Biography
THE SIXTH CHAMBER - Often accused of being one of the most original sounding heavy rock bands in Los Angeles, The Sixth Chamber continues to slash and burn down its musical path of mind-altering riffs and passionate, soul-wrenching songwriting narratives delivered via blasting vintage tube amplifiers, heavy rhythmic drive and soulful, belty vocals.
The band has been described by the LA Weekly as a new "wild-eyed, from-the-mountaintop kind of rock evangelism" capable of sweeping unsuspecting listeners away on its "rising metallic tide."
Vocalist Sevan Kand sings in a soulful, bluesy style inspired by vocalists from late 60s/early 70s rock and R&B. Some influences include Robert Plant, Jack Bruce and Al Green. Kand was born into a bohemian musical family, and his voice was used on recordings by gothic rock pioneers Christian Death as a small child.
Guitarist Rahne Pistor is a descendant of the Iommi, Hendrix, Blackmore school of distorted blues and psychedelic rock guitar, and is known to add a mystical flare to his lead guitar. Pistor relocated to Los Angeles a few years ago from New Jersey, where in his teenage punk days he played bass for a year or so in a band with members of The Misfits and Samhain.
For its live shows in New York and Los Angeles, The Sixth Chamber has been "pick of the week" in the Village Voice and LA Weekly on several occasions.
RECENT NEWS:
*Booked to perform at the Buddy Miles memorial concert and ceremony in Austin, Texas
*Songs chosen to be used in upcoming zombie film Dance of the Dead, directed by Gregg Bishop
*Sixth Chamber music used in the film Venice in the Sixties, screened at special event at landmark Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood hosted by Dennis Hopper and scheduled to be aired on PBS during the 2008 season
*Songs licensed to be used on MTV "reality" shows
*Radio play in various states on stations including KXLU 88.9 FM (Los Angeles), Indie 103.1 FM (Los Angeles) and WFMU 91.1 FM (New Jersey/New York City)
*Latest EP selling on iTunes
SOME INFLUENCES: Cream, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, The Animals, The Doors, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Love, Mountain, T-Bone Walker, Jimi Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, Parliament/Funkadelic, Lightnin' Hopkins, Deep Purple
Instrumentation
Sevan Kand - Vocals
Rahne Pistor- Guitar
Oliver Deutsch - Bass
Erik Peterson - Drums
Discography
2008 - Triumph or Tragedy
2007 - Divine EP
2006 - Jump Into The Flames EP
2005 - Shards of Glass EP
2004 - Crippled Souls
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/thesixthchamber |
| The Sixth Chamber Myspace |