Ocean Full of Seamonsters, Once There Was A War, and beyond...

I am Zero. This is my first post with Blogger.com so bear with me if it comes out a little sketchy.

Anyways, there is so my much I want to share with all of you. So much I want rant about. So much I want to cheer about. However, I'll just start off with a simple history of my musical career.

My first musical endeavor was with a deathcore band known as Ocean Full of Seamonsters (OFOS). Despite its many lineup changes, it consistently remained a five-piece band (vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and drums). I was the drummer. The band began its formation in February of 2008, but didn't get musically started until September of 2008. We created a total of eight original songs and played seven live from September of 2008 until June of 2009.

We recorded our first and only demo/EP in March of 2009, which included six original tracks. The tracks included "Nothing Blood Can't Solve", "Doomie", "The Cupcake Song", "Ralphie Saves the Snow Princess", "Bring the Bitches!!!", and "David - The Dead Goldfish". The EP was released on March 14, 2009. The EP is currently out of print.

A seventh original track called "Millimeter Peter" was created about a week after we completed the EP. While we never recorded the track, we did play it live on several occasions until the end of our tour.

Our tour lasted from January of 2009 to May of 2009. We went on a "hiatus" after that, creating another track known as "The Legacy". However, we broke up before we could record a second EP. Before our breakup, we had two songs ready for the EP ("Millimeter Peter" and "The Legacy") and were in the planning stages of three others.

After departing from OFOS, I founded a band known as Once There Was A War (OTWAW) with my girlfriend and her two brothers (they all perform in another band known as LifT). OTWAW differes greatly from OFOS, being an alternative metal group rather than a deathcore group. So far, we have created two songs ("Recreation Decay" and "Talk Shit, Get Hit") and have several others at the ready. What I love about OTWAW is that it allows me to show everyone my true versatility. For instance, Mike Romel (primary vocalist of OTWAW and drummer/screamer of LifT) and I often switch on and off between lead vocals and drums. It is also the only band that I am currently writing for. We have not yet begun to tour.

And most recently, I have another project still in the making. While I will keep the name of it anonymous at this time, I WILL tell you that it includes Joey Santiago and Pablo Gonzalez, both formerly of OFOS (Joey was our lead guitarist and Pablo was one of our vocalists). Due to the fact that the track "The Legacy" was never claimed when OFOS broke up, we will be using it in our new project. We do not yet have a complete band. However, we are moving at quite a fast pace and have two songs currently in development and another in the planning stages.