Born in San Diego California, in the U S of A, Rachel Shaw moved to Australian shores and began indulging in things musical. Growing up in Perth, Rachel originally played drums for various punk and rock bands and her relocation to Melbourne brought her together playing drums with 60's garage girl band: Doll Squad.

Discovering her passion for song writing, Rachel put down her drumsticks and picked up a guitar. This was a turning point. She began playing shows around Melbourne, collaborating with Liam Firmager, guitarist and song writer of The Kissingers, backing vocals for Plastic Palace Alice, playing keyboards for Rob and The Banks, with members of bands: Kids From Russia and Midstate Orange - all while arranging and composing her own work.

Rachel took on rhythm guitar and co-vocal duties with The Scarletons - featuring members Effigy (Peter Hardman), Killing Heidi/Non Intentional Lifeform (Adam Pedretti) and reuniting with Doll Squad bass player, Janet Wilson.

.... Fast forward and Rachel has just released her first solo EP 'Lesson' and is the songstress/frontwoman/guitarist for 'Dream Polaroid'. 

Rachel has also recorded and made guest vocalist appearances with the likes of Kim Volkman (X), Henry Hugo & the Kindred Spirits, Mark Ludwig, Henry Hugo & The Kindred Spirits, Marilyn Rose & The Thorns, Cold Harbour, Rosemary Haden, and many more. 

Rachel's own music is often described as moody and emotive, turning from the sweetest of pop, to raw- dark and sombre, and back again.

ADS, probably the nicest, tiniest and hardest accoustic-metal-band in the worrrld...
  

ADS („Ach Du Scheisse“, translates to „Oh, Crap!“, „Oh, feck!“ etc) – consisting of 80 years of Rock- and Metal in total. As the duo infernale from the north of germany (a bit like the Shire in Tolkien's Books, you saw that Film....) decided to take Heavy Metal and Hard Rock to the next level – a step back! In 2013 they began removing the layers of Sound and distortion and big-sounding Studio-Trickery off their all-time-favourites: whether it were Songs of Judas Priest or Helloween, Iron Maiden or AC-DC – their songs all were stripped down and laid barren for the unbelieving ears of the metal-fans, who are so used to „louder than hell“-ish Sounds.  

Now Hell breaks loose on  Accoustic-Guitar! And since Singer Timmy Hendrix was always frustrated that in his teens  neither Judas Priest nor Iron Maiden ever succeeded to appear on MTV's unplugged,and Guitar-shredder Roman Müller always knew that „those bastards are the same as everyone else“, the two embarked on a journey that will eventually take them to Wacken – with the Songs of their old Heroes played on the ol' Six-String.
  

So, if your lover is not into metal, but likes accoustic-guitars – try to slip him/her a dose of ADS on the bedside – Motörhead and Grave Digger might now be do the trick when before they never would – all thanks to ADS from Norf-Germany!




DAS ÄNDERN MIT LEIDENSCHAFT LEBEN

Experimentierfreudig. Genreübergreifend. Unkonventionell:  Eine kleine Auswahl jener Charakteristika, die den ungewöhnlichen Sound von Sober Truth beschreiben. Der Stil dieser Band lässt sichnur schwer in eine bestimmte Schublade stecken.

BURN THESE BONES is the one-man project of former Loss of Resistance drummer Joel d. B. With the help of family members, old friends and other acquaintances BTB was able to record a first album, which will be released in 2011 (or not?). The album "a resurrection from the ruins" is a resume of ideas, collected over the past few years. Influenced by metal- and deathcore the music of BTB is varied, but always with the goal to get the listener to f*"%ing move!!

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