Gothic Theatre
Brick Bath
Cody Hubbard—Vocals
Eric Meyer—Guitars
Dylan Wills- Bass
Mike Owen—Drums
Artist Summery: Brick Bath is an anger-fueled sonic assault. Their musical stylings could be compared to a combination of Pantera and Testament. Heavy, tuned down, fist to face, aggressive power-groove thrash metal featuring solid songwriting, stunning musicianship, and creative lyrics with undeniable hook laden grooves.
Band Bio: Since the bands inception in 1996, Brick Bath has been one of Southern California’s major contenders within the power-groove/thrash metal community. Formerly known as Epitaph, the band quickly gained public interest, which caught the attention of Chainsaw Records president, Woody Barber. The band worked out an agreement with Chainsaw Records and went directly into the studio to record their debut album entitled Scarred. Shortly after mixing the record, the label folded, leaving the band to wonder what was going to become of all their hard work. To keep the bands energy positive and not dwell on the demise of Chainsaw Records, they decided to go on tour. Playing to packed houses and enthusiastic audiences night after night, they co-headlined shows with such National acts as Stuck Mojo, Testament, Forbidden, Flotsam and Jetsam, Crowbar and Exodus as well as numerous local acts.
After much soul searching during their road-weary days, the band opted for a facelift. Welcoming new bass player Pete Stone to the fold, and changing their name to Brick Bath. Frustrated with producers and engineers that couldn’t find the sound that the band heard in their heads and wanted to achieve on tape, Brick Bath built their own recording studio and stood by the motto, “If you want something done right, do it yourself”. They recorded a fresh, new album that captures the agony and ecstasy of becoming the band they were meant to be. Pushing themselves to new limits and defining the Brick Bath sound. Self produced and engineered by guitarist Eric Meyer, the final result is the bands forthcoming new album, I Wont Live the Lie. “This record is about hitting the breaking point when you don’t feel anything anymore. Whatever pushes you to that point, whether it’s anger, frustration, or depression, when those feelings take over, that is…I Won’t Live the Lie.” explains guitarist, Eric Meyer.
Their debut release on Pavement/Crash Music, release date: March 12th, 2002, has received rave reviews in such major publications as CMJ Loud Rock, BW&BK, Metal Maniacs, Metal Hammer, Roadie Crew, Ball Buster and Chaotic Critiques as well as many well known metal websites and E-zines all over the world. In October of 2001, Brick Bath had two songs featured on the White Knuckles Extreme Sports DVD titled “Slednecks Trilogy” which was released through Trinidad Entertainment and distributed by Image Entertainment.
Brick Bath is now proving they have marketability to college and commercial radio by ranking in the Top 5 Most Added to radio their first week out with 70 adds and showing chart activity on Album Network’s Aggro Report, CMJ Loud Rock and FMQB. The band is also in regular rotation on Music Choice and XM Satellite Radio.
The band completed another successful headlining tour in the summer of 2002, which included appearances at the Milwaukee Metalfest and the Abrasive Rock Festival in WA.
Pavement/Crash Music released Brick Bath’s second CD titled REBUILT, which was released worldwide on March 25th, 2003. The band went back out on the road again for another US tour for a solid three months and tripled their audiences in many major markets.
The band is currently in pre-production for their third full-length CD, which will be distributed in the US by Caroline. They are shooting for a release date in Feb. 2005 and continue to tour the US.
