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Sick Mind
By Lady Spitfire
Sick Mind wasn’t always the
monster of rock that it is today. After the dissolution of several bands,
guitarist Felix Skiver searched all of
New Jersey for bandmates with dedication and talent. He found that in
another guitarist, Andrew Saul. Together, they formed the bones of the
band. Skiver then brought in bassist
Jon Arban from a previous band,
and drummer Artie Revel through
knowledge of his drumming skill. Sick Mind wasn’t complete yet though; they needed
their powerful, charismatic frontman. They found this in longtime friend of Skiver
and Jon, Dominic Noviello.
With this, Sick Mind started drilling out songs with Heavy Metal power, catchy
hooks, and blistering guitar solos. Working their way through the New Jersey scene,
they’ve amassed a dedicated following of hundreds, and those numbers are only going to grow.
After a falling out with Artie, it was within the band’s best interest to invest time
in searching for a new drummer. With no cold blood between them, Artie gracefully
resigned to make room for Zakk DuBois. The band parted ways with Zakk in the
summer of 2014 and reunited with Artie soon after.
With each band member having different influences ranging from 70’s rock, to
80’s metal, to 90’s alternative, and 00’s hardcore and sleaze, Sick Mind is a melting pot
of the best music from the best decades of music! They’re a band that only cares about
bringing back real hard rock and heavy metal. Don’t bother with all of those soundalike “modern rock” excuses for music. Sick Mind is what it is, a Sleazy Rock N’ Roll
band that’s putting the rockstars back in rock!
How did you arrive at the name of your band? What is the significance In that
title?
The original name of the band was Wildman which we really didn’t like. Felix
came up the name Sick Mind because he had been told he had a “sick mind” on more
than one occasion.
Describe your sound.
Hard Rock. Like a mix of Motorhead, Motley Crue, and Avenged Sevenfold.
There are so many genres/sub genres now--did your sound develop over time or
did you go into this project with a definite concept in place?
We definitely knew we wanted to be a hard rock band. Some of the first songs
that we wrote were from Felix and Jon’s old band that had a Guns N Roses vibe. What
makes us different is Dom’s lower pitched vocals and Artie’s drums which comes from
more of a hardcore background.
What is the message your songs impart?
Our message is to have fun and let loose. If you see any of our live shows you will
notice that we never take ourselves too seriously and like to have fun on stage and
make the audience laugh.
Who is in your band? Tell me one word to describe the other members of the
band…go!
Dominic Noviello (vocals) – Italian
Felix Skiver (guitar) – Mexican
Jon Arban (bass) – Irish
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