Formed: 1999
From:
Revere,
MA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
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The Red Chord Vocalist Speaks Out
Stylusmagazine.com recently interviewed vocalist Guy Kozowyk of THE RED CHORD, including things along the lines of 'Keeping it Wolf', and his vocal techniques. A few excerpts follow:
Stylusmagazine.com: Who are your vocal influences?
Kozowyk: My biggest influence is probably Frank Mullen from Suffocation. There's what I enjoy, and then there's what's actually influenced me. I grew up around a lot of hardcore shows, and I liked the barking, yelling hardcore vocals. There was so much volume involved; you had hardcore shows that were just hollering to the back of the room, basically. It didn't matter if [the singers] had a microphone or not, you could still hear them. But I like the inhuman quality to vocalists like Frank Mullen and all these other death/grind metal vocalists. When I [came up with] my vocal style, it was death metal vocals, but with volume. Have you ever listened to the band Mortician?
Stylusmagazine.com: Only a little.
Kozowyk: You know how they have, like… I guess any death metal band in general that has the "secret passage vocal"… Do you remember in the first Zelda [video game], when you move the rock, and it goes "Whoaaarrrggghhh," the cave vocal, like "You're unleashing the cave!" "Whoaaarrrggghhh!"
Stylusmagazine.com: OK, right.
Kozowyk: Basically, "secret passage vocal." There's no volume to it, there's no emphasis, there's no oomph. To me, that's not real. You can go into a studio and you can put your hand over a mic and, you can be like, "Urrrggghhh." You can do all these burps and shit, but that doesn't have any balls to it. When a vocalist gets on the mic and doesn't need mic tricks, and can scream [his] fucking head off—to me, that's extreme, that's power. That means a lot more to me than someone being able to do sick [vocal] inhales in the studio, where it sounds like some weird animal, but then you see them live, and if they don't have the mic turned all the way up, and if they don't have their hand over the mic, then [they] can't emulate it.
Stylusmagazine.com: You've become associated with the phrase "keeping it wolf." What does that mean?
Kozowyk: Our guitar player (Gunface) actually coined the phrase "keeping it wolf." We were at some show, seeing a bunch of little guys with clothes that were way too small. And Gunface said, "Look at these people. I refuse to be, like, this ugly hermaphrodite. I’m just going to keep it wolf. I don’t shave my chest, I don’t shave my back, I’m a hairy dude, I got a beard, I have long hair, I smell bad, and I don’t care." It’s not to say that you can’t shower or shave or brush your teeth, because [otherwise] that’s just disgusting. But be fuckin’ real, be a man. There’s been such an emphasis on looking like a broad. I think it’s gross, and it’s just a phase. What the fuck are these people doing, showing up to shows with girls’ jeans that are painted on? There’s been this big resurgence of glam, with guys painting their fingernails and putting eyeliner on. Wolves don’t worry about that shit, and neither should we.
Download The Red Chord's "Black Santa"
Starting today you can download The Red Chord’s track ‘Black Santa’ off their highly praised release Clients exclusively through Fuse TV and FYE. The track will be available for free download August 7th through August 13th so make sure ya stop by and get the track before it’s too late! Also be sure to catch the band on this summers Ozzfest on the second stage along side Black Label Society, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, label mates Unearth, and many more!
Red Chord Frontman Not Big On Ozzfest
While most young metal acts would maim — maybe even kill — for a chance to spend their summer traveling the U.S. as part of Ozzfest, THE RED CHORD's Guy Kozowyk's sort of blithe about the whole situation.
Sure, he's excited about being on this summer's Ozzfest and appreciates his band being invited. But to him, it's no big deal — he's not nervous, like some of the other bands on the tour because, the way he sees it, Ozzfest is just another gig.
