Hydrophonic

HYDROPHONIC is a psychedelic hard rock band featuring Corey Largent (lead guitar/vocals), Sam Lowther (rhythm guitar, backup vocals), Zack Newman (bass guitar) and Shawn Stein (drums). The four San Francisco natives grew up together and developed a fondness for creating face-melting progressive hard rock that draws inspiration from the human condition, local landscape and the fantastical. Founded in the summer of 2005 by best friends Largent and Lowther, HYDROPHONIC evolved into its current lineup after the departure of former drummer Kyle Hilmoe and a perpetually open bass spot to fill. A perfect storm of timing and divine intervention led them to realize that Newman’s thunderous bass and Stein’s explosive drumming were the ideal complement to the relentlessness of Lowther’s pulsating rhythms and front man Largent’s liquid riffs and driving vocals. Answering the call to arms for authentic heavy music, the four have summoned the beast of rock and are ready unleash their potent fury upon the unwashed masses. In March, 2011 they independently released their debut EP, Beached, a heavy six track riff and groove effort. Thought Crusader kicks off the album with a weighty surf-metal sing along. Dock Ellis is a psychedelic poem about a memorable event in our nation’s favorite pastime. Rhythmic powerhouse Godmaker forges ahead into Stonewheel, a journey that begins with thrash-amphetamine energy, descends into a valley of blues solos and resolves in a jazzy Quaalude jam. An eerie interlude comes in the form of ninety seconds of menacing E-bow whale cries. The finale and undisputed hero of the record, Horse, is a song best described as a galloping thrashternative opus. As HYDROPHONIC tours in support of Beached, Horse has been the shining star in generating buzz in the Bay Area and beyond. HYDROPHONIC will be going back into the studio in April to record a new single about disappointment and betrayal, entitled Friends Like These. The release of the Friends Like These is one of many new projects the band has scheduled under the direction of their new management team at Moxy Media, led by Laura Trafton. Fans can expect more live shows, a fresh new website, residency on music and social media outlets, new merchandise and a Kickstarter campaign over the next few months as the band gears up to for their sophomore release in the fall. HYDROPHONIC is a psychedelic hard rock band from San Francisco.