Gothic Theatre
Iconocaust
ICONOCAUST has a purpose and it’s simple: No gimics, no bullshit, just heavy fucking metal straight out of the Rocky Mountains. Claiming influence from old school heavy metal, thrash, death metal, and even classical they write songs meant to be cranked up to “11”. A redneck, an adrenaline junkie, and two urban psychopaths came together to build a monster. The moment Iconocaust stepped out of the shadows, a whole new sound was born. As influencial as their forefathers, yet a breed all their own…......
Since the band officially formed in mid 2004, Iconocaust has undergone many changes. It all began with Galen Stevenson (vocals and guitar), Layne Wells (bass) and Lisa Hamilton (drums). The remenants of a hard rock / metal act called R.U.I.N., the then 3-piece quickly recruited a second guitar player (Matt Markle) from a local death metal band, Alothrysis. It didn’t take long before enough songs were written to head out into the scene. It took even LESS time to make a name and they soon entered a local battle of the bands. The prizes including cash and much needed studio time. The pressure was on after the first round and it was then that the band decided to recruit Jason White (bass from Alothrysis) and say goodbye to Layne. Winning hands down in both the semis and finals, the band took their music to the studio for their debut release. The Natural Evolution of Metal was finished in the fall of 2005. The band put together a Production/Promotion company called Metal Evolution to help with the release of the album. The concept was simple… local bands working together for a scene that was united, not divided. Several bands are permanent members and many more are part of the team.
After many shows in the region and as writing for the next release was just beginning, personal reasons soon saw it’s still new guitar player parting ways. Shortly after, the band decided it was time to advance to the next stage of writing and replaced Lisa with Josh Bowen on drums. Looking for a new guitarist was eventually put second to writing new music, and the band continued on it’s course to complete it’s sophomore independent release. The fall of 2006 saw Iconocaust in the studio once again. This time they teamed up with Dave Otero of Cephalic Carnage and Relapse fame for The Reckoning of Man (Spring 2007).
