NAME: Chris Sparrow
D.O.B: 4^th June 1988
INSTRUMENT: Bass and gang vocals

BIO:
My first real music interest was melodic rock, I would spend hours a day just listening to all my Red Hot Chili Pepper albums just to awe in amazement at the talents of Flea. For this he was my main influence to start playing the bass. I started playing Bass in late December 1999, and firstly was not to keen to play after purchasing it; as i knew of not how to play at all, untill I met Phil Knight.

He enlightened me and showed me how to 'play a bass'. I progressed enough until I had the talent to achieve a very high level in under a year and have been teaching myself ever since, learning new riffs and techniques to see me through (my personnal favourite being Slap Bass).

I was firstly in a few bands (Participation Is Compulsory) that did not go very well, particulary because of the lack of expression and confidence between the group. Then recently me and Brad really wanted to form a hardcore/metalcore band and after discovering that Ramsey and Max also liked the same music styles we told them if they would like to form the band with us and so our band was formed in the early September 2003 period.

After thinking of a name we all worked hard together to make a few songs and get a few warm up gigs. Max, our old vocalists left due to personnal opinions with other band members and then soon after we recruited Rob, Rich and JC to the ranks.

Now with our talents combined we have a great uniqueness to our sound.

We have been playing whenever posible and due to massive support from friends and family we are on the road to underground supremacy with interest from a few underground labels. Hopefully gaining more experience as we progress through the years. This is not the last of us...

PERSONAL INFLUENCES: Flea (RHCP) Stuart Zender (ex- Jamiroquai), Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai), Dirk Lance (ex- Incubus)
Victor Wooten (Dave Matthews Band), Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit), Nate Newton (Converge), Phil (ex- Bass Tutor)
FIRST ALBUM: Michael Jackson - Bad
FIRST GIG: RHCP- London Arena
FAVOURITE VENUE: The Verge, The Underworld
FAVOURITE SONGS:
BDF - Bury Me, Necktie
CODC - Ursa Major, Two week notice, A Family Tree To Hang From
Dying Fetus - Streaks Of Blood
EvAD - Bring It Back
Irate - Bronx Unity, Trancendence
Madball - Set It Off
Of Noble Blood - At No Price
Skinless - Crispy Kids, Tampon Lollipops
Stampin' Ground - Unmarked Grave, Ultimatum
Throwdown - Get Sick, Sinner

FAVOURITE ALBUMS:
BDF - First Family MCD
CODC - Human Harvest
SFAR - Show And Prove
SFD - Faces Of Death MCD
TRC/Prowler LBU Demo

FAVOURITE BANDS: (In Alphabetical Order) 100 Demons, 25 Ta Life, 50 Caliber, 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Aborted, Agathocles, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, AOW, ATS, Arkangel, Bane, BDF, Between The Buried And Me, BCS, Biohazard, Birdflesh, BFB, BFP, Botch Boxcutter, Brujeria. BUF, Champion, CODC, CF, Clutch, Converge, DBD, Denied, Diction, DMW, DOD, DIS, Dystopia, E-Town, Ed Gein, FMT, Figure Four, First Blood, Flaw Factor, FBC, FCP, GFY, Hardflip, Hardtimes, IDT, Irate, Kartel, Knuckledust, Labrat, Maldito, Ninebar, NIV, NR, NTS, ONB, POR, Primate, Prowler, SR, SFD, Skinless, Soilent Green, Stampin' Ground, SFAR, SV, Terror, TBDM, Throwdown, TRC, Underoath, Unearth, UTE, WOJ, WH etc etc...

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Adrian Stokes (Ex Stampin' Ground Drummer)- A superb drummer. First experienced him when listening to 'Officer Down' on their 2000 release 'Carved From Empty Words'. He effortlessly pulls off fast, heavy hitting drum beats that leave you craving for more.

Ali (BDF Drummer)- Such a technical drummer, excellent hand to eye co-ordination and master of drum fills! Excellent live.

Joe Horvath (CODC Vocalist)- This guy is amazing! After each album this band has done the vocals just keep progressing and maturing.
Their latest offering 'Human Harvest' has in my opinion some of the best vocals known to man! Great written lyrics as well.

Kurt Ballou (Converge Guitarist)- One of the first hard hitting bands i got into. Excellent ability and knowledge from Kurt defines the bands sound. Great song writer.

Rob McAuslan (Labrat Vocalist)- Another amazing vocalist. ALthough been through turmoil with the band before and quitting
and again recently rejoining, the band now have their definitive sound back, cool guy.

Dallas Taylor (Ex Underoath vocalist)- SO MUCH POWER! He puts so much energy into his work and live performances, shame he quit.

FAVOURITE FOOD: Stuffed Crust Pizza (Any Kind)

WOULD LIKE TO THANK: Phil Knight (First Bass tutor and a great guy, you are missed!), my Band (Rich, JC, Rob, Brad, Ramsey), Past Members, HC music, The LBU, Family for providing time and practice space, Friends (Past, Present and future), SA Street Team, Dan Sikth (thanks for the help) Eradicate, Go On Dying (R.I.P), AnarKaos, Web Designer Sam Coleman, All the lovely ladies in London and for any one i forgot you know your loved. Cheers...