Artist Detailed Info: Speakerfire

SPEAKERFIRE is a heavy-pop/alternative/hard
rock/punk/metal/grunge combo spawned from the
blue-collar city of Buffalo, NY. Citing influences such as
mega-bands The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana and
Soundgarden, SPEAKERFIRE are proud outcasts
of the stagnant, niche-driven underground scene. Without
hesitation the band persistently sifts through hordes
of teenagers and 20-something-year-olds to pile onto
their bandwagon. IAN (guitar/vocals), STEVE (drums),
JOHN (guitar/vocals) and JON (bass) have faith that
this machine will effectively distribute a nutritious
balance of artistic integrity, captivating melodies,
riffs, and thought provoking lyrics throughout the
population of the entire galaxy and welcome all who
wish to tag along on their pilgrimage towards musical
liberation.

In the two short years since the band formed in 2005,
SPEAKERFIRE has already found the ability to
"reach down your throat, touch your soul, and give you the
urge to punch something" (Fall of Autumn Press). It didn't
take very long. The band formed in the Spring of 2005.
In the band's first year of existence SPEAKERFIRE,
with the help of Frank Vicario, Daryl Taberski and Jon Salemi
of Snapcase (Victory Records) recorded and released
two demo CD's, of which the second sold over 1,000 copies.

In February of 2006 SPEAKERFIRE traveled to
Montgomery, Alabama and spent two long weeks holed up
in a shack with no windows, no shower, and no toilet.
It was there that they recorded their EP, "Audio
Alchemy" with Hot Rod Circuit (Immortal Records,
formerly of Vagrant) front-man, Andy Jackson. "Audio
Alchemy" would go on to be mixed by Tim O'Heir (prior
works include Say Anything, The Starting Line and The
All-American Rejects) and mastered by Jesse Cannon
(prior projects include Dillinger Escape Plan, Senses
Fail, and Saves the Day).
Without wasting any time SPEAKERFIRE signed
with Piermont Records, put out the EP, and immediately
hit the road by Fall of 2006. Here we are, months
later and copies from the 1,000 CD pressing of "Audio
Alchemy" are gone while the critics are praising.

Since then SPEAKERFIRE has shared the stage with
such national acts as: Every Time I Die, Chiodos, The Sleeping,
The Number 12 Looks Like You, From a Second Story Window,
Cancer Bats, Between the Buried and Me, Hot Rod Circuit,
Saosin, Punchline, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights,
Koufax, Yellowcard, Gatsby's American Dream, Dead to Fall,
Nights Like These, 30 Seconds to Mars, Halifax, Socratic,
The Ataris and more...

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