"Jesus, we didn't expect you guys to sound like THAT!"That's usually the first thing someone says after seeing this band. Not "Holy Shit, you guys rule!" or "Wow, I'd totally felate you right now", though, that does come eventually (pun definitely intended). The fact is, Docile Bodies doesn't necessarily "break down walls" so much as they might give it an akward hug and try to touch it inappropriately. For fans of South Park, think of Docile Bodies as "The Butters of Metal".The French philosopher Michel Foucault once said docile bodies are something "that may be subjected, used, transformed, and improved. and that this docile body can only be achieved through strict regiment of disciplinary acts". This is more than just a cheesy sounding, almost nu-metal inspired name. It's a philosophy. If they spent half the amount of time marketing themselves and making friends with people as they do practicing...well...they might actually have a following!The history of Docile Bodies starts farther back than it's short year-old current lineup would have you believe. The band formed as a reunion of Adelaide, a tight, well-meaning but cliche-ridden metal-core band. But you know how reunions work...you have dreams of picking up where you left off with that rock-star gleam in your eyes, and then you realize why you broke up in the first place.Rather than break up again, they shuffled the deck and started fresh. Taking all the experience and knowledge of past shows, shameless self promotion and grueling tours with them, they finally found the right mixture of talent and brain-defying buffoonery that makes this band who it is.Blending a steady foundation of metal's forefathers (sabbath, maiden, priest), mixed in with some more contemporary heavies (btbam, tbdm, other acryonyms) and a classically influenced bend (pachobel, mozart, bach) docile bodies have fine-tuned a rather impressive sound that shows their influences but manages to stamp their unique brand on it as well.So, In conclusion, if you're looking for your bands to play breakdowns decked out in chick-jeans and backwards haircuts, this may not be your bag. However, if you're looking to get a face full of technically proficient metal (and the occasional sweaty crotch), then look no further...you found it!
