SPIDER ROCKETS

Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre: Metal , New Jersey USA Contact

Spider Rockets creates music that pushes the line between elegance and aggression; traveling the sonic spectrum from dark and seductive to energetic to angry--and yielding a sound that is both complex and pleasing to the ear.

Artist Information

Biography

Spider Rockets combines contemporary loud rock with classic rock elements. The New Jersey-based band travels the sonic spectrum from dark and seductive to energetic to angry, with a dynamic live show and scream-along anthems.

Loud rock has always been at the core of the group. Lead singer, Helena Cos, and guitarist, Johnny Nap, started as a duo playing every dive bar in New Jersey and New York City. In between cranking out crowd favorites from AC/DC, Judas Priest, Guns n’ Roses and Metallica, the two would test the waters by infusing some of their original material. This was a unique setup as the two had an electronic rhythm section and pumped out loud rock, something unheard of in the genre.

The duo soon expanded to a full lineup and began working with Brooklyn-based indie producer, Martin Bisi, best known for recording iconic albums by Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Herbie Hancock (including the Grammy-winning "Rockit"), Helmet and White Zombie. Still in their infancy, the group managed to release their first effort, “Flipped Off,” which officially marked the end of the electronic rock duo format.

An EP entitled “Preview” followed, but the group began to hone in on their sound with the release of “Ever After” which was picked up for North American and European distribution by Locomotive Records. Some experience began to pay off as “Ever After” yielded top adds on CMJ and FMQB radio charts.

The group produced their next release, the self-titled “Spider Rockets,” closer to home at Trax East in their native New Jersey. With Eric Rachel manning the boards (Atreyu, Black Dahlia Murder, Hatebreed, Misfits, Patti Smith Group, etc.), the group issued a more musically progressive offering. By now, the group had began touring on a national scale and supporting the likes of Pop Evil, Framing Hanley, ran a leg on Van’s Warped Tour and scored a slot at Berlin’s Popkomm Festival.

Now, savvy at the art of song-crafting, Spider Rockets re-entered the studio to record the upcoming, “Bitten,” produced once again by Eric Rachel in New Jersey and with co-production credits going to Ryan Sambrook and mixing by Zach Ziskin in South Florida. From both a compositional and performance standpoint, “Bitten” is the group’s strongest work to date. Long before completion of the record, an early rendition of one stand-out track,“Scream,” garnered over 35,000 hits on YouTube without any promotional efforts and no official release.

Spider Rockets is aiming to up the ante with the release of “Bitten” on June 5th, 2012.

Instrumentation

Johnny Nap - Lead Guitar
Helena Cos - Vocals
Dan Prestup - Drums
Tim Tobin - Bass Guitar

Discography

New CD "Bitten" to be released on June 5, 2012.

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  • photo by Mark Weiss

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  • photo by Mark Weiss

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Press

  • Graceful Degradation E-Zine [+ Show ]

    "Spider Rockets' eponymous latest album… [is] dark in atmosphere, heavy in style, and just plain roc...

  • Pure Grain Audio [+ Show ]

    "While Ever After is not your characteristic metal fare, there is something on here for just about e...

  • Rock and a Hard Place [+ Show ]

    “Spider Rockets is one of those groups that is easy to like, the musicianship is there, the songs ar...

  • Disagreement E-Zine [+ Show ]

    “Ever After is already the third CD by the Spider Rockets from New Jersey, but it’s the first time t...

  • Metal Edge Magazine

    “…Ever After…is a pretty rocking album overall….”

  • Rocknetwebzine.com [+ Show ]

    “I really dug this release. The vocalist is a lady and she's very talented at what she does. I thin...

  • I-Web Radio [+ Show ]

    “…Ever After is a showcase of [Spider Rockets’] diversity. This is an album to really get into; mos...

  • Metal Warrants [+ Show ]

    “…we can’t pigeon-hole Spider Rockets as just another female fronted rock band. There are many that ...

Setlist

Basic Requirements

Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 26, 2012 Saturday 8:00 PM The Lucky Seven Keyport, NJ, US
Jun 8, 2012 Friday 8:00 PM Aldo's Lounge Altoona, PA, US
Jun 9, 2012 Saturday 8:00 PM Sherlock's Erie, PA, US
Jun 23, 2012 Saturday 8:00 PM The Legendary Dobbs Philadelphia, PA, US
Jul 7, 2012 Saturday 12:00 PM Up Or On The Rocks Hartford, CT, US