The name was chosen in high school. We first went by Delayed Stress Syndrome, then Dwell in the Silicon Shadowz, but now we have become The Distorted Sound Sadists.

We play mainly in the southeast region (SC, GA, etc) and we play with all bands. We have played with many touring bands including Bile, Nocturne, Attrition, High Blue Star, Apocalypse Theater, More Machine than Man, and others.

I think the music industry as a whole is a piece of shit. The only artists complaining about mp3's destroying things are the artists that have everything. I think this whole issue is a moot point, you are damned if you agree, and damned if you disagree. Go out and support live bands.

Sure who wouldn't. We totally refuse to pay money to be on compilations by national record labels though. They are making money on your work and not giving you any of the "signed" artist benefits.

Distorted Sound Sadists formed in 1995 as an assault on the perceptions of what constitutes a punk band. We replaced drummers with metal objects and machines. We replaced bass players with synth keyboards, and we mocked our own existence at shows. Almost 10 years later some things have changed. The lineup is kept simple with only 2 keyboardists who also play guitar. We no longer mock our own existence, but merely hint at the problems inside the music/youth culture industry of today. We won't pull the pop culture line of "we take influence from all types of music to create something that is our own." Instead I will say that DSS makes sound and arranges sound in a way that we like it to create the atmosphere we want to be in. The music we are know doing can only be described as Synthpunk. There is nothing much really to say in these spots but verbal masturbation and self promotion. Listen to the music, that is what the band is about. BUY A CD TOO, by emailing any of us.
Vyrss: protoproth@yahoo.com
Elvis: chris@negativeeleven.com

Here are the non-famous bands that influence us: DJ Richie Rich, DezynerGod, Store Bought Lies, Deadbox Infant, Machines with Human Skin, Hellblinki Sextet, and many others
Here are the LARGER bands that influence us:
KMFDM, Einsturzende Neubauten, Deltron 3000, Foetus Inc., Pigface, Public Enemy, Skinny Puppy, Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag, 45 Grave, Oi Polloi, Cash Money Records, etc etc

Augusta is decent, Charleston Rocks, but I have visited many cities I like.

Yamaha QY-70, Korg Poly800, Aleisis Rackmount, DR-660, Yamaha DX27s, Korg M1, Digitech guitar pedal, and of course computers

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