WHAT IS AMG?

AMG are the Godfathers, Grandfathers, and Illegitimate Fathers of the HeaVy Mellow sound. 

The Don - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

"The Don" Vincenzo is the founder of the Alpha Male Gorillas. He was allegedly born on earth sometime in the 1980s, possibly in the eastern hemisphere.  He is best described as psychedelic grunge incarnate, but has a soft spot for Italian love songs and hardcore gangsta rap.  Some believe he derives his supreme rock power from his super sweeeeet knotted locks, as most fellow band members would testify.  It is believed that AMG would dissolve instantaneously if their greasy leader found himself in a unisex salon on the receiving end of a welding torch / animal shears / bolt cutters.  The Don loves people and hates the government.   At the forefront of the mid 2000s Italian-American Renaissance, Vincenzo wore the triple duty hat of Writer/Performer/Director of AMG's video "Bleed Marinara".  Shortly after declaring victory in the war against shitty jar sauce, The Chairman of the Board decided to focus on melting faces, often times for FREE.  It is quite conceivable that any time a person hears music that makes them grind their teeth, seizure, or headbutt stuff, they're likely under the influence of Donny's distorted guitar.  The Don maintains his less than stellar complexion by washing with feedback and rinsing with gain.   Also known as "AMG's #1 Fan," his contagious passion for the band is the glue that keeps AMG's model airplane together.

Ant De Fraia - Guitar, Drums

Ant "DEEP FRY" De Fraia is the creative and technical guru in AMG, being able to rock any instrument and produce excellence across all genres.  Like any true genius, he his is own best friend and worst enemy, and has more issues with other people's music than Rolling Stone.  OH!  Defraia's ears receive frequencies unbeknownst to man without the aid of modern instrumentation, which is why he was asked to master Shamu's first solo joint, "Orca-strated."  The release was a splash hit.  His history with AMG includes drumming on their first two releases "Band of Bugouts" and "No Working Title," as well as writing, arranging, and playing the acoustic gem, "Beach Bum."  Don't be taken aback by the sweet serene sounds of a wailing goat during that song's breakdown, that's just De Fraia ramming his "artistic discretion" down everyone's throat.  He is currently focusing on rhythm guitar and penned the song "Ghost" off of the AMG EP.  Ant loves, greasy food, the cyb, Bjork, and loves to boycott barber shops by growing his hair out, which makes him infinitely more awesome.  He recently voted the "Best Moustache in a Winter Month" for January 2012, an award that greatly compliments having "Best Nose In The Band" which Deep Fry has won annually and un-contested since the Dragon left in 2007.  Ant skipped AMG rehearsal every day for a week in 2006, all for the same reason, "I have to buy new pants."  Fortunately he did, and even more fortunately, they looked nothing like Trainor's. De Fraia is also the bands current producer (AMG EP) and will be working on AMG's new music video.  When members of the band take more than 3 takes to record their parts, Ant usually lights a candle, says a prayer to Cliff Burton, and then busts out a few bars of Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" to put people in their place.  Ant De Fraia is also the founder of Chuck Marlboro Productions and drummer for SKYDADDY and The Beagles. For a information on purchasing beats, or scheduling production visit ChuckMarlboro.com or email antdefraia@gmail.com

OL' Bluenote - Lead Vocal and Lead Guitar

OL' Bluenote wakes up in the morning to the sounds and smells of vinyl records.  His love of all things analog makes everyday a struggle for him as the world around us becomes more cybed out.  Fortunately he has the blues to help him cope with his issues.  Born to a musical family, he was greatly influenced at an early age by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. These influences are highly noticeable in his role as AMG's front man. Offering what some feel today's music lacks, Bluenote's soul is easily noticed. His dirty blues leads, along with his general hatred for technology (the cyb), set him aside from other members in the band, and offers AMG its signature sound. This sound can be heard on such songs as DIRT $**, and My Soul, from "No Working Title".  When Bluenote is not wailing and howling from the very depths of his soul, he derives great pleasure in getting high fives from strangers, as well as commanding people to hop into their hot rods and "DO A BURNOUT!"  Also, nothing makes his day like a good backflip-- he's been known to beg for one, and has only gotten 2 backflips to date from the same person.  If you see him at the bar, and don't want to be hassled by him incessantly, do us all a favor:  DO A BACKFLIP.

