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Hear Matt Romeros first new studio EP
in 4 years reuniting with producer Matt
Russell. Act II: How The West Was Won
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—BIO—
Solo artist/producer Matt Romeros journey began in the Winter of 1999 when he formed the band Us Versus Them.
Since then he has written, performed and self-produced over a dozen eclectic albums under the name Us Versus Them.
In 2005 Matts chance at a real studio record was finally conceived when Q-Division producer Matt Russell heard the song New Mourning and was instantly convinced he wanted to work with Matt. Thus Matts first true studio album Us Versus Them EP was born. The 4-song disc was a very experimental mature record almost or could be considered to be Adult Contemporary. With strings, horns and even a wurlitzer the sound was hard to classify and garnered rave reviews from critics around Boston. Unfortunately the album was lost in the shuffle of promoting when in 2006 Matt gave UVT a new sound
Matt has recruited several musicians over the years and formed the first actual band line-up of UVT in 2005 with drummer Jon Ulman and the duo released their full-length album After The Drama the following year to a very enthusiastic online crowd especially on Myspace and Purevolume.
Jon and Matt recruited bassist John Malzone and the trio began playing shows although the group was short lived and broke-up late 2006 with their last show at the now-defunct Abbey Lounge in Cambridge, MA.
The Us Versus Them name was resurrected and re-born once again in 2007 when Matt paired up in an unlikely team with metal guitarist Rich Noe. The duo recorded UVTs most polarizing album to date the heavy and politically influenced We Will Expire. The album was met with a warm reception and garnered many new listeners however most people who loved the old UVT sound were turned off by Matts new found screaming vocals and UVTs new direction, also Rich and Matt had severe trouble finding a stable band line-up for an entire year until
The saga of Us Versus Them officially ended on New Years day 2009. Before that in 2008, Matt and Rich actually found their band with lead guitarist Vaz Curpen, drummer Tim Lillis and returning bassist John Malzon from the rock days of old UVT. The line-up was in fact very solid and Rich, Matt and Vaz actually recorded a second album right before the final line-up solidified with the follow-up to 2007s We Will Expire and even heavier Unknown Futures. The new album further solidified Us Versus Them as a bona-fide rising metal band from Boston. Matt finally achieved front-man status and had a supportive and incredibly talented band behind him, the band went on to play several great shows in front of many earning new fans everytime along the way. In the end however metal was not Matts calling, he felt the band deserved a true metal singer and he and the band parted ways on New Years day 2009.
So as the story goes, Matt decided Us Versus Them had achieved everything he set out to do on that cold Winter day in 1999 starting as a High School graduate and computer-nerd who never played an instrument and never sung a day in his life ended up fronting an explosive talented rising band, recorded in one of the countrys top studios with a team of musicians, producer and engineers and more importantly Matt proved to himself and others a dream could be achieved when no one at first thought he could be a singer or a musician or even succeed in the music industry, he wrote some memorable songs, showed the world he could sing and was good enough to stand on his own in a professional studio with a producer whos worked with some of the best talent in Boston and beyondMatt finally became a musician in the eyes of others and to himself.
And so Us Versus Them died on that fateful New Years day, when Matt was finally realized he didnt need a name to finally fly on his own and show the world his music
The first new chapter to Matts musical journey begins here in early 2009 with him under his own name as a true solo artist re-uniting with producer Matt Russell the duo are set to release Matts second studio EP: Act II: How The West Was Won with a cast of incredible Boston musicians who performed on the album.
Get ready, Matt Romero is taking on the music world head-on and if you loved the old beloved Us Versus Them then youre gonna love what he has in store next
