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The classic rock
band FOG is as esoteric as a runaway freight train full of wild
boars barreling down a mountainside at high noon. Their guitars
scream with the passion of a thousand murderous band saws and
their amps crackle and smoke with the rage of ten thousand
mother lions. From their mouths fly swords, fire and mercy. They
are on a mission – and yes, it is a mission from God.
FOG, a name
originally chosen as an acronym for "Five Old Guys,"
is an old-school hard rock and heavy metal band as bent on
sharing their passion for Jesus Christ as they are on reviving
good old-fashioned musical mayhem. Whether juicing up a worship
song like a hot-rod in August, tweaking a classic tune,
redefining it’s meaning and commandeering it’s verve towards
their own ends, or unveiling an original song that sounds as if
it blasted straight out of a time-machine set to 1974, FOG is
unapologetic in both their commitment to vintage rock and in
their enthusiastic performance of it.
Front-man and
lead vocalist David Miller was rocking pubs as the drummer for
various cover bands at the spry age of fourteen. Artists like
Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Van Halen were his musical
inspirations. Over twenty years later he merged his passion for
gut-crunching rock and roll with his newly invigorated faith in
Christ and caught a vision. Miller got together with several
friends and church-mates to form what was at first a novelty
act, but would soon become a very active ensemble. Warren Poi
(guitars,) Gary Moody (guitars,) Jim Groleske (drums) and Rick
Shaeffer (bass) joined with Miller and a few other friends to
romp through some cover tunes and amped up worship songs. Though
the group started as a bit of a joke, they soon found themselves
with performance offers from places as diverse as bible studies
and biker bars. Turned out as the whole world turned
"alternative" around them, a lot of folks just wanted
to pump their fist in the air and let their hair down.
The five friends
all met at The Warehouse Church where they spent years together
in fellowship before realizing they shared a love of old-style
hard rock, and a common desire to preach the Gospel wherever
they could. They found themselves invited to youth groups,
outdoor jams and even some of the roughest biker bars in
Illinois and Wisconsin. From intimate crowds in church basements
to pounding masses in the thousands at outdoor festivals, they
followed every invitation and boldly blasted their hearts out.
What they lacked in polish they more than made up for in
conviction. With their heart stitched plainly on their sleeve,
and their amps up to eleven, FOG took shape.
Though willing to
go wherever doors open and ears hear, FOG makes no apology for
the reason they play. For them it’s all about sharing their
hearts and having a great time. For these Aurora rock-heads the
only thing more satisfying than a blaring power-chord is the
knowledge that they are offering a message of real hope in a
hurting world. The fact that they get to spread the Word at 110
decibels is just icing on the cake.
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