Dead Earth Politics

Dead Earth Politics was an American heavy metal rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 2005. The band's final line up consisted of Ven Scott, Tim Driscoll, Lennis Hayes and Aaron Canady. Well known for its blend of old and new school metal influences that some have coined as “Progressive Power Thrash” has been described as a cross between Iron Maiden and Lamb of God. The group rose to prominence in the mid late 2000s with their engaging live performances. With one full-length LP and three EPs, the latest release was on March 14, 2015, with their Men Become God’s EP.

The band was originally formed in Austin, Texas in 2003 by Ernie Clark, Will Little, Mason Evans and Paul Rosales, under another name. In 2005, the quartet began auditioning vocalists, and narrowed it down to two individuals. Ven Scott was the second choice, but after their first choice went to jail, Evans called Brown back and offered him the position. After a few shows, they decided to change the band name to Dead Earth Politics, a name that Evans conceived. The band began as quoted by Ven “as a bunch of idiots who thought we could eliminate stress in our lives through art”.

Mark the Resistance was the first EP release of Dead Earth Politics career, released in 2006. And five years later The Weight of Poseidon is Dead Earth Politics’ first full-length album released on iTunes on March 29, 2010. With 10.13 as a fan favorite and lyrics written by bassist, Will the album is known as raging rock’n’roll with thick, surprisingly engaging riffs that thunder like the roiling sea on its cover. Add to this roaring mix vocals that are rough and gruff, mixed in with some clean vocals as well, and the result is an explosive sound with enough variety to hold your attention throughout.

Tim, fresh from Berklee university, joined the band in 2012 and met together on Craigslist. Aaron, originally guitar player from the band Shrapnel, joined in 2014 creating the “band that the people envisioned” according to Ven.

After four years of near silence, Dead Earth Politics released the first of a three EP series, The Queen of Steel. The Queen of Steel is Dead Earth Politics’ second EP release of their career, with three songs featured on the album, those being “Redneck Dragon Slayer”, “The Queen of Steel”, and “Madness of the Wanderer”. The EP was released on iTunes on March 1, 2014.

Men Become Gods was released on iTunes on March 14, 2015. The EP includes four songs, “Casting Stones”, “Men Become Gods”, “Ice & Fire”, and “Crimson Dichotomy”. This EP is the second of the EP series, following up their “The Queen of Steel” EP.

Dead Earth Politics was a part of the SXSW lineup in Austin, TX in March 2014. The band was accompanied by the following bands: The Launderettes, Kay Leotard, Complete, Hellbenders, AEGES, and Fresno.

In May 2014, Dead Earth Politics was personally invited to play the first Rock the Heart tribute to Mike Scaccia in Austin, TX. Dead Earth Politics played alongside Warbeast and Down.