Death On Mars
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Death On Mars

San Diego, California, United States | SELF

San Diego, California, United States | SELF
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"Death On Mars"

"Fans of Bauhaus and Christian Death would be wise to check out Death on Mars. Whether it’s playing heady acoustic folk or volatile death-rock, this local band always strikes a dark pose with lyrics about emptiness and alienation."
- Peter Holslin, (May 04, 2011) - San Diego City Beat


"Death On Mars"

"Some Death on Mars tracks traffic in dreamy folk; others delve into claustrophobic electronics. Either way, this local band plays some seriously haunting, strange and beautiful stuff."
- Peter Holslin (Jan 26, 2011) - San Diego City Beat


"Tomorrows Today"

"A wide-spectrum thrash aesthetic not too distant from vintage Sonic Youth runs through just about all of ’Tomorrow’s Today’, the band’s locomotive rhythms providing foundation for slash-and-burn guitars." - Pop Culture Press


"Death On Mars"

"Death on Mars’s recent album, "Tomorrow’s Today," opens the world to a sound that is mixed between She Wants Revenge and, somehow, Teenage Fanclub (yeah, remember them?). The result is a unique take on rock music, opening a new door for listeners. The bass-heavy beats are often the lead into tracks sung by a low, stinging voice full of strength from struggle" - Reviewer Magazine


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Tomorrow's Today
Self titled EP

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First the music......
It would be easy to say that Death On Mars is the end result of drives from Encinitas to the cultural mecca of El Cajon. However, it's difficult to put into words the inspiration caused by such rich fields of creativity. Some songs got their legs from the now disbanded In Between Days and other songs came from Chuck and BJ working with friends in the studio trying to develop ideas that just didn't seem to work in the past. Easy right? Recently add two new members, Mike Hampton (guitar) and Robb Rauen (drums).With that being said we hope you like what you hear now and what comes out in the future.

As for the name.............
It comes from a biography on Echo and the Bunnymen. Ian McCulloch was asked what he thought of the Martian rovers finding what looked to be the remains of life on Mars. His reply was that it only proved that there was death on mars. Also the phrase can be heard in a lyric from the Echo song "Too Young To Kneel" off of the Evergreen album.