Art of Chaos - Biography

Biography

The thing you notice most at an Art of Chaos show is just how much they love expressing themselves. It is not just about making music for this Los Angeles-based alternative-metal rock quintet: it’s more about connecting with their audience. Playing live gives these guys energy, and the audience picks up on that. The crowd becomes participants, and it fuels the band to dig in harder, take risks, and explore new ground. With a high-octane live performance and intense emotive sound, Art of Chaos delivers to audiences who are looking for something more in their hard rock.

Fusing metal, alternative and hard rock influences, Art of Chaos has managed to forge a sound uniquely their own. Founded three years ago, the band includes singer Brian Torres, guitarists Matt Ardisson and Miles Knowles, bassist Jeff Sutton and drummer Tim Galvin. The five have been writing, rehearsing and gigging relentlessly, with well-received headlining shows at The Troubadour, The Roxy Theater, and The Key Club in Hollywood and performances in arenas throughout the American southwest. Art of Chaos’ following is growing at a rapid rate, aided in part by the band’s strong viral efforts online and exposure on MTV2’s OnDemand

Art of Chaos… the name is an attempt to convey how these early 20-something guys fight everyday to make sense of the world around them... essentially building from the meaningful and positive things in the chaos that is life. But there’s real chaos at play in their music, too – a constant tension between the hard rock rhythms, and deceptively catchy melodies – that’s always one step away from tipping the music over into pandemonium. When Torres sings, “A dose or shot of some catharsis please, It looks calm but I am suffering,” with the band driving beneath his vocals, it’s beautiful yet jarring. Imagine Jeff Buckley or Thom Yorke writing for Linkin Park or The Used, and you begin to get an idea of what they’re about.

Last summer, Art of Chaos toured on the Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance after winning a coveted slot on MTV2's "LA Battle Projekt”, which aired on Time Warner Cable's OnDemand Local Music section. Initially the band’s grand prize was opening a single Los Angeles show, but after winning over audiences and other bands on the tour, Art of Chaos was personally asked by Linkin Park to extend their stay for the entire southwest run.

The band released their second EP, "Lucid EP" in 2006 which stirred up positive reviews. Only a year later they released their powerful "Crimson & Catharsis" which was a short 5-song EP, but these songs would become the cornerstone of AOC's touring. Art of Chaos is currently headlining shows in California and writing the follow-up to their 2007 Crimson & Catharsis EP. Armed with a bevy of new material, propelled higher by their growing fan base, Art of Chaos is making their mark on the independent music scene - with their infectious, inspired hard rock. Recently, the band has released a new song called "Slates" to their Myspace said to be on the next record. The band has stated via Twitter and Myspace that August will be a big month for the band material-wise but has not told what they will be revealing/releasing in the coming month. The band released a snippet from a song entitled "Tightrope" off of their upcoming album. Two tracks "Tightrope" and "Hide & Seek" were released on the band's Facebook on August 10, both anticipated from their upcoming album. On August 19, Brian announced that the band has broken up, but he will continue AOC as a solo effort.

On February 1, Brian revealed the release date for Art of Chaos' newcoming EP "Dreams." This will be the first Art of Chaos CD released as a solo effort by Brian and will be released February 16, 2010. The new band is planning a show with Sick Puppies followed by a possible tour.