"Whatever," he said, when asked what was going through his head the morning before Ozzfest kicked off here. "Honestly, for us, it's just like another day at the office. It's definitely exciting. If you'd asked me a year ago if my band would ever be on Ozzfest, it's like, 'We're a death-metal/grindcore/whatever band — Ozzfest is never going to go for that.' And so it's definitely unexpected and definitely crazy, but at the same time, we've played over 800 shows. We've played backyards, we've played basements and we've played the Sounds of the Underground in front of thousands of people. We're ready for anything. As excited as we are, we're just going to go do what we always do."
Kozowyk, who runs his own label, Black Market Activities, knows that Ozzfest is perhaps the biggest tour his band will ever be on and has heard people talking about how beneficial a slot on the fest can be for a band like THE RED CHORD. But he's not letting it go to his head.
"People say Ozzfest can make or break a band, but for us, we're ready to get bigger and we're ready to go back if it comes down to it," he said. "We've played so many small shows, and we're so comfortable in the small environment, that if Ozzfest doesn't break us into the mainstream, we're ready to go back to playing VFWs and basements. We've had such a good time that it doesn't matter what happens on Ozzfest for us. We're going to just roll with it. If it comes down to us being the big Ozzfest success, that's great. We'll sell a bunch of records. But as soon as the metal/hardcore/extreme-music thing drops off, and it isn't making the Billboard charts anymore, we really don't care — whatever. We'll be happy selling 20,000 records and playing to a couple hundred kids a night. It doesn't matter to us.
"Our attitude has always been THE RED CHORD are normal people playing to normal people out in the crowd. We're not better or bigger than anyone," he continued. "It's intriguing to think that we can come out of this tour and be the biggest death-metal band to date, because I don't know that there's any real brutal death-metal bands that have done this in the past. I think if [death metal's] ever going to get big, this might be our only shot. If it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. We could care less."
THE RED CHORD's 2005 LP, Clients, was reissued last month with demo and live tracks, and Kozowyk said the band will settle into the writing process for its next album following Ozzfest and some more U.S. touring. He hopes to start recording the CHORD's third disc, which they've already named Birdbath, early next year.
"We started naming songs but we haven't really written any songs yet," he explained. "We have a bunch of song titles ['I Am Not a Lawnmower,' 'The Robot From the Future,' 'Skin Beef' and 'The Brian Slagel Song,' to name a few], ideas and a bunch of parts, but we just don't have the actual songs done yet. We want to have a new record ready for next summer."
All That Remains Unveil "This Calling" Video
Massachusetts ALL THAT REMAINS has unveiled the debut video from the bands forthcoming album, The Fall of Ideals. The video for the albums lead track, This Calling, was directed by Frankie Nasso (Mudvayne, Hatebreed) of Raging Nations films and is online here.
Shot at the end of May in the now-abandoned Hancock Naval Base in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the videos concept revolves around the "calling" itself being represented by the voice of hope breaking free from a tainted and twisted state of mind. More...
Headline News
Avenged Sevenfold and DragonForce On Ozzfest 2006
It comes as little surprise that Avenged Sevenfold have been officially confirmed as the mystery band on the main stage for Ozzfest 2006. The real surprise announcement is that power metal band Dragonforce, recently signed to Roadrunner Records in North America and rumored to be joining Gigantour 2006, has been added as the main stage opener as well.
Ozzy Osbourne is now slated to headline the second stage on three dates (replacing some dates that he was previously thought to be headlining the main stage):
July 8 - San Bernardino, CA's Hyundai Pavilion of Glen Helen
July 11 - San Antonio, TX at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 22 - East Troy, WI at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre
OZZY says, "After 10 years of headlining Ozzfest's main-stage I think it's time for a change. I haven't had a chance to play this close to an audience in years and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it."
