Fire Deuce is a band created as a side-project by Travis Stever

Travis Stever

Travis Stever is the lead/rhythm guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock band from New York.-Shabűtie:Travis joined the band Shabűtie in 1995 along with vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez, bassist Jon Carleo, and drummer Nate Kelley. After an argument over gas money the band split up,...

, the lead guitarist of Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....

. The band features members of other bands, such as Joey Eppard, Billy Riker, Chris Gartmann, and Joe Stote from the band 3

3 (band)

3, also known as Three, is an American hybrid band formed in Woodstock, New York in the early 90s.-History:...

, Claudio Sanchez from the band Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....

, and Josh Eppard (rapper Weerd Science and formerly of Coheed and Cambria).

The 80's style metal group released their debut EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 "Children Of The Deuce" on May 10, 2005 on CI Records

CI Records

CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...

. In an interview with Alternative Press

Alternative Press (music magazine)

Alternative Press is an American music magazine based in Cleveland, Ohio. It generally provides readers with band interviews, photos, information on upcoming releases, and music charts. It was founded in 1985 by Mike Shea, who is the current president....

in 2005, Travis Stever said that "three of the songs were fueled by Southern Comfort... and one by vodka".

A description on the official Fire Deuce website describes their style as:" elements of Coheed and Cambria's unique style alongside the hard-rock influence of bands such as AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

 and Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

, the raw energy of The Stooges, and the rocking punk riffage of Turbonegro

Turbonegro

Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....

, to create a brilliant, must-have record any Coheed and Cambria fan will love..."http://www.cirecords.com/cirecords/bands/firedeuce.html "...Fire Deuce, can easily be considered the new Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap (band)

Spinal Tap is a parody heavy metal band that first appeared on a failed 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called "The T.V. Show", starring Rob Reiner...

, or, at the very least, The Darkness done right. All of these details combine to ensure that Fire Deuce stand to take their place as the masters of over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek, hard rock."http://www.cirecords.com/cirecords/bands/firedeuce.html

Band members

Stage Name	Real Name	Position in Band
JE Deuce	Joey Eppard Joey Eppard Joey Eppard is a music writer, recording artist, and the lead vocalist and guitarist for the experimental/progressive rock band, 3. He is also the brother of Josh Eppard, the former drummer for both 3 and Coheed and Cambria....	Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Cleveland Stever	Travis Stever Travis Stever Travis Stever is the lead/rhythm guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock band from New York.-Shabűtie:Travis joined the band Shabűtie in 1995 along with vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez, bassist Jon Carleo, and drummer Nate Kelley. After an argument over gas money the band split up,...	Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Deuce Freely	Billy Riker Billy Riker Billy Riker is the lead guitar player, for the experimental/progressive rock band, 3.In addition to his work with 3, Riker is also involved in a local Improv Rock Band known as MATH. Riker is often characterized on stage by his flowing "Jedi" like trench robe, his use of a personal fan to blow air...	Guitar, Bass
Gart Deuce	Chris Gartmann Chris Gartmann Chris Gartmann better known as Gartdrumm, is the drummer for experimental/progressive rock band, 3. He replaced Josh Eppard as drummer during the production of Paint by Number; to date he is the longest lasting member of 3, aside from Joey Eppard, appearing on every album released.Prior to his work...	Drums
Clyde Dirty Deuce	Claudio Sanchez Claudio Sanchez Claudio Paul Sanchez is an American writer and musician best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the alternative/progressive rock group Coheed and Cambria. He is also the creator of the comic book series, The Amory Wars and Kill Audio, co-written with wife Chondra Echert...	Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar
Deuce Newton	Josh Eppard Josh Eppard Josh Eppard is an American musician from Kingston New York and the drummer for progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. He has worked as a solo rapper under the name Weerd Science and was the drummer for supergroup rock band Terrible Things...	Drums
Deuce Shiskabob	Mark Schiskie	Trumpet
Dom Della Deuce	Joe Stote Joe Stote Joe Stote sometimes called Stotes, is the former percussionist/keyboard player for experimental/progressive rock band, 3. Prior to 3, he played guitar in the band Peacebomb, who's most notable appearance was during the Woodstock '94 Festival, in Saugerties, NY.Joe Stote was also a founding member...	Keyboards

Discography

Year	Title	Label
2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...	Children of the Deuce Children of the Deuce The Children of the Deuce EP is the debut CD of Fire Deuce, the side project band of Coheed and Cambria's lead guitarist, Travis Stever. The EP was released May 10, 2005 on CI Records... (EP)	CI Records CI Records CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...
2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...	Deep Down & Dirty EP Deep Down & Dirty EP Deep Down & Dirty EP is the second release by Fire Deuce, the side project of Travis Stever from Coheed and Cambria. This five track EP was limited to 1000 copies and was available during Warped Tour 2007 & on the MerchNow website.-Track listing:... (EP)	CI Records CI Records CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...

External links

• MySpace (official website)
• CI Records - Band's Profile Page
• CI Records - Record Label Home Page