MUSIC AUDITIONS
ROCK
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
25-03-2025 11:37 GMT
Chester Doom
PROCurrent Score: ★★☆☆☆ ☆☆
"We want to grow our fan base. "
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Biography:
CHESTER DOOM is a group of lifelong rock ers from Canada's East Coast, who feel that reports of rock & roll's death have been greatly exaggerated.
Musically forged by deep influences spanning the 70s to early 00s, our blood runs thick with inspiration from Guns n’ Roses to Tool, Rush to Billy Talent, Zeppelin and Skynyrd to Alice in Chains and Linkin Park and beyond. Equal parts punk attitude and southern rock charm, personal tragedies colour every member's musical vocabulary and combine to create both thunderous, face-melting maelstroms and soft, emotional introspective ballads that put the healing power of rock n' roll on vibrant display.
Versatile guitarist Patrick Blackie leads the sonic charge with his endless bag of killer riffs and catchy progressions, deftly supported by the weaving piano of keyboardist Dave Mackenzie. Brothers Glenn Arseneau (bass) and Peter Arseneau (drums) keep the driving rhythm section on lockdown while powerhouse vocalist Josh Best soars above it all, weaving his sonic magic.
We started this band on 13 Nov 2020, mostly as just something to do during Covid. Patrick Blackie (guitar) and I (Glenn Arseneau – bass and production) had been writing songs together for years but had always struggled with vocals and writing lyrics and never did anything with it beyond having fun creating music. I set up a home recording studio during lockdown and had worked with Josh Best (vocals) a few years prior and knew he was a great singer. I reached out to see if he was interested in jamming and working on songs with the ultimate goal at the time of recording a few tracks at home and that being the end of it. Half an hour into the first session, we knew we had something special and that this would be so much more than just home recording.
My brother Peter, a professional drummer and sound engineer based in Toronto for years (former touring soundman for the Tea Party, among many others), quickly came on as drummer and I pulled in another old friend in Dave Mackenzie to round out the sound with some keys and we had our initial lineup. Initially deciding on By Dying Light as a name (but never loving it), we submitted a demo for our song "Orion" to the CBC Searchlight competition and – while we didn’t place in the finals (unsurprising given rock’s current limited popularity) – we were encouraged by the positive reactions we got across social media to our demos.
This experience energized us, realizing that the chemistry this band has is not something to be taken for granted, and we are all dedicated to seeing it through and getting our songs and our show out there for the world to hear. Choosing the name to Chester Doom (a character from a sci-fi story Patrick had written years prior), we started going into the Sonic Temple studio in Halifax and laying down the tracks for what would become our debut EP "Masks", released June 2022. We have been awarded grant money for our music from both the national (FACTOR) and provincial (Music Nova Scotia ) funding bodies in Canada and our streams and fans have grown with each release. We have a huge backlog of material written, ready to unleash on the world!
Career Goals | Objectives:
Grow our fanbase, get radio play, get signed to a label that can help us grow
Music Education | Training | Qualifications:
No
Influences | Sounds Like:
Alice in Chains, Chris Cornell, Guns n' Roses, Iron Maiden, Rush, Billy Talent
Live Performance History | Residencies | Touring Experience:
Yes. 12 shows in the past year.