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Curt Shaw 'Curt Shaw Project'  
"Silent Assassin"


Produced by Curt Shaw

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CDS Records

Out Now:
Curt Shaw 'Curt Shaw Project'  
"Curt Shaw"


Produced by Curt Shaw

Out Now! on
CDS Records

 
Eclipse - 1982-1983  Members- Tootie Newhouse, Kevin Adams, Wayne Youngie, Mo Keller, and MJ.  We had a lot of fun in this band. The only gigs we ever had were a couple of parties. We loved to party as much as we loved to play. Some of the Bands we copied were: Ted Nugent, Scorpions, Billy Squire (hate to admit it), ZZ Top, Aerosmith, etc..  We played mostly commercial metal/rock.
Spite and Malice - 1983  Members- Mark Durr, Jim Riddle, and Albert Keller.  This was the ultimate band. We were picking songs that were challenging and we were all growing as musicians. We did not play any bubble gum in this band, only songs that rocked. We still loved to party! Some of the bands we covered were: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leopard (first CD), Montrose, Angel, BOC,  Ted Nugent, Brownsville Station, etc..

Kulprit - 1985-1986  Members- Scott Barry, John, Shane Dodson, and Chuck Steckler.  This was an awesome band also. We had a lot of fun. At the time I was in the Navy stationed at the Pentagon so I had really short hair. In the middle of the 80's this was not very cool so it was kind of weird playing gigs. We wrote one original before we self destructed. Some of the bands we covered were: Scorpions, Judas Priest, Ratt, Iron Maiden, Metallica,  and Motley Crew. At the time I was really into Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. Also around this time I really started getting into Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, David Chastain, and Adrian Vandenburg.

Black Aggie - 1993-1995  Members- Bob Wolfe, Don Fowler, Mike Darpino, Kim Yates, and Donny Worsten. This was the first band I was in where we focused on writing originals. We had a lot of fun playing out two to three times a week. We also did some serious cover tunes that rocked. Some of the bands we covered were Metallica, Anthrax, Priest, Slayer, and Metal Church.
Corporate Killing - 1995 Members- Kim Yates, Don Fowler, Jerrit Lembach. This was one of the forms we took on the road to becoming the band Kryptic. Corporate Killing performing a cover of Queensryche "Queen Of The Reich" 11/ 24/95 @ The Zu, Dundalk, Maryland.  Corporate Killing performing a cover of Metal Church's "Metal Church" live at The Zu, Dundalk, Maryland 11/24/95.
Mortal Remains - 1996-1997 Members - Bones, Kim Yates, Don Fowler. Bones replaced Jerrit in Corporate Killing and we then became Mortal Remains. We strived to become a theatrical horror band and our stage show included fireworks shooting out of my guitar, huge crosses, body parts, and special effects lighting. Soon we realized that there was another band named Mortal Remains so we had to change our name to Kryptic.
Kryptic - 1997-2000  Members - Bones, Kim Yates, Don Fowler. We had a good run with this lineup. We released two Lp's "Among the Ruins" and  "Premature Burial". We played shows all over the East Coast including CBGB's in New York. I kind of started feeling like I was trapped into writing in a heavy , evil style.  In May of 2000 the band ceased to exist.
15 Minutes - 2010 to present  Members - Billy Red, Bill Dongoski, Mike Lowther, Robb Pipes. Based out the Winchester, VA area, this cover band plays some great music. Some of bands we cover are Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, STP, AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Ozzy, and others. Check out our website at http://www.15minutesband.com.
 

Copyright @Curt Shaw 2011

Copyright Curt Shaw @2011