N17

N17 (sometimes known as November 17) was an Industrial metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, United States, and were one of the first bands to combine the electronic/metal genres of music. They released two albums and were signed to Slipdisc Records until the label closed in late 1999. They are also signed to Spitfire Records.

History

Formed in 1993 in Phoenix, Arizona, N17 was one of the original crossover electronic/metal bands. Maintaining a sound of timeless music with their record’s; debut Trust No One and follow-up Defy Everything, the group has stayed true to its run as a band. N17 takes their aggressive sound-scapes to new boundaries with tight, heavy guitar riffs, electronic elements and in your face lyrics to meet head-on with intense drumming "that you can still dance to."

The band takes their name from the November 17, 1973, student uprising at Athens Polytechnic University. Twenty students were killed when Greek army tanks suppressed the protests, and the group formed in part to retaliate against the ruling military junta.

N17 has played and toured with notable bands including Marilyn Manson, Misfits, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Type O Negative, Sevendust, Ministry, and many others.

According to the band's official MySpace page, they announced that they were working on a third studio album, due for release sometime in Fall 2007, as well as a DVD, to be released around the same time as the album. This post was later removed, and a post was posted stating that they were disbanding due to the fact that they were busy with other projects. Their final show was on November 17th, 2007. The band re-united for a show on November 14th, 2009.

Band members

Most recent lineup

• Trevor Askew - vocals
• Byron Filson - guitars
• Tanner - guitars
• damoN17 - bass
• Jason Kowalski - drums

Previous members

• Kraig Marshall - Vocals
• Mark Keltner - guitars/programming
• Chris Canella - guitars
• Rudy Reilly - guitar, bass

Discography

Studio albums

External links

• Official N17 Myspace Page
• Fabryka Industrial Rock webzine interview (2007)