The Life And Times Of ZEROKING!A band's bio is usually written in such a way as to lure the reader into saying tothemselves "My god, this artist is the biggest undiscovered talent of our time!". Acalculated delusion that rarely happens! In fact, a poorly written bio just adds to thegeneral apathy that surrounds the industry like a thin layer of latex!(Safe but uncomfortable and with no real sensation!) ZEROKING IS NOT GOING TO BE ONE OFTHOSE BANDS!!!!!!! We are not going to try and make you believe that our thunderous drums, pounding bass and a virtuoso guitarist spell "SUCkCESS"!!! Especiallyin the midst of Five Zillion other bands. In fact, individually we are just slightly aboveaverage. Why would we tell you this? It's the truth!!! We know, we know, calm down!BREATHE! It's going to be alright. IT'S GOING TO BE ALRIGHT! (Honesty in this business? Holy Shit!!) As a collective, we have always been more concerned with oursongwriting. Songwriting, that has been honed over time and continues to improve withevery passing rehearsel and performance.(Okay, so we are going to build ourselves up a little!)Without great songs though, who fuckin cares? Right?The ride began when our guitarist Shane Day and Drummer Chris Webb found themselvesleft to their own devices. After a gradual breakdown of their former band they decided tostart their dream band. A band that would fuse modern metal with tinges of music theyloved in their youth. They jammed for a full year before the addition of a former bassist (who was replaced in Oct. '06 by J.P. Boggs)and vocalist Andy Haught. This lineup completed several songs in four months and didour first show in January of 2005. At the close of our first year togeather ZEROKING hadplayed 50 shows in our hometown of Huntington, W.V. and the surrounding areas. Receivedweekly airplay on X106.3(our local Clear Channel affiliate), numerous other markets inKentucky and Ohio and several internet radio stations. Our merchandise sells consistently.Our Myspace site has gathered nearly 9000 "Friends" (members) who stay updated online.Our local shows have seen us performing initially to a handful of people to the 300 crazybastards we play for at every appearence!
2006 proved to be a banner year for Zeroking!!! We have continued to push ahead, adding staging and pyrotechnics to an already exciting stage show. Hitting markets outside our area that previously were out of reach, just on word of mouth. Acquiring endorsements from several companies locally and nationally. Taking over playlists on still more commercial and internet radio stations. Co-headling the Loud and Local second stage at X106.3's "X-FEST" this past Sept. Accepting a personal invitation to play The Bear's (Parkersburg, WV.'s modern rock station!) annual "Party Like A Rockstar" event!. Opening for every major national act that passes through town. (Staind, Soil, Nonpoint, Three Days Grace, etc.) And most importantly, 2006 saw the release of our
first E.P. "The Sweet Sale of Excess"! In 2007, Zeroking teamed up with Masterplan Entertainment and continued to dominate both local and regional
markets.
Now in 2008, the band is preparing to enter Smash Hits Studios in June to record their full length CD for world wide distribution with Jeff Westlake of Hydrogyn (Demolition/DA Records) producing.
ZEROKING roots its sound in contradictions. Could a heavy band be rock withoutlosing it's intensity? Yes!!! Could we have commercial appeal without writing depressed,whiny and/or my girfriends a cunt style garbage? Fuckin A' Cotton, F.N.A!!! Rock and metalmusic is suppossed to be edgy and dark. We try to write the best songs we can about thesubjects that matter to rock and metal fans the most: SEX, DRUGS, STRIPPERSPORNO, POLITICS, COCAINE and THE END OF THE WORLD!!! If there is any questionsabout our dedication to this premise, come see a show! We love performing and genuinelylike what we do! We will continue to destroy every town we go to! We will win over everycrowd we get in front of. And we will drink, fuck and smoke until we run out of BOOZE, GROUPIES,and DOPE!!!
Fuck em' all, ZEROKING!
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