Rocktober with Josh Davis

 If life hands you lemons, Josh Davis would "sit there for an hour rubbing them into my wounds before I realized what I was doing.  Then I would probably make lemon meringue pie or something."  The point this Ohio bred musician is making is life is what you make of it, and Josh Davis is making a life for himself with his music career.

Meet Josh Davis, aficionado of the drums, keys, bass and vocals. A multi-talented artist, he is originally from North Lewisburg, Ohio, but is currently based in the Fairborn/Dayton area of Ohio in a town named Xenia.  Previously, for two years, he was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band Voice of Vengeance, who once opened for Obituary. 

Whereas Voice of Vengeance was a "hybrid of modern and old-school death metal," Josh is interested in a wide variety of music.  "Anything from grunge to death metal to contemporary rock to industrial.  I have recently developed a taste for jazz and pop, which I wouldn't have been caught dead listening to as a teenager."  Davis also mentions dubstep and electronic music as becoming a bigger influence lately on his main style, which continues to be metal.  As his Facebook musician page info reads:

I work in a few different genres so take your pick, skip what u don't like.

To check out more Josh Davis' metal side, reminiscent of death metal such as God Dethroned,  try out his Black Zombie Factory on myspace.com. I also highly recommend the Damn Building page, to check out the melodic Mudvayne-style song "Self Unified."  Fans of anything from Clutch to Seether to Soundgarden will appreciate a track that Josh Davis obviously put his heart and soul into the tracks on this site.

Hints of the acoustic rock his musical roots are based in are found in the harmony and layered lyrical precision of "Self Unified."  Davis collaborated with his dad, who wrote the verses, and while the lyrics were never intended to be a song, the heartfelt words spurred the idea of adding music.  Also check out "What About Tomorrow," a song Davis admits was written in a difficult part of his life.  "And of course it involved a girl," he adds for emphasis.

Social media has helped connect many artists, including Josh, to others in ways previous generations couldn't imagine.  Here's hoping more fans are produced as a result of clicking on these links! And be sure to check out his Facebook page and like it!  Remember, life is what you make of it.