Wikipedia:
Bang Camaro is an American hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea in 2005, it is composed of members of various indie rock bands from the area. In 2009, the group is signed with Black Sword Records, 8th Impression Music, and Fontana/Universal.
History
"Break-up" (2009) and "reunion" (2010)
It was widely believed that Bang Camaro broke up after performing at Game Unicon 2009 in Marlboro, MA, or after their performances at Rocklahoma 2009 in Norman, OK, and had their final performance in December 2009 in Boston, MA. Founder and lead guitarist Alex Necochea addressed their broken-up status as ultimately incorrect on the band's official blog in the weeks leading up to their fall 2010 show in Boston, MA.
Musical style and influences
The band is composed of a bassist, a drummer, 2 guitarists, and a lead singer complement which comprises anywhere from eight to twelve vocalists. Their style is similar to late '70s–80s glam and anthem rock music. The basic song structure highlights catchy choruses and integrates frequent guitar solos.
The band cite Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly plus metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Skid Row, Def Leppard, and Dokken as influences. Discussing their anthem rock style, band member Alex Necochea said, "We're really not heavy metal. I think our focus is more on writing great singles, as best as we can make them. That's just something Bryn and I grew up on. We're big fans of melody and big driving hooks, that sort of thing."
Additional member affiliations
Bryn Bennett was a member of the bands The Model Sons and Reverse.Alex Necochea was a member of The Gasolines, The Good North, The Vershok, and has performed with Bleu, Vic Firecracker, Max Heinegg & The Nervous, and The SnowLeopards. He is currently a member of Township.Dave "Doz" Riley was a member of The Good North and is currently a member of the Auto Interiors.Morgan Brown was a content designer and Bryn Bennett was a programmer at Iron Lore Entertainment, developers of Titan Quest, for which the song "Rock of Mages" was written.Nick Given, Steve Trombley, Alex Necochea & Pete McCarthy were members of the band The Vershok at various points in history. Nick, Steve, Pete McCarthy, and Graeme Hall are now members of Boston-based adventure punk band, Men of Seas.Dick Valentine is the lead singer of Detroit, MI-based alternative rock band, Electric Six.Mike Soltoff is the lead singer of Boston-based metal band Rule. Seth Kasper was in Hooray For Earth and is now in New York City-based experimental music group Zambri.Glen and James Fant were members of the band The Distinguished Members. Glen is currently guitarist for The Fatal Flaw.Andre Coles, also known as Boy Wonder, is a Philadelphia, PA-based musician.Dylan Halacy performed with Bleu.Michael Oor is lead guitarist for the band The SnowLeopards and ex-member of Runner & the Thermodynamics.Max Heinegg has a solo musical career.Keith Wales is a member of the band St. Helena.Graeme Hall was a member of the bands The Vershok and Moki. He is now a member of Men of Seas.Richie Hoss & Rodrigo Van Stoli were members of Noble Rot. Stoli currently fronts Boston rock outfit BrownBoot.Andy Dole is a member of the band The Bon Savants and Mystery Roar.Mike McKay is also known as "Mistaker," a traveling DJ based in Boston, MA.Jay Marsh & Maclaine Diemer are members of the band Taxpayer; Maclaine performs with Bleu and was co-host of the podcast from grouphug.us called Audiocrush.
