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The Old Black

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

About Me


Remember when “Rock” or “Hard Rock” was all the “genre” a band needed? Sometimes you have to get away from something, to realize it’s the right thing. After years of playing everything from metal to funk, longtime collaborators Ben White and Lizz Weiler (The Last Call Girls) began work on a new, more straightforward project in Spring, 2006. After recruiting a familiar face, in drummer Jon Lane (The Last Tyrant), and a newer one in J.C. Cirese (Lethe, This Building is Cursed), the band began cranking out songs, breaking sticks and straining necks.

The sound that resulted was exactly what they needed. “Rock.” Not “Post-anything,” not “anything-Core,” certainly not “Indie.” The band members had no intention of setting boundaries for themselves, but were even less interested in hopping on the latest trend. The Old Black played its first show in late October 2006, and played out extensively in '07. Early 2008 will bring more shows and more songs, a 4-song EP, and who knows what else. Keep your ears open and your heads banging.


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Member Since: 3/15/2006
Band Members: Ben - Vocals/Guitar
Lizz - Bass/Vocals
Jon - Drums/Hugs
JC - Guitar/Vocals
Influences: Sabbath, Deep Purple, Zep, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stones, Nirvana, Acid Bath, Misfits, Crowbar, Sleep, Kyuss, Faith No More, Ministry, Plastic Ono Band, Television, Runaways, Blondie, Ween, Badfinger, BOC, Cheap Trick, Nashville Pussy, Tool, Def Leppard, Motorhead, Metallica, Thin Lizzy, AIC, Soundgarden, Pixies, Melvins, Radiohead, Helmet, Burning Brides, Crowbar, Torche, Russian Circles, The Gossip, and many more.
Sounds Like: Driving through the desert with all your cards in one deck.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Drummer Needed

Hey, everyone.Well, it's official.  Our little baby boy Jon is all growns-up now.  He is setting off on a mystical journey fraught with uncertainty and danger, kind of like the dog in the "H...
Posted by The Old Black on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:36:00 PST

Baby Jesus, Act II

Hold on to your hats, gang.  You're not going to believe this shit. Okay, so for the past month and a half, we'd been looking nervously over our shoulders, waiting for ass-kickin Baby Jesus to sn...
Posted by The Old Black on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:30:00 PST

The Recently Retitled "Baby Jesus, Act I"

New songs will be up by the end of September, gang!  The wait will be worth it, God and Baby Jesus willing.  In fact, Baby Jesus came to us in a vivid group dream the other night and as...
Posted by The Old Black on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:45:00 PST

Your official mid-summer update

Hey all,Thanks to everyone that's come out to the last couple shows. we've been hard at work in our sweet, posh (by which i mean "dingy, muggy and infested with most of the insects/arachnids you can t...
Posted by The Old Black on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:31:00 PST

Recording!

Yes, you heard it right. TOB was holed up in Black Lodge Studios Saturday night making magic happen. We tracked 5 songs and are inches from being done. All that's left is backup vox and some shreddy ...
Posted by The Old Black on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:17:00 PST

New Bullshit Demos Are Up!

The Rhythm Rascal strikes again!  Two more demos are up, so put them on your ipod, hop into the hot chicks' room, and dance the next 11 minutes away!  Then play some Gunther and dance some m...
Posted by The Old Black on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:25:00 PST