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The basic formula for the equation that is Colepitz began in an old barn just outside of Portland, Maine. Over several months time, vocalist Rob Korhonen (formerly Rob Egbert) and guitarist Ray Suhy began to craft songs that read like a dark copy of the town newspaper; stories of family failure, despondent workforce relations and general boredom with the staus quo. The songs sprung to life, writhing against negativity and creating a pipeline for releasing aggressive raw emotion which was clearly a magnetic force in the band’s live performances. The bond formulated by each of their musical inspirations produced a band that was unique to the budding landscape of late-90’s aggressive, alternative rock.
Buzz was generated early as the band began gigging around the greater Portland area. Kids showed their support in droves as each show became more of an event than the one previous. Wonderdrug Records caught wind of the excitement and offered to release the full-length album in November 1999. It wasn’t long before national acts were booking Colepitz as their opener to ensure playing in front of a packed house. Whenever bands the likes of, Shadows Fall, Unearth, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Glassjaw, Staind, Vision of Disorder, Poison the Well or Machine Head rolled through town, they all requested the services of Portland’s most promising new band. All of this attention culminated in a lengthy tour of America with the power-metal force, Chimaira, in the summer of 2000.
The basic formula for the equation that is Colepitz began in an old barn just outside of Portland, Maine. Over several months time, vocalist Rob Korhonen (formerly Rob Egbert) and guitarist Ray Suhy began to craft songs that read like a dark copy of the town newspaper; stories of family failure, despondent workforce relations and general boredom with the staus quo. The songs sprung to life, writhing against negativity and creating a pipeline for releasing aggressive raw emotion which was clearly a magnetic force in the band’s live performances. The bond formulated by each of their musical inspirations produced a band that was unique to the budding landscape of late-90’s aggressive, alternative rock.
Buzz was generated early as the band began gigging around the greater Portland area. Kids showed their support in droves as each show became more of an event than the one previous. Wonderdrug Records caught wind of the excitement and offered to release the full-length album in November 1999. It wasn’t long before national acts were booking Colepitz as their opener to ensure playing in front of a packed house. Whenever bands the likes of, Shadows Fall, Unearth, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Glassjaw, Staind, Vision of Disorder, Poison the Well or Machine Head rolled through town, they all requested the services of Portland’s most promising new band. All of this attention culminated in a lengthy tour of America with the power-metal force, Chimaira, in the summer of 2000.
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Into the studio tomorrow...
5 Dec 2009 | from colepitz.squarespace.com/bandblogspot/
Heading into the studio tomorrow to begin Colepitz II, couldn't be more fired up to get in and go to work. Here is a sample lyric sheet I'm bringing in. …
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Playing the Empire with Lost on Liftoff
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November 21st. Please join us at The Empire in Portland.
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Grinding it out
28 Oct 2009 | from colepitz.squarespace.com/bandblogspot/
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