Gravity Euphonic
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Gravity Euphonic is an electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

/industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...

 band from the Fort Worth, TX area. The band plays a significant role in the underground industrial scene by breaking away from the typical sounds of EBM
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...

 and Industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...

. The band maintains a large fanbase in the Southwest United States
United States
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 as well as in several markets throughout the East Coast.

History

Gravity Euphonic is Eric Hunter II and James French (aka Jamie Coxx). The project started in 1995 under a different name and in 2006, evolved into the industrial rock
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...

 driven sound that can be heard today. The band's sound is defined by heavy orchestration
Orchestration
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, distorted synthesizers, electronic drums and hard rock
Hard rock
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 guitars.

Gravity Euphonic has taken a do it yourself approach to production, promotion and touring utilizing the resources of the internet and their home studio. In 2009 however, Gravity Euphonic joined forces with underground record label, Radio-Active-Music
Radio-Active-Music
Radio-Active-Music is an independent record label founded in 2004 and based in Washington DC. Radio-Active-Music releases and distributes bands in the goth and industrial genres.- Overview :...

. Over the past ten years, Eric has successfully released six full length albums on his own as well as having done work for several other North Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 groups, both as a performer and producer. James has also done extensive work with the band and works as an adult entertainment performer and producer.

In late 2008, the band started work on the Gravity Euphonic Future News From the Future News and has been releasing regular news videos through various online sites. In the videos, the band claims that they are actually from the year "one hundred thousand million".

Gravity Euphonic regularly tours throughout the United States
United States
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.

Members

  • Eric Hunter II - Guitars, Programming, Keyboards and Vocals
  • James French (aka Jamie Coxx)- Vocals and Programming

Past members

  • Justin McKimmey - Vocals
  • Brian Timmons - Cello, Bass and String Arrangements
  • Perry Taylor - Electronic Drums (deceased)

Discography

  • Full-length albums and EPs
    • Gravity Euphonic - (9/22/2009)
    • Sunlight Kills - (2007)
    • Secret - (2006)

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