Shepherdstown, WV rock and roll with influences spanning from punk to soul.
Check it out:
http://www.myspace.com/thedemonbeatUpcoming WV shows:
6/19 - Stonewall's Pub - Shepherdstown, WV
6/20 - 123 Pleasant St. - Morgantown, WV
8/1 - Shamrock's - Huntington, WV
8/14 - Stonewall's Pub - Shepherdstown, WV
PRESS:
“The sound of the group’s new self-titled EP (due out Oct. 25) isn’t so much Blind Melon as it is Stax-throwback, not so much Mr. Bungle as the best garage band ever and while to my ears a little Dinosaur Jr. does indeed creep in, the feel of the new EP and the mood it delivers takes center stage with plenty of nostalgia and now for even the cheap seats…Again defying comparison and refusing to meld to a single genre, The Demon Beat have made an album that took me straight back to the best party ever – not by lyrical mention or retro-gimmick, but with a mood, a power and unbelievable performance. I have a feeling when Meisterhans, Hudkins and Riggleman’s contemporaries look back a decade from now on that best party ever … this album will literally be the soundtrack.”
- Jynx Jenkins for The Martinsburg Journal
“It’s as if Morrison joined Led Zeppelin; and not just retro for retro’s sake, just good old school rock. …and like the Weez[er] they wrap up several decades of rock into a nice timeless package that pretty much everybody can like…This is the kind of music that will play well to a lot of people.”
-WV Gazz Gatecrasher Music Blog
The name of The Demon Beat comes from the phrase that many used to denounce the virtue of early rock and roll music when it was on its rise, and now it is a symbol of its return. Imagine that—rock music being reborn here in the hills of West Virginia, by three boys in love with rhythm, soul, and a whole lot of grit.”
-Taylor Kuykendall for Hard Rain Magazine
“Every now and then we come across a new band that blows us away completely. Case and point, meet West Virginia’s own The Demon Beat. This three piece band blend rock with a whole lot of soul that will have you out of your seat dancing.
Singer Adam Meisterhans’ voice is unbelievable, and has a bit of southern howl to it. With influences from everything such as the Black Keys to Jimi Hendrix, The Demon Beat manage to combine everything they love and make it there own. Each song just gets better and better. Be especially sure to check out the track ‘I’ll Be Your Man’, one of the most phenomenal tracks I’ve heard in quite a while. This is one band to look out for.”
- Modern Mystery Blog
“Few singers scream like Meisterhans. From the soulful, lovelorn crooning in the verses to the guttural shrieking in the amped-up choruses, the songs – from “Gates of Hell” and “King of London” on 2007’s “HEAVYNASTY” to “Bad Man” and “Trainwreck” on the new EP- reach out and command attention.”
- Nick Harrah for The Charleston Gazette
