Taken from Press Release:
A Good Rogering got their start when songwriter Skunk Manhattan moved to Austin after a stint in Los Angeles and Northern England.
After his brother relocated to the same place, they started looking for other musicians and eventually started a band called Pitchfork where they began performing at dive bars throughout 2005, then in early 2006 Skunk joined a local rock band called Quartershackle which exposed him to bigger venues and a huge rock/metal scene.
Within a year, Skunk and his brother, and Quartershackle bassist, Blaine Matte, began writing for a new project and ended up recruiting Mike Molina (aka Mr. Nub) on drums.
By the summer of 2008 they had a handful of songs and went into the studio to cut a six-song demo that ended up becoming their first release.
Systematic Paralysis is the band's third full-length album release and serves as a testament to where they are at with their sound right now.
"Our sound constantly evolves though I think we've really pinpointed our core sound with Systematic Paralysis. The songs are more polished, cohesive, and even commercially viable. I like the raunchy, raw sound of our first album and the eclectic guitar hero nature of Lifeblood, but we were still finding our sound. Were we trying to be Faith No More, Clutch, Type O Negative or Megadeth? We still didn't quite know. Ultimately I think we've found a balance that works well for us. No doubt we'll deviate, but I think we know where our core lies. I'm more likely these days to work with multiple producers and studios which can add a nice variety of color as well. At the moment we have several songs in the works, all very different and spread across several different studios, engineers, producers etc. I'm not sure yet what will end up as singles or on an album or EP, but we've got new stuff coming the back half of this year, and like our prior albums, these songs explore new artistic directions tapping into our ever growing and evolving range of influences," says Skunk of the band's evolution.
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