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SHINED / NEEDS BASSIST

Metal for life, thrash 'til death!

About Me

"Shined takes all of the emotion and hostility inside and delivers with full force musicality. The band is honest direct and heavy as hell. Shined will take you higher!!!!" - Steve Austin, Producer - Lamb of God/TITD/Converge

Spawned in spring 2000 from the ashes of East Coast Coal Crushers, Unseen Holocaust, Shined founding members, Mike Watahovich (vocals/guitar) and John Lonczynski (drums), put forth the effort to break the bounds of their previous aural insanity. Through a year of constant writing and auditions, they were joined by brothers of Metal, Elliott Weiss (bass) and Michael Rivera (guitar). Described as a bludgeoning wall of sonic violence, textured with equal parts weaving harmony guitars, skull crushing bass riffage and drumming, technically challenging enough to make any math major piss themselves, the band had been solidified. In mid 2004, Shined holed up in Clinton, Mass. with mad man/ Producer Steve Austin (Lamb of God/ TITD), dropping to tape, their genre defying debut, " A New Breed of Brutality ". This would ensure Shined the fuel to continue to lay waste. Destroying countless venues and poseurs, while winning over legions of beer swilling misfits, brothers and sisters of Metal and converting the weak with their patented brand of non conformity. Through persistence, struggle and all things Metal... Shined welcome the masses.....


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Member Since: 5/25/2004
Band Website: shinedhq.com
Band Members:

Mike Watahovich - Vocals/Guitar

John Lonczynski - Drums

Michael Rivera - Guitar


Influences: Acid Bath, Death, Cynic, Converge, Kreator, Crowbar, Cephalic Carnage, Dissection, Venom, The Exploited, Sacred Reich, Deicide, Samhain, Mercyful Fate, Possessed, Suffocation, Nailbomb, Forbidden, GG Allin, Today is the Day, Gorguts, Exodus, Cannibal Corpse, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Flag, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Pestilence, Sodom, Cookiepuss, Fudgie the Whale, Etc..... the list goes on and on...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

UPDATE!!!

Where do we start??? In case you have been wondering where Shined has been, the past 7 or so months proved to be very interesting to say the least. We have had our share of ups, downs, and all arounds...
Posted by SHINED / NEEDS BASSIST on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:13:00 PST

SHINED NEEDS BASSIST

NE Pa. Metal mongers Shined need a bassist. Looking for a mix of Jason Newsted, Rex Brown with a bit of Steve D'igorgio. Someone with the ability to play to the song but vision to add tasteful pieces ...
Posted by SHINED / NEEDS BASSIST on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:50:00 PST

SHINED SAYS BYE TO A BROTHER...

After 7 years, it's with much love and respect that we say goodbye to one of the brothers of Shined! Elliott Weiss, the thunderous backbone of the band and brother of metal for the last 7 years, has d...
Posted by SHINED / NEEDS BASSIST on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:24:00 PST

DEATH DEALER INDUSTRIES, HELL YEAH!!

Shined would like to send a big HELL YEAH out to Death Dealer Industries, thanks for welcoming us into the family!!! Great threads, great peeps so if you're not a punk ass.. click the link and check e...
Posted by SHINED / NEEDS BASSIST on Fri, 12 May 2006 09:21:00 PST