The Strife Addicts

The Strife Addicts Formed In 1996 After The Break Up Of The Crazy Lace John Garrido On Guitar And Vocals. Brian Garrido On Drums. And Roberto Varela On Bass And Drums A Short Lived Jam That Recorded A Few In Home Recordings. Brian Garrido Not Having Much Time And Left The Band. Which Left Members John Garrido Guitar On Vocals Bass And Some Drum Arrangements. And Roberto Varela On Drums Vocals To Form The Strife Addicts Stryfe Addicts Stryfe Adiks . Although The Spelling Has Changed Several Times. The Core Band Has Remained The Same With The Addition Of Titus Eastman And Short Lived Adam Rever. With Little Equipment And Limited Recording Experience John Garrido And Roberto Varela. Went Into An Old Horse Stable Converted Into A Studio And Began To Write And Record The Album New Born. Recorded In The Summer Of 1997 In A Two Week Session With Brian Garrido Sitting In On Drums On The Track Marmaduke. The New Born Was A Power House Of Diversity. Filled With Ambient Guitars Punk Rock Feel Hypnotic Drums Innocent Vocals And No Regard For The Neighbors. With No Funds To Distribute The Album It Didn't Even Get The Chance To See The Light Of Day However New Born Was A Massive Success With The Locals Who Were Ripping And Passing It From Person To Person. Getting Them A Show On The Miramar Navel Base In San Diego CA That Was Sold Out To An Officers Club. In John Garrido's Push To Write New Material They Once Again Went Back To The Renamed Thin Shack Studios In Lancaster CA To Record A Set Of New Songs Less Than A Year After The New Born Was Recorded. This Project Brought Along A New Member Titus Eastman On Bass And Vocals. The Previous Experience Showed On This EP Released The Ron Bacardi Sessions. The Sound Was Cleaner And They Had Some Time To Learn There Instruments. Like The New Born The Ron Bacardi Sessions Lacked Funding And Only Became Popular With The Locals. John Garrido Still Unhappy With The Way Things Were Going Ended Pushed Once Again To Get Back Into The Studio. To Record The Final EP. The Fall Of The Strife Addicts. Never Officially Named That Was Given That Name By A Fan. After The Break Up John Garrido Went On To Write And Record His Own Music Under The Name John G. Titus Eastman Went On The Collaborate With His Brother Julius Eastman Calling Them Self's Sektor Unknown Which Roberto Varela Also Contributed On Various Tracks. Roberto Varela Played The Bass On Broken Record And Drums On Lovely Shades Of Gray. Titus Eastman Also Played With Roberto Varela On Two Other Projects Louder! Then Words And Sidewalks End. Roberto Varela Went On To Write And Record His Own Music Under The Name The Documentary. He Was Also Preformed In Two Other Bands Sidewalks End And Louder! Then Words. read less