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A Balance of Power

About Me

A Balance of Power: Salt Lake City's own Metalheads have been playing the underground scene with local and national acts for the past 6 years.
Some of the national acts include:
Into Eternity, Scum of the Earth, Psychostick, Drowning Pool, Northwest Royal, Dark Haven and SNOT.
They have also rocked the entire northwest region and are getting ready to expand their horizons even further.
They are currently booking shows for an extensive 2009 tour. A Balance of Power has just released "Stomp The Ground", a five song EP that will make you want to put on your moshing boots! You can see A Balance of Power playing almost every weekend at any one of Salt Lake's premier venues, or on the road in your hometown!!.......Take the opportunity to come out, show your support, and buy a t-shirt or a CD and catch the metal show that A Balance of Power is known for!! A Balance of Power brings a unique twist to the metal genre.
They continue to strive to be unparalleled in their song writing and performance abilities. For booking information, please email: [email protected]
Gargling Satan’s Babies: SLC's A Balance of Power preps for the big time.
By Jon Paxton Posted 11/27/2008
Sixty-five cities have hosted the Project Independent metal tour this year and each has entered one band into a contest worth thousands of dollars in gear, a record deal and a national tour. Salt Lake City metal heads A Balance of Power have advanced to the finals representing our region, primed for their close-up. The group’s tight musicianship and metal-as-hell live show hit me upside the noggin: It’s easy to see how they won the last round of voting.The band has existed in some wicked incarnation for the last four years, culminating in the beast they are now—drummer Marvin Dixon, and recent addition Shane Garner on rhythm guitar (a “Tricky Ricky” greatly skilled at molding to his new environs). Add to the lineup of Chuck Stone, Colton Bales and founder Chris Margetts.A Balance of Power’s favorite bands include Machine Head, Mudvayne, The Haunted, Testament, and Iron Maiden, and the resulting sound is that of Satan gargling babies and shreddin’ for your soul. Fans of real, hard metal flock to the showcases featuring some of the best bass playing I’ve seen courtesy of super-fast Bales. It’s strenuous stuff to finger pluck so rapidly and watching his chops up-close is humbling. Dixon’s steady hands on the sticks round out the rhythm section, giving the band the underbelly it needs to vibrate your spine. And he’s serious about his gear: “It’s made for hardcore pounding,” Dixon beamed after one gig, showing off his new cymbal—the heaviest sucker I’ve ever seen.The band just finished recording their debut album with Bruce Kirby at Boho Digitalia, and Los Angeles producer Roy Z (Judas Priest, Alice Cooper) will complete the final mix-down in California. A Balance of Power’s investment, time- and sweat-wise, should be rewarded this year and would get a huge boost if they receive the needed support from City Weekly reader’s votes. Final nationwide voting starts Dec.1 at ProjectIndependent.net. Support your local scene with one mouse click. Wouldn’t it be nice to see a big local metal band make it big for once?Check out Comcast On Demand Music under Bandwagon Live to see the band shred live, or try this from DigiTruck:
CD'S FOR SALE "STOMP THE GROUND"
NEW TSHIRTS!!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/12/2005
Band Members:: I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Influences:

Iron Maiden
Slayer
Lamb of God
Shadows Fall
Pantera
Damage Plan
Rush
C.O.C.
Clutch
BLS
Pink Floyd
Sepultura
Sevendust
Tool
and the list goes on and on.

Sounds Like: Progressive powergroove, and a little thrashy in spots

Record Label: none

My Blog

VOTE FOR US TO PLAY THE VANS WARPED TOUR 2009

BOOKMARK THE PAGE!!http://warped.battleofthebands.com/abalanceofpowerIt literally only takes one minute out of your day to vote.You can vote once per day in each city: Boise/Salt Lake City/DenverUntil...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:07:00 GMT

CD RELEASE PARTY

Hosted By:A Balance of PowerWhen:Friday, February 20, 2009Where:CLUB VEGAS445 S. 400 W.SALT LAKE CITY84101Description:PLAYING LIVE AT CLUB VEGAS ~ CD RELEASE PARTY! BRING YOUR MOSHING BOOTS AND 5 BUC...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:49:00 GMT

NEW CD MIXED BY ROY Z!!

A Balance of Power feels truly blessed to have had this music icon mix their upcoming cd.(mastered by Maor Appelbaum @ maor applebaum mastering cali, usa)Roy Z. Bio...........If ever there was a ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:19:00 GMT

Sheeplicker Humbuckers

HAND WOUND SHEEPLICKER HUMBUCKERS.WE HAVE A NEW INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO HUMBUCKER DESIGNS. PRESENT COST IS $140 PER HUMBUCKER. ALNICO 2, ALNICO 5, CERAMIC AND 3 MAGNET CERAMIC MODELS ARE AVAILABLE. CON...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:28:00 GMT

Rocky Mountain HardCore

Rocky Mountain HardCore has been supporting underground music since 1997.RMHC offers custom band merchandising at custom band prices!Free quotes and catalogs3560 S. 583 W. 1Salt Lake, City, UT801-867-...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Phlawless Phelons

Phlawless Phelons has been supporting extreme sports and independent arts since 2004.Complete clothing line available!visit them at: www/myspace.com/phelonog
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:23:00 GMT

Warpaint FX

Warpaint FX specializes in airbrushing and custom painting in Salt Lake City, UT.   Customizing in airbrushing on boogie boards, motorcycles, helmets, fenders, vehicles,and band equipment. 1...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:50:00 GMT

PROJECT INDEPENDENT VOTING BEGINS DEC. 1ST! HELP US WIN A 60 DAY NATIONAL TOUR!

YOUR VOTE MAKES A DIFFERENCE! THE VOTING STARTS DEC. 1ST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT DECEMBER IF WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE......WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO A BALANCE OF POWER: ~60 DAY NATIONAL TOUR ~NATIO...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:53:00 GMT