HIGH VOLTAGE / CHAIN REACTION - ROCK, SPANK, FREAK / DANCE FREAK

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) an american funk/soul group from the 1970's which included Lalomie Washburn, Tony Maiden, Chuck Findley, Mark Williams, Marlo Henderson, Paulette Parker, Fred Allen, Gavin Christopher, Andre Lewis, Billy McPherson, Bobby Watson, Chuck Garnett. 2) a Japanese rock band 3) a Hamilton, Ontario classic rock/rock original and tribute band 4) a Belgian rock band [[artist]AC/DC Tribute] 5) a Hungarian electronic one-man-band http://music-playground.net/artist/highvoltage/ 6) High Voltage was a collaboration between Erwin van Kan, Jelle Neys, Bart Revier and occasionally Patrick van Kerckhoven. Nowadays High Voltage is only Erwin van Kan. 7) a Swedish rock band 8) a Serbian Industrial metal band 9) a Botswanan metal band from Palapye 10) an Indonesian grindcore band from Makassar, South Sulawesi 11) an Austrian Heavy Metal Band from Villach 12) a hardcore punk band from Chonburi, Thailand 13) a Bahamian junkanoo and dance music band in the 80s with members who would later form Baha Men 14) American Christian hard rock / AOR band, --==-- 14) Formed in 1985, while the members were still in high school, HIGH VOLTAGE would mature and progress musically as the four musicians would themselves. It would not take long for the band to hit the local club scene and seize many opportunities to open for national touring acts passing through the area. Supporting acts such as Bang Tango, Danger Danger, The Outlaws, Blue Murder, Leatherwolf and Kings X would put HIGH VOLTAGE in front of large audiences that would help to quickly gain the band a reputation for being one of Pittsburgh's premier hard rock bands. It would not take long for their fan base to begin to grow outward into other areas of Pennsylvania, into Ohio and parts of West Virginia. HIGH VOLTAGE’s first self-released four-song demo of original material was released in 1989 and initiated an overwhelming response. Soon after it’s release, radio stations surrounding the Pittsburgh area picked up on the tunes and HIGH VOLTAGE saw its first air time. The band continued to ascend up the echelon of the rock world by winning the 1989 Edinboro Hotel Evergreen’s Battle of the Bands and appearing on the compilation disc “Get to the Point.” In 1990, HIGH VOLTAGE contracted Gourmet P.A. to run their sound production. Progress continued with the release of their second studio demo in 1991 that would also receive extended airplay and become a highlight of the local WDVE Homegrown show. When founding HIGH VOLTAGE, lead guitarist Nikki Catanese wanted a group that would work hard and play hard. He found the type of performer he was looking for in vocalist Joshua Holmes. Adding a drummer and a bassist (who was replaced by Mike Mizia in 1988) the band set their standards of taking on a strenuous schedule and delivering excellence. In 1989, drummer John Karbo hooked up with the band and late 1990 brought the arrival of John Fuechlin, the final touch to the HIGH VOLTAGE sound. Fuechlin’s talent at the keys would expand the band’s playlist which consisted of a variety of music from melodic hard rock to the edges of power metal. Consisting of Bass – Mike Mizia, Drums – John Karbo, Keyboards, Sampler – John Fuechslin, Lead Guitar – Nikki Catanese, Vocals – Josh Holme Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.