DeadRingers Guild

Awards!
Best Male Vocals in Metal, week of 14Jul2008
Best Guitars in Metal, week of 14Jul2008
Best Melody in Metal, week of 14Jul2008
Best Mood in Metal, week of 14Jul2008
Rocking Track in Metal, week of 14Jul2008

Best Melody in Metal, week of 7Jul2008
Best Mood in Metal, week of 7Jul2008


- Garageband.com

Epic Speed Metal!!!!
fast and furious riffing and lightning quick drums!!! killer stuff!!! Vocalist is amazing. This is great Power Metal, I could see this band being a great opener for Evergrey or Children of Bodom. Totally classic, horns in the air, headbanging Metal!!! lead guitarist is totally on the money with the solo, great style! I totally enjoy this, I'd love to own a copy of this CD!
Reviewed by: jwd6090 from Ossining, New York

Orchestra of Greatness
This is some great musicianship. Very original and powerful. Im sure this would be even better live. Its great to finally hear something amazing on here. I cant believe you guys are not signed yet. This is brutal kind of reminds me of dragonforce. Very cool song guys nothing negative to say about this one. Where can I get a copy?
Reviewed by: Tanner27 from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Garageband.com

If you want to hear a band that plays real metal then catch DeadRingers Guild live Friday night at Dado's Downtown. We are talking about dual harmonies on the guitar, shredding leads and clean, clear vocals. No screaming for this band. If you are ready to hear the real thing, I will see you Friday night, just look for the guy headbanging in the front.

- News Herald

DEADRINGERS GUILD NAMED AS A FINALIST OF THE
8TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
INDIE ARTISTS FROM 6 CONTINENTS TO BE PROMOTED TO MORE THAN 20 MILLION & APPEAR IN 2009 EDITION OF THE MUSICIAN’S ATLAS
Panama City Beach, FL based DeadRingers Guild is among a diverse group of independent musicians named as a Finalist in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. Hard Rock / Metal band DeadRingers Guild blends progressive and melodic elements into their music to create modern aggressive soundscapes. The positive, artistic, and thought provoking lyrics incite the emotions of the audience with their powerfully delivered messages. DeadRingers Guild recently placed third in the 2008 Jagermeister Battle of the Bands at Club La Vela, the largest nightclub in the U.S.A. Also, lead guitarist Jake Dreyer took home the award for the Jagermeister Guitarist of the Year, 2008.
IMA Finalists will now advance to the final round of judging by a distinguished group of influential artists and industry insiders. The Judges who will determine this year’s IMA Winners include Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Roger Daltrey, George Jones, Buddy Guy, James “Blood” Ulmer, Paquito D’Rivera, Keith Urban, Lee Ritenour, DJ Skribble, Clint Black, Kurtis Blow, Zakk Wylde, Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, MTV Music Supervisor, Carrie Hughes, JVC Jazz Festival talent buyer Jason Olaine, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, and many others.
IMA Winners and Finalists will appear in the 11th annual edition of The Musician’s Atlas 2009, on sale January, 2009. Regarded as the industry’s most comprehensive contact directory, The Atlas is used by independent musicians and entrepreneurs to market and sell music more successfully.
Developed and coordinated by Music Resource Group, publisher of The Musician’s Atlas, the Independent Music Awards program delivers a variety of premiums to Winners including:

• Year-long marketing campaigns, partnerships and distribution alliances, that will place the Winners in front of millions of music fans and industry decision makers around the world.

• The IMA Winners CD compilation will be distributed to 10,000 music fans and industry at events such as SXSW, Ozzfest, The Warped Tour throughout the year and promoted to more than 650 US & Canadian college & public radio stations.

• eMusic will promote IMA Winners to millions of their subscribers throughout 2008.

• Exposure to nearly 10 million viewers of ManiaTV.com and Havoc TV.

Music fans will be casting their votes for their favorite IMA Finalists at www.IndependentMusicAwards.com at the IMA Vox Populi Jukebox.

