Hey everybody! Thanks for checking out The DWB!! So how'd all this get started, you ask?

Well, it started with me, Dave Wallace. You see, I perform as Dorian Grey of Chicago's most notorious metal/sleeze band, Thorn Fetish. I love Thorn Fetish and everything we do. But I have so many influences in music. Music is life to me. And for me, it started with rock n roll. I cant be Dorian Grey all the time. I cant be "that evil metal guy" all the time. Its not real. And as a musician, I need something real sometimes. So I needed to try a little something different.

My all time favorite song writer is Butch Walker (if you're not familiar, check him out) and my earliest influences range from Paul McCartney and Billy Joel to Aerosmith and Motley Crue. So I combined all of this influence and decided to write a solo cd, just as a side project.

The very basics of my cd were not nearly as cool as what it turned out to be once I started working with Ryan Heath of Eight-Legged studios. Ryan's an amazing musician and we started bouncing ideas off of each other. It turned out to be something much greater than I anticipated. Ryan and I did all of the basic music on the cd. I took main vocals (naturally, since I named the band after myself. Sound ego-centric?) as well as bass, rhythm guitar and some keyboards. Ryan played drums, backing vocals, some rhythm guitars and more keyboards. Then we had some guests play lead guitars, such as Justin "Sane" Heath, Tom "Kaige" Janik (my brother from Thorn Fetish), Shawn Benge, and Ryan Howe, as well as guest vocalist, Melissa Grantham. The end result was a kick ass cd entitled "Can U Hear Me Now??", which touches on the musical genres of hard rock, blues, pop, acoustic, country and maybe a dash of pop punk.

I really believe this cd has a little something for everyone. It turned out to be much more than just a side project. Now people are asking for live performances, so we're working on booking. I hope you enjoy this and I absolutely want to hear from you! Thank you all for supporting this music.

Its you, me and The DWB against the world!

Dave

A darkness sweeps over the crowd and stage, so black, it’s as if Hell itself has been unleashed. The crowd watches in anticipation as a fog engulfs them. Two red beams pierce the darkness, and the sound of an orchestra triumphantly announces the coming of the Five. Then it begins. War Drums shake the Earth. Demonic guitars wake the dead. This is Wickedness. This is Armageddon.

..This is THORN FETISH

It was told long ago that they would come. These gods join as an unstoppable force, like the five points on a pentagram. Doc Neanderthal, the silent slayer; bringer of pestilence and crusher of skulls. He wields the hammers of hell and pounds the beat of rebellion. Kaige, the sinister beast; bringer of blasphemy and broken vertebrae. He slays with the Lyre, and ensnares the souls of the saints. Naws, the unchained demon; bringer of pain and immolation. He devastates with the Axe and eradicates all innocence. Pumpkin, the destroyer; bringer of chaos and the angelic blood choir. He manipulates thunder to crush his foes and to cause the ground to tremble. Dorian Grey, the vampiric brother of the Devil; bringer of lust and slit wrists. He hypnotizes through his voice, like a perverted pied-piper.
Together, the Five hail the Sinners - the followers of the seven deadly sins. They conquer through their sound and entertain through corruption, riding like a freight train over the earth. They appeal to their audience by connecting with that part that is true, that is animal, that is man. Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Pride, Lust, Greed, and Sloth: These, thou shall embrace! Come now, and join the ranks of Legion. Hail to the seven!
Hail to the Sinners! Hail Thorn Fetish!
Tapping into the sounds of bands like White Zombie, Black Label Society and Pantera, Thorn Fetish unleashes the gospel of Sex, Blood and Rock n Roll. Now the masses can envelop themselves in true Sin. Thorn Fetish is currently touring as independent artist to support their debut album “The House Band for the Devil’s Strip Club.” The band is Doc (drums), Kaige (guitar), Naws (guitar),Pumpkin (bass), and Dorian Grey (vocals).