This month I have choosen Chicago's Ditchwater.

Band Info:
Formed in the late 90's by guitarist Mark Anderson. Ditchwater has been surging in the Chicago Hard Rock scene since 2000. The band has always contained a heavy yet melodic sound. Blending Metal guitars with Rock melodies, creating a explosive and memorable sound. After various line up changes, the band finally settled on a consistent roster of musicians. Joining Anderson is Jason Angone on drums, Eamon Skube on bass, Ken Weiss on guitar and Mike Loomis on vocals (who replaced vocalist Mike Meadows in November of 2006 after Meadows left the band due to personal reasons)

The band headed into Studio One in Racine, WI with Producer Chris Djuricic (Soil, November's Doom) in February of 2007. They recorded 2 songs titled "This Spell" and "Nothing To Lose". Mixed by Jason Suecof (Trivium, Devil Driver, Chimaira) the 2 song promo EP delivers punishing riffs with insightful lyrics and hooks that will strike a chord with the listener.

The recordings are a follow up to the bands first ever full length release titled "Going Forward Looking Back" which was released in September of 2006. The album contained the track "It's Over" which is currently in rotation on XM Radio Squizz Ch 48. The song has also received airplay on various stations (Radio and Internet) across the country. The track "Have You Ever" was in the top 10 most requested songs on 106.9 The Surge in Renovo, PA throughout 2006. The video for the song "It's Over" made it to the top 3 (out of 10,000 submissions) on the CBS TV The Early Show's "Living Room Live Contest" in the summer of 2006. The video was shot in 2004 at Chicago's Metro in front of 1000 DW Fans!

In January of 2007 the band released a iTunes exclusive album titled "Sacred Relics". The album is a collection of demos taken from the bands early years. Consisting of tracks from 2000 & 2001, giving the listener a glimpse into where the band came from. A few of the tracks still remain in the bands live set to this day. A testament to the creative will this band has to compose songs that stand up after the passage of time.

Ditchwater has opened for such national acts as Mudvayne, Soil, Powerman 5000, Adema, and Otep. The band has consistently toured The midwest (WI, IL, IN, IA, MN, MI, OH) as they gain a strong base one fan at a time. Never afraid of working stronger than the next guy, the band does not shy away from building their network from the ground up and generating a buzz with old fashion hard work and great tunes. Ditchwater strives on being able to deliver live what you hear on the CD, and then some!

Album: Going Forward Looking Back


The first full length Ditchwater album. Released on September 19th, 2006. 11 Tracks including the song and video for "It's Over". Other tracks include "Have You Ever" and "What Do You Want From Me Now". Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Chris Djuricic

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ditchwater