Music Style: Metal | Progressive | Rock
VIII FRAUD is pronounced "eight" as in number 8 and "fraud" as in fraudulent.
We consider our music progressive metal/melodic rock band because of the squeeze into genres. We have opened for a range of acts from Indecision to Nothingface to Death Angel to Strapping Young Lad to Lacuna Coil to Lizzy Borden and fit in just fine with all of them.
Our guitars are influenced by Dreamtheater, Opeth, Fear Factory, Tool, Alice in Chains, Incubus, Candiria, Faith No More, Meshuggah, and Chevelle. Our drummer is influenced by Rush, Tool, Yes, Mahivishnu Orchestra, Faith No More, A Perfect Circle, and various death metal bands. Our bass player is influenced by old school power and thrash metal like Exodus, Testament, Metallica, Slayer, MOD, SOD, Anthrax ect. Our vocalist is influenced by Mike Patton, PJ Harvey, Bjork, classic jazz, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, The Police and about a thousand METAL bands from old school to hardcore to death.
What you hear on this site is a collection of our heavier material. We are actually quite melodic and versatile but it seems that we get more response from the heavier shit.
