Early Man

Early Man
Early Man in 2006.
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Heavy metal, speed metal
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Matador Records The End Records
Website	www.earlymanarmy.com
Members
Mike Conte Adam Bennati Pete Macy Tim Ramage

Early Man is a three-piece heavy metal band from Columbus, Ohio, but now based in Brooklyn, New York. Mike Conte is the guitarist, bassist and vocalist. Adam Bennati plays the drums. The story is that Conte and Bennati were shielded from the world by their Pentecostalist parents until age 19, when they discovered rock music. Drawing heavily from bands such as Black Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, Judas Priest, Kreator, Celtic Frost, and early Metallica, their traditional approach quickly gained the attention of the independent music scene and they were signed by Monitor Records, who released their first EP in early 2005. Larger label, Matador, quickly signed them to a better deal and agreed to release their debut LP, Closing In, in the fall of the same year. A 2nd guitarist, Pete Macy, was added to the band's lineup in 2005. Although they never had an official bassist, they have been known to tour with one, currently Tim Ramage.

The band has recently cut ties with Matador, known for their lighter acts such as Cat Power, and have signed with the metal/experimental label The End Records. They released "Beware The Circling Fin", a 4-song EP on October 14, 2008, which was mixed by Jack Endino.^[1] A follow up to their debut full length "Closing In" is entitled "Death Potion", and is said to be released in January or February 2010.

Discography

Albums

• Early Man EP aka Fuck You If You're Talking To Me (Released April 5, 2005 on Monitor Records)
• Closing In (Released October 11, 2005 on Matador Records)
• Beware The Circling Fin EP (Released October 14, 2008 on The End Records)
• Death Potion January/February 2010

Singles

• 2005 - "Death Is the Answer"

Soundtrack songs

• 2007 - "More to Me Than Meat and Eyes", from the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• 2007 - "Feeding Frenzy", from the video game MLB 07: The Show
• 2007 - "Evil Is", from the video game NHL 2K8

Trivia

• In 2009 the original version of "Death Is The Answer To My Prayers" from the Early Man EP was featured in the first episode of HBO's East Bound And Down
• In September 2009, the song "Death Is The Answer" from Closing In was featured in a line of RadioShack commercials.

References

External links

• Official Website
• Matador Records Page
• EARLY MAN Myspace Page

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