BOTTOM is: SINA
: volume.lungs KEVN HARDICUS : lowtones KEVIN SWARTZ :
battery
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long road has twisted BOTTOM into its most-current, carnivorous form and the reincarnation is more amazing and dynamic than
ever. Spawned from the fiery depths of New York City's Lower East Side, BOTTOM is headquartered in San Francisco. BOTTOM
is a heavy, heavy metal band. Lead by guitarzan, Sina
is a volume-addicted songwriter, mosh-head with guitar work likened to Greg Ginn and vocals to Staley and Plant. Moving to
NYC to pursue art in 1992, the Chicago native played in the Lower East Side bands Wanna, Racer17 and Speed-doe
while also working as Studio Manager for The Rolling Stones Mobile (Loho Studios). Playing violin since age two with
the Suzuki method, Gibson Les Pauls are Sina's current weapons of choice. Her recent projects include vocals for
deathmetal band Angrböda as well as founding member of the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute, Zepparella though she has
forged on to continue creating original music of BOTTOM.
BOTTOM's rhythm section consists
of bassist, Kevin Hardicus and drummer, Kevin Swartz. Yes, a band with two Kevins! Sina met bassist Kevin Hardicus
playing in the Bay Area deathmetal band, Angrböda in 2005. Hardicus is a San Francisco native with local projects
including the 90's Bay Area dirge rock outfit, The Pale Horse. Drummer Kevin Swartz joined BOTTOM in 2011, most recently
playing with Archer and Burning Monk. In a recent Stonerrock.com interview, Sina quotes “Swartz is an incredible addition
to the BOTTOM family. He’s got a relentless double-kick, sticks of thunder and a natural sense of hard groove. While
we know Swartz originally hails from Oregon and he’s been a drum student under Mike Vanderhule (Y&T, Montrose, SoulMotor)
and Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Ozzy, Suicidal Tendencies), we’ve been wondering “where the hell he’s been?”
It seems like we’ve been awaiting his arrival forever. I’m truly pleased in the direction our riffs can go.”
Currently the mighty BOTTOM trio is booking shows in 2012, and already writing riffs for the next thrashin’ album. Other good news: As of November 2011, BOTTOM is back in the studio mixing our
next Long Player. Originally planned for a 2009 release, this record will finally drop in 2012 and is co-produced
by Sina and legendary engine-ear Billy Anderson (Mr. Bungle,
Neurosis, Sleep, Melvins). "This long awaited release is a nod to our stonerrock roots, but takes it further,
harder, darker. The riffs are massive. It has large beautiful parts and thrashes all at the same time!
I can't wait till it's out!” says Sina. This album is yet again the masterful studio creation of BOTTOM and Billy Anderson,
even crediting Billy as the fifth Beatle. BOTTOM's debut, Made in Voyage,
was recorded in NYC, produced by Greg Gordon (engineer for Slayer, Helmet, and Public Enemy) and released in 1999 on the band's
label Mudflap Records. After launching their first European invasion in 2002, BOTTOM returned stateside preparing
for their next release. BOTTOM's second LP, Feels So Good When You're Gone, was also co-produced
by Billy Anderson. Originally release in 2001 on artist Frank Kozik's label, Mans Ruin Records, the later
re-issued by Lee Dorian's (Cathedral) UK label Rise Above Records. Spinning a sinister tale in a glamorous apocalypse, Feels so Good When You're Gone is thick with monster
riffs, killer hooks and simultaneously makes your ears bleed while your doomed heart leaps with joy. You'rNext
is BOTTOM's third offering. This experimental album, released by Small Stone Records in 2005 features Sina's signature voluminous feedback passages as well as the unexpected violin, trumpet and flute
embedded in rock tracks. You'rNext is a dark folktale that twists and turns like an old saw wiseacre then digs into
your head like a ritual from the Book of the Dead. Delivered with all the subtlety of the Grim Reaper, You'rNext
tells a gypsy lie using minor chords, soul piercing howls and guitar tones that circle like ravenous buzzards. Other
BOTTOM songs appeared on various compilations including High Times Magazines 'High Volume' (Clutch,
Corrosion Of Conformity, Nebula, High On Fire) and Live at Continental "Best of NYC" Volume 2 (The Ramones, D-Generation,
H2O, Murphy's Law ). BOTTOM has also had music credits onX-games and a few MTV's reality TV shows.
BOTTOM's explosive live show has devoured venues from Vancouver to Croatia, sharing stages with
hundreds of rock-outfits including: AFI, AlabamaThunderPussy, AlienAntFarm, AcidKing, Action Daddy (ex-Crash Worship), Backyard Babies,
BellRays, Black Halos, Blessing the Hogs, Buzzov*n, Buckcherry, Cannibal Corps, Candy Snatchers, Crisis, Cosmic Psychos, Cutthroats-9
(ex-unsane), Electric Wizard, The Fall, Everlast, Drivin'n'Cryin', H2O, Hank Williams Jr. III, Heroine Sheiks, High On Fire,
HonkyToast, Hirax, Jucifer, Joey Ramone and the Independents, Leadfoot, Lenny Kaye, Los Natas, Las Cruces, Ludicra, Lunachicks,
Nashville Pussy, Nile, Mastodon, Mike Watt, Misfits, MonsterMagnet, Murphy's Law, Nebula, Pansy Divison, PigmyLoveCircus (w/
Danny Carey), PORN, Raging Slab, Rancid, Rollins Band, Speedealer, Spirit Caravan, Suicide Kings, Step Kings, 60 Watt Shaman,
311, Toilet Boys, Trouble, and WisdomTooth The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Unida, YOB and more. BOTTOM proudly smashes, blows
up, breaks, and explodes: Gibson, D'Addario, Ampeg and DW.
Bolt down your prized possessions, double test the fire detector--- the BOTTOM is rising and coming
to a town near you!
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