Telic / As Sick As Us / Ironside / Murder in The Mirror

Coming from the musical melting pot of Asheville NC, Telic is emerging as a powerful force within the Metal Scene. With unconventional songwriting and brutal groove laying the foundation, Telic is sure to please all who enjoy high energy, in your face music. Pulling no punches, their live performances will leave your ears ringing, your neck sore--overly impressed, but not surprisingly, you'll be wanting more. Formed from prior local metal bands, Telic is only looking forward. They finished up an EP with Jamie King (BTBAM, He is Legend), and released it in early 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/telicnc

Also from Asheville, ASAU was formed by brothers Zack & Zane Oskins in 2008. They later found Jake Meade for the guitar slot and recently pulled Jesse Ownesby in out of the cold to play on bass. Originally a hard metal-core band, ASAU quickly realized their full potential and talents during a short transitional phase and became a more progressive heavy metal band. ASAU only produces and plays original material bringing a dynamic new sound to the global progressive scene with songs that will please metal heads both young and old. http://assickasus.com/

Ironside has cemented their status in the metal scene by giving their all every time they take the stage. Their experience and passion takes hold in the live setting. From the first riff, growl, or barrage from the drums, Ironside strives to hit the mark. This band shows no surrender, from start to finish. Ironside holds their fans dear, and will continue to produce the best music the metal scene has to offer. The music is not for the faint of heart, because “heart” is what drives Ironside to churn out anthem after anthem for the masses. http://www.myspace.com/ironsidewnc

Hailing from the virtually unknown town of Morristown, Tennessee where Sam Raimi’s Cult Classic film The Evil Dead was filmed, Eric Wright and Jared Fredline had been working on a musical project tentatively named Murder in the Mirror. Meanwhile, Jason Trent and Josh Baysinger were working on an unnamed musical project in hopes to form a full band. Out of curiosity Jared contacted Jason in a possible attempt to make an addition to their project. Shortly after, the two musical projects combined together making a four-piece metal band in search of a bass player. After hashing out a few different bass players, including Troy Page, they found Gavin Mahan and knew that he was the perfect man for the band. In an unfortunate set of events Josh had to step out of his role and the band was down one guitarist. Luckily, Jerome Smith was found to fill the void. It was then that MURDER IN THE MIRROR was complete and ready to hit the stages to spread the MURDER!
http://www.myspace.com/murderinthemirror