Music:
Member Since: 9/6/2005
Band Website: chemicalzootopia.com
Band Members:
Kevin Byrd: Vocals
Cary Scarbrough: Guitars
Robert Parker: Guitars
Andy Kunkel: Bass Guitar
Lonnie Hammer: Drums
Kevin's Influences:
Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Chris Cornell, David Coverdale, Roger Daltrey, Dio , Rob Halford, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, David Lee Roth. Bands I love -Aerosmith, Zepplin, Kiss, The Who, Rush, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden, AIC, too many to name...Lyricists - Neil Pert, Steve Tyler, Halford, Plant, Ian Anderson,Chris Cornell, Chad Kroeger, Josie Scott... Personal influences- Craig Yates, Jimmy Logan, Mike Penix
Andy's Influences:
Rush, and their evil twin Primus, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Ted Nugent, The Who, The Ramones, just about any bluegrass band, Marty Robbins, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, and Van Halen. I guess you can include anyone with some substance. Some of my bass influences are Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, Geezer Butler, Michael Anthony, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorious, Stuart Hamm, Stanley Clarke, Noel Redding, John Entwistle, and Gene Simmons.
Cary's Influences:
Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Frank Gambale, Al Dimeola, Eddie Van Halen, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, Zack Wylde, Brad Paisley, David Gilmore, George Lynch, Shawn Lane, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Paige, Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Gilbert, Albert Lee, Warren DiMartini, and John sykes.
Robert's Influences:
Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Steve Morse, Judas Priest, Zakk Wylde, Testament, Slayer, Led Zeppelin, Chuck Schuldiner + Death, Queensryche, John Sykes, Carcass, Def Leppard, Hypocrisy, Iced Earth, Megadeth, Type O Negative, the list could go on and on....
Lonnie's Influences:
Tommy Aldridge, Recent Inspirations: System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Evanescence, Nickelback, and Great Sex.
Influences:
You name it, just about anything from Anthrax to ZZ Top, from Alice Cooper to Zebra, from Adam Ant to Zappa.... get it?
Sounds Like:
....sounds like... what a REALLY GOOD radio station might sound like... been compared to NIN, Megadeth, Soundgarden, Velvet Revolver... Mostly sounds like CHEMICAL ZOO!
Type of Label: None