For more information on the Musician’s Atlas and the Independent Music Awards contact
Joelle Caputa (joelle@independentmusicawards.com) at 973-509-9898.
For more information about DeadRingers Guild please contact: [theguild@deadringersguild.com] or check out our myspace at: [www.myspace.com/deadringersguild]
- Music Resource Group

It's been a good year for the Panama City band Deadringers Guild. After forming just over a year ago, the rock and metal outfit is a finalist in the eighth annual Independent Music Awards for the best Hard Rock/Metal Song, the metal anthem "Warpath."
The four-piece group had recorded a demo, began playing locally and posted its music on the Internet. Suddenly they begin to get noticed and started to win contests. Lead/rhythm guitar player Steve Cox recalls, "We wouldn't win just one award, we would win five or six, for song of the week, lead of the week, harmony, and vocals."
Several songs by the band won awards for their blend of '80s metal and progressive rock on Web sites such as garageband. com.
While this is the eighth year for the IMAs, Deadringers Guild is the first Panama City band nominated. The worldwide competition has 50 categories in all musical genres as well as Web design, album packaging and videos. Awards are based on Internet votes and judging by a panel of professional musicians and music journalists. This year's judges include Peter Gabriel, Roger Daltrey, George Jones, Suzanne Vega, Buddy Guy and Ice T.
An IMA award often is described as an "indie Grammy" and can be a launching pad for unsigned bands. It gives them a yearlong marketing campaign and exposure to Web surfers at www. maniatv.com and concertgoers at every Oz Fest and Warped Tour stop across the country, as well as promotion to radio stations.
Past winners of IMA awards include The Moonie Suzuki, who are now signed to a major label and have opened sold-out concerts for the chart-topping band The Strokes.
As a finalist, the Guild will appear in the 2009 The Musicians Atlas, an industry who's who of independent musicians. The Atlas often is the catalyst that connects record labels to unsigned musicians, giving them their chance at a deal with major label.
Doing homework
The Guild is excited about the IMA competition. There is no apparent air of superiority toward other local bands past or present, although Cox says the guys decided early that they "wouldn't be just another garage band."
All of them have "done their homework," he said, researching record labels and talent scouts who might be interested. They also have taken advantage of exposure on Web sites such as myspace.com.
Though the band hasn't toured, it has built a local and Internet following and has honed its skills in playing gigs from Tallahassee to Los Angeles. That includes more than 20 shows at local venues such as Newby's Too and Blondie's. They plan to travel to Nashville in the new year to record a new album, with a tour to follow in 2009.
Members of the Guild range in age from 16 to 32, and all of them grew up in Panama City. Influences range from theatrical '80s metal band Iron Maiden to crooner Frank Sinatra.
This year, the Guild placed third at the Jagermeister Battle of the Bands at Club La Vela, with the youngest member, 16-year-old Jake Dreyer, awarded Guitarist of the Year 2008.
It wasn't Dreyer's first award for his guitar chops. He won a similar award at a high school battle of the bands but later was disqualified when the judges learned that he was only 13, too young to attend high school.
Band mates call Dreyer the "executioner's ax." He started taking guitar lessons at age 8, and he plans to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, once he graduates from high school. He continues to take lessons online from guitarists Chris Broderick of the band Megadeath and David Shankle of Manowar.
The sonic metronome of Drake Garrett's drums keeps the band pounding. While in middle school, Garrett experimented with woodwinds and brass, but he said he later realized he was born to beat the drums.
Lead vocalist and bassist Scott Wells picked up the violin at age 10 and has since studied music in earnest. A master of mixing sounds, both in the studio and live, Wells describes his vocal style as "strewn in chain mail."
Lead/rhythm guitar by Cox rounds out the band. He studied music first at Gulf Coast Community College and then at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. He graduated with a degree in music performance, focusing on classical guitar and jazz.
Cox then became a teacher, giving guitar lessons for seven years, which led to teaching 8-year-old Dreyer. Years later, they formed Deadringers Guild.
To listen to "Warpath," and cast your vote in the IMA competition, go to www. independentmusicawards. com and click on Jukeboxes, then 8th Annual Vox Populi. Go to the best Hard Rock/Metal Song category. Voting will be open during December.
The band doesn't know how the polling numbers look, but if it gets close, they might be convinced to shake some hands and kiss some babies. Or they might end up shaking some babies and kissing some hands.

- Grey Davis, NewsHerald

Battle of the Bands

Winner of the 2008 Guitarist of the Year.