Also announced is that Ozzfest emcee Big Dave and professional Ozzfest party guy, Eddie, have begun their nationwide search visiting 19 of the festival's 26 cities to find the first-ever Miss Ozzfest. The duo will be accepting entries and taking photographs of Miss Ozzfest candidates in each city. Throughout the summer the Ozzfest fans can vote for your favorites at Ozzfest.com. All entries collected from Big Dave and Eddie will be posted for you to vote on. The top three in each city will be awarded FREE tickets to the show in their city, where at some point during the evening's festivities, the three contestants will be presented on stage to the fans who will vote on a winner. Photos of each winning contestant, including the top vote getters from Raleigh and West Palm Beach, will be posted once again on Ozzfest.com, where fans can pick their Miss Ozzfest 2006. Final voting will be held at Ozzfest.com on August 7 and 8. The winning beauty will be awarded the grand prize and receive round trip airfare and accommodations for her and a guest to attend the year's final show August 13 in West Palm Beach where she'll be crowned Miss Ozzfest 2006.
Here's a recap of the complete official Ozzfest 2006 lineup and tour dates: More...
Unearth, All That Remains Canadian Tour Dates
Prior to playing Ozzfest, Unearth will headline a brief Canadian tour with support from All That Remains, The Red Chord, A Life Once Lost, Walls Of Jericho, and If Hope Dies. Here are the tour dates:
6/16 Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Imperial
6/17 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
6/18 Sudbury, ON @ Frasier Auditorium
6/20 Winnipeg, MB @ Ramada
6/22 Regina, SK @ The Distrikt
6/23 Edmonton, AB @ Reds
6/24 Calgary, AB @ The Ballroom
6/26 Boise, ID @ Big Easy
Bad Acid Trip Confirmed For Ozzfest 2006
In case you missed the quiet announcement (like we did), California metallers Bad Acid Trip have been added to the second stage for this summer's Ozzfest. The band, which has toured with System of a Down, released their debut, Lynch the Weirdo, on System frontman Serj Tankian's Serjical Strike label in 2004. The album was produced by System guitarist Daron Malakian. This year's Ozzfest begins June 29 in Auburn, Washington, and will run through August 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
To recap, the Ozzfest 2006 tour dates and lineup are as follows: More...
The Red Chord Tour Dates
The Red Chord have confirmed plans for a two-week headlining tour in May. Notably, a few of the dates will feature Shai Hulud. Commented The Red Chord vocalist Guy Kozowyk: "The Red Chord played our Fused Together CD release show with Shai Hulud years ago. I've been a fan ever since. It's an honor to have them on this run." Here are the tour dates:
dates w/ Ed Gein, First Blood
5/4 Burlington, VT @ Club 242
5/5 Auburn, NY @ Auburn Public Theatre w/ The Acacia Strain
5/6 Cromwell, CT @ Cromwell Knights of Columbus w/ Doomriders
5/7 Worcester, MA @ The QVCC (16 Greenwood Street) w/ Doomriders
5/8 Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship
5/9 TBA
5/10 TBA w/ The Acacia Strain
dates w/ The Acacia Strain
5/11 Louisville, KY @ Headliners w/ Ed Gein
5/12 Memphis, TN @ The Complex w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/13 Nashville, TN @ Rocket Town w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/14 TBA w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/15 Greensboro, NC @ Green Street Club w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/16 Fredricksburg, VA @ KC's w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/17 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft w/ Shai Hulud, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza
5/18 Levittown, NY @ Club Ritual (The Red Chord only)
Initial Ozzfest 2006 Tour Dates Released
The initial dates for Ozzfest 2006 have been announced. The tour dates are as follows:
Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
Jul. 02 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
Jul. 07 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
Jul. 08 - San Bernardino, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion
Jul. 14 - Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 15 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
Jul. 16 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 19 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Energy Center
Jul. 21 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul. 26 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul. 27 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul. 29 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island