Dave Heinz - Bass Guitar, Vocals

Dave Heinz, also known as Bass Ventura, loves the cyb all day.  Dave is the most cyb'd-out member of the band and has not only been known to "Get all up in the cyb," many question if he has ever left, or will ever leave.  During AMG's live show, the Heinz is known for his signature "chicken wing" arm movement on his right hand (which he affectionately refers to as his low-end tickler), doing a patented dance move known as the "invisible limbo," as well as engaging The Don in on-stage wrestling matches during the most rockin moments of AMG's jams.  With three of his greatest loves being professional wrestling, music, and butter, it's only a matter of time before Papa Heinz greases himself up with Land O Lakes on his way to the squared circle accompanied by 13 layers of his own bass solo performance, while doing backflips on the Titantron.  Many of AMG's improv performances are first proceeded with Dave Heinz' incredibly descriptive "inspirations" which are likely re-occurring chemical reactions in his brain from his days at Marist hanging out with Clancey, The Reverend Flannel Rob Banks, Fizzwald, and Greg.  Freud referred to this phenomenon as "fucked up shit."  Dave has a heavy writing influence on the upcoming AMG EP contributing a majority of the work on The Visitor, A Year and a Day, and Peace of Mind.  Dave puts the "ass" in bass (that's a compliment), and as long as he's around, to quote him directly, "This little pocket of happiness is about to get happier." Dave is also a member of H8FEST and SKYDADDY, as well as The Beagles (Lots of Dogs). 

EZI - Keyboard

EZI, keyboard player / bugout extraordinaire for AMG, is the writer for AMG's Aint No War, among many other great melodies currently in the works. EZI widely recognized as donning the most fucked up attire on all costume related events, and waxes poetic as AMG's official hype man,  "EAT A!"  A complete lunatic on his 88-Key Space Shuttle, EZ is like the Phantom of the Opera, minus the mask, plus a really great tan.  Also a master of the culinary arts, "Mr. Eye" knows how to cook it up gangsta-style the same way he knows how to flavor a song to make your ears bleed butter.  Filfthy piano lines, psychedelic organ sounds, and bugged-out synth transmissions from another dimension are always on the menu.   AMG's still-in-the-closet-Guido is currently working on his Solo album - Lazy Body Parts (sounds of a champion)  @ Chuck Marlboro Productions which will be released summer of 2012.  If you're in the room with him, and not sure whether he's talking to you, or the person 45 degrees Southwest of you, I can offer you no good advice.  If anything, strike up a conversation with him about Pink Floyd to put a damper on the awkward moment.

Chris Trainor - Drums

Chris Trainor aka, THE NIGHT TRAIN is AMG's newest addition.  Chris, a lifelong beater of eggs, old Cadillacs, and the drums, has played with many notable bands in the Hudson Valley and NY Metro area, and has worn tight pants in all of them.  He has recently grown a super sweet beard to help draw attention to the upper portion of his torso (thankfully).  His hard-hitting style emerged long before his beard, and shortly before he put on his first pair of tight pants (age 2).  Trainor doesn't fuck around.  He wails on his kit relentlessly hard and then brings hit home to massage it with baby oil, and usually touches up the paint job 2 to 3 times a day.  His solid rock influence has helped AMG transition from a hip-hoppin' blues circus to a rock and roll wonder of the universe.  Despite (wildly false) rumors of attending a Nickelback concert and enjoying it, the band is grateful for having THE NIGHT TRAIN step up and take the music to the next level.  In recording with the Gorillas, Trainor was asked to play his drums in Beacon, with the mics being set up in Newburgh to get his volume under control.  The NIGHT TRAIN'S perfectly equalized recording debut will be on the upcoming still-untitled AMG EP due out in the Spring of 2012.

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