Droid (band)
Encyclopedia
Droid is an American
Heavy metal
/Death metal
band from Long Beach, California
. They are currently signed to Korn
member James "Munky" Shaffer
's record label
Emotional Syphon Records. The band was signed to the record label after Shaffer watched them perform live at the world renowned Whiskey-A-Go-Go. The band would also accompany Korn and Limp Bizkit
on their 2003 Back 2 Basic's tour, as well as the 2006 and 2007 installments of the Family Values Tour
. Droid have also worked as the backing musician's for Korn bassist Fieldy's side project Fieldy's Dreams
. The band has been voted 2007 newcomer of the year at The Gauntlet, and the music video
for Fueled By Hate was voted the #11 video of 2007 on MTV2's Headbangers Ball
. It has been recently announced by the band that Duke has left DROID. They have acquired new bassist Ryan Burchfield. Droid has released a single available for download, "Condemn the Weak" on Droidmusic.com. Droid's song God of Anger was featured on the FOX television series Bones in Season 4 episode 21.
The band is currently on indefinite hiatus, focusing on other elements in their personal lives.
(1997 - current)
Bruce Childress - guitar (1997 - current)
Nick McWells – drums
(1997 - current)
Ryan Burchfield - bass
(2007 - current)
Duke - bass
(2005–2007)
FIL - drums (2002–2004)
Bryan - bass
(2002–2004)
Dirt E - bass
(2001, 2004–2005)
Alan Mendoza(Band Founder) - Bass guitar
(1996-2000)
United States
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Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
/Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. They are currently signed to Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
member James "Munky" Shaffer
James Shaffer
James Christian 'Munky' Shaffer is the guitarist for the nu metal band Korn . According to Korn's video "Who Then Now?", The nickname 'Munky' is a reference to his feet which resemble monkey's hands when spread...
's record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Emotional Syphon Records. The band was signed to the record label after Shaffer watched them perform live at the world renowned Whiskey-A-Go-Go. The band would also accompany Korn and Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
on their 2003 Back 2 Basic's tour, as well as the 2006 and 2007 installments of the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
. Droid have also worked as the backing musician's for Korn bassist Fieldy's side project Fieldy's Dreams
Fieldy's Dreams
Years active:2002Fieldy's Dreams is the rap project by Korn's bass guitarist, Fieldy. His first album, the gangsta rap album Rock'n Roll Gangster, was released on 22 January 2002...
. The band has been voted 2007 newcomer of the year at The Gauntlet, and the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for Fueled By Hate was voted the #11 video of 2007 on MTV2's Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
. It has been recently announced by the band that Duke has left DROID. They have acquired new bassist Ryan Burchfield. Droid has released a single available for download, "Condemn the Weak" on Droidmusic.com. Droid's song God of Anger was featured on the FOX television series Bones in Season 4 episode 21.
The band is currently on indefinite hiatus, focusing on other elements in their personal lives.
Discography
| Title | Release date | Label | Tracklisting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demo Demo Demo may refer to:*DEMOs, a business process design methodology by Jan Dietz*Demo , a comic book series by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan*Demo , a non-interactive multimedia presentation... |
2001 | Independent | Tracklisting 1.Burning Skies 2.Escpae 3.Induce 4.Dissolve |
| Arizona EP | 2002 | Independent | Tracklisting 1.Priceless 2.Escpae 3.Silence 4.This Day 5.Four Walls Black |
| Swallow the Cure Swallow the Cure Swallow the Cure is the title of an independent release as well as a demo by Long Beach, California, based groove metal band Droid. The independent recording was released in 2003, while the Emotional Syphon demo was released on the 2006 Family Values Tour... |
2003 | Independent | Tracklisting 1.Swallow the cure 2.Four Walls Black 3.Leave This Behind 4.Delay 5.Silence 6.Dissolve 7.Priceless 8.Escape 9.This Day 10.Burning Skies 11.Instrumental |
| Swallow the Cure Swallow the Cure Swallow the Cure is the title of an independent release as well as a demo by Long Beach, California, based groove metal band Droid. The independent recording was released in 2003, while the Emotional Syphon demo was released on the 2006 Family Values Tour... |
2006 | Emotional Syphon Records | |
| Droid Droid (album) Droid is the self-titled debut album from groove metal band Droid. Released on James "Munky" Shaffer's independent record label Emotional Syphon Records it features guest vocals from Deftones frontman Chino Moreno.- Track listing :... |
July 10, 2007 | Emotional Syphon Records | Tracklisting 1.The Resurrection 2.Fueled By Hate 3.God Of Anger 4.Built To Last 5.No Gods No Masters 6.Withdrawals Of Me 7.Vengeance Is Mine 8.For The Following 9.Behind Dead Eyes 10.Salt The Graves 11.Together We Die 12. My Oath |
| TBA |
Current line-up
Jamie Teissere – guitarGuitar
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(1997 - current)
Bruce Childress - guitar (1997 - current)
Nick McWells – drums
Drum kit
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(1997 - current)
Ryan Burchfield - bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2007 - current)
Ex-members
James Eason – vocals (1997–2010)Duke - bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2005–2007)
FIL - drums (2002–2004)
Bryan - bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2004)
Dirt E - bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2001, 2004–2005)
Alan Mendoza(Band Founder) - Bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1996-2000)