Song For Roxy & Cody

Yesterday's News

Place to place there's always a scene 
dying fast to live your dreams 
day by day the clouds roll away 
debts, debts, debts you'll always pay 

Anything that lives it starves enough to die 
and I curse the cruel world that swallowed your life 
all day I sleep with the dead 
demons dancing wild in my head 

Night by night we search for flight 
time is to bide when there's sunshine 
love by love mistaken as lust 
all in time that gold will rust 

Anything that lives it starves enough to die 
and I curse the cruel world that swallowed your life 
all day I sleep with the dead 
demons dancing wild in my head



Featured tracks are found on our full album "In A World Of Black And White"

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Ryan Bergman: Vocals 
Aaron Kudla: Guitar 
Marcello Iaboni: Guitar 
Johnny Hodgkinson: Bass 
Joey Rizzo: Percussion 


Demons

In a world of black and white 
she brings the color into the night 
turning restlessly in her bed 
thoughts of suicide litter her head 

Street lights and inner city fights 
well what's wrong is what's right 
in a world of black and white 
in a world of black and white 

Her family lowered to an empty tomb 
a broken chair in a broken room 
in her mind she'll be there soon 
in her mind she'll be there soon 

Street lights and inner city fights 
well what's wrong is what's right 
in a world of black and white 
in a world of black and white 

Rhyming words so untrue 
claiming to have felt the same way too 
these hands are not hands of virtue 
these hands have plans to hurt you 

Street lights and inner city fights 
well what's wrong is what's right 
in a world of black and white 
in a world of black and white


Featured tracks are found on our full album "In A World Of Black And White"

Buy on iTunes

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Bandcamp: http://venlo.bandcamp.com 
Instagram: @Venlo Band

Ryan Bergman: Vocals 
Aaron Kudla: Guitar 
Marcello Iaboni: Guitar 
Johnny Hodgkinson: Bass 
Joey Rizzo: Percussion 


In A World Of Black And White

My eyes got caught on her wicked stare 
rose blossoms intwined in her hair 
her claws dug deep into my skin 
a woman born into a world of a sin 

What would I do? 
Oh I'll go alone 
What would we do? 
We'd set fire to home 

The city shadows have grown untrue 
and love can wait for a world that’s new 
in time the cards will play you 

What would I do? 
Oh I'll go alone 
What would we do? 
We'd set fire to home 

What should we do? 
We're better off alone


Featured tracks are found on our full album "In A World Of Black And White"

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Bandcamp: http://venlo.bandcamp.com 
Instagram: @Venlo Band

Ryan Bergman: Vocals 
Aaron Kudla: Guitar 
Marcello Iaboni: Guitar 
Johnny Hodgkinson: Bass 
Joey Rizzo: Percussion 


City Shadows Have Grown So Untrue

Alone in a room of screaming statues 
waiting for the sea to come and catch you 
and when time decides to swallow you 
nobody will care to remember you 

But to those who feel so bold 
they only do what they are told 
mentally old and physically sold 
only the foolish never fold 

And to those who feel so tired 
who lost all self desire 
well I'm here to hold your hand 
I'm here to hold your hand 

“Turn down the sound for me 
I'll do the same for you 
then count to three and look at me 
I'll be standing there without you” 

To see the world in a different view 
you'll be stuck in a life so untrue 

But 
I take your cue and I follow you 
I take your cue and I break through 

And when history fades, fades away 
in my arms, you will always stay 
unbothered by those who don't agree 
unable to accept all that you see 

But to those who feel so bold 
they only do what they are told 
mentally old and physically sold 
only the foolish never fold 

And to those who feel so tired 
New York has lost its fire 
well I'm here to hold your hand 
I'm here to hold your hand



Featured tracks are found on our full album "In A World Of Black And White"

Buy on iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-a-world-of-black-and-white/id470562788

Twitter: http://twitter.com/venloband 
Facebook: http://facebook.com/venlomusic 
Bandcamp: http://venlo.bandcamp.com 
Instagram: @Venlo Band

Ryan Bergman: Vocals 
Aaron Kudla: Guitar 
Marcello Iaboni: Guitar 
Johnny Hodgkinson: Bass 
Joey Rizzo: Percussion 

Volume

Tonight I lie here all alone 
head over-flown with confusion 
In my life lies a dark past 
a laugh in the knights of illusion 

Temptation breaking into hearts 
forsaking other feelings 
portraying to you the truth of 
what is wrong and unappealing 

Living through sorrow, accepting pain 
darling, it's always the same 
living through sorrow, accepting pain 
love is a cruel game 

Well I might have lied when I said 
that I loved you, you were alright at best 
there's no one here, left for me 
so for you what comes next? 

Living for tomorrow, for all its sorrow 
for you it's way too late 
time stands still and the days roll by 
now its your time to wait 

Living through sorrow, accepting pain 
darling, it's always the same 
living through sorrow, accepting pain 
love is a cruel game


Featured tracks are found on our full album "In A World Of Black And White"

Buy on iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-a-world-of-black-and-white/id470562788

Twitter: http://twitter.com/venloband 
Facebook: http://facebook.com/venlomusic 
Bandcamp: http://venlo.bandcamp.com 
Instagram: @Venlo Band

Ryan Bergman: Vocals 
Aaron Kudla: Guitar 
Marcello Iaboni: Guitar 
Johnny Hodgkinson: Bass 
Joey Rizzo: Percussion 


Darling It's All The Same

Deeply inspired by the New York Sound, Venlo creates music that proves to be honest, raw and melodic, evoking the very sound of the city.

Made up of Ryan Bergman (vocals), Marcello “Chello” Iaboni (guitar), Aaron Kudla (guitar), Johnny “Hodge” Hodgkinson (bass) and Joey Rizzo (drums), the band formed through street skateboarding and high school, garnering an immediate connection with each other. 

Inspired by classic New York acts such as Lou Reed, The Ramones, Velvet Underground, and The Strokes to name a few; Venlo also recalls acts such as Iggy Pop, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, and Jesus and Mary Chain as notable influences. 

Touching upon subjects like the struggles of the working class, foolish romance, addiction, self-destructiveness and at times over the top sexuality, frontman Bergman draws lyrics mainly from his poetry. Bergman’s vocal style is punchy yet casual, as it blends with Kudla’s and Iaboni’s contrasting clean and gritty guitars. With the addition of Rizzo’s straight ahead approach and Hodge’s melodic bass work, Venlo creates a sound that is familiar yet unique. The band approaches their writing process as a collaborative effort, with each member bringing something different to the table. The result is prominent within every track, which also carries into their energetic live shows.

Venlo has released In a World of Black and White (2010), What Do You Know (2011), Forever Lost (2012), and most recently Yesterday’s News (2014).


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