DROIDS ATTACK CD RELEASE SHOW w/ Thunderunderus, Wife | The Frequency: Live Music Venue, Madison, Wisconsin

DROIDS ATTACK CD RELEASE SHOW w/ Thunderunderus, Wife
February 13, 10:00 PM
Ages: 21+

DROIDS ATTACK w/ Venus in Furs, Dr. Decapitation

☆ Opening act(s): Thunderunderus, Wife

Blazing guitar riffs, thick low end, and highly imaginative rhythm structures make up the foundation of this "heady" metal outfit from Madison, WI. Brandishing a full bodied tone and a taught signature style that slices through the sterile ceiling fan churn of our modern day Line 6 heroes like a kershaw through the warm neck flesh of a thousand infidels, the Droid's approach suggests a more natural progression between Black Sabbath and Tool, and their throw down approach to the stage has consistantly lead the most scouling of metal heads to the front row beeming with delight. It is fun to have your ass kicked this good.

The band has risen to much acclaim throughout their Midwestern stomping grounds earning cult status in the underground metal scene for their most recent release, Fatal/Error, which edged it's way to number 34 on FMQB's national metal charts and earned high praises from the "all that is heavy" afficianados at stonerrock.com. The band has landed several opening spots for national acts over the years (such as Torche, Priestess, Nashville Pussy, and Dead Meadow among others), have been featured in the platinum hit Xbox 360 game "Prey", and have been selected to perform showcase spots on some of the industry's most coveted gigs including SXSW and NXNE.

Droids Attack was founded on the frustrations of vocalist/guitarist Brad Van, who gave up playing music after many years of performing with doomed projects. Tired of wasting his time, he instead decided to focus his creative energy on opening his first business: a full blown vintage arcade featuring classic video games from the 70's and 80's. His fascination with retro-gaming lead him to a chance meeting with Tony Brungraber, a drummer who had moved to Madison in hopes of getting involved in the city's celebrated music scene. Tony ended up landing a job at a used game store where Brad hung out and the two hit it off on their many mutual interests, which aside from music included classic science fiction: the basis of their namesake. They met for a couple of jam sessions and before long Brad had reconsidered his musical hiatus. The search for a bass player was on.

Enter Nate Bush, a well seasoned veteran of the Madison rock scene and frequent gamer at Brad's arcade. Bandless for several years, he got a hold of the earliest Droids demo through a mutual friend. He genuinely dug what he heard, so Brad informed him of the open bass player position. It sparked his interest, and after a few practices it was official. They were locked in and writing new material, booking shows, and developing a relentless style intent to pummel unsuspecting audiences at any venue they could land.

It didn't take long for the band to catch on. Based on the strength of their demo and a flurry of live performances, their first album "All Your Chicks Are Belong To Us" was immediately picked up by legendary Wisconsin indie label Crustacean Records. Shortly after it's release, it recieved best punk album of the year honors from the Madison Area Music Awards. Meanwhile, the band managed to build substantial interest beyond their city limits on the interent thanks in part to their hilarious promotional video, "Let Daddy See The Cake", which mixes staged robot attacks with live performance footage. Slowly but steadily the Droids succeeded to break into larger Midwestern scenes nabbing regular gigs in larger surrounding cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Currently they are maintaining their busy touring schedule while demo-ing tracks for their third full length album slated for a summer 2009 release. Extensive national and international touring to follow.