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No problem man. My name is CJ i do vocals for Bury the rod. Nik and I have been friends basically since the first day we met. He played in my last band and after that fell apart we always talked about starting a heavy ass band together. Brandon was the next member to join and we all just met through some friends and clicked right away and after a few jams together it was a done deal. Our newest additions are Davey and Matt and we were just looking for like minded, driven musicians to fill the void in the band (Bass and Drums) and here we are.

Well the idea of BTR started around 5 years ago and it went through a handful of ridiculous name ideas before we decided on Bury the Rod. Last summer is really when we started jamming as a full band though.

HA yes and no. It was cool knowing the drums would always be on time but to take the band to the next level we really needed live drums.

Death District Media and Illumnignarly have helped us out alot with getting us shows and exposure and just being cool ass dudes shout out to Brett, Gabe and Carlos thanks guys. There is quite a bit more people i could list right now but that would take a while. So to all our family, friends and fans who have supported us in anyway Thank you BTR isn't going anywhere and thats thanks to yall.

The Armiger - "Sword Swallower" is a pretty gnarly video. Goes to show that the little guy has the heart of a lion if pushed the distance. "Sword Swallower" was released around 3 months ago. Video was produced by Outlander Productions, which is based out of Austin Texas. Location of the shoot was at The Music Ranch. An Austin gem of a venue that welcomes even the oddest of musician and artists.

The Armiger is a band from California that made its way to Austin Texas to hammer out their tunes. They are doing a pretty good job at it so far, I might say. Pretty cool dudes too. These dude shred some amazing pit and party music. You might want to catch them perform wile they are still local. You wont be disappointed or DISRESPECTED YO!!

"Sword Swallower" starts off pretty basic. Basic is always good. Then gets you wondering why this guy is going to, what seems to be... A junk yard, that inhabits a musical jungle of madness. Bodies are moving and people are getting shoved. Its a whirlwind of awesome. Then all of a sudden... The lost guy gets caught in the mix with Mark "Make It Happen" Turner. A standoff begins, then at the drop of the beat... Well you got to watch the video to get the whole ordeal. This music video is simply Epic. So proud to have these guys in Texas now. - Gabe Zapata

Hi, I'm Jonny. I sing for the Texas Crossover Thrash band ASS. The rest of the band is made up of Matt (bass), Houston (guitar), James (guitar) and Reeve (drums).

We started in April of 2012. James posted a craigslist ad about wanting to start a minor threat/black flag style hardcore punk band, and I responded. We worked on some songs one night at Matt's house and he volunteered to play bass. A week or so later we were all at a party for a mutual friend, and Matt TOLD Houston and our first drummer Bobby that they were in the band and it was going to be called ASS. The next day we got together to practice for the first time, and the songs effortlessly just started take shape.

I played bass in a hardcore band called T.O.N out of the San Antonio area, Matt was in a band in the 90's out of Austin called Gut, and is currently in about a thousand bands in addition to ASS. Houston was in a College Station black metal band called Throne of Odin, James fronted a melodic death metal band called Blood Magistrate and Reeve played drums in a punk band.

Shit. Everything from early Metallica to Bad Brains. We all have different personal tastes and styles but it all mashes together pretty well covering a wide range of metal and punk influences.

We haven't toured yet, but are planning to do a short Texas tour this summer to try and play towns we haven't been to yet. As of now we pretty much play Houston, Austin and everything in between pretty regularly. 

Houston or James will have a riff, and we pretty much build of off that. Reeve gives tons of input musically and is an amazing drummer, and Matt always has killer bass lines. I just drink too much beer and act like I'm paying attention to what's going on. Then we do a live recording of the complete song, then I sit down and work up some lyrics about drugs, pizza, beer or the devil. 

The awesome thing about being a Crossover style band is that we can play shows with everything from street punk to black metal bands. But we would love to tour with Municipal Waste, those dudes are a huge influence on me as well as Cro-Mags, DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, and Discharge. There's also this awesome band out of Venice, CA called The Shrine that would be rad to tour with, as well as our bros Venomous Maximus out of Houston, and The Blood Royale out of Austin. 

We just put out our 7" EP "Work Sucks" on a DIY label out of Houston called Little T&A Records out of Houston thanks to Bill Fool of Hell City Kings and Born Liars, and a Cassette EP called "Speed Krusher" on my DIY label, Cerveza Records . We are in the process of mapping out and writing songs for a full length record, so hopefully that will be out on LP and CD by the end of 2014.

We would love to work with a bigger label, but still stay within the realm of DIY records. There is a lot to be said for the amount of love and effort that goes into putting out a DIY record, and we aren't exactly the type of band that would have major record producers knocking at the door to "sign" us. 

Playing fast aggressive music is a huge stress reliever, its also pretty awesome when people get so excited about your band that they beat the crap out of each other slamming and stage diving, or sing words that you wrote, back to you. 

We are very grateful for all of the support we have gotten so far, and look forward to partying with every single one of you. So let us play your town!


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