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Members: Corey, Brian and Rob

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Cruelty Free
Rochester, NY        Indie / Hard Rock / Alternative Rock

Bio

Edgy-Alt-Rock-Pop with hooks that drop your guard and clever lyrics that stimulate your consciousness.
While living in Los Angeles, Corey Bates spent his time writing songs late nights in his truck at the Santa Monica Mountains. "I felt like I needed to be completely secluded and let the inspiration flow, so I would sit in the cab of my truck with a flashlight, guitar and lyric pad and just write for hours" recalls Bates. He decided to return to his home state of NY and find the perfect ba...

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Spring Meets Summer
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Spring Meets Summer
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Comments

Danielle Dante "Dani Dante"
Danielle Dante "Dani Dante": GREAT music! keep up the good work! i fanned you & followed you on twitter, please return the favor! :D God Bless xoxo http://www.twitter.com/Danielle_Dante http://www.facebook.com/DaniDanteMusic  Jan 11
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel: Very best to you  Dec 22
pinksideofthemoon
pinksideofthemoon: fall ~ high energy power pop trio! rocking southern california!  Dec 17
kloudworks
kloudworks: If my visit was just killing time here then I really did enjoy it :)  Dec 17
kloudworks
kloudworks: Exciting place here. I like it a lot if trios just sound 'bigger' and it's not a matter of overdubs but of clever arrangements. You have them. Cool 'Echoes' ... reminding me of some Belew stuff. Catchy melodies and rockin...  Dec 17
LUCIEN LANA
LUCIEN LANA: Good band here! GO ROCHESTER!  Dec 07
PROMIZE™
PROMIZE™: Awesome music here!!!!  Nov 24
BLACK LUNG
BLACK LUNG: Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. (;\m/;) Thank You For Supporting Underground Death Metal Your Music Is Co...  Oct 19
Six String Woody
Six String Woody: Great work guys , brilliant arrangments !  Sep 27
MusicXray
MusicXray: Thanks for being part of Music Xray and keep the music coming. Good luck with the opportunities available for your music we hope there is a match. Let us know if you need any help!  Aug 31

Press

If You Like...

Kings Of Leon
Foo Fighters
Billy Talent
Stone Temple Pilots
...you'll love Cruelty Free

Chart Position

Indie charts
for Rochester, NY.

Artist Stats

Fans: 3,008
Song Plays: 4,172
Visits: 9,811
Video Plays: 803
Widget Hits: 82,779

Status

Twitter_icon_for_status: Easter Sunday make sure to tune in to WXXI's Onstage 7pm Eastern to see our live performance (Clearly from... http://t.co/E4Yx5cha

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Celebrity Rehab
Sep 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM
I used to be a huge fan of Layne Staley. Now, after watching Celebrity Rehab, I am a bigger fan of his mother after hearing her take on fame/rockstardom and her struggles w/ Layne's addiction and overdose. What struck me about her words were how "rich" an average, normal life was. She was speaking to the deception of fame, I think and how the attai...