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VIO 7 is a rock group that is venturing in uncharted territories of rock music by using 7-string electric rock violin as a lead instrument, instead of guitar.
ARMAND MELNBARDIS
(7-string heavy rock violins, piano, keyboards)
Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Audio Engineer, Composer & Clinician with touring experience in USA & Europe.
Leader of the group, well known for his immaculate playing skills as classical player, has clearly proven his ability to challenge any guitar player with his driving rock riffs and soaring solos. His violin playing possesses power and range far beyond the capabilities of a tradition rock/metal guitar.
TRACY SHELL
(Drums)
Joined the Minnesota hard rock band Gemini in 1993 touring the Midwest and playing on their heavy and experimental third record The Spiritual Dimensions of Music before opening for original Quiet Riot line-up in 1998.
He left Gemini and Minnesota to become a long-time touring member for the Voice of Melodic Metal: Rob Rock, sharing the stage with such heavy-hitters as Thin Lizzy, Ratt, Dokken, TNT, Dio, UDO, Overkill, Twisted Sister, Jackyl, Skid Row, Axel Rudi Pell, Kamelot, and Savatage at shows throughout the US, Europe and Japan. In September of 2008, Tracy performed with Rob Rock at the annual Prog Power USA Festival in Atlanta Georgia, which was recorded and filmed for a CD and DVD to be released in 2009.
In addition, Tracy performed and recorded with The WTKS Philips Phile radio show-formed band ODDO playing major promotions and festivals in the Central Florida area, opening for bands including Offspring, Puddle of Mudd and Damage Plan. Releasing one CD Never Odd or Even, recorded at J. Stanley Productions Inc. (Matchbox20) produced by Marty Ogden (Motley Crue).
TOM McDYNE
(Bass)
Height: 6'6", Hair color: Blonde, Eye color: Blue.
Having toured with ZAK STEVENS and JON OLIVA of SAVATAGE fame throughout Norway, Spain, Holland, Greece, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungry, Romania, Serbia, Finland, Turkey, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy and the United States, you can be sure to see Tom with VIO7 just about anywhere very soon!
Tom's stage experience (all MAIN stage) includes: Sweden Rock Festival (135,000 in attendance), Graspop Metal Meeting Festival (135,000 in attendance), Bang Your Head Festival (15,000 in attendance), Rock Hard Festival - MAIN stage (8,000 in attendance), Karmageddon Festival (5,000 in attendance), Tuska Festival (5,000 in attendance), Athens Open Air Festival (10,000 in attendance), Rock The Nations Festival (5,000 in attendance), Metal Dayz Festival (5,000 in attendance), Rockin Transylvania Festival (5,000 in attendance), Queens Of Metal Festival (5,000 in attendance), MetalWay Festival (5,000 in attendance), ProgPower Festival (1,500 in attendance. Tom has also played most "A circuit" clubs all throughout Europe and the United States.
Tom is - OFFICIALLY - endorsed by ArtistRelations.com, CHARVEL.com guitars, DIEZELamplification.com, DrStrings.com, D-Tuna.com, FloydUpgrades.com, InTuneGP.com plectrums, SeymourDuncan.com pickups, ScottDixonInc.com cases, SOLDANO.com amplification, STRINGLIFE (a division of DR Strings), Tremol-No.com tremolo accessory and VintechAudio.com microphone pre-amplifiers. Most endorsements are verifiable on the respective manufacturers website. Some companies are behind on updating their artist rosters and can be verified by phone. More endorsements to be announced soon!
Watch videos of Tom from all over the world at MySpace.com/TomMcDyne
Since the duties of electric guitar are replaced with a rock violin, Tom McDyne often faces an additional task to double as a „rhythm guitarist“, while maintaining his solid yet elaborate bass lines.
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VIO 7 has received a lot of positive feedback and numerous CD reviews throughout the USA and even from foreign rock/metal webzines. The highly respected German ROCKTIMES calls Armand „The devil violinist who sets off fireworks with his unbelievable violin performance“, CLICK HERE!
The honorable webzine METAL MONTHLY and it's founder Omar Rayna nominated Armand Melnbardis as FEATURED ARTIST.
Please listen to the full-length audio interview which goes in a great detail about the ins and outs of Armand as a heavy metal violin player. CLICK HERE!
Check out these interviews and reviews on VIO7.
Music with a difference using a 7 String Violin
that rocks like any metal guitar
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VIO7.
"The 7th String" review by Miguel Ramirez of Mundo Rock Webzine (CHILE)
http://mundorockheavy.blogspot.com/2010/04/vio7-7th-string.html
"7th String" review by Scott Ward (USA) of /www. SeaOfTranquility.org
Write up by Nicolo from Department Of Virtuosity (POLAND)
"7th String" review by Ove (NORWAY)
In Italian:
Review from Italy by Christian (ITALY) @ www. RawAndWild. com
In German: write up by Ulli Heiser of RockTimes Magazine (GERMANY)
"The Seventh String" review by Dan @ WhiteWolfEntertainment
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