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Ever since it's conception, Rock'n'Roll has always been equated with youth, rebellion, carnal abandon, and, of course, the Devil. It has always been called The Devil's Music. Punk Rock is no exception. Many Punk Rock bands have come and gone here in Hawaii - some good, some not so good - but the best have always had most, if not all, of the elements listed above. Could it be that the Devil, the chief principle of rebellion and change, really does reward His own?
In 1998 C.E. (33 A.S.), unhappy with the line-up and of my band, The Catalogs, I had quite a stroke of luck. I was moving back to Hawaii from Seattle to start a band, possibly, with a guy named Mike Nelson, whom Justin, from The Catalogs, knew from being online. I didn't know what to expect and I'd never heard this guy play but, "What have I got to lose?," I thought. That was six years ago as of this writing and, although we've gone through many members, I'm glad this band is still playing. We're The Quintessentials.
The current line-up of The Quintessentials is: Todd Niebling on bass, Hernan Tumbaga on drums, and myself (Les Hernandez) on lead guitar and lead vocals. Everyone sings backup. Musically, we're sort of in the same vein as the Ramones, Connie Dungs, Vindictives, and Screeching Weasel, or at least that's what I hear traces of.
So what are The Quintessentials about? Are you prepared for the answer? Will you even comprehend it? Most don't.
First of all, keep in mind that I wanted to start a band called The Products since The Catalogs first started playing in mid-1993 C.E. Sort of a pun on band names. Catalogs sell Products - get it? Good. I've always loved horror stories/movies and wanted to put these ideas and visuals into music, but with a band that wouldn't be pidgeonholed into the typical Metal genre.
In 1995 C.E. I formed a band called Crawling Chaos with my good friends, artist Mike Silva, Frank Gurtler and Russ Tong, and we released a demo called, "Hail the Dark One!", which was later re-released as a 30 song demo split with the old Catalogs demo and some bonus tracks. Mike moved out-of-state and I, a bit later, did likewise--to Olympia, Washington--to reform The Catalogs and record a 7" for Mutant Pop Records (I hear Timbo's still got most of those 7"-ers in his basement!). So, somewhere down the line I moved out of Olympia to Kirkland, but things weren't moving the way I wanted them to. I acquired a ticket to Hawaii and was off.
By now it was 1998 and Mike Nelson and I began talking about forming The Products. Unfortunately, after playing as The Products for two years it came to my attention that there existed another band with the same name already releasing recordings. A change was in order so after some thought it came to me: The Quintessentials!
Lyrically and visually, we use symbol and metaphor rather heavily, which many so far seem to not quite understand. For those of you who don't get it: you probably never will. That's not my concern.
To date, The Quintessentials have opened for such acts as The Dwarves, Bratmobile, The Locust, Bad Religion, TSOL, Blink 182, Tsunami Bomb, Warsaw, Ill Repute, Fearless Vampire Killers, etc., and our album covers have been featured on the History Channel documentary Hell: the Devil's Domain. We currently have three full-length albums available: "The Horror Never Ends...," (18 tracks), "Pentagonal Revisionism" (20 tracks), and "Legends from the Grave" (18 tracks).
So, now that you know what The Quintessentials are about, come see us play (look for flyers!) and buy our CDs!
Dig the music kids! |
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| Punk Rock, Horror, Satanism, Artificial Human Companions, Cemeteries, Cthulhu Mythos, Life Extention |
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| Rosemary's Baby, Ginger Snaps!, The Devil's Rain, The Seventh Victim, Horror Hotel |
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| The Addams Family (1960s series) |
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| The Quintessentials, Ramones, Misfits, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, Connie Dungs, Vindictives, Dark Funeral, Venom, Bathory, Emperor, Moon, GBH, Electric Hellfire Club, Boyd Rice/NON, Samhain, Sex Pistols, Swingin' Utters, Rahowa, Hell Of All Hells |
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Anton Szandor LaVey:
The Satanic Bible
The Satanic Rituals
The Satanic Witch
The Devil's Notebook
Satan Speaks
Peter H. Gilmore:
The Satanic Scriptures
Blanche Barton:
The Church of Satan
Secret Life of a Satanist
Ira Levin:
Rosemary's Baby
The Stepford Wives
Dennis Wheatly:
The Devil Rides Out
The Satanist
The Ka of Gifford Hillary |
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| www.TheQuint​essentials.c​om |
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| The Quintessenti​als: Hernan, Les, Todd |
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03/28/2007
Youknow I'd follow you anywhere silly boy ^.^
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03/29/2007
Thanks for the add!
HS!
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04/01/2007
Thank you for adding Diabolic!
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Our current political system thrives on division, aggression towards people who disagree, and the extreme polarization of every issue. This club is for anyone who wants question what they think they know about America and politics. It's for people who are willing to listen to other opinions and critically think about them. If this is you, please join this club and start an open dialogue about something. You won't be judged or attacked by me for any honest opinions/beliefs you hold. I only ask the same from you.
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