My Favorite Illness is a 4-piece Experimental, Punk Rock band from Cary, NC. Our website is at www.myfavoriteillness.5u.com .
My Favorite Illness formed during the summer of 2001, when a band called Rampage broke up . Rampage guitarist Ian MacLeLLan, and Bass player/Singer Matt Kotarba, joined up with guiarist Ryan Slagle, and drummer Jared Reeves . After a few months, Slagle went on to form Conspiracy, and My Favorite Illness was a 3 piece . The band played some shows during the fall/winter of 2001, and Slagle joined the band again . They played more shows and recorded 'How to Tune A Vacuum Cleaner In Drop D' on December 7th, 2002...the band sold 50 copies, and destroyed it . During the spring of 2003, the band played more shows...pretty much all thru summer of the summer of 2003-winter, the band focused on writing more songs, and playing shows . During the spring of 2004, Smile Upon with Hatred was recorded . Later on, drummer Jared Reeves was replaced by Brett Sherman .
This whole band is based around live shows, it's what we live for...we hate recording, and rehearsals can get boring, but playing a live show is the point where it all comes together.
We all mainly listen to...
Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Minor Threat, The Pixies, Rites of Spring, At The Drive In, Mars Volta, and much much more...
RYAN USES : Gibson SG standard/Fender Jag-stang, Fender hotrod deluxe with mesa 2 12" cab/Traynor studio series 2 12" combo, Boss DS1/Digital delay 3/Superfeedback and distortion/Heavy metal, Ibanez super chorus, morley bad horsie/little alligator.
MATT USES : Spector 4-string bass/Plays a cheap, 1960's guitar that has been demolished, and pieced back together...80-watt Pevey combo amp...Ibanez Thrash Metal distortion/Broken, Boss delay pedal from the 1980's/Boss Hyper Metal
IAN USES : Epiphone Les Paul standard, Peavy solid state, 2 12", combo, and uses a boss DS1 distortion pedal...During live shows Ian pounds on a Yamaha Bass drum
BRETT USES : Ludwig 5-piece with Sabian B-8 cymbals...Hi-hats, 2 crashs, splash, ride