Car Bomb

Combining the punishing guitars and muscular rhythm of extreme metal with a twisted sense of humor and stop-on-a-dime dynamic and tempo shifts, Car Bomb are one band unafraid to take rock at its hardest into new and unexpected directions.

Car Bomb came together from two bands that shared the same rehearsal space in Rockville Center, NY, Neck and Spooge. Neck's guitarist Greg Kubacki and singer Michael Dafferner were playing hardcore metal but were interested in moving into a more progressive direction (they cite Frank Zappa as a major influence), while bassist Jon Modell and drummer Elliot Hoffman of Spooge were playing a more technically ambitious brand of metal that already reflected some of the changes Kubacki and Dafferner were hoping to make. When both bands came to a parting of the ways, the four friends teamed up, and Car Bomb was born in 2002.

After two years of writing material and knocking the membership into place, the group began recording material in 2004, and a song from their first demo, "Solid Grey", appeared on a 2006 compilation, The Hardcore Street CD, Vol. 2. A split single with Burnt by the Sun followed later that same year, and in late 2006 Car Bomb signed with adventurous metal label Relapse Records. Their debut album, Centralia, was released in early 2007.

Based across Scotland, Portugal and America, Frontierer has progressed from an online project between Pedram Valiani and Chad Kapper to a live band promoting a 'for free' music model and a convenience-based performance schedule.

With the 1st birthday of their debut album 'Orange Mathematics' recently passed, Frontierer seeks to punish as many corners of the globe as is feasible by adopting a selective, limited performance rota. This is a rare opportunity to see live music with a 'zero bullsh*t' approach.

The band performed their first live debut at UK Tech Metal Fest in July of 2016, paving the way for further live opportunities in 2017 and 2018. Frontierer's second album is nearing completion.