Tony Castronova, Old Friend, New Band!

One of the things that I like to believe makes this website unique, is the fact that sometimes I write a story like this one… 

As I have stated on previous posts, growing up in Rochester was a real trip, being a drummer. I could not summarize my entire experience without mentioning an old friend, Tony Castronova. The jam hall was this: Dave Culross & Disgorged, Tim Yeung and WindBreed, a band called Bughouse, my band called Blind Harvest and Jay from Pyrexia was in a band called Adar… All at the same time, it was a great time to be an upcoming drummer… Tony has been in and out of several projects, worked, raised a Family and is now back with experience, knowledge and a vengance, drumming with "Burn Everything". Tony and I would share gear back in the day when one of us broke something or just hang out at the jam hall, trading chops. I am proud to know him as a friend and drummer. He was one of those kids that made me sick, if you know what I mean…

From the band: "Like every band Bio, we need to say something about ourselves since our music comes from so many other places. No artist is void of influences, nor has an entirely original band existed. I would argue this because we have all heard music by other people and subconsciously been affected by their arrangements. I say this because Burn Everything is comprised of four entirely different philosophies of sound and musical composition. Tony has played funk to thrash. Matt has rapped and growled. Charlie loves unpredictable metal and hardcore like Time’s Up, Human Remains, and Burnt by the Sun. I love Rock based music in standard timing, but we have found a middle ground in Burn Everything. Somehow we agree and work through our strong opinions and convictions; to write what we feel is uncompromising metal. We hope to spark the imagination of kids stuck in the “breakdown slump” where music is tailored to moshing only. We really don’t care if we are embraced or discarded by any scene, and that’s a beautiful place to be. Our five song EP will be released soon and we are constantly writing and experimenting with our tone, so we hope to see you and play for you soon". Thanks for your time – Burn Everything