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CASTILLO

So familiar, the silence now....

About Me

New bio coming soon....

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Member Since: 2/23/2005
Band Website: cdbaby.com/castillometal
Band Members: CASTILLO is:
Ivan Cordova: Guitar (hard parts)
Mike DeRosa: Bass
Sasha Horn: Drums
Mark Sugar: Guitar (easy parts), Vocals

Influences: Many things. Old school thrash. Older-school punk. Heavy industrial. Prog/math stuff. Countless death/black metal satanists from various countries. Various things that came out in the '90s. The delay pedal. Drums, and the act of hitting them really really fast. The frustration brought on by the bullshit of everyday life. Yelling. Things like that.
Sounds Like: The end of everything.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW SHOW ANNOUNCED (finally)!!!!!

That's right...after 4 months and a whole lot of bullshit to sort through, Castillo is finally making its return to the stage. We'll be at Nite Cap (where it all began), with our friends Lord Mantis ...
Posted by CASTILLO on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:58:00 PST

Studio Report!!!!

Hey...Mark here, checking in after a couple days of tracking at Perfect Sound Studios in suburban IL. We just finished all the drum tracks -- Mr. Horn fucking slayed, and the stuff sounds really good...
Posted by CASTILLO on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:47:00 PST

PureVolume.com

Just wanted to let you know that we finally have a page up on PureVolume.com, for those of you who are into that sort of thing. The address is:http://www.purevolume.com/castillometal6 days left until...
Posted by CASTILLO on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:31:00 PST

Goin' into the studio

We know there's been little news lately, since we've been focusing on pre-production for our album. But we're glad to announce that we will (finally) begin tracking on December 2nd at Perfect Sound S...
Posted by CASTILLO on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:13:00 PST

Progress

So Chris Wolff (our producer) stopped by the jam room last night to inspect our makeshift "studio" and hear some new tunes. Metal flowed, technical details were worked out, loaner gear was promised, ...
Posted by CASTILLO on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:32:00 PST

Update...

So things have been kinda low-key in the Castillo camp lately. We've mostly spent the last month jamming with Mike (new guy) and tightening up some of the songs before we record them. It's interesti...
Posted by CASTILLO on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:23:00 PST

NEW BASS PLAYER!!!

It's official: The new man on bass is none other than Mike DeRosa. The dude was pretty much an obvious choice, since he has jammed with Sasha and Ivan in the past. Plus, he's metal as fucking hell. ...
Posted by CASTILLO on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:18:00 PST

CASTILLO on iTunes (finally)!!!!

That's right...our first EP "Initiation" is now available on the almighty iTunes. Just search for "castillo," or make your life easier and click here.Also, Mark's other band Ozer Katz finally has thei...
Posted by CASTILLO on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:52:00 PST

Mutiny show recap

Just got back from the show. Behold the setlist:1. Grotesque2. Affliction3. You're All Dead To Me4. You Can't Win 5. Morale 6. I Am Not 7. Industry8. Fail Me 9. Panzer Division Castillo I think we al...
Posted by CASTILLO on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:15:00 PST

Playing the Mutiny this Saturday!!!!

For those of you who don't already know, this Saturday's show at the Mutiny will be Denis' last performance with Castillo. It will also be the band's last show for a little while, since we plan on re...
Posted by CASTILLO on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:44:00 PST