Co-founders J.R. Lee, Guitarist/Vocals/Songwriter and Daniel Bruehl Guitarist/Songwriter met in their twenties while J.R. was still in the U.S. Army. "We were at a concert in my hometown," Bruehl recalls. "During the opening group we met thru mutual friends and years later the members of my old band decided to invite J.R. to play, it took no time at all before J.R. was singing for us. I was pretty much blown away, so we asked him to join a band with us". Since that day, the musical relationship has remained dependably loyal. "We have the same exact vision regarding what we love about music," J.R. says. "When it comes to song writing, we finish each other's thoughts." On working with Daniel, J.R. Lee says that they dove into a new realm together. “We wanted to give the band a unique sound”. “It’s like taking a mixture of Seattle ‘Grunge’ and Tool’s ‘Groove’. We think it is pretty cool”.
“The Told” first took shape in Saarlouis, Germany at the beginning of '06. Arising after months of intense song writing came the strong, rich, melodic, and driving Alternative Rock-style that is "The Told“ today. Predictably, the band didn't quite fit the mold of most others lingering around the old town. "It's typically folk, metal or really soft, older-people music there," says J.R., "I don't even know of any local bands that have female singers or a real concept for breaking new ground."
Influenced by a wide-ranging collection of artists such as Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Tool, Pearl Jam, Creed, Dream Theatre, The Doors, Sabbath and many others, the band started releasing Demo’s and an EP of its material. Even without the benefit of to many live performances early on, “The Told” began to establish a reputation.
"A lot of it developed by being elusive," Bruehl remembers. "The second song we ever wrote was this 4-minute, unbelievable song called ‘Stop Crying’. And for some reason, the local people took to the song with strong acceptance.
Stop Crying is no longer a secret and neither is "The Told". "The Told" stormed onto the scene this year with their new single Stop Crying, the first release from their upcoming EP and first production Inter Vivos, out December 18th from self release. In its first week, the song was one of the most-added tracks at three formats--Modern Rock, Active Rock and Rock--and can now be heard on over 100 College, Internet and Commercial radio stations worldwide. Additionally, the song has been streamed from Myspace.com over 4,000 times in the last two weeks. The songs theme of Political Injustice hits home with : "Why look at them again disgusted / All that they hold in this life, taken for granted / Don't want this anymore / Can we really be saved from self destruction / Stories to be told, the lying, power and greed, so we all suffer / Can anyone stop the crying inside of me?" Intensified by the bands mix of hard-charging melodic rock, sharp hooks and soaring vocals gives The Told its permanent place as a band everyone will love.
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