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On the Radar Update: Romero Have a New Single and Tour Dates

Posted in On the Radar on March 2nd, 2011 by JJ Koczan

This past December, a mere two days after Xmas, I did an On the Radar post on Wisconsin trio Romero, who feature in their ranks former Naked Aggression drummer Jeffrey Mundt. Here we are not even three months later and Mundt checks in to report the band has a new single out and are taking to the road to support it. Good news, as far as I’m concerned, at least for the towns they’re hitting. If you’re in one of them, take note of the Orange-amplified goodness:

Romero’s “Solitaire” single released online by J. Randall from Agoraphobic Nosebleed‘s new label Grindcore Karaoke (website here)! Available for free download in multiple formats.

Romero on tour:
03/11 Winona, MN Canswer Haus
03/12 Fargo, ND Red Raven Espresso Bar
03/13 Rapid City, SD Skullets
03/14 Great Falls, MT 406 Club
03/16 Seattle, WA The Funhouse
03/17 Portland, OR Plan B
03/18 Portland, OR The Know
03/19 Boise, ID The Shredder
03/20 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe
03/21 Denver, CO Rockaway Tavern
03/23 Kansas City, MO Harling’s Upstairs Bar & Grill
03/25 Milwaukee, WI Ground Zero
03/26 Green Bay, WI The Crunchy Frog

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On the Radar: Romero

Posted in On the Radar on December 27th, 2010 by JJ Koczan

Loud, riffy and full of the à la mode style of heavy found in bands like Torche, the Wausau, Wisconsin, trio Romero debut with a raucous self-released 7″ called Solitaire. Those who pay attention to such things will note guitarist/vocalist Jeffrey “Madman” Mundt (I don’t know if anyone actually calls him that, but as a fan of Barton Fink, one can hope) is a former drummer of Naked Aggression, but more pivotal to Romero‘s sound than anyone’s past is the grooving riffage, the heavy crashes of drummer/vocalist Ben Brooks and the rumble of Josh Stanchik, which turns an already engaging finale of the first and title-track into a moment of genuine asskickery. Romero will probably be familiar to those acquainted with modern stoner metal, but in both “Solitaire” and “El Sentido Morboso,” they prove they’re definitely worth a look at either their Facebook or Bandcamp pages.

Their intent and their experience is clear. Romero doesn’t come off like a “new” band, and I don’t mean that to say their sound is stale, just that they execute these tracks professionally and with a confidence that comes from years of playing. Mundt sticks to a semi-melodic shout vocally, and his riffs are obviously leading the charge, but he has a few flourishes in his playing on “El Sentido Morboso” that work well with the the intricate style of Stanchik, whose low end is a major source of Solitaire‘s appeal. They run the social networking gamut, with the aforementioned sites as well as a MySpace page, YouTube channel and Twitter feed, so the expectation is that one way or another, we’ll be hearing from them again soon. For now, the vinyl is available at any of the links above, and for those who’d stream it first, the Bandcamp player below allows for just that. There’s even a bonus track to go along with the full 7″.

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