3rd Place Finisher Best Band - Jagermeister's Club La Vela

DRG took the stage by storm during Club La Vela's Battle Of The Bands Saturday night. Despite their late slot, the band managed to pull off one of the most energetic, bass pounding, snare blasting, metal riffing performances to date...BAR NONE!!!

Front man Scott Wells (bass / vocals) opened the set with a personal favorite titled "War Path" during which the crowd was completely mesmerized by the obvious overall talent in this band. Scott's bass precision was tightly backed by ex - Fatal Chaos drummer Drake "The Drakester" Garrett who never missed a beat with his impressive snare and cymbal work. All six-string wizardry was articulated by guitar master Steve Cox and that sixteen year old guitar prodigy named Jake Dreyer. You may recognize Jake from his previous band Fatal Chaos, in which, he began to aspire as a talented musician. All I can say is...Steve must pack in one hell of a lesson to be turning out success stories like Jake. WOW!!!

The combination of these two talents provided a great audio experience to its listeners. Steve and Jake would switch back and forth on lead duties in order to maintain the complexity of each piece. From Steve's pentatonic soloing on "War Path"... to Jake's consistent arpeggio onslaught on "Morning Star", the audience was given total assurance of the natural pro quality of these two players.

I didn't stick around to hear who was announced as the "winner"...but we all know there was only one band that was able to "bring it".


See you on Oct 18th @ Latitudes,

DJ
- PanamaShitty.com

Traveling King: week of 7/21 (in Alt Metal) Track of the Day
Best Make Vocals
Best Guitars
Best Drums
Best Bass
Most Rocking Track
Best Production
Best Beat Overall

- GarageBand

Had to make a quick post. We went to Wahoo's on Sunday and were completely blown away by the bands that were the but in particular there was one that is required to see. www.deadringersguild.com All I can say for myself is "holyshit wait till you see the 16 year old rock the Double Neck like a seasoned pro"....Yes you read me correctly 16 years old and the rest of the band rocks out hardcore.... Took me back many a year... Thanks to Push Point for letting me do whatever on stage taking photos at Spinnaker the last 2 nights........all pics to be posted by Tues.
Mike---Pshitty staff
Site Update Sunday Aug. 10th
- PanamaShitty.com

Panama City, Florida contains one of the most interesting recently discovered in the United States. Yet DEADRINGERS GUILD remain for the moment ... Underground
One of those gems that only those who have time and desire to dig will discover, and I hope you who read!

We have to do here with a group that I will be forced to call Epic Heavy Metal, while recognizing the influences that focus on these three titles are much more varied.
Morning Star starting this demo is the most direct way, the darker the Thrash in the mood. But anyway Heavy Metal 80's and today, difficult to define.
Effective in any case, even if it lacks a little melody ...
melodies just come with the excellent Traveling King! A title that begins in ballad limit to finish 70's Heavy Metal in the fast 80's!
There is also a spirit OZZY OSBOURNE from mid 80's and Skyclad (melancholic violins). As a progressive in its intensity, which demonstrates the ability to group songs together we built and intelligent. Yes Traveling is King of Hard Rock, heavy metal that blends the spirit of the 70's, 80's and 90's. Franchement excellent!
Finally the title that ended the demo is War Path ! De la bombe bar! What title Epique
! Ca speed, attack it, it makes you want to headbang, it gives us fishing "Warriors", that's the Heavy Metal 80's updated as you like!
Melodic, powerful, convoluted and Heavy! Short perfect!

Needless to encourage you to discover this promising group! The most melodic of you should listen to the title King Traveling !

For the record the group's name comes from an English tradition of the late 1800; at that time in a city he had to make some space in a cemetery to bury other dead bodies. In opening the graves gravediggers noticed that the inside of some coffins there were traces of claws, evidence that some "dead" were not dead when placed underground. .. Shocked, the authorities have decided that from this date, all the dead would have a string attached to their hands, this string would be connected to a bell outside.
Thus "non-outs" would have a real chance to escape (hence the term I guess) and they were called ... The whistle of death (DEADRINGER)!

Style: Epic Heavy Metal Art
Part: 2 / 5
interest for fans of 80's Heavy Metal: 5 / 5
Interest in traditional metal fans in general: 4 / 5
RASKAL The French Warrior gives as noted: 18 / 20
Objective RASKAL note gives as: 18/20
- Metal Integral