Lucas Holter is a vocalist and writer from the Red River Valley of Northwest Minnesota. He grew up in the flat wilds of farm country, where the summers are swampy, the winters are unforgiving and the population is nonexistent. His music of choice is good ol' rock and roll. He is a firm believer that you cannot truthfully express in song that which you did not experience yourself… eg, you can't sing the blues if you've never felt the blues. He has performed all over the Western United States and shared the stage with many fine folk. He sings with passion and an unexpected ferocity. There is truly a switch within, for absent the stage, he is modest and reserved.

 

Marred by a fickle industry and untapped potential, he joins Alchemy Heroes, finding true talent in abundance, songs worth singing and a collection of gentlemen ready and more then able to once again set ablaze the passion for rock and roll within the hearts of the world.

 

Quick Get to Know Lucas

 

Passions

Biggest Influence: Robert Plant

Biggest Career Champion: Wife and fans keep me focused

Guilty Pleasure: Lord of the Rings and MMORPGs

 

Advice

Best Advice Ever Received? “Never compromise your songs”

Advice to the 16 year old with big dreams of Rock Stages: “Ignore every person that tells you to alter your music. You will more than likely never be a rockstar, but at least you can personify truth in art.”

“Music comes from the ether when used correctly. It is a time stamp for life moments.”

 

Opinions

Best album: Tie – Silverchair’s Diorama and Rivan Sons’ Head Down

Who killed the radiostar? Internet

 

Facts

First album ever bought: Silverchair’s Neon Ballroom

Earliest Musical Memory: Jumping off my bunk bed while listening to GnR….

(Editor’s note, Lucas neglects to identify top or lower rack leaving us only to guess at his degree of bravery or stupidity)

Favorite Resurrected Euphemism:  “Gross”

 

 

Kurtis Berger is a drummer ….. blah blah yaddi yaddi blah

 

 

Quick Get to Know Kurtis

 

Passions

Musical Inspiration: The Beatles

Biggest Career Champion: Parents and wife have always backed me but been honest and realistic about things

Absolutely, positively always must have: Time to lift weights

Guilty Pleasure: Peanut M&M’s and Red Vines

 

Advice

Best Advice Ever Received? “You’re a part of the source of all of your problems.. Therefore, you are also always a source of the solution.”

Advice to the 16 year old with big dreams of Rock Stages: “Be the best you can at your instrument. Do your best to understand people above all else. Be genuine and do your best to follow your own advice. Let time take the wheel and drive where you need to go. It’s none of your business what the universe has in store for you… worry about today and it will inevitably take care of tomorrow.”

 

Opinions

Who killed the radiostar? Smart Phones and Reality TV

Boxer or briefs? Do I have to wear either?

(Editor’s note: Next time will have to expand that question to include thongs, neoprene and spandex!)

Best Drummers in Music: Dave Grohl, Travis Barker, Chris Coleman

Most meaningful song: What a Wonderful World

 

Facts

Instruments Played: Drums, Piano, Guitar

First Album Bought: Aerosmith’s Get A Grip

Earliest Musical Memory: Air drumming to Michael J. Fox playing Johnny B Goode on Back to the Future

 

 

 

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Quick Get to Know Ben

 

Passions

Biggest Career Champion: Parents and wife have always backed me but been honest and realistic about things

Absolutely, Positively Always Must Have: More instruments. Many, many more instruments. And the, a few more!

 

Advice

Advice to the 16 year old with big dreams of Rock Stages: “Do the very things that make you most uncomfortable…specifically and with intention. There’s probably a reason you’re scared of that thing, set out to conquer it.”

 

Opinions

Who killed the radiostar? Video for sure, no question about it 100%

Top 3 musicians in your instrument: John Entwistle - The Who (that guy is ridiculous!); John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin; Brian Cook - These Arms are Snakes/Russian Circles
Best Album Ever: Beck’s Sea Change

Biggest Issue in Music Right Now: Lack of litigation for online consumption of music, specifically streaming. The laws are archaic and based on physical sales, allowing for a lot of loopholes for artists to be taken advantage of.

(Editor’s note: Ben and Lars Ulrich passionately channel each other on political issues)

 

Facts

Instruments Played: If it’s got strings, I play it!!

First Concert Attended: Metallica

First Instrument Played: Standup Bass

Formal Musical Training: UCLA School of Music Grad

Earliest Musical Memory: Jamming out on a toy xylophone