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About Me

Emanating from the desolate plains and poverty-ridden streets of San Angelo, Texas, Vex is a dynamic extreme metal band that acts as an instrument of catharsis. With influences ranging from Krisiun to Katatonia to King Crimson, Vex utilizes a wide sonic range to convey the entirety of the existential crisis. Avoiding the celestial leanings of most extreme metal bands, Vex conveys a very human level of expression that is far more personal than escapist. The band's 2002 "Sphereith" demo earned much critical praise from publications such as Terrorizer, Wormgear, Metallion and Metalside, among others, and helped the band earn gigs all over Texas, including shows with national touring acts such as Moonspell, Katatonia, Daylight Dies, Deicide, Immolation, Hate Eternal, Krisiun, Goatwhore, Vehemence, Exhumed, Cattle Decapitation, Morgion, Grave, Mourning Beloveth, and The Prophecy (UK). In early 2003 Shadows Fall guitarist Matt Bachand personally selected the track "Eyes of Wrath" to appear on the annual compilation released by his label Lifeless Records. Afer a few more years of steadily gigging, including an appearance at the 2004 Milwaukee Metalfest featuring The Misfits, Cephalic Carnage, and Origin, Vex ventured out to Noise Farm Studios to record a 3 song promo. This recording showcased a much more aggressive and organically atmospheric approach than on "Sphereith". To promote this release, Vex played a steady stream of local shows and embarked on a succesful West Coast Tour with Godless Rising (Moribund Records) and Avenger of Blood (JCM Records) in August 2006.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/28/2004
Band Website: vexmetal.com
Band Members:

LOGAN and MIKE ( awesome pics coming soon! )
Influences: Gentle Giant, Iron Maiden, Ulver, Rush, King Crimson, Bathory, Absu, Garden of Shadows, Taake, The Zawinul Syndicate, Dissection, Ved Buens Ende, Van Morrison, Weakling, Morbid Angel, Celtic Frost, Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Budweiser, Guinness, Patron, Jameson, Hailstorms, Misery, Self-loathing
Sounds Like: Your favorite band. I've also been told that we sound like The Lovely Lads.
Record Label: Aethena Records, Sick Serenades
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Against the Plagues signs with Century Media

We are proud to announce that Against the Plagues, the extreme metal supergroup featuring VEX singer Orlando "Logan" Perez as well as members of MALEVOLENT CREATION, LOST HORIZON, LUCIFERION, and FORE...
Posted by Vex on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:54:00 PST

Lineup and Album Release

I am pleased to announce that Orlando "Magic" Perez (Against The Plagues, Arkon Tholus, ex-Vows in Ashes) and Mike "E.D." Day (Ruins of Honor, Bildeberg, Alternate15) have agreed to fill the respectiv...
Posted by Vex on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:14:00 PST

Review from Deathdoom UK

Luke from Deathdoom Productions was kind enough to review our 2007 promo so please drop by and have a look:http://deathdoom. freeforums. org/vex-promo-2007-t248. html263Update concerning lineup and al...
Posted by Vex on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:52:00 PST

New Interview

For those who can’t get enough of my self-importance, please enjoy:http://www. beyondthedarkhorizon. com/vex. htmlSpecial thanks to Herlaka Rose for the interview.-Ciaran...
Posted by Vex on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:41:00 PST

Vocals and Recording and Whatnot

Much to my surprise, there are still several people who harbor a curiousity as to the current goings-on of the slumbering beast known as Vex. Despite what may be indicated by our profile and/or lack o...
Posted by Vex on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:11:00 PST

Summer Update

Greetings. Our electronic and physical invisibility as of late have led to a few inquiries concerning our current activities, so I will do my best to provide a comprehensive update. The first and most...
Posted by Vex on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:55:00 PST

Update on Lineup and Recording

Greetings. As of last week, Ted Evans is no longer a member of Vex. We would like to sincerely thank Ted for his contributions throughout the past 6 years and we wish him all the best for the future. ...
Posted by Vex on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:19:00 PST

Extreme Texas Metal's 2006 Band of the Year

Although I was initially shocked to see what the jolly Christmas season had done to my poor checking account balance, nothing could have prepared me for the absolutely unprecedented shock of seeing th...
Posted by Vex on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:05:00 PST

NEWS

-ALL HAIL GERMANY-No, not for threatening to put former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld on trial for war crimes, which we should all hail them for, but for producing this delightful review through t...
Posted by Vex on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:23:00 PST

Nevermind

To all fans, friends, frogs, foes, fish, foolish fornicators, fabricated fiends, fake French firefighters, and frenzied fisticuff fanatics: I apologize for the last blog. It seems that a rather potent...
Posted by Vex on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:27:00 PST