VEXT To Play Free Showcase Gig In New York City
VEXT — the new New Jersey/New York-based heavy rock band featuring singer
Tommy Vext (DIVINE HERESY, SNOT),
guitar virtuoso Angel Vivaldi, and the rhythm section of the
now-disbanded MUTINY WITHIN (Andrew Jacobs on bass and Bill Fore on
drums) — will play a free showcase concert on Friday, May 25 at SIR
Studios in New York City. More information is available on the flyer
below.
These four musicians came together in search of a different sound since
they had all been previously involved with more extreme metal projects.
How they came to know one another is a quite unconventional.
On the evening of September 19, 2010, Vext was the victim of a brutal
attack at his home in Brooklyn. Having suffered severe injuries to his
skull, abdomen and an open compound fracture to his left arm, Tommy was
rushed to the ER. With medical bills soaring above seventy-five thousand
dollars, his friends in the music scene banded together to help raise
funds.
Enter Roadrunner recording artists MUTINY WITHIN. "We heard that GOD
FORBID was doing a benefit concert for Tommy and when we found out why,
we immediately jumped on the bill," says Jacobs. A few months later,
Andrew introduced Tommy to Bill. After seeing Fore perform with the
Angel Vivaldi band, it became apparent to Tommy that Angel and Bill were
the missing pieces to this new musical effort.
The cover artwork of "Impermanence", the forthcoming debut EP from VEXT
can be seen below. Also available is a stream of the EP's first single,
"In The End".
VEXT is:Tommy Vext - Vocals
Angel Vivaldi - Guitar
Andrew Jacobs - Bass
Bill Fore - Drums 
