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Rumors Of Beards

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Pieced together by a group of veteran musicians, a new sound arose from the flatlands of Bradenton, Florida. In August 2004, four friends, driven by both a fervent love of music and the desire to create something new, came together to form Rumors Of War. In a scene where many bands are concerned with fashion and exaggerated stage moves, Rumors focuses on substance and passion. Their sound encompasses catchy riffs, melodic rhythms, a driving backbeat and stirring vocals, creating a sound that consistently moves audiences to their feet. With varying influences such as Quicksand, Hot Water Music, Texas Is The Reason and Thursday, the bands live performance exudes raw emotion and concentrated dedication. Before taking the stage at each show, an unspoken question is in each members eyes: How can we make this one better than the last?
Rumors Of War plays regularly at venues such as Rockerfellas, The Distillery, & The Clubhouse. And other Tampa Bay area venues such as The Masquerade, The State Theatre, Gasoline Alley, The Bank and City Lights. As their fan base continues to grow with each performance, the band is constantly in search of more venues to play and new bands to perform with. Rumors has had the privilege of sharing the stage with countless popular local acts, including: The Chase Theory, New Crash Position, Signal 76 and Soulfound; as well as nationally signed acts such as Forever Changed, Kaddisfly, The Academy Is... and others.
Rumors Of War spent March and April of 2005 recording at Polysound in Brandon, Florida, only to emerge with their brilliant debut EP This Hasnt Failed Us Yet . . . And in just the last few months, this rising rock act has been asked to appear on five diverse compilation albums, as well as being featured in two major local publications along with a 3 1/2 out of 4 stars review in The Weekly Planet.
No matter what raving reviews this band may receive, the ultimate display of their talent is in their magnetic live performance. Never before has there been a mix of such obvious talent, true genius in execution, and a stage presence that captivates any audience. Rumors Of War is a band that will be heard . . . . a major plus to music fans everywhere.
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Member Since: 6/3/2004
Band Website: purevolume.com/rumorsofwar
Band Members: Ben Bakker - Vocals / Guitar
Adam Byers - Guitar / Vocals
Chris "Stigs" Castiglioni - Bass / Vocals
Jason Osborne - Drums / Vocals (2002-2005)
Andrew Lavoie - Drums / Vocals (2006)

Influences: Everything we grew up listening to...

Sounds Like: Watch some live videos for yourself...

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My Blog

What we're all up to lately...

In case you were wondering what we've all been up to...here's an upate.Stigs has joined up with longtime local favorites SIGNAL 76 and they are currently hard at work writing all new material. He is a...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:53:00 PST

A going away present for our fans & friends...

Well everyone. Thank you for coming out to our last show if you were able to be there. It was truly an unforgettable night and we all left feeling a lot of gratitude for the time we were able to spen ...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:23:00 PST

Bradenton Herald Article

Here is a link to the article the Bradenton Herald ran on thanksgiving day...http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/entertainment/1 6068377.htm
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:25:00 PST

Are we breaking up? Read on...

Well everyone, we'll make this drama free...cause it's really not that dramatic. We worked hard to get back up to speed, and we are. We wanted to write really exciting new stuff, and we did. We wanted...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:37:00 PST

R.O.W. Update

Hey everybody,So we've been getting A LOT of questions as to the status of the band and when, if ever, we're getting back out on stage. So, just to set the record straight - I figured I'd let everyone...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:45:00 PST

The Drummer Search is Over...

Hey everyone,We're very excited to announce that we have found a new drummer. Please welcome Andrew Lavoie (ex- Dear Seraph) to the fold!So....we're gonna hunker down and get things back up to speed a...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:32:00 PST

Changes

Rumors of War will be going through some changes in the up and coming weeks. If you have not noticed already, we had to pull out of all of the shows we had booked.  We are very sorry.  These...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Sun, 07 May 2006 06:17:00 PST

A Live DVD!!

OK everybody...the show went unbelievably amazing! We have tons of footage to go through and editing to do, but we promise - this will be one KICK-ASS DVD!We promise to keep you posted on when we expe...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:27:00 PST

Rockerfellas lives!

Can't stop the rock... Who wouldv'e guessed? Nobody came to "Club Embassy" and the original owner said - "Give it back and let me put it all back the way it was. Thanks, Rich. The scene appreciates...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:43:00 PST

Rockerfellas is dead...

I can't believe it...the only place we had in Bradenton that supported local rock, and we lost it. Shithole or not, it was all we had. I don't mean to sound cynical or stereotypical, but couldn't we j...
Posted by Rumors Of Beards on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:16:00 PST