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Jon Zaremba

I'll prove that it's better to die than to submit!

About Me

NEW CD
"VIGILANTE ROMANCE"
Out Now! 01. Elect Me
02. It is Better to Die than to Submit
03. The Only Way to Beat Violence is to Smash It
04. The Laws of this Land Will Be Upheld
05. When the Law is Unjust, it Is Not Only Your Right But Your Duty to Rebel
06. I Laugh as You Die
07. Maurizio Merli
08. I Will Seek Payment Not Only for My Own Anguish but to Vindicate the Souls of the Unavenged
09. No Mercy
10. I Worship Life
11. Walk Tall in the Darkness
12. Invincible Winner
13. Love Against the Power of Evil Positive melodic aggression inspired by the romanticized Italian vigilante cop movies of the 70's and the complete lack of justice and public decency in America today.
Released on my new label, Exceliza Records . Click the logo below to listen to the entire CD and to purchase for only $10 (free shipping) !!!
Click Here to Read the "Vigilante Romance" One-Sheet
Click Here to Read My BIO
Click Here to See My DISCOGRAPHY

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/24/2005
Band Website: http://www.jonzaremba.com"jonzaremba.com
Band Members: It's just me...Jon Z.
Influences: M U S I C:
M A N O W A R

DagashiKashi, Onmyouza, R, Ningen-Isu, Blam Honey, Moi Dix Moi, Seikima II, X-Japan, Inugami Circus-Dan, Susumu Hirasawa, Isao Tomita, Gonin-Ish, Gargoyle, Hi-Posi, Manish, Seiko Matsuda, Demon Kogure, Hydra, Aiming High, Lareine, Sigh, and other non-conformist exciting Japanese metal and pop musicians.

Manowar, Joey DeMaio, Luca Turilli, Dragonforce, Ayreon, Holy Knights, Projecto, Arthemis, Stratovarius, Six Magics, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Therion, Haggard, Thyrfing, Storm, Moonsorrow, Finntroll, Isengard, Wongraven, Falkenbach, Asmegin, Ensiferum, Solefald, Bethlehem, Arcturus, Lacrimosa, Ulver, Angizia, Devil Doll, Overkill, Jag Panzer (Ample Destruction era), Agent Steele, Zandelle, Gothic Knights, Cage, and other progressive, power, viking, and true metal bands.

Camel, Il Baletto di Bronzo, Museo Rosenbach, Rick Wakeman, Nektar, and a few other vintage prog bands.

Aphex Twin, Autechre (early material), Mike Paradinas (early material), Squarepusher (early material), Scorn, Techno Animal, Mad Professor, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, 808 State, Utah Saints, Orbital, Hyper On Experience, N.R.G., Acen, Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era, Moving Shadow Records, Suburban Base Records, Kniteforce Records, Luna-C, Justin Time, Panacea (Position Chrome era), old school UK hardcore breakbeat techno and melodic electronic music.

Goblin, Claudio Simonetti, Bruno Nicolai, Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter, and most Euro-horror film composers.

Front 242, Frontline Assembly, KMFDM, Ministry, Klute, Skinny Puppy, Pigface, Psychopomps, M.A.C.E., Venus in Furs, Terror Firma Sky, Viral God Complex, The Millvale Industrial Theater, and early 90's guitar-driven, non-club industrial.

The Bomboras, The Finks, Man or Astroman?, The Bitch Boys, Rat Holic, The Ghastly Ones, Tokyo Skunks, Doggie Mountain Bulldogs, M.M. Boccos, The Holsters, Les Claypool, Primus, rustic stomp, psychobilly, and other similar American rock music.

Prince, Michael Jackson, Falco, Billy Idol, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Devo, and a few other 80's icons.

8-bit and 16-bit video game soundtracks, especially those made by Technosoft for the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive.

F I L M:
My Name is Nobody and Original Sins (Howe and Berger's shot on video). These are the two greatest films ever made!

