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Biography

In April of 2002, Robert Vitale and Mike Baggio, aged 17 and 18 years old respectively, formed a band. Joey Lombardi was called up to play the bass, and his friend Marco Monaco was invited to handle the drums. Jason Cohen added his guitar to Mike's, and Robert sang. Such was the humble birth of Zealous Apathy... a typical garage band, jamming through Squiers and other such 10 watt wonders.

The summer was long and sunny for the young adventurers. The songs were sounding tight, or about as tight as the band could wrap its minds around System of a Down covers. Yes, the band was blossoming... the hair was growing, the band's name was ever-changing, and the group of dreamers saw their chance. Between "Point of Kink" and "Drawing a Blank", passing through "Ominous Inhibitions", they found their identity in "Zealous Apathy" and settled for a show in July.

The conflicts began approximately 3 hours later. Robert's performance was notoriously bad and Marco left for Italy. The practice continued sporadically at Mike's house, where the bad vibes extended their reach and tore the band in half.

Upon Marco's return, Mike had all but given up on the band, and Robert was forced to share vocal duties with Eric Sera. Eric was about the best singer they'd ever seen in their day. However, it wasn't meant to be - Joey and Marco opted for Mike and Robert and Jason and Eric left the band.

The ambience was identical to that of Zealous Apathy's nativity. The cold Montreal air brought a breath of chilly determination to the band, who would play another show in early December. The pressure of the gig behind them, they began to release their creative frustrations and make original music. Drawing heavily from classic rock and metal, they spent the next 6 months honing their skills and crafting their early classics.

And then, it was battle of the bands time again and the band veered into the wild reaches of the "cover song". They hired Nathaniel Pereira to play keyboards for their Doors covers and nothing more. However, Nathaniel injected new life into the band and added a certain uniqueness to their sound... whatever that was.

Hey, it worked. The band played Club Soda the next spring and actually played originals live (!!!). Their creations were markedly more intricate and progressive. The band hit another peak as the show came and people actually bought tickets. It was the old cliche of a motley crew of thinkers came together to create music. The classical pianist, jazz drummer, metal-head, and prog freak made something that didn't suck.

All is not what it seems, hmm? Robert wasn't able to commit himself to the band's liking and received much criticism. The band trudged along and created some of their "trademark" tunes without him and he was soon disposed of. However, Mike soon drifted away in the winds of schoolwork and the band was incomplete.

Ahh, but the story does not end there my good friend! David Salvatore came to the rescue with his solar-powered laser beam guitar and the band was back up. Mike even abandoned his guitar in order to sing for the gang. However, his new role was short-lived, as he returned to university a few weeks later...

Yet another downfall? Or perhaps just what the band needed? The band picked up its severed appendages and took up the challenge laid before them. The wagon struggled without a fourth wheel, but once the swamp was cleared there was nothing but open road and blue sky before them.

Alex Greco soon joined, completing the amalgamation of chords and beats with fierce vocals and intricate narratives. With a frontman to lead them to glory, Zealous Apathy is whole.

Through this metaphoric exercise, the band is reborn. The music is here, like it or not. And it'll just keep getting louder.