NMSO4 – NMSO4 (Three Track Demo)

Tracklist:
1. Analect
2. Waste
3. Stitches

NMSO4 is:
•James – Vocals
•Myke – Guitar
•Tony – Guitar
•Mikey – Bass
•Brandon – Drums
•Martin – Keyboards/Programming
•Geoff – Keyboards/Sampling

NMSO4 began in the winter of 1998. A mutual friend who wanted to start a band with the two introduced James to Myke. Myke and James continued the band on their own, and then came up with the name. The name NMSO4 (en-em-es-oh-four) is a chemical compound, which makes up nitrous nerve gas.

NMSO4 has had to shuffle through many members through its tenure. After an entire year of going through members and trying to find a niche, the band finally began to take shape in 2000. Martin, who was already working on the NMSO4 web site, was chosen for the keyboardist job and has been keyboardist since January 2000. After some more members shuffling, and some shows lined up, the guitarist and drummer for NMSO4 left the band. So, NMSO4 searched over the Internet for 2 new members. It just so happens that Tony, a guitarist, and Brandon, a drummer, lost their bassist and was looking into joining an established band. They joined in June 2000. They have overcome personal problems and sacrifice to be in the band. The bassist position has always been a questionable one until September 2000 when long time fan, Mikey joined the band. Finally NMSO4 was complete. All members have worked hard to get the name out to the people, passing out business cards and stickers and talking to music lovers everywhere. The members have covered most of California, and even spread the word personally all over the country!

Most of the band’s influences are hardcore metal and industrial music. NMSO4 combines hard and heavy melodic guitar riffs with industrial keyboard loops to create their unique, aggressive sound. The music and the live performance have been known to get people pumped up and sometimes even violent. Only by experiencing it for yourself can you truly understand what the music does to a person.

Info taken from here: http://www.careerknowledge.com/nmso4/bandhistory.html