Antioch Secret Society
Encyclopedia
Antioch Secret Society is a Electronic rock band from Chicago
Illinois
whose style draws from Heavy metal
, jazz
, electro, stoner rock
and a diverse collection of genre
s. The band is currently signed to Xohol Distribution
Antioch Secret Society is one of the only Chicago Area bands that allows visual artists to display their work during performances. At every show, the band displays sequenced video art created by local and international video artists and animator
s. Due to this unique approach to their live shows, it has been noted that the band helps further the outreach of specifically Chicago
area visual artists.
in 2005, and has played shows mostly in the Midwestern United States
and the Southeastern United States
. Antioch Secret Society has done numerous supporting tours and shows with bands such as Dry Kill Logic
, Skindred
, Parabelle
, 32 Leaves
, Dharmata, Imperial Battlesnake
.
In 2006, it was written that it's hard to pin down one style do describe the sound, but it can be explained as '1975 meets 2025'
In 2007, Antioch Secret Society was runner up in MTV2 On The Rise's 'Play the VMA Awards
' competition, winning Video Airplay for the song Sleep on MTV2
On Demand.
In July 2009, the band announced on their website that two new albums are to be released that year.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
whose style draws from Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, electro, stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
and a diverse collection of genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s. The band is currently signed to Xohol Distribution
Antioch Secret Society is one of the only Chicago Area bands that allows visual artists to display their work during performances. At every show, the band displays sequenced video art created by local and international video artists and animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
s. Due to this unique approach to their live shows, it has been noted that the band helps further the outreach of specifically Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area visual artists.
History
The band formed in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 2005, and has played shows mostly in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
and the Southeastern United States
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
. Antioch Secret Society has done numerous supporting tours and shows with bands such as Dry Kill Logic
Dry Kill Logic
Dry Kill Logic is a four-piece metal band from Westchester County, New York, USA. They formed in 1993 and are still active...
, Skindred
Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. The band was formed in 1998 following the disbandment of vocalist Benji Webbe's previous band, Dub War. Skindred's musical style mixes alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and reggae...
, Parabelle
Parabelle
Parabelle is a rock band that initially formed in 2007 as a side project by Kevin Matisyn, the former lead singer of Evans Blue, and Kenneth Nixon of Framing Hanley. Since then, the band has undergone numerous line-up changes. The band's first release was a double album entitled A Summit...
, 32 Leaves
32 Leaves
32 Leaves was a five-piece hard rock/post-grunge music group from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. After releasing their first full album Welcome to the Fall in 2005, they were able to attract major label support from Universal Records...
, Dharmata, Imperial Battlesnake
Imperial battlesnake
Imperial Battlesnake is a Chicago-based metal band. Their sound is a combination of up-tempo guitar riffs, energetic vocals, and pounding rhythms...
.
In 2006, it was written that it's hard to pin down one style do describe the sound, but it can be explained as '1975 meets 2025'
In 2007, Antioch Secret Society was runner up in MTV2 On The Rise's 'Play the VMA Awards
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, honoring the best music videos from the previous year, took place on September 9, in Las Vegas at The Palms. The 2007 VMAs were the smallest VMAs ever held in MTV history, eliminating 13 awards, re-naming many of the remaining awards, and having only four...
' competition, winning Video Airplay for the song Sleep on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
On Demand.
In July 2009, the band announced on their website that two new albums are to be released that year.
Discography
- 2009 - Untitled
- 2007 - Soul Searching Monkey EP
- 2006 - Antioch Secret Society
Current
- Q – Vocals, Programming
- Hashpütin – Guitar
- Jesse Cokelahoma – Bass
- Narcoticus – Drums