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Desolate Sky

About Me

Hailing from all reaches of the Chicago land area, Desolate Sky is out to prove that true metal still thrives and has something more to give. Formed by Scott Staszak and Mike Mendenhall, this thundering four piece brings the walls down with the same force as bands such as Metallica and Megadeth, but throws in many melodic twists and turns ala bands like Iced Earth. After a revolving door of members this band is now solidified with Scott Staszak on rhythm guitar and vocals, Mike Mendenhall on drums, Pat Gandy on lead guitar, and Steve Sones on bass. With the line up in place and a new album on the way, Desolate Sky is here to stay. We are not here to reinvent the wheel, but we want to give true metal fans a record that they can be proud of. OLD SCHOOL METAL FROM ITS ROOTS! Hooks, harmonies, and solos. "Its us doing what we do...nothing big and fancy. Four dudes stayin in tune and on time."(R.I.P. Cliff Burton) desolatesky.com

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Member Since: 28/03/2006
Band Website: www.Desolatesky.com
Band Members: Scott Staszak-- Vocals/Guitar,Pat Gandy--Lead Guitar,Steve Sones-- Bass,Mike Mendenhall--Drums........................................... ........................... Desolate Sky X-Ray t-shirt design by Mike Rivero.................................. Webmaster for Desolatesky.com and additional artwork by Neil Purcell
Influences: Alcohol mostly.
Sounds Like: We have been compared to: Megadeth, Motorhead, Sacred Reich, Pantera, old Metallica, Black Sabbath and others.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Desolate Sky live video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pViMavWh1i0 Desolate Sky- Expendable live at Doug's Rockhouse in Aurora, IL 9-11-2009.
Posted by on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:01:00 GMT

A literary masterpiece for your consumption

This is a true story by our boy Tommy Z.  Read on if you dare... The young lad crouched behind the fender of a blue '75 Ford LTD and tried to steady his breathing. Everything back there had happe...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:08:00 GMT

The Drowning Pool show in Iowa

As many of you know the show we were gonna play at the Reverb in Cedar Falls Iowa with Drowning Pool and Adema was postponed due to weather.  It was originally going to be rescheduled for a ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:59:00 GMT

Whats up with Desolate Sky?

Yeah, what the hell is Desolate Sky up to anyway?  Well, in February of this year our kick ass new lead guitarist, Patrick Gandy, joined the band.  Since then we've been mercilessly rocking ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:28:00 GMT

Request Desolate Sky on Rebel Radio AM 1240 NORTHSIDE & AM 1470 SOUTHSIDE

Hey be sure to request Desolate Sky on Rebel Radio AM 1240 NORTHSIDE & AM 1470 SOUTHSIDE in Chicago!
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:09:00 GMT