Steve Gattermeyer Band

American rock Scandinavian style!! Steve Gattermeyer, a Cincinnati, Ohio USA native, started a "recording only" project for his original songs in 1998 with drummer Roger Cottle. This then morphed into a live act that toured the US midwest in such cities as Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee (and others in between) and subsequently released three albums between 1998 and 2002. The music of SG was compared to everything from Material Issue to Foo Fighters to Black Sabbath. An unlikely mix of the varying styles had audiences being exposed to hooks and catchy melodies to bombastic humbucker-driven rock. Steve Gattermeyer took a hitatus after the third album to refocus and also to spend time on other side projects. In 2006 the band reformed with original drummer Roger Cottle back in the fold as well as Dave Lenehan on bass guitar. The band then concentrated on recording the fourth Steve Gattermeyer solo album in May 2007; "Stockholm Sin Drone" was released in August of 2007. The music is heavily influenced by hard pop bands like Material Issue, Urge Overkill, the Shoes and the almighty Cheap Trick. But also incorporates the driving sound of hard rock on certain songs.