An upstart heavy metal band from Northeastern Pennsylvania is receiving national exposure.
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Beyond Fallen, which features musicians from Plymouth and Wilkes-Barre, has a song on a national compilation CD.
The
song “Concrete Lucifer” is featured on the Concrete Planet Summer 2006
sampler, the band announced. The CD is distributed free in 270 stores
nationwide.
Concrete Planet is a music marketing company based
in New York. The sampler CD promotes obscure artists by giving them a
chance to be heard by a national audience.
Included with Beyond
Fallen on the new CD are the bands Shadows Fall, Strapping Young Lad,
Powerman 5000 and Satyricon, the band said.
According to singer Joe Karavis, of Wilkes-Barre, Beyond Fallen is the only unsigned band on the disc.
“Concrete
Lucifer” is a song from the band’s first full length album, titled
“Lost in the Shadows.” They recorded the album locally and distribute
it themselves, largely through the Internet.
The band formed in
2003 when five local musicians got together. They wanted to play
original music that didn’t fit into any particular category, without
regard for musical trends of marketability, Karavis said.
“I
wasn’t doing anything at the time and I wanted to get involved in
something creative again,” Karavis said. “I didn’t want to join another
cover band.”
Karavis and bassist Chuck Donahue, of Plymouth,
joined guitarists Steve Jasuilewicz and Mike Johnson to form Beyond
Fallen. Drummer Tom Carden joined the band last year.
Karavis and Donahue said they are honored to be included on the CD. They hope it will significantly broaden the band’s fan base.
“The
fact that we are on this compilation with so many established bands
means that people are going to listen and people are going to get
curious,” Donahue said.
Beyond Fallen has a small but loyal
following locally, but the majority of their fans are overseas. The
band has distribution deals in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands,
Karavis said.
