I. N. C.’s Inception

 I.N.C.’s INCEPTION

Young and pissed-the perfect teen storm
That’s how Erik Barath and Dennis Gergely felt when they saw the boys of WHAM, Kajagoogoo and Flock of Seagulls assault them in their very own rooms as the “stars” of their own music videos on the then nascent and sole cable station to bring such so-called music alive and deliver it to the masses via MTV.
Truth be told, Erik and Dennis felt the same way about a handful of jocks they went to school with who wasted their time playing group sports and having their mamas stitch lame as anything varsity letters on their equally lame two-toned, leather school jackets.
“We were angry and wild. (That music) didn’t represent what we were feeling. Aggressive Thrash Metal was our outlet and our truth.” – Erik Barath, I.N.C. Guitarist & Founding Member
Intent on not wasting THEIR precious time on such feeble pursuits, they drove the angst they felt into the kind of music THEY (and others like them) wanted to see assaulting them from off the small screen: Angry, resentful, aggressive, mad and puking acrid. And so, tender Thrash heads, Indestructible Noise Command was born. The year was 1985 and it was a stroke of genius, if ever there was one.

 

Connecticut needed a Thrash Metal band like Tammy Fay Baker needed a trip through the car wash to scrub all that gloppy goo off her face. If you were there, you know what we’re talkin’ about. Why no one else had thought of it sooner was beyond them. As soon as Guitarist Anthony Fabrizi and then Drummer Gary Duguay got on board, I.N.C. starting booking local gigs – playing out anywhere they could be heard.

 PRESS “PAUSE” for INTERMISSION
I.N.C. Demo tapes (1986)

Razorback (1987)

The Visitor (1988)
The still relatively new Indestructible Noise Command crew recorded a demo tape that very next year (1986) and immediately started booking bigger shows. They played with the likes of Exodus, Megadeth and King Diamond. Less than a year after that (an astonishing six months out of high school) they were signed to Giant Records to start work on their 1st full length album, Razorback (1987).
Critics and fans throughout the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) were hammered over the head by what they heard. But, that was just the tip of the Thrash Metal iceberg. The band’s heavy, aggressive style translated well to stage AND vinyl. Why stop at one album when you can turn around and crank out another that’s even wilder, weirder and more friggin’ wily than the first one?

“Released in 1988, The Visitor took the (I.N.C.’s) already potent blend of Thrash and left-of-center vocal melodies and shot it through with a heightened sense of songwriting smarts.” – Carlos Ramirez, NoiseCreep.com Contributor; excerpt, “Indestructible Noise Command, ‘The Visitor’ – Rediscovered Steel”

Those rascally Indestructible Noise Command boys used their 2nd album, The Visitor, as a showcase for what made them stand out in the first place. A Thrash-laden, compilation cover of The Cars’ tunes “Just What I Needed” and “Candy-O” found the originals ripe for the picking. It won I.N.C. a place in Thrash Metal history as probably the only band bold enough to blend razor-blade-edged, raging guitar riffs (courtesy of Barath and Fabrizi) with the kind of vocal peculiarity only Dennis Gergely could provide.
Lest he be forgotten, it should be duly noted that Gary Duguay got his own good licks in playing skins. Back on the road, bands like Pantera started opening at I.N.C. gigs. People were lining up in droves to take in the spectacle and be bathed in the incandescent, irresistible light that was – and still is – Indestructible Noise Command. I.N.C. hit #1 on the U.S. college Metal charts and stole the U.K. #2 Import slot out from underneath Aerosmith. The Metal life, for I.N.C., was lookin’ good!
 FULL FRONTAL RESURRECTION
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Bleed the Line (2010)
As with all good things…f**k that! After recording and releasing Razorback and The Visitor, the band was hopeful. They were getting great gigs. Their thrash metal antics won over throngs of beer (and other) bong toting underground fans as well as respectable music critics – to make a virtual overnight success of what started in response to a hatred for putrid music splayed out in video format to be vomited over.
But, that’s the rub. Get a band together. Get a few local gigs. Make a demo. Get signed. Commit those guitar licks, blood-curdling screams and head-banging drum beats to vinyl and there you have it. You’re a full-fledged band. What you need now is funding from your label…a return on your emotional, physical and psychological investment. We’d love to tell you that’s what I.N.C. got. We’d love to say Indestructible Noise Command was treated with the utmost respect by the nice people at Giant Records. But, we can’t.
“We got very close to signing to Epic Records, (but then) decided it was time to take a break…we were frustrated, to say the least.” – Erik Barath, I.N.C. Guitarist & Founding Member
What’s a self-respecting, Thrash Metal band supposed to do once they’re this-close to hitting it big time? Slice and dice any industry son-of-a-bitch who gets within spitting range! But, friends, the boys of I.N.C.

(while all man) aren’t nearly that hateful. They decided, instead, to step back and assess the weary, record contract landscape for what it was. Build a life outside the metal arena until they were able to finance their own comeback and then launch into a full-frontal attack and resurrect at just the right time.

“Anthony & Dennis kept saying we should play some random gigs. I was always, like, ‘F**k that! If we get back together, it’ll be to make the record we wanted to 20 years ago’. So, this January I started writing & had an epiphany. Songs started practically puking out of me. We’ve hit our stride…wrote 12 tracks in 3 months – that’s how you make a friggin’ comeback!” – Erik Barath, I.N.C. Guitarist & Founding Member
And, yeah, you’re right…it’s time! As one savvy Carlos Ramirez pointed out this April (2010): “In the years since their initial (1990s) breakup, (I.N.C.’s) eccentric brand of metal has been embraced by a new breed of record collectors, proving that their style was definitely ahead of its time.” It was. And, here they are: Ready, willing and goddamn able to Thrash their way back onto the scene with Metal vengeance. A new line up, a new website (http://www.myspace.com/incmetal), a new video (“God Loves Violence”) and a killer logo are just a few of the lusty perks. They’ve taken their old-school I.N.C. flavor and laid down a bevy of heavy, hard-hitting changes that’ll have fans old and new ready to Bleed the Line in time with their every move!
WHAT NOW? Within the first 6 weeks of completing the Bleed the Line recordings, and before the CDs were even pressed, INC has created an enormous buzz. In a few short weeks and a few emails reaching out to radio, INC has been added to stations around the world including the great KNAC in Los Angeles, WREK Atlanta, WRBC, WLFM and WEOS in New York as well as the syndicated European FM metal show, The Metal Abbey show.
I.N.C has been busy filming and releasing their first ever music video for God Loves Violence. This video shocked the metal industry when it received over 50,00 views in just a little over 2 weeks. The song and video impressed the producers at Scuzz TV so much, they immediately requested a hard copy and since then, added God Loves Violence to their weekly playlist, giving I.N.C. HUGE exposure to hundreds of thousands of metal fans every week.
The band’s looking to sign a contract with a label that’s serious about making Album # 3 a huge reality. And they’re ready to promote the Hell out of – from Hoboken to Helsinki. Know anyone who’s interested?
I.N.C. is

Erik Barath-guitar

Dennis Gergely-vocals

Anthony Fabrizi-guitar

Samual J. Roon-bass

Dennis Leeflang-drums