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About Me

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&nbsp The intent of Hollowshell has always been to deliver a completely new style of melodic hard rock to a modern musical audience, pushing the boundaries of what is labeled as "commercial" by adding old fashioned talent and hard work into the mix. This was the concept that Robert Cantu brought with him when he moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles at the turn of the millenium. Having played in cover and origional bands all over Utah for more than 10 years Robert knew exactly what his musical direction was and nothing was going to keep him from it.
&nbsp Origionally forming Hollowshell in LA with fellow seasoned Utah bandmate Tom Chandler, they began a search for local musicians to fill out the sound of their new creation. This search eventually led them to find guitarist Chris Brouelette, a player of technical skill and old fashioned metal rocking style who had just left an instrumental project and was looking begin anew with a fresh new group of motivated musicians.
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Member Since: 11/29/2004
Band Website: Hollowshell.com
Band Members: Robert Cantu: Drums, Backing Vocals, and Personality

Chris Brouelette: Guitar Ninjitsu and Backing Vocals

Tom Chandler: Guitar Supremacy and vocals

Luis Gadea: Bass Thumping and Foreign Translation

Influences: Metallica, Dream Theater, Tool, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Fates Warning, Ozzy, Pantera, Rush
Sounds Like: Big, melodic and hard rocking with a hint of talent.

Exactly what you have been looking for.
Record Label: Artcore Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Songs Posted 7/30

Damn right y'all, it's new music time from The Shell. The two new songs posted are called "Question?" and "11:42". This is a pretty good representation of the direction we are headed on the new album,...
Posted by Hollowshell on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:53:00 PST

6/22 Galaxy Tickets Available HERE!!!

JUST ADDED 4/13!!! Click on the button below to purchase tickets securely via Paypal (with free shipping, and no added fees!!)">...
Posted by Hollowshell on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:46:00 PST

HOLLOWSHELL on TOM LEYKIS!!! (97.1 Free FM)

This is amazing guys!!! Six Hollowshell songs from "Ever Falling Sky" have been put into bumper music rotation on the Tom Leykis show (So Cal station 97.1 Free FM). Go to www.971freefm.com and click o...
Posted by Hollowshell on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:47:00 PST

Contest for 1000th Hollowshell Friend!!

Hey everyone! Here's something a little special for all of you waiting for the new album, or just discovering our music. If you are our 1000th friend add (we are only 10 friends away and band sites wi...
Posted by Hollowshell on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:25:00 PST

HOLLOWSHELL needs your help!!!

Hey everyone!Starting Sept 30th Hollowshell is going to start branching out to shows outside the LA/OC area but with rising gas costs and more "pay to play" venues popping up we need your help to come...
Posted by Hollowshell on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:36:00 PST

Tour Diary from Robert for May 31, 2006

Wow! What a metal Wednesday night in Santa Ana. 3 rocked, Resistance was pure metal and Fates, well what more can I say about a band that has influenced me as much as these guys have. It was an...
Posted by Hollowshell on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:52:00 PST

Aaron Bright and Tom Chandler

Hello everyone! We just wanted to make the announcement that bass player Aaron Bright has joined Hollowshell as the new low-end thumper of the group. He's a great guy with a ton of bass skill&nbs...
Posted by Hollowshell on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:00:00 PST

Drew Boyer has left Hollowshell

Just a quick announcement to let you all know that our bass player, Drew Boyer, has left the band to pursue other career interests. We are now auditioning for a new bass player so if you are intereste...
Posted by Hollowshell on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:10:00 PST

Robert's having surgery today

We wanted to let you know that today Robert is having surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. He'll be out for at least a few weeks before he can play again and it will be a little more ...
Posted by Hollowshell on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The blog you HAVE to read...

This was origionally posted by a long time friend of Hollowshell, Tom (www.myspace.com/tomwasright) and we thought you should all read about what we've been saying for a long time. **************...
Posted by Hollowshell on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST