BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN hails from the Martinsburg area of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia... just 10 miles from historic Harper's Ferry, the site of John Brown's Civil War raid. The band was formed in February of 2006 by guitarists
Justin Catrow &
Timmy Bennett. They soon recruited an old jammin buddy,
Josh Welch, to play bass and about that same time the duo persuaded drummer,
Adam Miller, to quit the local band he was playing with at the time to join
'BDBD'.
The four spent the summer of 2006 writing and rehearsing and trying to find themselves a singer, but had no luck. With the end of summer fast approaching they decided to round up some bands and throw a Labor Day party (which is now their annual Labor Day Metalfest) and open the show themselves in hopes of generating a buzz and word of mouth to help find a singer... and their plan worked! After the show they were approached by
Aaron Hess, who became the 5th and final original member of
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN.
Within six weeks of completing the line-up they were headed to a local studio to record their debut EP,
"Through Dying Eyes". It was a quickie job, recorded live (except for the vocals and solos) in just 3 days and for about $500... but the band was more than satisfied with the results. The tunes you hear on our Myspace, SoundClick, and PureVolume sites are from the
"Through Dying Eyes" EP.
After playing shows in the local 4-state area nearly every weekend from September '06 to February '07, the band entered a battle-of-the-bands called "Headbang For The Highway" in March '07 in which the winner would recieve a record deal and opening slots on several US tours and festivals.
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN took the stage on March 17th at Jaxx in Springfield,VA and took 1st runner-up behind their buddies,
DAHLGREN PROPHECY. Both bands advanced to the Regional Round in June... but only one of them would still be around at that time.
Lack of communication, internal conflicts, and disputes over dedication and direction led to the band breaking up after their last show together at the end of May 2007. Guitarist and founder,
Justin Catrow, decided to carry on and has been looking for suitable replacements ever since to help raise
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN from the ashes. He had no luck until late December 2007 when two of the original members entered the fold once again. Nothing has been set in stone just yet, and even if they do return full-time,
'BDBD' will still be two members short for now. But stay tuned, as hopefully 2008 will see
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN back better than ever and rockin' a stage near you once again!!!
[*A note from Justin:]
I wanted to start a band because I was sick and tired of the years that metal and guitar playing in general spent in decline only to have a resurgence where every fuckin band sounded exactly the same. The internet is a great thing, great for music... but it had the unintended and terrible consequence of flooding the market with shitty bands and mediocre musicians that should have never made it out of their bedrooms.
With a few exceptions of course, the entire metal/rock scene is tired and lame now-a-days and has been for a long time. There are
NO dangerous bands anymore, no badasses!!! Most of the so-called "new breed" are no-talent pussies that spend most of their time on the road playing Nintendo and talkin to their fuckin girlfriend on the phone! Don't get me wrong, I like videogames as much as the next guy, but if you're out on the road playing music and living your dreams, then you better damn well be livin it up and having some fuckin and not wasting time with bullshit you could be doin at home!!!
So, if you feel the same as me, are a talented and thrash-influenced, old school type of mellow metalhead that wants to join my band and make a career in music with me... then you can reach me here on this Myspace, or by email at
[email protected]
The player below is from our SoundClick page. Skip the first 5 tracks cause they're the same as the ones in the Myspace player above. Next are a few cover songs and demos for next
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN album. After that is a few covers that Justin recorded on his own followed by a few
Alice In Chains-type rock songs that Justin wrote/recorded by himself. So, check it all out and let us know what ya think!
http://www.SoundClick.com/ByDemonsBeDriven
[left to right]
Adam Miller, Timmy Bennett, Aaron Hess, Justin Catrow, Josh Welch
***NO BDBD SHOWS AT THE MOMENT***
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BDBD tunes on the
CLEAR CHANNEL Independent Artist Competition site!!!
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HERE to vote for your favorite
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN song!!!
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BDBD song! The song with the most plays will earn that band a feature on
Clear Channel websites and also radio airplay!!!
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BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN on the
GARAGE RADIO stream!
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"ROADRASH BASH"!
Friday Nights @ 8pm - 10pm (E.S.T.)
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BDBD & other WV metal on
BRA'ZINE.com very soon!
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"THROUGH DYING EYES" and get info. on other up & coming bands at
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Check out my multi-talented sister,
SARAH CATROW. In addition to being a graphic-artist handling most the
BY DEMONS BE DRIVEN artwork, she's also a model appearing on many websites, magazines, print work, and even
BDBD's 1st album cover! She was even photographed as
"The Silver Banshee" for
DC COMICS! Click
HERE to contact her for work or click the banner below. Her personal profile is in our friendlist as well.
Check out our friend and artist,
TIMOTHY LANTZ, who did our
"THROUGH DYING EYES" album cover! Click the banner below to visit his website and view more of his amazing artwork.
*Yep, thats
SARAH in his logo too!*
Check out the
ELLIOT IN THE MORNING show on
DC101
Monday thru Friday from 5:48am til 10am.
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HERE for the
DC101 live stream or below to visit the
EITM website!
Show your support for local music and catch a show at the home of metal in the
Eastern Panhandle...
COOKIES LOUNGE!!!
*COOKIES is located at 1017 South Queen St. in Martinsburg,WV*
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