Promised Eden, Floss, Fulltilt
May 17, 2007~KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI)(Headliner) w/ Definition Unknown
Studio Break (Horizon Studios, West Haven, CT)
June 9, 2007~KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) w/ Broken Skies, Discreat, 16 Stitches
June 29, 2007~The Riverside (Danielson, CT) w/ Genuflect, Southern Basterd Church, Waiting on Revenge, Skulltoboggan
July 20, 2007~KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) w/ Project Broken, Days Unknown, Red Theory
July 21, 2007~The Brick House (East Haven, CT) w/ Mortal Madness, Risk All In Life ,Eyes Of The Dead, Dead Walk Earth
July 28, 2007~ ADC Performance Center (Somerville, MA) (For MDA Benefit) w/ Hell Within, Anomia, Beautiful Gorgeous, Scarecrow Hill and many others
August 2, 2007~ The Lucky Dog (Worcester,MA) (Headliner) w/ ~Project Broken, Red Theory
August 18, 2007~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) (Headliner) w/ Mortal Madness (CT), Beyond Revenge, SiC END
August 23, 2007~ KC's Tap (Pawtucket, RI) (Headliner) w/ Priapism, Ten Mile Burial, Grade School Crush
