Bradley Kochmit

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Bradley "B.C." Kochmit [1] [2] is a guitarist for Nonpoint, Dark New Day [3] [4] and Eye Empire. [5] [6] He was once guitarist for Switched. [3] [7] [8]

Guitarist person who plays the guitar

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Nonpoint American heavy metal band

Nonpoint is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band currently consists of vocalist Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, rhythm guitarist Rasheed Thomas, and bassist Adam Woloszyn.

Dark New Day was an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2004 featuring Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlot, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Troy McLawhorn of DoubleDrive, Corey Lowery of Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, and Will Hunt of Skrape. Their debut album, Twelve Year Silence, was released in 2005, followed by the EP Black Porch in 2006. Though still inactive, Dark New Day released their second album, titled New Tradition, in 2012. On February 19, 2013, the band released their third album, titled Hail Mary.

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In 2008, Kochmit left Switched to replace Troy McLawhorn in Dark New Day, [3] [9]

Troy McLawhorn American musician

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Violent Plan

In June 2009, it was announced that both Corey Lowery and Kochmit had formed a new group called Violent Plan with singer Donnie Hamby of doubleDrive, and drummer Dan Richardson, of Pro-Pain, Crumbsuckers, Life of Agony and Stereomud, completing a nine-song demo. [10] This group was short lived and by November 2009 had disbanded. [11]

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Pro-Pain heavy metal band

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Crumbsuckers band

Crumbsuckers was an American crossover thrash band originally formed by bass player Gary Meskil in 1982, in his home town of Baldwin, Nassau County, New York.

Eye Empire

In October 2009, Kochmit helped form Eye Empire along with Corey Lowery, Donald Carpenter, and Garrett Whitlock. [9] [12]

Eye Empire was an American rock group, formed in 2009, consisting of Corey Lowery and B.C. Kochmit, Donald Carpenter, Garrett Whitlock and Dixie Duncan. Will Hunt joined the band in 2010 before departing in 2011, replaced by Ryan Bennett.

Corey French Lowery is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and engineer. He is the guitarist and backing vocalist for South African band Seether. Lowery was also previously a member of the bands Saint Asonia, Stuck Mojo, Stereomud, Eye Empire, and Dark New Day.

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Stone Sour American heavy metal band

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Clint Lowery American musician

Clint Edward Lowery is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the heavy metal band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain and served as the touring guitarist for Korn through most of 2007. In 2008 he decided to work on new music as a solo artist and the name of the project was titled Hello Demons Meet Skeletons. Lowery wrote and recorded a 6-song EP while off the road with Sevendust just for a week. He played every instrument on the CD, which was produced by his brother Corey Lowery. The EP, Chills was released in October, followed by a tour at the same month. He would also later released 2 more EP's with HDMS. Also his fourth and last EP Choices was released on October 22, 2013.

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Words That Sing Well is the second solo album by American musician Clint Lowery, released on April 19, 2011. A hardcopy release of the new album and 2008's Chills EP was released via the official online store on April 15, 2011.

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Call Me No One was an American hard rock band founded by Sevendust members Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose in 2012. It was later extended with Rek Mohr (Leo/Hurt) on bass and Souls Harbor guitarist/bassist and Shinedown touring guitarist Alan Price on guitar.

References

  1. ↑ Bradley "B.C." Kochmit. "Bradley "B.C." Kochmit | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Bradley "B.C." Kochmit @ARTISTdirect". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "DARK NEW DAY Announces New Guitarist". Blabbermouth.net. May 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dark New Day, Double Drive, Crumbsuckers Members Join Forces In Violent Plan". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  5. ↑ "EYE EMPIRE Guitarist Interviewed On 'All Knowing Force' (Audio)". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  6. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Dard New Day Biography". allmusic . Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "SEVENDUST With Stand-In Guitarist B.C. KOCHMIT: Glens Falls Footage Available". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  8. ↑ Bradley Kochmit. "Bradley Kochmit – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  9. 1 2 "Shoreworld: Eye Empire Live On June 8; Lo Kloza's CD Release Extravaganza On June 20 | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  10. ↑ "Dark New Day, Double Drive, Crumbsuckers Members Join Forces In VIOLENT PLAN". Blabbermouth . June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Former Submersed Vocalist Joins Dark New Day Members To Form Eye Empire". Tune Lab. Nov 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ "VIOLENT PLAN Calls It Quits; New Band Launched". Blabbermouth.net. November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.


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