Jul. 30 - Hartford, CA @ New England Dodge Music Center
Aug. 01 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Aug. 04 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at The Waterfront
Aug. 05 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 06 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Virginia Beach
Aug. 09 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion
Aug. 13 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphiheatre
To recap, the official lineup for this year's Ozzfest is as follows:
Main Stage:
OZZY OSBOURNE (10 shows only)
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
DISTURBED
TBA**
HATEBREED
LACUNA COIL
**Major main-stage band to be announced on May 23
Second Stage:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
ATREYU
UNEARTH
BLEEDING THROUGH
NORMA JEAN
Second Stage (rotating):
A LIFE ONCE LOST
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
THE RED CHORD
FULL BLOWN CHAOS
WALLS OF JERICHO
ALL THAT REMAINS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
Breaking News
Official Ozzfest 2006 Lineup Revealed
Here is the lineup for Ozzfest 2006 according to a posting on Ozzfest.com, a few hours prior to the previously announced 9 p.m. EST:
Main Stage:
Ozzy Osbourne
System of A Down
Disturbed
Hatebreed
Lacuna Coil
Second Stage:
Black Label Society
Atreyu
Unearth
Bleeding Through
Norma Jean
A Life Once Lost
Strapping Young Lad
The Red Chord
Full Blown Chaos
Walls of Jericho
All That Remains
Between The Buried and Me
A major mainstage act is also said to be announced on May 23rd. There's much speculation of this being Metallica, although their record label and the band have denied those rumors. The full press release posted on Ozzfest.com follows. More...
The Red Chord Seeking New Drummer
THE RED CHORD have released the following statement about how you can be their new drummer:
"Just when you thought we'd keep the same five guys in our band for more than six months, think again. We have switched out drummers. We'll chock it all up to personal issues and irreconcilable differences... best of luck in future ventures... long and happy life... yadda yadda yadda. But, everything is going 100% on schedule. We're still doing all of our upcoming tour dates and we have some really big tours to announce in the near future. Our long time friend, Kevin Talley (ex-CHIMAIRA, MISERY INDEX) will be joining us on our upcoming tour with THROWDOWN. It's about time we finally jammed together and we're looking forward to seeing how it all goes.
In the meantime, if you're a drummer and wish to try out, here's how:
Video tape yourself performing the tracks Nihilist, Dreaming in Dog Years, Fixation on Plastics & Black Santa. We are looking for the songs to be played as close to exact as possible. The video must be taken in a way that both your hands and feet are visible. If you can't see both in the video, just run through the songs twice -- once with the camera pointed at your feet and once at your hands. We have a soft spot for drummers that beat the crap out of their kit, so if you're a tapper, drink your milk and man it up! Applicants must be willing to tour for upwards of 300 shows each year. You must also have a valid US passport, your own gear and a willingness to get to Mass & potentially relocate to the Mass/NH area if need be. If you have substance abuse problems, don't bother applying. If you have a rock star attitude, don't both applying. If you are looking to go on the road, be respectful and have a good time and you happen to have exceptional drum abilities, we want to meet you!
Send video to:
The Red Chord
23 Rand Street
Revere, MA 02151
If we like what we see, WE will get a hold of YOU, so include all of your contact info including phone number & email. We're looking forward to seeing everyone in the upcoming months on our tour with THROWDOWN. See you soon."
Throwdown Announce Headlining Tour
Orange County, CA-based band THROWDOWN have justed wrapped up a U.K. tour with ARCH ENEMY. "U.K. fans are just as loyal as they are open to new music," commented singer Dave Peters. "We had dudes in TESTAMENT and THE HAUNTED shirts praising us after our set which was even cooler than it was strange." Their major touring plans for the start of 2006 include a headlining tour with support from THE RED CHORD, STILL REMAINS and A DOZEN FURIES, to be followed by a co-headlining tour with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.
Speaking on the tours for the upcoming year, Peters proclaims, "I think it will be successful on a lotta levels and a pairing of four diverse bands with different qualities to offer."
Here are the THROWDOWN tour dates: More...
