Though the Vicious Martinis is a new band, its members are anything but green. After two European releases on Marlboro Music with Sorry About Your Daughter, singer Glenn Hall teamed up with guitarist Brian Gass in the venerated Mid-Atlantic alt rock powerhouse combinationLOCK. After this project ran its course, Hall and Gass continued to pen songs as a duo but soon longed for new challenges and the energy and excitement of performing live again. Bryan Smith was recruited on bass from the disbanded power-pop rock group EBO (signed to Maverick), and former Laughing Colors (over 50,000 CDs sold) guitarist Corey Hall was brought into the mix. Finally, the addition of former Allwreck drummer Chris Piercy added an element of manic energy. The result is a seasoned all-star cast that is mature enough to know their strengths yet ambitious enough to try new things.
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Though The Vicious Martinis is a new band, its members are anything but new to the scene. After two European releases on IDE Music with Sorry About Your Daughter, singer Glenn Hall teamed up with guitarist Brian Gass in the Mid-Atlantic rock powerhouse combinationLOCK. After this project ran its course, Hall and Gass continued to pen songs as a duo but soon longed for new challenges and the energy and excitement of performing live. Bryan Smith was recruited from the disbanded power-pop rock band EBO (signed to Maverick) and proved not only to be a skilled bassist, but a well-suited songwriting partner. The addition of former Allwreck drummer Chris Piercey added an element of manic energy, and former Laughing Colors (over 50,000 CDs sold) guitarist Corey Hall rounded out the lineup with his tasteful guitar signatures. The result is a seasoned cast that is mature enough to know their strengths yet ambitious enough to try new things.
Members of The Vicious Martinis have worked with Lou Giordano (Goo Goo Dolls , Hüsker Dü, Taking Back Sunday), Jack Joseph Puig (Green Day, No Doubt, Weezer, Remy Zero, Sheryl Crow), Paul David Hager (Tracey Bonham, Letters to Cleo, emmet swimming, Megadeth), Anthony J. Resta (Collective Soul, Megadeth, Duran Duran), John Avila (Oingo Boingo, Reel Big Fish, Voodoo Glow Skulls) and Don Zientara (Fugazi, Jawbox, Minor Threat).
Members of The Vicious Martinis have had the honor of playing support dates for 311, Buckcherry, Cheap Trick, Counting Crows, Cowboy Mouth, The Cult, emmet swimming, Eve 6, Everything, Fountains of Wayne, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gas Giants, Good Charlotte, Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Lenny Kravitz, Lit, Live, Alanis Morrisette, Oingo Boingo, Rage Against The Machine, The Scorpions, Sixpence None the Richer, Pat Travers, Wheatus, Zebrahead and many more.