Army of Me

Military of Me personally frontman Vince Scheuerman’s early years weren’t manufactured from the parents-with-great-record-collections stuff most visitors of rock superstar biographies are accustomed to stumbling across, but that shouldn’t count number him and his 3 bandmates out while serious contenders for indie-alternative greatness. Given birth to into a spiritual cult in Gaithersburg, MD, Scheuerman and bassist John Hutchins was raised collectively and became close friends as kids. Both characterize their upbringings within the cult as “repressive and harming.” By enough time these were 17, both were playing collectively around Maryland in a variety of rings and recruited drummer Dennis Manuel. Later on, the trio added guitarist Brad Tursi. Instead of pouring all his energy into music, Scheuerman detoured from playing semi-seriously for an education in mechanised engineering in the University or college of Maryland. While his trained in technology earned him a qualification and, for a limited period, employment peering at atoms comprehensive a microscope, his troubles modifying to mainstream tradition never quite remaining him — for the vocalist/songwriter/guitarist, music became an store for all those that stung within the secular globe. By 2002, Military of Me was touring thoroughly around the East Coastline. After 3 years of posting phases with better-known rings such as Warm Hot Heat, Great Charlotte, Coldplay, the Strokes, Ben Lee, as well as the Vines, their documenting of demos experienced offered 7,000 copies. (The music group also released an EP, Fake Ugly, through Florida-based indie POP-UP Information in early 2004.) Touring experienced turn into a full-time work for the music group, and despite collecting several “greatest unsigned music group” accolades by 2005, Military of Me still continued to be without a saving contract from the year’s end. That transformed in March 2006 once the men finally inked a cope with Doghouse Information; around that same period, Hutchins amicably parted methods using the group. With Military of Me carrying on on, the Rise EP made an appearance that November, that was adopted in Apr 2007 by their debut full-length, Resident. The recording was supported by way of a tour with participant Conrado Bokoles on bass.