Blood Feast Island Man

The Formation Year Of This Death Metal/hardcore Band Is Unknown But They Formed Sometime Around 2004 And 2005. This Band Starts After The Ending Of A Band From Orange County New York Called Crionix. After The Fall Of Crionix Mike Benninger Guitar And John Sterlace Bass Wanted To Form A Death Metal Outfit. John Turned To Guitarist/drummer Tom Howell A Friend From A Few Years Ago. Tom Moved To Texas For A Little While. He Originally Wanted Tom To Play Guitar For His Band. Tom Moves Back To New York And Gets In Contact With John. John Decides To Be The Vocalist Of The Band. Tom Plays Drums During This Jam Session. They Invited Another Guitarist Named Greg Giler To The Jam Session. Around This Time The Band Did Not Have A Name Yet. The Band Was Almost Named Inhale The Ghost A Name Greg Came Up With . They Would Be Known As Blood Feast Island Man An Aqua Teen Hunger Force Reference. Tom Came Up With The Band Name And He Was A Fan Of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Tom Unfortunately Leaves Again But Keeps In Contact. Tom Comes Back Again And Becomes The Permanent Drummer Of The Band. Either Before Or After Tom Left Mike Contacted A Bass Player Named Ray. Ray Decides To Join The Band. At This Point Around 2005 The Band Is Fully Established. The Band Has Only Played A Few Shows During Their Brief Existence. Their First Gig Was At A Middletown NY Bar Called Molly Maguire's. The Band Has Played Gigs At Frankie's Bistro It Is Closed Now In Pearl River NY. One Of Their Most Notable Gigs Occured At The Loft In Poughkeepsie On April 6 2006. The Other Bands On The Bill Included Mushroomhead Gizmachi And Bearing Point. The Band Has Recorded A Number Of Songs But They Have Not Surfaced. Originally They Were Going To Be On An EP But The EP Was Never Released. Creamy Hamstrings Is One Of The Only Known Songs To Have Surface. The Band Would Later Continue And It Was Renamed Equilibrium Diminished Another Name Tom Thought Of. There Was A Song In The Works And It Was Recorded At Mike's Studio In New Windsor NY. John Was No Where To Be Found On That Recording. The Band Was On Hiatus Around The Spring And Summer Time Of 2006. They Were On Hold For So Long That Blood Feast Island Man Called It Quits In 2006 Due To Musical Differences. Equilibrium Diminished Became A Separate Entity Late In 2006 And Recordings Have Been In The Process. The Project Only Consists Of Tom Howell Drums And Mike Benninger Guitars . Recordings Were Made And They Are Not Available To The Public As Of Now. It Is Unknown If Final Recordings Will Be Recorded At Mike's Studio In New Windsor NY. It Is Also Unknown If This Project Will Continue Or Have More Members. read less