Mr. Bean IIJanus-- The next huge band from Chicago?
October 12th 2009 23:18
Nearly a year ago I was talking to my friend about this new band I just discovered. I told him how crazy good their music was and that they are going to be huge someday. They have definitely started down the path of making that prediction a reality. On July 28, 2009, they signed with independent label, Realid/ILG and announced their album would be released on Sept. 22. As of August 27th, their single "Eyesore" can be heard in regular rotation on 15 radio stations across the country. On my local station, Q101 here in Chicago, they do a countdown everyday of the 9 most requested songs of the day. And Eyesore has consistently been one of the top 9 songs since Q101 started playing it July 15th.
When I was telling my friend about the band, I told him they sounded kind of like a cross between Deftones and Chevelle. Ironically, when I went on their myspace, I noticed both of these bands are in Janus' top 8 friends. I just thought that was interesting. I guess if you like Chevelle or Deftones you will probably like Janus as well.
Their video for Eyesore is amazing. I don't know how else to describe it, so just watch it.
I have a pretty good track record of calling bands to become huge. Best example: I called The Plain White T's to be at least moderately successful, and look what happened to them. Janus is going to be one of the biggest heavy metal bands ever. And this time I'm not alone in saying this. One of Q101's DJs also said they're going to explode. It's going to happen.
Janus is currently on tour with Framing Hanley. Check out the dates and locations on their website, janusmusic.com. It's worth it to see them live. They are incredible.
Buy the album at Amazon.com (or maybe your local record store?) or if you don't like CDs, I guess you could download it off iTunes. But just get the CD. They're way sweeter than MP3s.
When I was telling my friend about the band, I told him they sounded kind of like a cross between Deftones and Chevelle. Ironically, when I went on their myspace, I noticed both of these bands are in Janus' top 8 friends. I just thought that was interesting. I guess if you like Chevelle or Deftones you will probably like Janus as well.
Their video for Eyesore is amazing. I don't know how else to describe it, so just watch it.
I have a pretty good track record of calling bands to become huge. Best example: I called The Plain White T's to be at least moderately successful, and look what happened to them. Janus is going to be one of the biggest heavy metal bands ever. And this time I'm not alone in saying this. One of Q101's DJs also said they're going to explode. It's going to happen.
Janus is currently on tour with Framing Hanley. Check out the dates and locations on their website, janusmusic.com. It's worth it to see them live. They are incredible.
Buy the album at Amazon.com (or maybe your local record store?) or if you don't like CDs, I guess you could download it off iTunes. But just get the CD. They're way sweeter than MP3s.
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