Advent Wrath

Advent Wrath (Formerly Self Infliction) is a band from Chicago. Our very mixed influences make up what the band is today. We can write anything from the heaviest of metal to the mellowest of mellow.

The band started in late November of 2001 with Jose Sanchez and Mike Fron. Jose found bassist and good friend, Juan Colazo and he soon joined the band. In December, Mike found drummer Sky Opila and Self Infliction was born. The summer of 2002 was Self Infliction's rise and shine to write music, September was their debute. Juan left the band to proceed with the US Marines short after. Marty Susmaras was brought in to the band as a temporary replacement. His short stay with the band gave Self Infliction time to find their next bassist, Bill Fay. Amazed by Bill's incredible slap-and-pop bass style, Self Infliction was a new band with a new sound. Personal indifferences and tension in the band resulted in Mike quitting the band in March of 2003. As of November 2003, the band has changed their name to Advent Wrath but the sound has not changed one bit.

We play most of our shows in the Chicagoland area. We love playing shows, regardless of where we play.

We try to create our own sound, and as a band we try not to get pigeon-holed with one particular sound or associated with one particular band. All four members have lots of different influences from old school metal to hardcore and so on. But we overlap with bands like Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Chimaira,etc.

Jose- Randall Colossus head Marshall 4x12 Full Stack Ibanez RG270DX/AX7221/S Classic ghs TNT boomers 2mm Dunlop picks DiMarzio DP161 humbucker BOSS EQ pedal BBE Sonic Maximizer HUSH Noise Gate Bill- Skb 10 space rack Furman RP-8 power conditioner Korg DTR-1 Digital Tuner Roctron Hush Super C Ampeg Svt 4 Pro Ampeg 4x12 cab (x2) Ampeg 1x15 cab (x2) Ibanez GSR 200 4 string Ibanez SR 405 5 string Warwick Thumb 4 string Live wire cables Monster cables DR Strings 40-95 DR Strings 45-105 D'Addario Prism 40-95 Jack- Shure SM58 Shure Omni-Radio Shack His goddamn throat hole Sky- TAMA Swingstar Wuhan 12" china Avedis Zildjian 13" New Beat Hi-Hats Avedis Zildjian 16" Thin Crash Avedis Zildjian 16" Medium-Thin Crash Avedis Zildjian 16" High China Boy Avedis Zildjian 18" Rock Crash ZBT Zildjian 18" Ride-Crash Avedis Zildjian 20" Ping Ride TAMA stands Gibraltar Cymbal Extension Clamp TAMA Iron Cobra double bass pedal Remo Pinstripe Drumheads Vic Firth sticks (5A) Gibraltar rack

We're always working on new demos and mp3's, so everything is always updated.