ABOUT

When electric chair was initially suggested as a band name, the idea was nearly dismissed for its lack of originality and the liklihood that the name 'electric chair' was already being used by countless bands throughout the United States. All of those reservations about the name ELCTRIKCHAIR were dismissed when its spelling was revealed for the first time. At the band's inception, drummer, Bobby, was eleven years old; lead guitarist/vocalist, Andrew, was nineteen.  Spelling of the band's name is a tribute to punkers and punk bands that performed with EC at the outset, the intentional spelling is meant to raise the eye brows of a society who often is more concerned about appearance than substance. It's interesting just how many people the spelling of ELCTRIKCHAIR bothers.  Funny, its never bothered us.

The progressive death metal band, ELCTRIKCHAIR, [elec.tric.chair] was founded in 2003, by siblings Andrew and Bob Rodriguez.  The name ELCTRIKCHAIR was never intended to be identified with 'electric chair' the former method of capital punishment, although the band has used the confusion to further its purpose.

PHILOSOPHY

ELCTRIKCHAIR is a practical entertainment vehicle for ridding society of every wrong or repulsive thing about it by utilizing music to bridge obvious gaps between cultures and people, while exposing the controversy and reality.

METAL EVOLUTION

ELCTRIKCHAIR moved beyond traditional 'old school' thrash sounds and evolved into a modern progressive death metal phenomenon. EC continues to harvest the best of metal's storied history.  EC's sophisticated song structure is built upon, heavy metal, R &B, Latin, swing, blues, jazz, rock, African, world percussion, harp, piano/keyboards, mallets and funk beats with interesting old school punkish rants and conventional clean style singing that combines with metal grunt style vocals.  The instrumentals are refined and resemble quality European musicianship. 

ADVICE

The most difficult challenge is always one's ability to recognize his source of anger, humiliation or hatred; neither can anyone begin the process of overcoming such compromising handicaps without first acknowledging their presence.

PERSISTENCE

Since performing for the first time at a tiny northern Colorado punk venue, ELCTRIKCHAIR has achieved every lofy goal in the local scene, toured throughout the United States earning fans and respect along the way, graced the international stage, had its music heard and appreciated in many foreign countries and flirted with the enticement of global recognition. All of this in the span of seven short years. While ELCTRIKCHAIR continues to outlast its naysayers, the band's journey can only be evaluated for the extent of its contribution, the duration of its ambition and the persistence of its innovation.

EC continues its progressive death metal evolution, first being signed to the highly regarded independent label, Blastzone Entertainment Group then by insisting that its core support group be included in a restructure that would result in the formation of a professional management team under the name of Dust2Dust Music Network USA. 

STATUS QUO

In 2010 EC released a new album, XENOPHOBIA.  The album is available to fans around the world.  U.S. fans can add the latest EC album to their collection by purchasing XENOPHOBIA at:  FYE, Relapse Records, Best Buy, Wal-mart, Hot Topic, Angelos, Independent Records and nearly every notable music outlet in the U.S. 

'ELCTRIKCHAIR'

Below is a script the band adopted early, inviting fans and others to learn the correct pronunciation of ELCTRIKCHAIR (elec.tric.chair).