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About Me

Splinter hit the scene in 1997 with a musical style so broad that descriptions have ranged from acoustic dreaminess with entrancing lyrics to industrialized throttle and industrial with a heart. Subsequent years found the band touring the east coast, drawing fans from New York to Florida and captivating audiences with an intense live show.
After self-producing their first two releases, the band entered the studio in 2001 with producer/engineer Alan Yates (Collective Soul) to begin work on what would become their most elaborate effort to date. Recording at Atlanta's Songbird Studios and removed from the distractions of their Philadelphia home, the band turned out the ten songs that would become their 1st full length CD, The Emptying.
Released in January 2002, The Emptying is an appealing collection of modern rock tracks, combining commercial appeal with the lyrical and emotional depth Splinters fans have come to anticipate. The Emptying showcases Smiths aggressive fusion of lush electronica, haunting melodies and pensive lyrics. The 10-track collection is being hailed by fans and critics alike as their most impressive work to date.
The hopeful single, Carry Me, raced up the charts on MP3.com, and the album is available at area record stores (Sam Goody, Tower) and online at Cdbaby.com, ITunes, Napster, MSN and Musicmatch just to name a few. The bands website (www.splintertheband.com) has drawn fans from around the country, and even internationally, with mentions in online fanzines from Japan and the U.K.
The band released their newest CD titled "its not about you" which came out in October 2005. On this 17-track collection, Smith continues to prove himself an astonishing songwriter, filling tracks with his haunting melodies of life and love forlorn while still keeping the beats fresh and modern.
Fans can download tracks from The Emptying and "its not about you" on Itunes, Napster, Musicmatch, MSN, BestBuy and many more online Mp3 sites, as well as their web site splintertheband.com and at cdbaby.com/all/splinterSPLINTER web site

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Member Since: 4/22/2004
Band Website: splintertheband.com
Band Members: George Smith - vocals, guitars
Matt Cannon - bass
Marco Morssi - drums
Check out our other myspace page at myspace.com/splinter

Influences: NiN
Stabbing Westward
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Incubus
Cure
Tool

Sounds Like: Stabbing Westward
Goo goo Dolls
Matchbox 20
NiN
Toad the wet sprocket

It's going to hit you like a thunderstorm. Great lyrics, amazing voice... excellent music. George has a gift of mixing interesting aspects to create a thoughtful, floating sound. This one takes you on an emotional journey!

"Splinter is a band with the deepest of moods swirling in Industrial Throttle and Acoustic Dreaminess. Lyrics that cut deep into your heart and music swirling into your soul. Backed by thousands of fans across the country, Gothic crowds and the non-gothic have a love for this band which can be described only by their utter devotion to their soul capturing sound."

From Radiowired.com "intense Lyrics and dynamic vocals"

The latest release from Splinter is by far George's best yet! This well produced and written album brings forth Smith's best songs to date. Hitting you from the first track 'carry me' with power alterna-pop down to the industrial edges from the likes of NiN, and stabbing westward.

Buy Splinter CD's "the Emptying" & "its not about you" at www.cdbaby.com/all/splinter

Splinter is also available on Itunes, Napster, MSN, and Musicmatch

Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW SPLINTER SONGS!!!

we've uploaded a brand new splinter song on myspace. you can hear it ONLY here and download it thru our snocap store right on myspace.the song is called "be ok"hope you all like, and there's more comi...
Posted by Splinter on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:36:00 PST

new place online to buy our MP3's!

Hey everyone, we got emailed today from our CD co. that our songs are on another new website for purchase.PayplayFm.comThey've got a nice easy-to-use website that is a great no-nonsenseway that wyou c...
Posted by Splinter on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:43:00 PST

* Please Read

We have a 2nd myspace page now, run by bassist Matt CannonIts at www.myspace.com/splinterCome visit us there and add us, write to us, comment..whatever you feel like. We've even posted a few new songs...
Posted by Splinter on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:28:00 PST

Why are you pulling away?

Afraid to Fly is one of our newest songs from our latest CD "its not about you."The song, being one of the more moodier songs on the CD, came from a past experience years ago with a certain friend tha...
Posted by Splinter on Mon, 08 May 2006 07:03:00 PST

What you found in my I'll find in you

Check out our video shot from a show we did in Harrisburgh, PA. The song is Carry me, and its from a lvie show from 2003!
Posted by Splinter on Tue, 02 May 2006 05:09:00 PST

Is something wrong?

Is something wrong? It's almost Christmas. Unbelievable as it is. 2005 was a great year. It took us forever, but we managed to get our CD "it's not about you" out there. Alot of those songs were writ...
Posted by Splinter on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 06:52:00 PST

I think there's something wrong with your memory

You can now read all of the lyrics to our latest CD "its not about you" on the splinter web site. www.splintertheband.com You can also hear a 2 minute sample of every song from "its not about you" an...
Posted by Splinter on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:22:00 PST

Buy Splinter's CD's

You can buy Our CD "the Emptying" and hear more song previews atwww.cdbaby.com/splinter an our newest CD "its not about you" at www.cdbaby.com/splinter2 or go to itunes, napster,bestbuy, MSN ...
Posted by Splinter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

a special CD thank you for our fans!

Since we reached 10,000 fans on myspace, we're going to sell our current CD to all of you for just $10. We'll handle the shipping charges. All you have to do is send us $10 check, money order, w...
Posted by Splinter on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:29:00 PST

hey everyone and WELCOME!

thans for taking the time to check out our band and music. hope you dig what you are hearing!you can see more and hear more of us at our web site at www.splintertheband.comWe have 2 Cd's available you...
Posted by Splinter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST