A staple in the New York music scene, Guitarist,vocalist Tim Lacy spent part of his career workng with Veteran Producer Paul O'Neill(Aerosmith, Trans Siberian Express). They worked with Atlantic records act Savatage on Hall of the Mountain King and Gutter Ballet and on the First Badlands record with Jake E. Lee and Ray Gillen" and KISS drummer Eric Singer. Lacy also worked as a sound engineer for SIR studios in New York " Every great musician rehearses there, I mixed sessions from Radiohead, White Zombie, INXS to David Sanborn."
The Monochrome Cherubs came to life July 2000. "I got to jam with Danny and Colin one day and there it was,that intangible magical element." Both Dan and Colin had been playing around locally in a Band called "Spin Cycle Lava" as well as doing some road and studio work. "When the three of us got in a room together it was where we truly wanted to be...making GREAT music."We're in it for the long haul".

Influences

Jimi Hendrix, X, Early Pretenders, Rory Gallagher, Early Queen

Bio

AUTODIVE is the second release from The Monochrome Cherubs. Plenty of Guitar juice dripping out of this CD. Crunchy Guitars, Thick Bass, Slammin’ Drums and Vocals that go straight to the brain. The boys took this one to the next level, incorporating plenty of multi-layered guitar and vocal tracks, only to come up with a sound that is completely their own. “Blistering esoterica” is one way to describe it. “I listened to a lot of early guitar stuff that really influenced me” say’s TIM LACY(Guitars and Vocals). “Early Pretenders, X, Jimi Hendrix, Early Van Halen and early Queen. That is some of the best modern rock music I’ve ever heard. All that music had a very profound effect on me”. From the open chords on “The Pinch” to the final fade of “Last Known Address” this record will grab hold and not let go. They have already been praised by “Guitar Nine Records” having won a place in their “Undiscovered” files. Ken Voss of J.I.M.I.(The Jimi Hendrix Information Management Institute) gave them a full write up in his newsletter “Voodoo Child”. “Corporate rock is just so bland right now”, says Lacy. “These are very political times. Rock-N-Roll has never been about being safe. It’s about having a voice and speaking what’s in your mind and heart…not what some corporate monster wants you to think and buy” The political overtones o