Featured Artist of
Oct 22, 2020
with
the song: The Ocean
Artist's Biography
Real,
guitar driven, and soul-laced rock n roll still exists. Not in the
intentionally under-performed tones of trendy shoe-gaze, or in the
overproduced depressing drudge of modern hard-rock, but in an exciting
little chasm in Nashville where the band FOUST resides. FOUST, formed in
2019 out of the ashes of the moderately successful Blackwater James, is a
true rock n’ roll band that is commonly compared to the likes of Velvet
Revolver, SpaceHog, Foo Fighters, and The Cult. Both on record and in
concert, FOUST is high energy, exciting, unpredictable, and a bit
ludicrous…everything a rock band should be. The band takes themselves
seriously, but not too seriously. Baring the bands name, lead singer,
guitarist and primary songwriter, Chris Foust recruited longtime confidant
and drummer Todd Schlosser (Blackwater James, Majestjc Swayzee, ATG) and
bassist/producer Chris Utley to form the primary elements of the group. In
the winter of 2019, demo recordings of the band were published online and
circulated, generating additional interest in the group and their sound.
Then on September 28th, 2020, the tracks were released under the debut EP
titled Revival.
The first two releases will be the singles ‘The Fountain’ and ‘Please’.
Chris Foust, the leader of FOUST, has a long and varied music career,
starting in 2001 fronting the Nashville based metal band, ATG. ATG released
2 EPs and a full length album to critical acclaim. Chris then joined the
retro-rock outfit Kennedy and toured the southeast. Then he formed the
internationally known southern-rock band Blackwater 1 James as the vocalist
and lead guitarist. Blackwater James released one full length album, an EP
with producer Chris Utley, and a single with Creed bassist Brett Hesta.
Blackwater James saw positive coverage in Classic Rock Magazine, Black
Velvet, and scores of online publications. They also shared the stage with
Tantric, Saving Able, The Bullet Boys, members of Ratt, Queensryche, and
even Stryper. When the group dissolved in 2012, Chris took up a bi-weekly
blues/soul residency at the Nashville Underground on Broadway. During this
time he was writing and perfecting the songs that would ultimately be
released under the FOUST moniker. Then, in 2019, joining forces with
Blackwater James drummer Todd Schlosser and producer/bassist, the core of
the FOUST songs were recorded live at Benchmark Records.
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