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 Keith Selles – Drums
Ray Wegner – Vocals
Jason Billings – Vocals
Carlene Bruno – Bass
Dan Mandecki - Guitar
FACELESS IS A FIVE PIECE METAL BAND FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. FORMED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999. THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A HEAVY, INTENSE, MELODIC AND EMOTIONAL BRAND OF MUSIC THAT IS ALL THEIR OWN.THE BAND FACELESS BEGAN IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY. DAN AND KEITH HAD BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR SOME TIME, AND RAY, JASON AND CARLENE WERE MEMBERS OF A FOUR PIECE CALLED BLUR ANGEL. WHEN BLUR ANGEL SPLIT UP, CARLENE BECAME THE BASSIST FOR DAN AND KEITH. WITH A SINGER ALREADY IN PLACE, THE GROUP BEGAN CREATING MUSIC. AFTER A WHILE THEY REALIZED ALL THE PIECES DIDN’T FIT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RAY AND JASON CAME IN TO SING FOR THE BAND TOGETHER, SOMETHING THEY HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. THEY CLICKED INSTANTLY. THE NEW VOCALISTS ADDED THE DEPTH AND DIMENSION THAT WAS MISSING AND FACELESS WAS BORN.THE LEAD VOCALISTS, RAY AND JASON, BRING TOGETHER THEIR TALENTS TO FORM ONE DYNAMIC ENTITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE BAND. FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM TO EMOTIONAL MELODIC HARMONIES, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE EMOTIONS OF THE LISTENER AND DISPLAY A RAPID CHANGE OF MOOD. DAN, THE GUITARIST, LAYS DOWN THICK HEAVY RIFFS THAT RIVAL FEAR FACTORY AND MACHINE HEAD. HIS WIDE RANGE OF EFFECTS ARE ALMOST A SIXTH MEMBER OF THE BAND. CARLENE’S THUNDERING BASS ADDS A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION TO THE BAND IN A STYLE THAT IS TOTALLY UNIQUE. KEITH’S DRUMS, INTRICATE DOUBLE BASS, BRILLIANT TOM WORK, AND ELECTRONIC EFFECTS HELP LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BANDS ALL OUT ASSAULT ON YOUR SENSES.
ALL TOGETHER, FACELESS COMBINE THEIR TALENTS TO PRODUCE A BLISTERING LIVE SHOW THAT IS UNMATCHED BY THEIR PEERS. THEIR DEBUT SHOW WAS ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1999 AT CHAMPS, WHICH HAS ALSO HOSTED BANDS SUCH AS DISTURBED AND SKINLAB. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC AND ENERGETIC BANDS IN CHICAGO. IN JUNE OF 2000, THE BAND HOSTED FACELESSFEST. THE ALL DAY FESTIVAL FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY WELL KNOW LOCAL BANDS VIS@40, DITCHWATER, AND RED RIVER. AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, FACELESS BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE BY DELIVERING ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL PERFORMANCES OF THEIR YOUNG CAREER.
IN JANUARY OF 2001, FACELESS MADE THEIR FIRST TRIP TO THE STUDIO. THEY CHOSE STAR TRAX IN CRESTWOOD, IL. “FEEL”, “MAKE THE MIND”, “DECADENCE” AND “DISBELIEF” WERE LAID DOWN TO CREATE THE DEMO CD TITLED “808”. IN THE SUMMER OF THE SAME YEAR THEY RECORDED YET AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE LEGENDARY CHICAGO TRAX STUDIOS IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. WHEN THEY FINISHED RECORDING, “SUFFER”, “MY LIFE” AND RESTLESS WERE ADDED TO THE PREVIOUS FOUR SONGS TO GIVE LISTENERS THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE OF THE BAND’S TALENTS.
TO THIS DAY, FACELESS CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. THEIR NEW MATERIAL PROMISES TO BE DEEPER, SMARTER AND HEAVIER THAN EVER BEFORE. AS THEY BEGIN TO BOOK COUNTLESS DATES, IT SEEMS THAT FACELESS BEST YEARS ARE YET TO COME.
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