Stone 588
Guitar gothic band Stone 588 creates music comprised of operatic female vocals, tribal rhythms and guitars eminating from murky depths. Aside from their two cd releases, the band has appeared on over 20 compilations worldwide and shared the stage with Shadow Project, Human Drama, Eva O., Dave Vanian and others. Stone 588's official website at http://home.earthlink.net/ipsofacto/s588.htm
http://www.myspace.com/stone588
Stone 588 is: Terri Kennedy (vocals); Dave Rhine (guitar); Jon McFerson (bass); Sandman(drums).
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Formed in 1992 in Fullerton, California by guitarist Dave Rhine
and vocalist Terri Kennedy, Stone 588's brooding, intense, tribal
sound has its roots in the early '80's post-punk era of Killing Joke
and Siouxsie and the Banshees, traversing a dimly lit path of rhythmic
darkness. Current members are Terri Kennedy (vocals); Dave Rhine (guitar); Jon McFerson (bass); Stephen (Sandman) Sands (drums).
Comprised of ferocious rhythms and sinuous, liquid guitars awash
with rippling, cavernous sounds emanating from beneath a murky depth, Stone
588's songs explore nocturnal emotions with vocals ranging from sensually
captivating to fiercely chilling. Stone 588 draws their name from the
legend of a Druid's Altar in County Cork, Southern Ireland. Under the
stone circle, the cremated body of an infant, a human sacrifice, was found
concealed in a large urn, whose burial dates back to c588 B.C. Stone 588
has supported such notables as Shadow Project, Rozz Williams, Human Drama, Eva O., The Last
Dance, Astro Vamps, This Ascension, Babyland, and Dave Vanian. Terri
Kennedy was also a backing vocalist on Faith and the Muse's
1995 U.S. Procession tour as well as contributing vocals to two European industrial cds: Hexedene's "Bullet Proof Divas" and Schattenschlag's "Flashback."
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes, in the Los Angeles area at Nightshift, Club Eternal, Wolfpak MRX, The Cocaine, and others. Never a dull moment!
Your musical influences
Influences:Ultravox, Killing Joke, Christian Death, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Xmal Deutchland.
Similar bands: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Xmal Deutchland, Mephisto Walz, Faith and the Muse, Chameleons, Christian Death, Die Laughing
What equipment do you use?
guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, drums.
