TORTURE VICTIM at ThursDaze sponsored by THE ZONE with 3 QUARTER BROWN and CODE OF THE ZODIAC doors at 6 FREE!!! San Mateo & I40

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TORTURE VICTIM is always willing to play shows! if you need a band for a shindig or any event let us know!!! leave a comment below, hit us up on myspace or send an email!

With such a wide range of musical influences such as: Pantera, Pennywise, Motorhead, DRI, Gwar and The Misfits, it’s no wonder that Torture Victim has developed such a unique sound. When asked to define their genre of music the band calls it, “Blackened Thrash, hardcore Punk, with a touch of Death,” which is a correct description of their blend. In addition to their diverse musical interests Torture Victim creates a new sound by utilizing two lead vocalists, Dominic Dimas, who is also lead guitarist, and Brian Bennett, who doubles as bassist. Rather than being forced into one style of music because that’s what the singer is best at, Torture Victim is able to analyze which sound is perfect for the song without compromising on vocals. This provides the ability to have punk, death metal and thrash metal aspects all within the same song. Left handed guitarist Richard Bagley emphasizes and puts his own spin on riffs, and adding to the mix is drummer David Ortega whose drumming style is always fun to experience.
Although Torture Victim has only just begun gaining a following in the local music scene their members are proud that they have accomplished so much in just under a year that they have been a band. Especially since the guys just wanted to make good music and have fun doing it. It is a testament to any band when they actually enjoy listening to their own music, even when they’re not playing it; even more so when the band enjoys playing even when no one’s listening. Anyone who has been able to witness Torture Victim perform live knows that they actually perform. Rather than just standing around playing instruments, Torture Victim strives to have great crowd interaction and succeed in making the audience have a good time. Their live shows include props, set pieces, head banging, laughter, moshing and obviously a lot of sweat.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that Torture Victim is just a fun live show and compromises when it comes to good music, because that is just not the case. One listen to Torture Victim’s self produced demo shows that the band indeed pays attention to technical aspects and is able to execute challenging speed and range combinations. Torture Victim is not only fun to watch live but also quality music to listen to.


TORTURE VICTIM, SUSPENDED, THE VISECTS, CODE OF THE ZODIAC, & THE DERELICTS: Saturday July 23 at the CELL theatre (1st & lomas) doors at 6pm, 5 dollars for some serious heavy shit!!!

TV, GREENTHROAT, MANIAS: Saturday August 13th at the GOLDEN WEST 21+ NO COVER

cds and shirts will be on sale this saturday.

as always leave your comments below and check out the myspace page for new pictures and downloadable songs

FREE this thursday 7-7-05, for those of you 21 and over, TORTURE VICTIM will be rocking at the GOLDEN WEST on central (right next to the launchpad) with MONKEY TAILS, 3 HOLE PUNCH, and THE VISECTS!

the next all ages show will the be Punk Rock Escapade at THE CELL on july 23 with CODE OF THE ZODIAC, THE DERELICTS, and THE VISECTS
5 bucks a head to be a dick in the crowd...
as always i'll be around selling tshirts and cds

so i've got the capability to actually get the cdrom feature to work on the cds so the ones at the show on the 24th will have a working cdrom video plus the 7 songs.
new shirts are being made for the show as well.
just incase you don't remember, JUNE 24-HARWOOD-$5-LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT AND ANESTHESIA....
also, JAMAPALOOZAFEST july 16th=an all day local music day of epic porportions(more info to come)

so i think i've finally got it up...
tv video

so angelfire jewed it up and deleted this whole page, so i had to redo it. any comments that were left recently should be reposted...anywho the website is back in commision.
for those who haven't heard TORTURE VICTIM is playing with LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and ANESTHESIA on June 24th at the harwood. its 5 bucks that's well worth it.
on the myspace page we've got 4 downloadable songs from the demo up.
if you want a copy of the demo head out to the sow on the 24th. if you can't wait till then leave a comment here.
big things are coming in july, unbelievable.