The Nicaea Room Record New Demo
New Hampshire's The Nicaea Room have now finished recording a three-song demo with Johnny Fay (Fay has been playing guitar for The Red Chord as of late). The tracks can be previewed online here.
The Red Chord Confirms Europe’s Persistence Tour
The Red Chord has just been confirmed to play the Persistence Tour with Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Born From Pain, Bleed the Sky and Full Blown Chaos. The tour begins December 1st in Germany and will cross through 6 countries in 2 weeks. Following to Persistence Tour, The Red Chord will play a couple shows in England before returning home.
THE RED CHORD on Persistence Tour 2005 w/ Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Napalm Death, BORN FROM PAIN, Bleed The Sky, and Full Blown Chaos: More...
Rhythmnden Fest 10 Years Of Mosh Details
Rhythmnden Fest 10 Years Of Mosh will take place on November 19th at the Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY. The show will feature an appearance by Shai Hulud, including vocalist Geert, who will be flying in from Europe. Doors open at 2 PM and tickets are $25. The following bands have been confirmed (with more TBA):
Shai Hulud
Zombie Apocalypse
Converge
Darkest Hour
The Red Chord
Municipal Waste
Robots And Empire
Red Chord, Darkest Hour, Converge Tour Dates
The first dates have been announced for the forthcoming tour featuring CONVERGE, THE RED CHORD and DARKEST HOUR. RINGWORM will be opening some dates while MUNICIPAL WASTE will be opening others. Dates are as follows: More...
The Red Chord To Shoot Video For "Black Santa"
The Red Chord have confirmed plans to shoot a video for "Black Santa." The Red Chord will be teaming up with Dale Restighini, who also directed the band’s "Antman" video. A filming date has not been set, but you can count on this video making it onto MTV and Fuse.
Alternate Hellfest Shows
Bands that were supposed to play Hellfest have gotten together for a few alternate shows. They bands and show locations are as follows:
Sat. Aug 20th - 12:30 pm @ The Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA)
Throwdown, Turmoil, Most Precious Blood, The Red Chord, Remembering Never, The Agony Scene, Scars of Tomorrow, and more
$13 - All Ages
Sun. Aug 21 - 5pm @ Obsessions (Randolph, NJ)
Silverstein, Stretch Arm Strong , Evergeen Terrace, Scary Kids Scaring Kids , Roses are Red, Kane Hodder & more tba.
Sun. Aug 21 @ The Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA)
Rise Against, From Autumn To Ashes, Comeback Kid, Emery, Bedlight For BlueEyes, and more.
Hellfest 2005 Schedule Released
The entire schedule for Hellfest has finally been released. HELLFEST 2K5 takes place on August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Tickets are available at hellfest.com or you can purchase tickets at the Sovereign Bank Arena box office or charge by phone at 1-888-SBA-TIXX or online at sovereignbankarena.com.
The complete schedule follows, including stages, times and bands playing: More...
The Red Chord Lose Guitarist
THE RED CHORD have posted the following message on their official website:
"Kevin Rampelberg (aka Big Kev) is no longer with THE RED CHORD. Kevin and I (Guy) have been playing together in bands for the past 10 years and in THE RED CHORD for the last 6 or so. Kevin played his last show with the band at the Palladium in Worcester last week (July 26th). The split was abrupt, but amicable. For the time being, we are performing as a 4 piece with Gunface (aka Mike McKenzie) handling all the guitar duties.
On the special occasion side of things, PSYOPUS guitarist, Chris Arp, is currently out with THE RED CHORD learning our songs in order to start filling in over the next few days. For those of you confused, PSYOPUS is supposed to be out with ION DISSONANCE and SWARM OF THE LOTUS right now. Unfortunately, according to preliminary reports from the band, they were waiting to leave for the first show of the tour and they received a wild and confusing call from drummer Lee Fisher explaining he would not be able to do the tour. PSYOPUS contemplated having a drum machine fill in to keep from bailing, but parties involved disagreed with the practicality of the idea."
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