Like a Storm - Wikipedia. Like A Storm. Chris playing the didgeridoo live at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 1.

Background information. Origin. Auckland, New Zealand. Genres. Hard rock,[1]post- grunge[2][3]Years active. Labels. Century Media (World), Warner Music (NZ)Associated acts. Yes[4]Websitelikeastorm.

Members. Chris Brooks. Matt Brooks. Kent Brooks. Zach Wood. Past members. Paul Sievers. Roye Robley. Thomas Karanasos. Like a Storm is a hard rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, best known for combining heavy baritone guitar riffs and hard rock songs with didgeridoo. Watch Anvil! The Story Of Anvil Online Hulu. Formed by Chris, Kent, and Matt Brooks, Like a Storm have shared American & European stages with Alter Bridge, Korn, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Sick Puppies, and many others, as well as touring North America extensively as a headline act.

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Like a Storm are the highest charting New Zealand hard rock band in American radio history[citation needed]. Both of Like a Storm's two studio albums, "The End of the Beginning" and "Awaken the Fire", debuted in the Billboard 2. The band has toured with Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Three Days Grace, Steel Panther, Shinedown and Hellyeah. History[edit]The band moved from Auckland, New Zealand to North America.[5] They first began touring the US in 2. Creed on their nationwide "Full Circle" Reunion tour.

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Overwhelming fan response to the band's live show saw their first album, The End of the Beginning, enter Billboard's New Artist Charts at No. 6. Billboard 2. 00 from tour sales alone.[citation needed]The band continued extensive American touring into 2. Chemical Infatuation" - sharing stages with artists such as Shinedown, Skillet, Puddle of Mudd and Drowning Pool, as well as playing major festivals including Rock on the Range. Chemical Infatuation" reached No. 4.

U. S Active Rock Top 1. Like a Storm complete two tours of the US with Alter Bridge. In between tours, the band entered the studio to record "Like a Storm Unplugged", an unplugged album featuring acoustic and piano driven interpretations of some of their most popular songs. Like a Storm Unplugged, produced and mixed by the Brooks brothers, showcases the Brooks brothers playing a wider range of instruments - including didgeridoo, piano, church organ and djembe.

In the words of singer/guitarist Matt Brooks, We all grew up playing any instrument we could get our hands on, and it's awesome to be able to explore these different ideas within the music of Like a Storm. We see it more as re- building the soundscape with different instruments and textures than stripping the songs down. In 2. 01. 1, Like a Storm played main stage slots at 3 summer festivals - Boonstock in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada; "Pain in the Grass" for KISW Seattle; and the PDX "Rock. Fest" in Portland. In December 2. 01. Tunelab's "Most Fan Friendly Band."[6] The Brooks brothers responded by thanking their fans on social networking sites.

In January 2. 01. Like a Storm returned to their native New Zealand for a monthlong holiday, and recorded the band's first unplugged DVD "Southern Skies" which was released 2.

February 2. 01. 2. In the movie Chris, Kent, and Matt take viewers to some landmark places and tell of stories growing up in Auckland before playing acoustic versions of fan favorites while at those sites.

Southern Skies also gives you a sneak peek at two new songs off of the upcoming album as well as Matt's humorous home video documenting the little time they spent in Australia. While in their hometown, Matt and Kent went on to do an interview with New Zealand's largest rock radio station. At the time singer/guitarist/didgeridoo player Chris was ill and could not attend. A filmed version of the interview can also be found on the "Southern Skies" DVD.[7]In the Spring of 2.

United States with more than 5. Limited Edition Acoustic EP and their Southern Skies DVD.[8] In these shows the band frequently covered songs from other artists as well, such as: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.[citation needed][9]Shortly after their acoustic tour, the band went back to tour alongside Creed in May 2. Roye Robley. Like a Storm also played several festivals in Summer 2. Shows include: Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing, Michigan, Jinxfest and Cornfest in Illinois; among others. The day after headlining Jinxfest, Like a Storm headed off to tour with Creed for several more dates. Details can be found on the band's Facebook page or website.[1]Their first show of their US headlining tour, titled "Unleash the Chaos", was held on 1. October 2. 01. 2, in support of their EP, "Chaos Theory, Pt.

The first single from the record, "Never Surrender," has a music video that came out 2. November 2. 01. 2. The seven- track "Chaos Theory Part 1," followed shortly after, being released just two days later. Included in the album is a cover of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" which has received airplay on multiple stations including Sirius XM's Octane. In 2. 01. 3, the band released the live double- album "Worlds Collide: Live from the Ends of the Earth". The album includes two live discs, recorded on opposite sides of the world. The first CD features Like a Storm's high energy rock show, recorded during an American arena tour - while the second disc showcases the band's unplugged side, and was recorded in their native New Zealand.

The album features a range of instruments in addition to the traditional hard rock sound - including didgeridoo, djembe, piano, synthesizers, choirs and programming. The single "Love the Way You Hate Me" was #1 on Sirius XM Octane in North America for 5 weeks. Its stateside success makes the band the highest- charting New Zealand rock act in US radio history.[citation needed] The song charted for 1.

Mainstream Rock chart and peaked at No. Their subsequent single, "Wish You Hell" peaked at #1. Mainstream Rock chart.[1. It combines hard rock with delta blues into a sound referred to as "Voodoo Metal", and features slide guitar, jaw harp, and mandolin alongside a heavy rock band track. The third single, "Become the Enemy", peaked at number 1. The band is signed to Another Century Records.

The band's second full- length studio album, and first with record label support, "Awaken the Fire", is also one of the first releases from Another Century. It was written, produced & recorded by the band. Featuring updated versions of the tracks on "Chaos Theory, Pt.