SoundClick artist: LoNero - LoNero are the originators of the Instrumental Guitarcore genre.

What is Guitarcore? The answer is simple......J.F.L.!!

LoNero gave birth to Guitarcore with their first release “Relentless” in 2007. Fourteen tracks of punishing rhythms and strong melodic hooks. From the time “Relentless” was released, musical barriers were not only broken, but shattered! Fans of nearly every genre responded with more enthusiasm than the band could have ever imagined which gave even stronger resolve to LoNero's idea that the melody and song should be the most important aspect whether it's instrumental rock or not. Guitarcore is about the song, the band and the fans! No limits, no borders, no nonsense. Unlike most instrumental rock artists whose songs are a seemingly endless display of solos, LoNero chooses to focus on rhythm, groove, verse, chorus and melody. Their songs are constructed as if a vocalist is going to sing over them. As Guitar Player magazine stated “(LoNero) claims to have invented Guitarcore so you should really hate them! But you can’t because they’re just so damn good!”.

LoNero's vision and drive is evident in their 2011 release “J.F.L”. This time with the talents of Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Michael Rosen (Metallica, Joe Satriani, Santana, Papa Roach, Rancid, Testament, Todd Rundgren and many many more). Recorded entirely at LoNero’s rehearsal/recording studio, J.F.L takes Guitarcore to an even more refined level. With such songs as “Little Bastard”, “Eden”, Downside” etc, LoNero proves groove and melody are still king. Not only has LoNero created Guitarcore, but with “J.F.L.” they introduce “Punkstramental”. With a nod and wink to bands such as The Ramones and Social Distortion, the punkstramental songs “Fat Tat” and “Good Luck” keep the punk vibe alive within an instrumental format. Something truly unique within the instrumental genre.

With “J.F.L.”, LoNero continues to move forward and forge new ground while still retaining integrity and honesty in their music. Something that is tantamount to what Guitarcore stands for.

Why this name?

It's the last name of our lead guitarist Bill Lonero. We spell it with a capital "N" though and he spells his last name with a lowercase "n". This way there is a little bit of seperation and no one thinks there's some ego thing going on.

Do you play live?

Absolutely!!!!!!
Anywhere!
LOVE IT!!!!
Playing in front of 15,000 people on 4th of July last year and also being a featured artist for 3 days at the San Jose Grand Prix.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

It allows independent bands to be independent. No more relying solely on the corporate greed of record companies. Band can now call the shots and do it on their own terms. The amount of exposure they get is equal to the amount of hard work they put into it. But I also think there is a downside to it as well. And that is that anyone can upload songs and put them out there. No one wants to sit through 3 minutes of crap and there is plenty of crap out there. The problem is there is no one regulating the music that is put out to the public which in turn creates a bottleneck of sorts for serious artists that have to try to weave their way through all of this noise in order for people and potential new fans to listen.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Sure. If the terms were right. If they were willing to put the time and money into us that we do then of course. We'd be stupid not to.

Your influences?

Everything. We don't limit ourselves to one style. We listen to all kinds of music.

Favorite spot?

Hmmm.....any place we can play live is a great spot.

Equipment used:

We're endorsed by Peavey, Seymour Duncan, Hot Picks, Furman, Dunlop, Rebel Straps, Lava Cables and Maxline Cases.

Anything else...?

Listen to us before you assume you know what we sound like. We aren't your typical instrumental rock band. We're Instrumental Guitarcore. That's a term we've come up with to describe the style of instrumentals we play. It's heavier and more song oriented then 99% of the instrumental rock out there. Just F***ing Listen!

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