Dark30 is an Oklahoma City based female fronted hard rock / metal band. Our sound is melodic and heavy with lots of dimension. We formed in mid '98 and are currently playing the local club scene with a large, but growing fan base. Our debut album "Fatalism" was realeased in January 2003 and received very good reviews. Our musical influences vary form Megadeth, Hole, System of a Down, and Disturbed to Dream Theater and Symphony X . Local promoters have taken an interest in us and have actively started promoting us on 2 major radio stations. Kelly Wells, the lead guitar and driving force of Dark:30, competed in Guitar Center's national Guitar Mageddon contest and was the Oklahoma 2003 WINNER! Our new album "My Obsession" is now out and available at www.dark30.net. Currently Dark:30 is on the top 10 charts at Broadjam and norecordlabel.com.

Press Info

Kelly Wells was the 2003 Oklahoma winner of Guitar Center's national Guitar Mageddon contest. Dark:30's debut cd "Fatalism" was realeased in 2003. The follow up cd "My Obsession" was realeased in 2004. In June 2004, the single "Left Behind" hit the top 10 on the Broadjam Heavy Metal Charts. In June 2004, the single "Sell Out" hit the top 10 on the Broadjam Heavy Metal Charts. In July 2004, "Sell Out" hit the #1 spot on the top 10 charts. It is currently in it's 8th week running. In July 2004, Dark:30 hit the top 10 charts on norecordlabel.com and is in it's 2nd week running. Dark:30 is featured on the front page of the website.

Similar Artists

You can't miss the similarities to Courtney Love with the powerful female lead vocals and the ripping guitar syles of Dave Mustaine and other heavy hitting guitar gods.

Influences

Dark:30 has many varying influences ranging from Megadeth, Disturbed, and System of a Down to Hole, Symphony X, and Dream Theater.

Bio

Dark:30 is a hard driving, female fronted metal band. This Oklahoma City based band formed in mid 1998 and consists of Bridgett Wells on lead vocals, Kelly Wells on lead guitar, and backing vocals, and Cheryl Homen on drums. Their debut cd "Fatalism" was realeased in 2003 and their follow up cd "My Obsession" was realeased in early 2004. Dark:30's sound has a heavy awesome groove with screamin' choruses, memorable melodies, and sometimes dips into some hauntingly dark moods. You'll wake up with it stuck in your head.