Showing posts with label The Brimstone Assembly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Brimstone Assembly. Show all posts

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Jay Berndt & The Brimstone Assembly - Ace of Spades, Motorhead Cover

A few years back, probably getting close to four years now, I pulled out some older cds and put them into the player and got busy working for the day. I found myself completely dumb founded and thought how the hell had I slept on one particular cd for a while. Not that I dismissed it, but how the hell was it not in my road trip discs right next to Appetite for Destruction, Avail's - Dixie, Social Distortion's - Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power and Metallica's - Ride the Lightning and many many more. That cd was by a band named Kilgore that ensnared me with their huge sound and even bigger vocals.

After listening to it several times back to back I figured I should look these dudes up and see if they are still playing. No dice on that end but it turns out they had some other project bands and one in particular was with the singer Jay Berndt in a band called the Brimstone Assembly along with another project called the Revival Preachers. I figured what the hell and emailed them hoping to get some insight into what they were up to these days. Out of a nowhere a friendship was struck online and Jay and I chatted music and eventually started working together when I formed Rusty Knuckles.

Dig into one of his covers from the Brimstone Assembly days, quite hard not to enjoy Ace Of Spades cover.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Broadside Basement Sessions with Jay Berndt have arrived!!


Here at Rusty Knuckles, we're very pleased to introduce the first clip from the Broadside Basement Sessions!! Now the "Broadside Basement Sessions" is a video series of collaborations with fellow musicians and friends on original music and other favorite songs. The songs are briefly rehearsed and then recorded in hi-definition video and multi-track audio at Jay's Moto Destructo Studios.

For this session Jay was joined by his former Brimstone Assembly bandmate, Jim Almo on drums... Mike Laurello on keyboards.. (Both of whom you can hear on Sad Bastard Songs)..... former Bass player for the Amazing Royal Crowns, Jack Hanlon on upright... And singer/songwriter Chris Fullerton on acoustic guitar and vocals.

This first clip, "Five Empty Chambers" is a brand new song by Jay and was taken from the first session that was recorded on 12/12/10. We'll be releasing the full episode in the upcoming weeks. 
This project already has a lot of folks talking and we're looking forward to seeing what else Jay has rolled up his sleeve. 


Enjoy!


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