*This is part of our State Of The Art series, showcasing bands every Monday from the state of the month*
This month’s state is Illinois!
Chicago based groove rockers Domestic Godzilla formed in 2001. The band has a style and sound that really melds various genres together creating this beast of a band that has gained attention all across the Windy City and afar. One of the most recognizable elements of the band is the vocal style of singer Scott Coca. Moments pass and you have these beautifully sang melodies, by the time you blink it slams into these break neck screams that haunt your ear drums. Chicago was usually always a tour stop for national acts and DG often opened for national touring acts. The band released a video for the song “Guerrilla” in 2002. With each song the band’s sound changes so you don’t get anything repetitive. If you had to make comparisons the band sounds like a mixture of a much more brutal Incubus with elements similar the band Flaw, and a dash of Nothingface. Chicago natives loved the band and showed up in hoards to see them live. Unfortunately the band ended up going into a hiatus.
Fast forward to 2008 and Domestic Godzilla drummer Gino Colucci is now the founder of an independent record label called Converse Records. In 2013 he was able to release a Domestic Godzilla album of previous material that includes several live tracks. The album is entitled “Language Barrier” after the hard hitting. It had been almost a decade when the two founding members (Gino Colucci & Scott Coca) were drawn together yet again to bring the beast back to life. The chemistry they built together writing songs all the way back in high school helped them reform and get the ball rolling again. They are currently starting to work on new material in the studio at Converse Records and between the two of them will cover all instruments and of course Scott unleashing his unique tone on vocals. We can’t wait to hear what they have kept caged up within themselves for so long. As soon as they release new music we will be unleashing it to the masses.
Here is the video for “Guerrilla”:
Make sure to follow Domestic Godzilla at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/domesticgodzilla?fref=ts
https://www.reverbnation.com/domesticgodzilla
http://converserecords.wix.com/converserecords2
