Dry Cell (band)

Dry Cell ( engl. dry battery ) was a nu-metal and hard rock band from California in the United States. They broke up in late 2005 after singer Jeff Gutt and guitarist Danny Hartwell left the band.

• 2.1 Published Songs
• 2.2 demo songs
• 2.3 albums

History

Foundation

A first part of the band formed in 1999 under the name " Beyond Control ". At that time, guitarist Danny Hartwell and drummer met on the " Ratt Show" on the Sunset Strip ( West Hollywood, California). Later vocalist Judd Gruenbaum was joined by about the band.

After the founding of the band managed to date the three members to gain the attention of Warner Brothers ' A & R director Jeff Blue. This contact was followed by a record contract and the recording of a new member in the band; the singer Jeff Gutt from Detroit, Michigan.

In an interview with an editor of the website "The A & R Online" Jeff Blue Dry Cell described (then provisionally " impur " called ) as follows:

" They're like Metallica meets Incubus meets Linkin Park but heavier. No DJing, no rapping, very melodic and the kids are just phenomenal musicians "

" They are like Metallica Incubus plus plus Linkin Park - only harder. Without DJing without centimes, very melodic; the guys are just phenomenal musicians "

Blue also describes how he discovered the band:

"A friend of mine told me about the drummer who what 11 at the time and how amazing Said hey what. I ended up hearing a demo did was not very good but because i was right down the street from where theywere playing I went up and saw them and what Actually very impressed. I made a development deal and have now been working with them for over a year and a half. I'm with them six hours, six days a week. I have them in a rehearsal room right next to Warner Brothers "

" A friend of mine mentioned the drummer, who was then 11 years old, and told me how fantastic he was. In the end I listened to the demo tape, which was not very good. But since you only played a street away from me, I went out to look at me, and was really impressed. I made a development contract with them, and now we are working together for over one and a half years. We spend six hours a day and six days a week together. I am very close to them off because their rehearsal room is right next to Warner Brothers. "

The album " Disconnected"

After completion of the contract with the Warner Music Group, the band began work on her debut album, "Disconnected". The album contains 12 tracks originally intended to be published on 16 July 2002; this deadline was postponed to 27 August 2002.

Later, there was a dispute between the father of one of the band members and Jeff Blue, the father did not agree with promotional budget of the band. Two days after this fight he complained officially to the Warner Music Group and two days later the record deal of Dry Cell was dissolved.

The only place where the "Disconnected " album ever sold that was " Locobazooka Festival " in 2002. Were offered at that time the final, pressed copies of the album, including the cover illustration. These originals are very rare nowadays. Duplicates of the originals - with a different cover illustration - find themselves more frequently.

Meanwhile, the band announced on Myspace on the release of " Disconnected" for September 2008.

After Warner Brothers

After the dissolution of the contract with the Warner Music Group to Dry Cell broke up immediately.

Rumour has it occurred in March 2003 when a new record deal between the band and Epic Records. For unknown reasons, however, no further publications emerged from this contract.

The beginning of 2004 it was announced that Dave Wasizrski Jeff Gutt was to replace as a singer of the band. Gutt left the band to be a separate project, called " Acrylic " to turn. As far as is known, then 8 songs were created with Wasizrski the microphone.

In 2005, Jeff Gutt finally returned to Dry Cell and created four demo songs. Two of the songs were made ​​under the name " New Revolution " and "The Lie" to the public. The end of 2005 Gutt left the band again, and Danny Hartwell. This event was the catalyst for the resolution of Dry Cell .. Then yet published two old, previously unpublished songs by the band on their MySpace user page.

Singer Jeff Gutt -founded two new projects after the separation; "Band With No Name " and "punch". Drummer Brandon Brown was a member of a group called " Katsumoto ".

End of 2007, the formation was by an impulse from Jeff Blue back together and working on a new album which should appear on their MySpace page in the summer of 2009, according to announcement.

Discography

Posted songs

• 2002 - "Body Crumbles " - used for the Queen of the Damned soundtrack, released on 19 February 2002 Also part of the Madden NFL 2003 soundtrack..
• 2002 - " Heaven & Hot Rods " - used for NASCAR on Fox: Crank It Up soundtrack, released 21 May 2002.

Demo Songs

• 2002 - " I Confide " [ 2:58 ] - Disconnected B-side.
• 2002 - " Sick" [ 3:10 ] - Disconnected B- Side.
• 2002 - " Sick" (Clean Edit) [ 3:10 ] - Disconnected B- Side.
• 2002 - "Body Crumbles " (The Humble Brothers Remix) [ 3:21 ]
• 2003 - " Grape Jelly " [ 3:32 ]
• 2003 - " Peewee " [ 4:04 ]
• 2003 - "Velvet Elvis" [ 3:00 ]
• 2005 - "Find a Way" [ 3:32 ]
• 2005 - " New Revolution " [ 3:43 ]
• 2005 - "Into Oblivion" [ 3:45 ]
• 2005 - " The Lie " [ 3:17 ]

Albums

• Disconnected - Warner Music Group / Beyond Control - never published

Trivia

• Dry Cell were mentioned in an article in the New York Times in connection with their brief collaboration with the Warner Music Group. It can be accessed here.
• The song "Body Crumbles " was released on Rob Zombie's Sampler "Calling All Maniacs " in 2001.
• For "Body Crumbles " a music video was filmed.
• The computer game Madden used "Body Crumbles " in its soundtrack in 2003.
• The song " Slip Away " was released in a slightly modified version of the computer game " Freekstyle ".
• Dry Cell had his own record label with the name " Beyond Control Records ".
• For the vampire film Queen of the Damned ( German: Queen of the Damned, 2002) Dry Cell Body Crumbles contributed the title. Written and recorded was the film music by Jonathan Davis and Richard Gibbs.

Sources

• Nu- metal band
• American band