Fireball Ministry

Fireball Ministry

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Fireball Ministry


Img_capt = Fireball Ministry, The Second Great Awakening era: John Oreshnick, Janis Tanaka, James A. Rota II, Emily Burton]
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Los Angeles, California
Genre = Heavy metal
Stoner metal
Hard rock
Years_active = 1999 - present
Label = Bongload Records
Small Stone Records
Nuclear Blast
Liquor and Poker Music
Associated_acts = Cavalera Conspiracy
URL = [http://www.fireballministry.com Official Site]
Current_members = James A. Rota II Emily Burton John Oreshnick Johny Chow
Past_members = Helen Storer Brad Davis Janis Tanaka Yael

Biography

Conceived in Cincinnati in the late 90's by Rota and Burton, the band moved to New York City before settling in Los Angeles. After several years appearing with various big name bands in the genre (Danzig, Anthrax, Motörhead, Slayer) but without a breakthrough in sales they have found their own sound and are fast gaining a wider following. The track "King" was selected by Bam Margera and appeared on his Viva La Bands compilation. The band teamed up with Bam's brother Jess Margera when they toured Europe with CKY in 2004. [cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484728/20040130/system_of_a_down.jhtml|title="Metal File: Hard and Heavy News", MTV.com, ] In addition, the track "The Broken" was included in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) video game "WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006" for the Sony PlayStation 2, further expanding the band's audience.

The band went through four different bass players, starting with Helen Storer, who played on the "Ou Est La Rock?" CD and was replaced by Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis on "FMEP", who was himself replaced by former L7 bass player Janis Tanaka on "The Second Great Awakening". Former Systematic 4-stringer Johny Chow then took the place of Tanaka for the "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" album, which was recorded at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio and like their previous works was produced by genre legend Nick Raskulinecz. In another Margera hook-up they supported CKY on their 2005 Adio Footwear-sponsored tour, having already opened for them on their UK Tour in 2004. Original drummer John Oreshnick took a leave of absence due to family issues in the Fall of 2006 to be replaced by Yael during their recent tour. Yael and Johny Chow were former bandmates in My Ruin. Yael subsequently left the band in Winter 2006, and Oreshnick rejoined.

Rota considered becoming an ordained minister, but was persuaded not to on account of possible legal and taxation issues. However, he did eventually become ordained and performed wedding ceremonies for Matt Deis of CKY and Erica Beckmann in November 2005, and Bam Margera and Melissa Rothstein in February 2007.

In an interview for blabbermouth.net in May 2007, James Rota stated that "we (Fireball Ministry) are in the stages of writing a new album". In the same Interview, Rota also referred to what would later become The Company Band EP, "Sign Here, Here and Here". On the 14th of June 2008, Rota stated that 3 tracks have been recorded for the as yet unnamed fifth Fireball Ministry album, and is also working on a full length Company Band Album and a third, unspecified project to be announced by the end of 2008. However, the present status of these is somewhat uncertain, as Johny Chow is presently on tour playing bass guitar with Cavalera Conspiracy.

Inspiration

The band's imagery draws heavily from Christianity, with "ministry" in their name, the albums "The Second Great Awakening (album)|The Second Great Awakening", and "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", a reference to Deuteronomy 32:31. MTV.com described the band's music as having "a musical chemistry between the members... that makes their songs buzz with warmth". [cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/fireball_ministry/|title="Fireball Ministry", MTV.com]

Current members

James A. Rota II - Guitar/Vocals
Emily Burton - Guitar
John Oreshnick - Drums
Johny Chow - Bass

Former members

Helen Storer - Bass, founding member (1999-2001)
Brad Davis - Bass (2001-2002)
Janis Tanaka - Bass (2002-2004)
Yael - Drums (2006)

Discography

tudio albums

* "Ou Est La Rock?" (August 16, 1999)
* "FMEP" (May 15, 2001)
* "The Second Great Awakening" (October 7, 2003)
* "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" (October 18, 2005)

Compilations

*"" (July 10, 2000) Small Stone Records
*"Bam Margera presents: Viva La Bands" (June 21, 2005) 456 Entertainment

Notes


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