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Band Name = Traveler in Pain Genre = Classic Metal Classic Rock Original Metal Band Bio =And now for the history lesson: Traveler in Pain has now been rocking New Mexico crowds for 15 years. Where were you in January 1999? I was single, a bar fly, still a teacher at Bernalillo Middle School, driving a beat-up 69 Mustang and living in a cheap apartment in the NE heights. Gas was Cheap. I was fortunate to start Jamming with 3 lads David Baca, Anders Fingold and RL Rey Lone Wolf Florez for a few months before playing out in public. We hadn't really decided on a name but had some ideas, including Traveler in Pain, which was a song written by my pops and played by my previous band Raging Fury. After many practices in Anders' living room, RL's garage and David's trailer in Los Lunas, we finally made our debut at a superbowl party in Rio Rancho at some dude Teddy's house (I kept calling him Keith for some reason). Ironically, it was Denver versus the Falcons. There was a band playing before the game, then at halftime we were up. At which time Anders began playing the drum intro to Sympathy for the Devil and I uttered the famous (or imfamous) last words before rocking the garage "we are Traveler in Pain" and so it came to pass. From Uncle Rick's 40th, David's housewarming, Lane's 30th, various benefits and Bandido evets to closing the year with successful runs to Santa Fe, Farmington and The El Rey Theater in our first year. That was a long time ago. I'm now a happily married family man (we even have a dog), we have bought our own home, After twelve years at a job helping troubled teens, became Semi-Retired, and have three years in with the State of New Mexico. Many years have come and gone, a different day, a different song. While many friends have come and gone their separate ways, the only constant that's remained for me is PAIN, Traveler in Pain, that is. Fortunately, we were able to have a lot of fun getting to 15 years. While the line-up did change; the original four are all rocking in their own groups successfully as well... We've played a whole a lot this past year, including adding a few new clubs which have come and gone and re-opened (Neds, Barley Room, Sneakers/Senor Buckets Hooligans came and went, steady at Malarkys as well. Played the final Elliotts Showcase this past year. 2014 has us Adding lots of new covers and new original material, as we have already started booking shows well into summer. Tribute shows paying homage to all our favorite bands as well as original shows, showcasing some of Albuquerque's best groups such as In the End, Skulldren, SHI, Black Mesa, Loco Mofo, Ravenous, 45 Caliber Band, 100 Proof, Unhinged, Slippery Weazel, Shadows Reach, Twist of Fate, August Rayne, Blue IV, Just Lazarus, 8Points, The Michael Ruelas Project and Dope Riddle. We have been honored to host as well as participate in a number of benefits, Bike Runs, the Santa Fe School Dud's benefits, 94 rock's Thanksgiving on the Mayflower, as well as our two new Christmas original debuted on 94Rock In December, being part of the 9/11 Memorial Foundation and having a brick that says Traveler in Pain, and other Charitable events. Some highlights have include the sold out Creepy Crawl in 1999, various sold out El Rey and Golden West Saloon shows, various live unplugged appearances on 94rock, the sold out CD release in 2006, as well as being selected to represent Albuquerque and New Mexico at the Journal Pavilion for Cruefest 2, the sold out In the End Cd release with In the End, SHI, the Dregs and Black Mesa. The band offers a broad, diverse and entertaining musical experience time and time again. At times, the members have changed, as well as the musical content. However, the dedication, perseverance and the inspiration provided us by our "family of pain" (fan base) have provided us the opportunity to perform our preferred musical styles (including original material) on a consistent basis; to friends new and old. The band consists of Lance Sedillo, lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Brian Maestas on Lead Guitar and back-up vocals, Todd Wilburn Drums and backing vocals, as well as our recording producer/engineer, and Tom Michaels, Bass and backing vocals. To date, this is the heaviest (no, not another fat joke), diverse, and busiest line-up we have had so far. We are a veteran band of the local bar circuit. We currently average three weekends per month between Albuquerque's favorite live hotspots . On January 31st, we just completed our 15th year of rocking New Mexico. In commemoration of us rocking New Mexico for 15 Years we now have new 15 Years of Pain to include the Original Logo and the "Traveler Man" with the New logo . This new logo is an ambigram. It reads the same when flipped. Some people have been questioning what this says, so we are posting this for everyone to see and know that it still says Traveler in Pain. "It's just a little modernized, to also match our new sound and material." This was commissioned by renowned ambigram artist Mark Palmer and we believe it is awesome! We are hard at work at incorporating newer material into the set-list, to make the next year rocking the best so far. We'd like to say we sound like ourselves but a lot of our varying influences show up throughout the set. The current set list varies from Classic Rockers like Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Trick, The Rolling Stones, ACDC, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Lynard Skynard, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Classic Metal from Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Dio, to contemporary heavyweights Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Godsmack, Danzig, Disturbed, Newly Added Cee Lo Green, Prince, the Sugar Hill Gang, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, Buck Cherry, Velvet Revolver, Pantera and Rob Zombie, Jazz, Funk, Speed Metal and Blues, as well as material from our two cds, which are fan favorites as well. You get all this in four entertaining, energetic hours. “Yeah, that makes up a Pain Show!!! Band Members =Lance Sedillo Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar Brian Maestas Lead Guitar/Back-up Vocals Tom Michaels Bass/Back-up Vocals Todd Wilburn Drums/Back-up Vocals |
Contact = Lance Sedillo Band Website = www.travelerinpain.com Band Email = travelerinpain@yahoo.com
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