NYC based hard rock band SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE was formed in the Spring of 2005 by MilitiA. (from FUSE, MTV2, VH1 and DEE SNIDER's VAN HELSING'S CURSE) out of a burning desire to chariot her very own electric noise machine. Heavily influenced by Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Faith No More, PJ Harvey + L7, SOYL is exhilarating, empowering, triumphant, daring and mean with a vengeance- while putting a bullet into every cliché associated with female-fronted bands.
SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE has shared the stage with Twisted Sister [Bent Brother], Made Out of Babies, Bella Morte and Voltaire. The band has appeared on TALKING METAL (www.talkingmetal.com), headlined BLACK ROCK COALITION events (BRC Director, Earl Douglas named SOYL's album as one of the Top 10 Best of 2008), THE MEDUSA FESTIVAL, "TAKE BACK NEW YORK" benefits and THE GITS MOVIE NYC Premiere Party - where original riot grrrl KATHLEEN HANNA (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) described MilitiA.'s voice as "some of the best live vocals (she's) ever heard."
IN RECENT NEWS: +SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE+ is featured in the new book "BLACK ROCK: VOLUME 1" by Earl Douglas, Executive Director of THE BLACK ROCK COALITION. MilitiA. and the band will be featured in the cinematic sequel to NOT BAD FOR A GIRL- a music documentary which has featured women in rock such as Joan Jett, Courtney Love and Kat Bjelland- as well as in the upcoming book. Additionally, MilitiA. and bassist Shane Boulos are writing music for a new music television show that MilitiA. will be hosting- more info on that to come!
SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE is here. Brace yourself.
The BURN MY CROSSES e.p. was recorded live, in 2 days, in Feb 2007. Engineered by Nick Cipriano, and mastered by Steve Kadison (Sony Studios.)
Within the first week of the album's release, it was BANNED at two colleges (and counting.) in the US because it was deemed "offensive." However, the record also received very positive attention via the hard rock and college radio circuit- charting as high as 3 at some schools. Because of this, SOYL has regularly appeared on the musician's panel and meet and greets at the IBS International Radio, TV, Webcasting and Podcasting Conference in NYC.
Burn My Crosses is the definitive statement of what SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE is: punishingly heavy grooves, anchored by a near-telepathic rhythm section, blistering guitar work, switching instantly between crushing riffs and evocative, melodic textures.and of course, the voice of MilitiA. covering every inch of ground between a whisper and a scream with the authority of an unrepentant badass.
BURN MY CROSSES is available on iTUNES, CD BABY and more. GET YOURS TODAY.
To book SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE for electric or acoustic concerts, interviews, appearances + other live events, email: bookings@swearonyourlife.com or message them here on MySpace
