Oedipus

Welcome To The Return Of A Rock N Roll Intelligentsia. A Decade Ago Bassist/singer Jeremy Haffner Founded Popular Downtown LA Art Gallery/event Space Hangar 1018 Where He Created A Thriving Crossover Scene Between Modern Art And Live Music. This Led To Relationships Between Oedipus And Such Acclaimed And High Profile Artists As Bob Dob Seamus Conley And Tim Peterson Who Respectively Provided Original Cover Artwork For The Band’s Two Independent Releases 2006’s "Humbility " 2008’s "Covetous" And A Self-Titled European Release Out In October 2010 On MyMusic Records. Together With Guitarist Stephen Cohen Who Formed The Band With Haffner As Young Teens And Midwest Ex-Pat Keith Larsen On Drums Who Joined In 2004 They Managed To Accomplish An Impressive List Of Feats For An Unsigned Band. Oedipus Has Recorded And Self-Released Three Full Length Albums And Two EPs They’ve Self-Booked And Promoted Several U.S. Tours Played In Support Of Capitol Records Artist Hurt DreamWorks Artist The Apex Theory Guitar Player Magazine “cover Artist” Rafael Moreira Most Recently Rocked Shows With Warner Bros./Sire Records Artist Foxy Shazam. For Over A Decade Oedipus Has Been One Of LA’s Best Kept Secrets From Their Roots As An Underground Progressive Rock Favorite To Achieving Status As An International Rock Powerhouse With Massive Success In Europe In 2010 When Polish Radio Giant ESKA ROCK Added Their Single “Tres Las” Which Went On To Top The Polish Rock Charts And Became The Genesis Of FIVE #1 Polish Rock Singles Followed By Repeated Visits To Europe Their Last Trip Including A Performance At The Ursynalia Festival Where The Band Performed At Poland’s Biggest Open-Air Festival Alongside Korn Guano Apes Alter Bridge Simple Plan And More. They Will Return To Ursynalia In 2012 Alongside Slayer Billy Talent Mastodon Limp Bizkit And Others. Further Cementing Their Position In The Forefront Of The International Rock World Both “Tres Las” And “Jack And Ginger” Were Included On The Inaugural Polish Editions Of The Hit International Compilation "Now That’s What I Call Music!" In League With Artists Including Ke$ha Snoop Dogg And Katy Perry. The Band Signed A World-Wide Record Deal In 2011 With THC Music / Rocket Science Records / Sony RED Which Released Oedipus' Full-Length Album "Vicious Little Smile" On March 13th 2012. Legendary Def Leppard/Manraze Guitarist Phil Collen Recorded A Guest Appearance For The Upcoming Oedipus LP Contributing Lead And Rhythm Guitars To The Track “FINAL MACHINE”. “We Had Built Up A Mutual Admiration Through Our Label Who Also Releases Phil’s MANRAZE Project And The Idea Came Up For Him To Play On A Track And Miraculously It Ended Up Happening. It Turned Out Amazing We Couldn’t Be Happier Or More Honored. Phil Is Such A Legendary And Spectacular Talent And We Were All Just Blown Away With How Cool And Naturally It Came Together.” Says Oedipus Bassist/vocalist Jeremy Haffner A Sentiment Echoed By Collen. "I Loved The Track As Soon As I Heard It. These Guys Have Got Phenomenal Energy. Playing On It Was A Blast And I Look Forward To Hearing The Rest Of The Album." Produced By Darian Cowgill Sleeping Giant Middle Class Rut Vicious Little Smile Formally Releases Several Of The LA Trio’s International Hits Including “Tres Las” “Burn It Down” “Gimme A Chance” Which Have Already Received Airplay In Over 30 Countries Including Poland Germany South Africa Russia Croatia And The US. The Band Will Return To Europe Twice More In 2012 And Follow Up With A US Run In April/May With Zero 1 The Hard Rock Project Featuring Actor/comedian Hal Sparks And Again On Their Own Headlining Tour In Aug-Oct. If Knowledge Equals Power And You Add Heavy Guitars Intricate Bass Thunderous Drums Melodic Vocals And The Kind Of Self-Starting Spirit That Will Stop At Nothing You've Got A Meteor Headed Straight Between Your Ears And With Oedipus’ Momentum Picking Up More Speed Every Day Heads Up… It’ll Probably Hit You Sooner Than Later. read less