VINDICATOR (SIGNS WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY)

About Me

follow savindicator at http://twitter.comThe foundation for Vindicator was laid in South Amherst, Ohio during Summer of 2005 when long time friends Marshall Law and brothers Vic and Jesse Stown got together with a singular vision. The band drew influences ranging from first-wave Bay Area and Teutonic thrash to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. As one of the frontrunners of what has come to be known as the "New Wave Of Thrash" Vindicator quickly gained a strong local following. Word of the three-piece metal powerhouse from the American Midwest spread rapidly throughout the U.S. and Europe, leading to an invitation from Heavy Artillery Records in 2006 to contribute a track to the "Speed Kills...Again" compilation album. Not able to provide a track within the necessary time frame, Vindicator was forced to decline the offer but maintained close ties with the label.
Vindicator reached a milestone in 2008 with the self-release of the band's debut full-length album "There Will Be Blood". A long anticipated release, "TWBB" received strong support from old and new thrashers alike. The band spent the next year gigging nationally in support of the album with such bands as Raven, Overkill, M.O.D., Hirax, Destruction, Exodus, and Kreator, Exmortus and many others.
With the addition of lead shredder Mikey B. Lial Vindicator once again hit the studio in late 2008 to record tracks for a split release with 80's German cult metal legends Metal Witch. Entitled "Outbreak Of Metal Vol. 1", the new tracks show the true realized power of Vindicator and hint at what can be expected from their upcoming sophomore full-length album on Heavy Artillery Records, tentatively scheduled for early 2010.
Having just completed a series of national dates, Vindicator was invited by fellow thrashers Fueled By Fire to play the 2009 Thrasho De Mayo festival in Los Angeles, headlined by legendary 80's German thrashers Exumer. The band took the opportunity to hit the road once again, routing a series of dates from Ohio to Southern California and back dubbed the "Nationwide Ruination Tour". Hell-bent on world-domination, the thrash maniacs known as Vindicator continue their mission to deliver balls-to-the-wall, skull-stomping, old school, thrash metal to the world.

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Member Since: 10/6/2005
Band Members:

Marshall Law

Vic Stown

Mikey B. Lial

Jesse Stown

Influences: Bay Area / New York Area Thrash
Old School Death Metal
German Thrash
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Sounds Like: A poser-smashing, scenester-crushing, hippie-killing, blitzkrieg of chaos and destruction.
Record Label: Heavy Artillery
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

St. Paul Show Review!

Vindisciples, Haven't seen Vindicator live yet? Ever wondered what a Vindicator show might be like? So did we. Here's a Vindicator show through the eyes of a fan. Enjoy!Sticks, stones, and broken bone...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Vindicator Wants You!!!

Vindisciples, Vindicator is seeking out a serious bassist and or lead guitarist. If you or someone you know is interested please contact us via myspace or email us at: [email protected]. The ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 16:04:00 GMT

So much news, your eyes will burn!

Vindisciples, First off, it's good to be back and have more than one hour to update and what not. While we were on the road we signed with Heavy Artillery. We're extremely happy to be part of the fami...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 08:18:00 GMT

Havok, split, and past shows update!

Vindisciples, First on the agenda is to give thanks to those who came (or drove five hours from another state) out to Now That's Class for the Master's Of Disaster Tour, gig. It was a lot of fun openi...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:14:00 GMT

A long overdue update...

Vindisciples, It's been a while since we've updated. So in the past three or four weeks, we've played a few gigs and accomplished a few other things. The Destruction gig was a lot of fun, aside from ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:49:00 GMT

Myspace Technical Issues.

Vindisciples, We've recently encountered numerous technical problems with our Myspace page. So we ask you to bear with us as we try to deal with all these issues (i.e. the loading and deleting and re...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:39:00 GMT

A warm welcome to an old friend.

Vindisciples, It brings me great pleasure to announce, Mikey B. Lial is now an official member of Vindicator. As most of you likely know, Mikey was involved in the power thrash band, Violent Night, w...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:48:00 GMT

Track listing for the split revealed!

Vindisciples, We're very excited to have this project moving along as scheduled. We'll give you as much information as possible. Which at this moment happens to be the track listing.The tr...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Recording Complete.

Vindisciples, We wrapped up recording our new tracks for the forthcoming Slaney Records split with Metal Witch. We're extremely happy with what we've got, and we're positive yo...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Imposters and Nationwide Ruination.

Vindisciples, It has been brought to my attention that there is an Onslaught (UK) tribute album that features covers done by, you guessed it, Vindicator. Just to clarify, this is a one m...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:33:00 GMT