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The Multi Award winning band Bad Uncle Sam was born in 2000 with original Members Dave Powell, Ed Lynch and Brett Asquith. The Band practiced long and hard to get the metal thing going and to get the boys out on the scene, and they went through a lot of trials and tribulations to earn their stripes. Lynch and Powell were the two that constantly stuck it out when they lost drummers, singers and support. They replaced Asquith with Jim Thomas and continued to plow onward with Powell carrying the vocals until they found the perfect guy for the role of front man. All they needed was a front man that could sell the energy their music produced. They heard about D. Wyckoff (former front man of the band Schyster) who is notorious for his wildly energetic stage presence and electrified vocals. In 2005 they added guitar phenom, Juan Canteli and in 2006 added drumming monster Joe Milotta. This perfect combination of Brotherhood, High Energy Music, extremely energetic stage presence and a knack for writing catchy tunes has catapulted B.U.S to Local Fame that is now reached past the boundaries of NY,NJ and PA. The boys are currently recognized as the Highest Ranked Unsigned Metal Band in the country according to unsignedtalents.com One cant help to think if these guys can make this much of an impact on the music world as an indie bandwhat could they accomplish with a label? If you've ever seen Bad Uncle Sam Live ....then you already know what these guys bring to the stage RAW UNHARNESSED ENERGY. These guys are known literally all over the world with fans as far away as the UK and Australia. They are currently in the studio making the final touches on the new CD. Rock Credits Bad Uncle Sam Entered the NJ State Fairs Tri-State Battle of the bands. Over 170 bands responded to the battle.Only six were chosen for the final battle August 12th 2004.B.U.S walked away with 2nd placethe guys vowed to come back next year as 2nd was not an option. August 12th 2005 Bad Uncle Sam Wins and becomes the...1 band in three states . as promised! Local Heavy Metal Band Bad Uncle Sam Recently took first place in the NJ State fairs Second annual Tri-state battle of the bands. 178 Rock bands From NY, NJ and PA entered the battle. The bands were judged by a crowd of nearly1500 people and by music industry professionals, such as Elizabeth Porocco East Coast Marketing Director for Clear Channel radio and Rob Ryan DJ for 103.7 WNNJ New Jersey Radio. The battle was sponsored by Clear Channel Radio, WNNJ and Ritchies Music and was hosted by Rock Jock Ken OBrian of WNNJ. The Bands were judged on crowd reaction, Stage presence, crowd interaction, musicianship and quality of song. Bad Uncle Sam took the stage and owned it from the moment they walked on to the last song of the encore set. B.U.S won second place last year in the first annual battle and gained a lot of new fans in the process. The band continued to tour NY, NJ and PA vowing to win it the next year, unfortunately they lost lead guitarist Edward Lynch to the responsibilities of life and a new child. They replaced Lynch with 19 yr. Old Lead guitarist Juan Canteli and re-entered the scene. Canteli brings an aggressive grace to the band that is already notorious for energetic stage presence and a Melodic retro-aggressive Metal Sound. Front man D. Wyckoff says of the experience at the battle It was Awesome Man, 1500 screaming people that had never known us before the battle, voted us ..1 Last year we won the crowd, but not the crown this year we did both The band was contacted after the battle by Jeff Zocoli East Coast tour manager for Infinity Artists International www.infinityartists.com. The band signed exclusively with Infinity Artists International and will begin a more aggressive National tour at the end of this year. Tesla, Drowning pool, Sebastian Bach and 38 special are some of the other artists represented by IAI. Rock Credits .. 1 Ranked Metal Band in the country according to the globally aired Unsignedtalents.com Bad Uncle Sam Original The Soldier has been Voted Song of the Day for 15 days as of 12/01/05 against thousands of artists and songwriters. UT.Com interviewed them live in the studio on 12/02/05 for the Featured Artist Showcase. They received Global reviews and thousands of new hits on there WebPages as a result of the interview. B.U.S has graced some pretty notable stages including: CBGBS, Club Tundra, The NJ State Budweiser outdoors Entertainment, The Junction etc. They have been invited by WNNJ 103.7 and Clear Channel Radio to play private events such as the 2005 Halloween Howl as well as Headlining the 2006 NJ State Fair. They are also scheduled to play the Woodstock Reunion on Yasgers farm August 11th- 13th 2006.