- Zack Tanous - vocals
- Scott "Rock" Rockstead - guitar
- Kris Bower - guitar
- Chris Bader - bass
- Steve Elias - drums
A new sound has arisen from the harnessing of raw battering power into an
unadulterated driving force of sound and emotion. What sets Six Foot Deathtrap
apart from the trends of today is the ability to overlay this assault with
melodic nuances. The San Diego based band was founded in May of 2002 by
guitarist Scott Rockstead, whose collection of riffs in need of an outlet
was growing at the time to nearly implosive levels. Rock invited drummer
Steve Elias and guitarist Kris Bower into the project knowing their
respective styles and abilities. As the music began to take shape, it
became apparent that the name Six Foot Deathtrap was appropriate for the
developing tone. The addition of bassist Chris Bader led to a situation
in which songs were being written faster than they could be learned, while
finding the right vocalist for the job seemed a near impossibility. After
several months of frustrated searching, the band auditioned Zack Tanous
who immediately brought to the project the voice it needed. The product
is stripped down, groove-oriented metal textured with a wide variety of
influences from Pantera and Machinehead to Alice in Chains and Tool.
Drummer Elias and bassist Bader hammer out a bludgeoning rhythm that can
be felt as much as heard, while mixing dynamic color into the low end.
Layered within are the raw, heavy, harmonized tones of guitarists Bower
and Rockstead. The message of Six Foot Deathtrap is voiced by frontman
Tanous, whose pivotal stylings create moods ranging from disquiet to pure
rage within a single phrase. The collective result is a thundering
aggression unique in style and diversity. |