History Venrez

Band Members:

Venrez - Lead Vocals

Jason Womack - Guitar, backing vocals

Alex Kane - Guitar

Mike Bradford - Bass

Ed Davis - Drums

The way that Los Angeles-based hard rockers Venrez got

their name is a pretty straight-ahead tale - it's the last syllables

of the first and last name of the group's singer, Steven Berez. But

how they met was anything but ordinary. "The band formed while helping

me with some work on my house," explains Berez. "Several of the guys

working, including Jason Womack, were musicians and the building

sessions quickly turned to jams, then the formation of the band."

Fans of modern day rock music should be familiar with the musicians

who back Berez in Venrez - both guitarist Womack and drummer Ed Davis

played with Juliette Lewis and the Licks, while guitarist Alex Kane is

a former member of both Life Sex and Death (LSD) and Marky Ramones

Blitzkrieg. Bassist Michael Bradford (a childhood friend of Womack's)

rounds out the group.

As evidenced by the group's debut full-length, 'Sell the

Lie,' it didn't take long for the group's chemistry to kick into gear,

as the album's sound/approach brings to mind the classic rock of the

1970's and the grunge movement of the 1990's both genres that

stressed the importance of keeping studio recordings live-sounding and

not over-produced.

"My deep vocal has some comparisons to Audioslave," says Berez, "And

the two part harmonies with me and Jason to Alice in Chains. But I get

some comments of slight comparisons to Jim Morrison of the Doors.

Jason writes the music, and grew up in the 70's. He is influenced by

Jesus and Mary Chain,along with all the bands influenced by them. I

consider our music to be a 70's beat that has been made 2012 fresh. It

sounds like something you have heard

but then it's clear you have not. Sick, in your face, dark rock music,

combined with powerful lyrics."

And according to the singer, it is no accident that 'Sell

the Lie' has a very live and raw sound to it. "The album was recorded

live, as we wanted to give it that raw sound. I sang the vocals to the

music, as if performing in concert. Therefore, we accomplished that

'on-stage sound' and feeling, which was exactly what we intended and

wanted to do."

Heavy and rocking from front to back, 'Sell the Lie'

proves to be an impressively consistent listen, although Berez does

have a few standout tracks of the bunch. "I am passionate about all

the songs I write, but my favorite songs would be 'Karma,' which was

written about a former business partner who tried to hurt me. Also,

'Insanity,' which is my tribute to the goddesses of this world, and

the title track, which allows me to release my pain of senseless

killing."

And Venrez plans on backing up 'Sell the Lie' with kick-

ass live performances, which should see the band touring from coast to

coast throughout 2012. "Venrez live is a very special rock show. All

the members are amazing players and showmen. We go on feel a lot, and

every live show is slightly different than the other - much like a

Rolling Stones or Aerosmith concert. It's big, in your face,

captivating, and sexy as fuck!"

Lastly, Venrez plan on sticking around for quite some

time. "We are already in pre-production on the next record. We plan to

tour as much as possible, and continue to put out quality albums for

our fans, for years to come." As proven by 'Sell the Lie,' Venrez is

off to one heck of a start.

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