Walking Corpse Syndrome

Uncommon Evolution is from Whitefish, high in the mountains of north west Montana. For five years they have traveled from New York City to Portland, Oregon and the Canadian border to Corpus Christy Texas. Playing various venues and festivals along the way, including SXSW.

There are currently three EP’s that can be found on any streaming or downloading site. However, their latest Machine produced EP has brought this band to a new level and style that will turn some heads. Gaining the attention of Machine was quite a feat for a band coming from such an isolated area, but these guys are no stranger to adversity.

Uncommon Evolution teamed up with Argonauta Records to release Junkyard Jesus, their first EP produced by Machine, in the Summer of 2017.

Now, fresh out of the studio, they look forward to showcasing their new, yet to be released, EP on tours thoughout the next year, with their great onstage energy.

Ceres is a heavy metal band from Missoula, Montana featuring hard-hitting riffs, driving rhythms and engaging lyrics conveyed through a mix of traditional with aggressively harsh vocals. Their live shows are an intense blend of powerful stage presence that couples humor, crowd engagement and intensity with the focus and precision of session musicians. Described by local radio DJ Kromdar as “a Red Bull* to the junk!” – this is not your Daddy’s rock and roll.

(Disclaimer – if hit in the junk by an actual Red Bull or other energy drink seek medical attention. Ceres is not endorsed by or affiliated with Red Bull. *Mix only with Vodka.)

Ceres began as a studio project for lead guitar player Mike Vandersanden in the summer of 2018. Vocalist Paul Glueckert and guitar player Dan Beerd were the first to come on board shortly after the bands inception. By fall of 2018 the lineup was rounded out with drummer Dan Fernandez and bass player Shane House joining. The wide variety of influences on each individual member and their musical backgrounds results in sounds reminiscent of Killswitch Engage, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Devin Townsend, Metallica and Megadeth amongst many others from traditional blues rock to early heavy metal and modern progressive metal.

The bands initial focus was collaborating to finalize several tracks that had been written by Mike before they formed. By Christmas of 2018 three songs had been released to an enthusiastic reception. As a result of feedback from peers and emerging fans they decided to actively pursue booking live shows. The current lineup of music for their live show is a mix of original material and covers of favorite songs from a variety of genres played with intensity and crowd enjoyment in mind.

Ceres began to enjoy airplay on local radio station 96.3 KBAZ “The Blaze” in late 2018. Since then their music has had airtime on 96.5 KOZE “Z-Rock” in Lewiston, Idaho as well. They have also been featured by the Montana Metal show at MTRadio.net and MetalLocal.com. In February of 2019 the band accepted an invitation to co-host the KBAZ “Local 406” radio show that features music from the region’s thriving metal scene. They had so much fun doing so the singer busted a gut (which is code for laughter causing a hernia – generally a bad idea two weeks before your first live show).

In February of 2019 Ceres performed live for the first time to a full house at VFW Post 290 in Missoula, Montana. The release of their first EP coincided with the live show, which included two previously unpublished tracks.  They are proud to be part of the relatively small but thriving metal scene in Montana and are currently confirming additional bookings in the area.

(*Ceres prefers PBR, but if Vodka is your drink of choice you won’t be judged. Much.)