Biography
Atomic Brother’s musical influences are apparent in their ability to master a number of different styles–from rock to metal to punk, from blues to country to pop, Spanish influenced songs and even toward slower songs and ballads–producing cohesive and balanced songs that are uniquely Atomic Brother. Atomic Brother is James Melillo on guitar and lead vocals and S.A. Sebastian Gnolfo on bass and vocals.
Listeners are often surprised at the wide range of musical styles found on See Me Comin’. After the heavy riffs in “Not My Fault” and the title track “See Me Comin’,” it’s refreshing to find that the band is also capable of playing punk rock tunes like “Employee of the Month,” and even slow ballads such as “Home in the Sky” and the Spanish-feeling “Never Home.” Many listeners compare Atomic Brother’s music to Disturbed, Megadeth, Alice In Chains, Henry Rollins, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix.
When writing music, Melillo and Gnolfo pay no attention to the style each song turns out to be. According to Gnolfo, they were “tired of hearing bands both live and on CD that sound the same from start to finish,” so they decided to focus more on writing good music and less on keeping it within a particular genre. “If it sounds good and we both like it,” stated Melillo, “we’ll use it- period. A good song is a good song.”
In 2004, Atomic Brother release a single, a cover of the Alice Cooper classic, "Elected" for the 2004 US Presidential election. Atomic Brother's decision to remake this song came after listening to the lyrics of the song and hearing how relevant they are today as they were when "Elected" was written over 30 years ago.
After spending the better part of 2008 and the first half of 2009 writing and demoing songs, Atomic Brother will be releasing several digital-only Ep releases beginning November 2009 with "Silence Collide" featuring the 3 new songs, “Silence Collide,” “Perfect Day,” and “Hands Up” plus 2 bonus tracks; live, acoustic versions of "Perfect Day" and "Wastin' All My Time" (from See Me Comin').
To find out about upcoming shows and projects, log on to atomicbrother.com, or check them out at myspace.com/atomicbrother.
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"I like them. They are absolutely brilliant...they've mastered all different styles, they go from rock to metal to punk." - GD, Bite Size Bonus
"I really love the music of Atomic Brother, and that's why, ya know, I played it so many times." - Jim Vorwald, Podcaster
"Not only metal, but sort of the whole rock spectrum. Quite an interesting band." - Pav, Rock Out Loud
“I think they got some good stuff and I am gonna share it with everybody.” - Corey Koehler, Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Show
"A band of unlimited possibilities!" - Monthy, Trespass.ch
* See Me Comin' released November 6, 2007 on CD
* The song See Me Comin' is the official theme song for Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Pre-Game Injury Show.
* See Me Comin' released May 2007 on iTunes, Sony Connect, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic.
* See Me Comin' featured in over a dozen podcasts on the Podsafe Music Network
* "Everything and Less" reached #7 in the Rockstation Airplay Charts Top 10 for March 2007 and was the #24 most played song in 2007.
* March 2007 Wastin' Time With Atomic Brother video podcast launched on iTunes
* Jan 2007 released music video for "Take You Away"
* Oct 2004 released "Elected" single on iTunes, Sony Connect, Napster and Yahoo!Music
* "Elected" got spins on stations KIOZ in San Diego, CA, WCLH in Wilkes-Barre, PA, WRBC in Lewiston, ME, KZCD in Lawton, OK, WRIF in Detriot, MI, WKGB in Rochester, NY, WGIR in Manchester, NH, WVBR in Ovid, NY, and Extreme Radio, US/UK, WWSP in Custer, WY, WSUP in Plattville, WI, WFCS in New Britain, CT, WWVU in Morgantown, WV, WNRN in Charlottsville, VA, WEBN in Cincinatti, OH, WORT in Madison, WI.
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Atomic Brother Website: http://atomicbrother.com
Atomic Brother Videos: http://youtube.com/atomicbrother
Atomic Brother video podcast: http://atomicbrother.com/wastin
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Instrumentation
James Melillo - Lead Vocals & Guitar
S.A. Sebastian Gnolfo - Bass & Vocals
Robert Kelly - Drums (US/ASIA)
Pat Aeby - Drums (Europe)
Discography
2009 - Silence Collide (5-song Ep)
2007 - See Me Comin' (full length)
2007 - Take You Away (music video)
2004 - Elected (single)
Links
| http://atomicbrother.com |