User:Black Armored Locust

Band

BLACK ARMORED LOCUST is a production of the most grand graungil. The band's music suggests American roots and heavy English influence (Screaming Lord Sutch,Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars). The history of Black Armored Locust is somewhat mysterious and shrouded in much speculation. The group has maintained a dedicated fan following through out it's carreer. Vaudevillian and flamboyant in nature, live performances are much revered by their fans.

The Cast The band lists and acknowledges it's line up as a cast. As of recent the players are Vladimir Black......................vocals Rick A. Matador.....................Drums The Master Baron....................Bass El Don..............................Guitar

Origin

Black Armored locust hail from "many lands and through out time". Their history and origin are very esoteric-by their own account. they have suggested on several accounts that they are a sect of the ancient order "The sons of Jubal". The order itself claims origins going back to Jubal (the first musician in the Old Testament, Gen.4:21). Somewhat regarded as a secret society, much of the order is mysterious and clandestine. Rumored members over the ages have included many luminaries of the musical world. King David, King Arthurs' Tristan, Leoninus, Dufay, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Dvorak, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Stockhausen, Cole Porter, and Stephane Grappelli are only a few said to have had membership in the brotherhood. What is definate is that the group makes it's home base in the United States, Dallas, Texas to be precise. Voices in the air say that the band is definitely American. Some of the members accents seem to suggests Southern American backgrounds.

Sound

The band's sound is often described as hard and heavy, yet very atmospheric and dark. The mood set by the music appeals to many who enjoy the strange and macabre. Concepts, plots, chants, and mixed media are also very substantial in the group's sound. Historical and literary references many times find their way into music, stories, and concepts of the group. Jack the Ripper, Shelleys' Frankenstein, Le Fanus' Carmilla, The scene works of James Whale and Todd Browning, and German Expressionism are just a few of the elements that have found their way into the work of Black Armored Locust. Noted fans include Sir Alan Dewild, Lord of Nights creator Shelly Lorre, Christopher Plummer, Kirkland James, Jimmy James, Texas guitar ace Lance Lopez, and Sleazy Mancini.