Biography:Buffalo NY's Herod came together in late 2000 when founding members Mike Jeffers and Jesse Benker decided to do a project that was a little more metal than projects they had been involved with in the past: Union (Ferret Records), Dead to the World (Stillborn Records), The Control (Reflections Records), Policy 187(Fetus Records), etc. After writing a batch of songs, the two began putting together a lineup to record a demo. Upon completing Herod's first lineup, the band entered Watchmen Studios with Doug White to record their first demo.
After recording the demo, the band hit the road to start letting people hear the music of Herod. After a few months of playing around the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada, the band was able to secure the interest of Sounds of Revolution Records as well as Philadelphia's Too Damn Hype Records. The band then decided to release the demo in CDEP format (entitled Sinner's in the Eyes of an Angry God) in September 2001 on Canada's Sounds of Revolution Records. The band continued to write new material and tour during most of 2001.
Early in 2002, Herod released Execution Protocol through Too Damn Hype Records. This was followed by extensive touring in support of the record, including the Summer of Imprisonment Tour with Season of Fire (Goodfellow Records).
In the fall of 2002, the band began demoing new material. This new material caught the attention of Lifeforce Records. A deal was struck between the two and Herod began writing for their debut on Lifeforce. During the early part of 2003, Herod played the role of weekend warrior, traveling to play only in the Northeast and Midwest. Also at this time, Too Damn Hype Records released the compilation East Coast Assault 3, on which Herod contributed a track, and Lifeforce released a new label sampler featuring a new Herod track.
During the summer of 2003 the band then entered Tough Guy Studios to record their Lifeforce Record's debut, "For Whom the Gods Would Destroy", and continued touring.
During 2004, the band continued playing all around the United States, and Canada. Herod also toured Europe with label mates Fear My Thoughts covering 10 different countries.
During 2005, Herod has been busy touring and will enter Watchmen Recording Studios with producer Doug White to record their new album "Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight" due out in January 2006. The new record is to be followed by extensive US and European touring.
If you haven't heard Herod before, now is the time. If you are a fan of Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Pantera, than Herod is the band for you. Strap in and hold on tight.
