Bobaflex 'Primitive Epic' album

Prepare yourself for the sounds of BOBAFLEX... Southern angst and vocal melodies that you can't get out of your head, colliding with aggressive, yet smooth guitars and driving percussive beats that command you to move in unison with the music.

It's been a rigorous but exciting five-year journey for the West Virginia-based metal band Bobaflex. With their anthem-style songs and maniacal live performances the group gained quick popularity. Beginning in 1998, the band's D.I.Y. work ethic and untiring passion for playing boisterous heavy music allowed them to play hundreds of shows nationwide, and log thousands of hits each week from fans on their website- all without financial backing from a record label. There were many long nights, many dues to pay, and a lot of physical and mental exhaustion to overcome. Bobaflex's hard work eventually attracted the interests of Butler, NJ-based Eclipse Records, the independent metal label that has spawned Mushroomhead and Disarray. The result of this new working relationship is the re-release of Primitive Epic, Bobaflex's conceptual sci-fi album that combines the eccentric musicianship of modern metal bands like Mudvayne and System of a Down while paying homage to melodic '70's rock stalwarts Pink Floyd and Queen. It is music played with an undeniable urgency.

The Bobaflex story began in the small college town of Huntington, WV, when the Brothers McCoydirect descendents of the famous McCoy clan that feuded with the Hatfield's in the 1880s- joined forces and started cranking out some of the loudest, most energetic live shows the region had seen. Soon after picking up guitarist Mike Steele from Louisiana, the band started practicing in Point Pleasent WV, home of the infamous Mothman Prophecies. Their sound was a melodic, schizophrenic blend of staccato rhythms, percussive vocals, and a hammering three-guitar assault that took them from playing backyard barbecues to headlining and selling out local venues literally overnight. Backed by an intensely loyal fan base, Bobaflex eventually secured annual opening slots at 106.3FM?s X-Fest, West Virginia's largest outdoor rock festival hosted by local radio station WAMX, which draws 10,000 concertgoers each September. They performed alongside modern rock heavyweights like Disturbed, Nickelback, and the Rollins Band, earning huge approval from the audience and thumbs up from industry reps in attendance. They have now played the festival 3 years in row, thus landing them a spot on the renowned LOCOBAZOOKA (Filter, Seven Dust, Mushroomhead, and more). It looked like national attention was just around the corner.

In 2001, however, after flirting with interest from a handful of record labels, Bobaflex realized they could not reach their goal in West Virginia alone. The band shifted interests to the emerging music hotspot of Columbus, OH, home to Ohio State University and, according to Rolling Stone Magazine's recent "Spring College Special 2003" feature, one of the best college campus music scenes in the nation. They soon became the only out of state, un-signed act to headline Columbus' premier rock club The Alrosa Villa. They also co-headlined Ohio's largest independent rock festival, Woodshock, three years in a row, with over 5,000 in attendance. "It was crazy, the fans were buying everything we had, even the shirts off our backs", states Shaun McCoy. In September 2002, Bobaflex independently released an E.P., "Primitive Epic" to an overwhelming response from fans and local media. The band sold all 1,000 copies of the initial pressing in less than four weeks strictly through live performances, consignment deals with independent music retailers, and mail order. Their grassroots success story quickly caught the attention of Chris Poland, CEO of Eclipse Records.

On March 10, 2003, Bobaflex signed with Eclipse and rushed into the studio to record additional songs and remix the album for a national re-release this summer. The band also signed an exclusive booking agreement with Spotlight Talent (Testament, Mushroomhead, Coal Chamber, Iced Earth) and is planning to tour nonstop in support of their national debut. Whether you're listening to the schizophrenic, southern-stained metal of "Midnight Nation", with its haunting melody and odd time changes, or the militant "Bobaflex Warriors", an anthem calling legions of soon-to-be converted warriors to "throw up their blasters", Primitive Epic is a tenacious recording that reflects the hunger and determination of a band fighting toothand-nail to conquer any obstacle in their way. As the coming years will show, there shall be no stopping these Bobaflex warriors.

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Bobaflex - Primitive Epic