"Band & Player BIO's"
Back in the late 90's the band "Damn Nation" was starting to make it's climb to an "A" status band when things took a turn for the worst.
So a few of the boys got together when things started to demolish with "Damn Nation".
"Demolition Rage" started out as a recording project band, a meeting of minds and creativity a wide variety of influences and styles coming together experimenting with sounds and the uniqueness of each individual player that came a added their personal feel and touch to the recording project. The Project manager so too speak is Fabio. He wanted to bring a lot of his creative ideas to life and see what kind of creation would come of it but he didn’t want it to be of one singular influence from himself he wanted other musicians he has played with over the years to add their creative input and their ideas. Out of the accumulation of these creative musicians was the birth of the cd now know as Murder by numbers. Out of those Musicians became a new adventure for Demolition Rage and that was to start playing some venues and to make a video or two in which they produced the video for Run for the Fence (features Barry Whalen on drums, Chris Blackwell on bass) Then just as fast as it started to take off life’s responsibilities came into play which the members that formed Demolition Rage needed to place the project on hold. The original members that made up the project and the band consisted of CHRIS BLACKWELL on Bass, BARRY WHALEN on Drums (Murder by numbers, Run 4 the fence, Crystal Drink, Taste of Hell), DOUG WILSON Lead Vocals, LARRY GALEA on Drums (Cast iron Bitch, Chemical Burn), Derek Strickler on Bass and joined the band when they started playing live at the venues and Fabio LaRocca on Guitar.
Some of the members got back together accept the drummer’s, but the next best thing was Barry’s brother Bruce came into the band in the early part of 2011. The lead singer was approached by some of the Promoters they had dealt with in the past asking if it was possible for them to reunite. That they really liked their music and the show they put on and were saddened to hear that such a good band had to call it quits. So they began to see about getting things going again to see where it took them. Then Life’s speed bumps cropped up again and Derek and Bruce had to step out of the band. So Fabio called upon his former Band mates Kevin Brazolot on Bass and Cam Cathcart on Drums, from Heart & Stone to come join in September of 2011. Doug left the Band in April 2015 and George Petkovski joined the band in June 2015 - June 2018. Our newest Member as of Aug 2018 "Arizona" Chris M Bennett
All through the summer Talent Buyers and Promoters were asking Fabio if we could do shows that they were putting together and promoting and Fab had to turn them down as things were just not at their peak just yet due to a few unfortunate turn of events. But then things worked themselves out and We came out with guitars and drums a blazing and with Vocals second to none. We performed together for the first time in a while on November 4th 2011 and we blew everyone away fans and Talent Buyers a like. We were told it was well worth the wait and since then people and the business have been full of compliments.
The members of this band have a musical history of had the pleasures of playing with the following bands: Iron Madien, Motor Head, Dio , 3 Days Grace, I Mother Earth, Kim Mitchell, Slick Toxic, Lee Arron, Famous Under Ground with Nick Walsh (formerly of Slick Toxic) and previous events Edge 102, Tweed Trudeau park Festival, Ontario Place (Ampitheater) and this band together hopes to add many more as we proceed.
Chris M Bennett: Lead Vocalist,
Fabio LaRocca: Lead Guitar and Back Vocals,
Kevin Brazolot: Bass
Cam Cathcart: Drums
"Click the pictures below"
"Demolition Rage" started out as a recording project band, a meeting of minds and creativity a wide variety of influences and styles coming together experimenting with sounds and the uniqueness of each individual player that came a added their personal feel and touch to the recording project. The Project manager so too speak is Fabio. He wanted to bring a lot of his creative ideas to life and see what kind of creation would come of it but he didn’t want it to be of one singular influence from himself he wanted other musicians he has played with over the years to add their creative input and their ideas. Out of the accumulation of these creative musicians was the birth of the cd now know as Murder by numbers. Out of those Musicians became a new adventure for Demolition Rage and that was to start playing some venues and to make a video or two in which they produced the video for Run for the Fence (features Barry Whalen on drums, Chris Blackwell on bass) Then just as fast as it started to take off life’s responsibilities came into play which the members that formed Demolition Rage needed to place the project on hold. The original members that made up the project and the band consisted of CHRIS BLACKWELL on Bass, BARRY WHALEN on Drums (Murder by numbers, Run 4 the fence, Crystal Drink, Taste of Hell), DOUG WILSON Lead Vocals, LARRY GALEA on Drums (Cast iron Bitch, Chemical Burn), Derek Strickler on Bass and joined the band when they started playing live at the venues and Fabio LaRocca on Guitar.
Some of the members got back together accept the drummer’s, but the next best thing was Barry’s brother Bruce came into the band in the early part of 2011. The lead singer was approached by some of the Promoters they had dealt with in the past asking if it was possible for them to reunite. That they really liked their music and the show they put on and were saddened to hear that such a good band had to call it quits. So they began to see about getting things going again to see where it took them. Then Life’s speed bumps cropped up again and Derek and Bruce had to step out of the band. So Fabio called upon his former Band mates Kevin Brazolot on Bass and Cam Cathcart on Drums, from Heart & Stone to come join in September of 2011. Doug left the Band in April 2015 and George Petkovski joined the band in June 2015 - June 2018. Our newest Member as of Aug 2018 "Arizona" Chris M Bennett
All through the summer Talent Buyers and Promoters were asking Fabio if we could do shows that they were putting together and promoting and Fab had to turn them down as things were just not at their peak just yet due to a few unfortunate turn of events. But then things worked themselves out and We came out with guitars and drums a blazing and with Vocals second to none. We performed together for the first time in a while on November 4th 2011 and we blew everyone away fans and Talent Buyers a like. We were told it was well worth the wait and since then people and the business have been full of compliments.
The members of this band have a musical history of had the pleasures of playing with the following bands: Iron Madien, Motor Head, Dio , 3 Days Grace, I Mother Earth, Kim Mitchell, Slick Toxic, Lee Arron, Famous Under Ground with Nick Walsh (formerly of Slick Toxic) and previous events Edge 102, Tweed Trudeau park Festival, Ontario Place (Ampitheater) and this band together hopes to add many more as we proceed.
Chris M Bennett: Lead Vocalist,
Fabio LaRocca: Lead Guitar and Back Vocals,
Kevin Brazolot: Bass
Cam Cathcart: Drums
"Click the pictures below"
"Arizona" Chris, lead Vocalist
Fab, Guitarist
