Drater

Band History

DRATER started in 2009 with just two - Trajan on guitar and Cole on guitar. Obviously, not a band. A few weeks later they met their drummer Matthew "Hew" West. That April they had their first gig together as a band preforming songs like "Back in Black" and "Smoke on the Water". Not too difficult, but classics, nevertheless. As time passed they realized that they needed a singer, so Cole went to vocals and guitar (an experiment for sure:). Next, Trajan moved to bass. Over the next month Cole and Matthew went to a music camp where they met their soon-to-be singer...Mira Fountain. It was a perfect fit. After camp they had their first jam session, Mira, Cole, Trajan, and Hew....it was on! DRATER was complete.

Some would say DRATER's sound is a cross between Evanescence and Stone Sour - angelic female vocals with hard rock instrumentals behind her.

Members

• Cole Schwartz guitar, vocals
• Mira Fountain lead vocals, vocals
• Trajan Acquista bass, vocals
• Matthew West drums

Sound Description

Stone Sour/ Evanescence/ Flyleaf/ Metallica

Influences

Metallica, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Ac/DC, Kiss, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Motionless in White, Asking Alexandria, Avenged Sevenfold, As I Lay Dying, Alice in Chains, ASKA, Boston, Cee- Lo Green, Danzig, The Darkness, ADTR, TDWP, Dio, Dream Theater, Drowning Pool, FFDP, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, GNR, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, KISS, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, Meshuggah, Miss May I, Murderdolls, Racer X, Stone Sour, Slipknot