INVITRO Offers Free Download

August 28, 2007

INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling, has posted a free download of the track "Hollyvision" from its forthcoming debut album, "When I Was a Planet", through the group's MySpace page. The song has become one of the most requested cuts on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and routinely charts right beside some of the biggest hitters in metal and hard rock.

Commented INVITRO frontman Jeff Weber: "'Hollyvision' was the most trying and rewarding song to record on the record. The entire time we were writing it, I knew that I wanted it lyrically to deal with the affect that passive entertainment (TV) was having on people, and how it is the ruler of so many people's free time. The verses came out with ease, it gave me an opportunity to express my frustration with our TV-driven culture, but when writing the chorus we fell into a slump trying to find the vibe. After taking a break the day we were recording it, it suddenly hit me that the chorus should create the same sensation as watching TV. In other words, it had to be numbing, hypnotic, and way happier than reality. It needed to be Ward Cleaver selling TV to the Wally and the Beaver. In the end, I think that it is one of everybody in the bands favorite tracks."

INVITRO has been leaving audiences stunned with its energetic live shows and quirky tin-foil costumes on tours with SEVENDUST, STATIC-X, HELLYEAH and Family Values.

"The Family Values Tour was a new experience for us as a band. Being out with such a diverse group of bands gave us an opportunity to reach a lot of fans we hadn't had the opportunity to play in front of before," says Weber. "In addition to meeting new fans, we also met all of the other amazing bands on the tour. Hanging out has been amazing. It's just like having an endless party being backstage with the bands. Barbecues, beer and whisky are everywhere. Music never stops, and each day promises at least one surprise. This tour has reaffirmed the fact that INVITRO loves being on the road, and that we're not stopping anytime soon."

Live Nation recently posted live clips of INVITRO from a recent performance at The House of Blues in San Diego. The clips also contain a live version of the band performing SNOT's "Stoopid". Check them out at this location.

INVITRO's "When I Was a Planet" lands in stores September 11 through Gridiron Records.

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