Scars of Life is a powerful five-piece groove oriented metal band that emphasizes depth in musical style and emotionally charged meaning in its lyrics. This quintet hails from South Florida, and is currently taking on the music scene by storm, propelling its music to new heights daily.
After the disbanding of Confined, a Florida metal band which featured 4 of the 5 members of Scars Of Life, the band formed in late 2000 with Kyle Shapiro on vocals, Jason Rodman on Drums, Anthony Parrinello on guitar, Joe Raio on guitar, and Al Torres on bass. The group entered Studio 13 in Deerfield Beach, FL and recorded their debut CD in January 2001 with Jeremy Staska (Poison The Well, New Found Glory, Nonpoint).After months of grueling tryouts for the vacant bass slot, the search ended with good friend Mike Kennedy. He became the group's new bass player in June 2001. The group then played small gigs around the South Florida area for the next few months to get their name across the state.
In January 2002, Scars of Life's debut CD, "Mute" was independently released to much critical acclaim. The initial response was more than encouraging, with several great reviews being given by local magazines, as well as an impressive amount of airplay on local radio stations.
Since Mute's release, the band has had the opportunity to share the stage with a number of national acts, including Coal Chamber, 40 Below Summer, Ill Nino, Drowning Pool, Taproot, Pulse Ultra, Project 86, Otep, Noise Therapy, E-Town Concrete, and Florida's own Poison The Well, Endo, Darwin's Waiting Room, and Crossbreed.
Scars of Life also had the distinct honor of being picked by Inside Sessions (a subsidiary of Universal Music) to play the Augusta, Georgia stop of the Locobazooka Tour with other great acts such as Sevendust, Filter, Nonpoint, Earshot, Mushroomhead, Audiovent, Dry Cell, Dragpipe, and Mad at Gravity.
The band's debut disc was honored as the first ever Planet Radio 92.1 CD of the month for March 2002. This was a special honor for Scars of Life, since the CD of the month was picked by the fans.
In July 2002, SOL entered the studio again with the almighty Jeremy Staska at Studio 13. The group intended to only record 4 new songs as record label demo to satisfy the growing demand to hear new material. In September 2002, after a couple month of pressure from fans to release the new songs, SOL decided to release them as a CD, simply titled "2002 Demo." They held their second CD release party at the Culture Room in Ft.In October of 2002, Scars of Life won 2nd Place in the nation-wide InsideSessions Recording Session Contest, beating out over 5000 bands around the world.
Scars Of Life also rounded up some endorsements and licensing deals in late 2002.The group's first licensing deal came in November 2002 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for 3 songs off the 2002 Demo to be used in pay-per-views, commercials, compilation CDs, soundtracks, and other UFC related media. 2 of the 3 Songs debuted on the "UFC: Vendetta" pay-per-view on November 22, 2002. In December 2002, those same 3 songs were licensed to Crave Software to be used in the upcoming "UFC: Tapout 2" video game. Several other licensing deals were also signed in the next few months with various organizations, including a ski park commercial and motorcycle video.
The band has made quite an impact in late 2002.Scars Of Life also had the honor of being selected as South Florida's #1 unsign
After the disbanding of Confined, a Florida metal band which featured 4 of the 5 members of Scars Of Life, the band formed in late 2000 with Kyle Shapiro on vocals, Jason Rodman on Drums, Anthony Parrinello on guitar, Joe Raio on guitar, and Al Torres on bass. The group entered Studio 13 in Deerfield Beach, FL and recorded their debut CD in January 2001 with Jeremy Staska (Poison The Well, New Found Glory, Nonpoint).After months of grueling tryouts for the vacant bass slot, the search ended with good friend Mike Kennedy. He became the group's new bass player in June 2001. The group then played small gigs around the South Florida area for the next few months to get their name across the state.
In January 2002, Scars of Life's debut CD, "Mute" was independently released to much critical acclaim. The initial response was more than encouraging, with several great reviews being given by local magazines, as well as an impressive amount of airplay on local radio stations.
Since Mute's release, the band has had the opportunity to share the stage with a number of national acts, including Coal Chamber, 40 Below Summer, Ill Nino, Drowning Pool, Taproot, Pulse Ultra, Project 86, Otep, Noise Therapy, E-Town Concrete, and Florida's own Poison The Well, Endo, Darwin's Waiting Room, and Crossbreed.
Scars of Life also had the distinct honor of being picked by Inside Sessions (a subsidiary of Universal Music) to play the Augusta, Georgia stop of the Locobazooka Tour with other great acts such as Sevendust, Filter, Nonpoint, Earshot, Mushroomhead, Audiovent, Dry Cell, Dragpipe, and Mad at Gravity.
The band's debut disc was honored as the first ever Planet Radio 92.1 CD of the month for March 2002. This was a special honor for Scars of Life, since the CD of the month was picked by the fans.
In July 2002, SOL entered the studio again with the almighty Jeremy Staska at Studio 13. The group intended to only record 4 new songs as record label demo to satisfy the growing demand to hear new material. In September 2002, after a couple month of pressure from fans to release the new songs, SOL decided to release them as a CD, simply titled "2002 Demo." They held their second CD release party at the Culture Room in Ft.In October of 2002, Scars of Life won 2nd Place in the nation-wide InsideSessions Recording Session Contest, beating out over 5000 bands around the world.
Scars Of Life also rounded up some endorsements and licensing deals in late 2002.The group's first licensing deal came in November 2002 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for 3 songs off the 2002 Demo to be used in pay-per-views, commercials, compilation CDs, soundtracks, and other UFC related media. 2 of the 3 Songs debuted on the "UFC: Vendetta" pay-per-view on November 22, 2002. In December 2002, those same 3 songs were licensed to Crave Software to be used in the upcoming "UFC: Tapout 2" video game. Several other licensing deals were also signed in the next few months with various organizations, including a ski park commercial and motorcycle video.
The band has made quite an impact in late 2002.Scars Of Life also had the honor of being selected as South Florida's #1 unsign