Angel's Egg, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Fist of the North Star, Ninja Scroll, Dragon War Chronicals, Record of Lodoss Wars, Vampire Princess Miyu, Five Star Stories, Detonator Orgun, Megazone 23, Galaxy Express 999, Tengu Raven Kobuto, Curse of the Undead Yoma, and the golden age of anime.

Zombi, House by the Cemetary, City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, Chinese Ghost Story, Alucarda, Slave Girls of Morgana la Fey, Virgin Among the Living Dead, Dead Alive, Junk, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Burial Ground, Shockwaves, Kill Baby Kill, Premutos, Hard Rock Zombies, Day of the Dead, Ju-On, Yokai Monsters, Housa, Evil Dead Trap, Uzumaki, and a few mediocre zombi splatterfests.

Assault on Precinct 13, Death Wish, 10 to Midnight, Mr. Majestyk, Hard Times, Vigilante, Street Law, The Citizen Rebels, Walking Tall, Dirty Harry, The Gauntlet, Rocky, Squadra Volante, The Big Racket, Squadra Antiscippo, Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man, The Cynic the Rat and the Fist, Rome Armed to the Teeth, Violent Naples, Paura in Citta', The Bloody Hands of the Law, Street Law, Violent Rome, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, No Highway in the Sky, Pot O' Gold, Tank, Deadbeat at Dawn, and all of the 1970's vigilante movies.

My Name is Nobody, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Companeros, The Strangers Gundown, Today We Kill Tomorrow We Die, Death Rides a Horse, Man from the East, and other Spaghetti Westerns.

Deathstalker, Conquest, Legend, Beastmaster, Circle of Iron, Krull, The Neverending Story, Ator, and other older fantasy movies.

Fist of Legend, Shaolin Drunkard, Drunken Master I and II, Drunken Taoism, Warriors Two, Iron Monkey, Monkey Kung Fu, Once Upon a Time in China, The Prodigal Son, Police Story, Lone Wolf and Cub, and many other old school pre-CGI kung fu movies.

Favorite Directors = Yuen Woo Ping, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung, Sergio Leone, Chris Cunningham, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, Jess Franco, Mario Bava, Ray Dennis Steckler, John Hughes, Opie, and some others...

Favorite Actors = Maurizio Merli, Tomas Milan, Fabio Testi, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Fred Williamson, Terence Hill, Bruce Campbell, Jimmy Stewart, Edwige Fenech, Soledad Miranda, Lina Romay, and all the Euro girls of the 70's.

L I T E R A T U R E:
Atlas Shrugged, The Romantic Manifesto, The Fountainhead, Fingerprints of the Gods, Pure Drivel, Blame (manga), Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (manga), Kujaku (manga), most of Ayn Rand, most of Graham Hancock, and lots of Japanese contemporary art books.

C O M E D I A N S:
Emo Philips, Bill Cosby, Neil Hamburger, Steven Wright, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, John Candy, Andy Griffith, David Letterman (80's era), Steve Martin (70's and early 80's era), Bob Newhart, and Flip Wilson.
Sounds Like: One of Yuen Woo Ping's films from the early 1980's.
Record Label: Sign me or die!!!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vigilante Romance On Exceliza Records

"Vigilante Romance" is now available to purchase from my own label, Exceliza Records. Only $10 including free shipping to anywhere in the world. Click here to preview the CD and purchase! www.exceliza...
Posted by Jon Zaremba on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:19:00 PST

The Only Way to Beat Violence is to Smash It

I'm glad that Jet Li is no longer making martial arts films. This announcement was made to coincide with the release of FEARLESS, his most recent film. A man who glamorizes self-sacrifice for the bene...
Posted by Jon Zaremba on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:27:00 PST

Interview with Me, Jon Zaremba

I don't have the opportunity to do too many interviews.  I adore doing them when i am asked.  Here is a recent one with film guru, Dale Pierce: http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/johnnymik/...
Posted by Jon Zaremba on Fri, 19 May 2006 09:58:00 PST