ACOUSTIC METAL. That's what they do (or, rather,
did), and as
annoyingly pop-influenced as it may be to many of you, Days of the New has a sound uncommon to
modern music, although they obviously count
Alice in Chains among their chief influences. Founded in
Louisville, Kentucky, Days of the New was signed by
Outpost Records after their third local
gig. They released their debut album (
self-titled) in mid-1997. Singer
Travis Meeks, bassist Jesse Vest and drummer Matt Taul, grew up as friends in
Indiana and picked up guitarist Todd Whitener when they moved to Kentucky.
Their debut single, "
Touch, Peel and Stand" rocketed to no. 1 on the
Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and was
played to death on
MTV. They then toured in support of the record with
Veruca Salt. While Meeks' vocal style was often (and not usually positively) compared to
Layne Staley's, the band achieved a broad following, before splitting soon after. Meeks continued Days of the New, adding
eastern percussion, full
orchestrations, and broadening his
musical horizons, while the rest of the band formed the
horrendous gut-splitting ear-raping travesty Tantric.
factual source: http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/days_of_the_new/bio.jhtml
the sarcasm you can thank me for.