What happened to Jared E?

Nothing serious happened at all. For the most part, Jared E had some personal issues in his life that he had to address, therefore moving to Leesburg, Ohio. He is still family and we miss him, however at the present time he is not an active member of Burning Ohio.

What is up with the new EP?

The new EP will be released sometime before the end of 2006. The EP is entitled Bleeding Through the Bandages and it will contain an eclectic mix of Burning Ohio tunes that didn't make it to other releases.  Think of it as a b-sides record.

What kind of gear do they use?

Brad Napier plays ESP guitars (EC and H series) and formerly played Ibanez GAX series on the earlier recordings. He uses an Ibanez Talman acoustic and formerly used Marshall Valvestate combination amplifiers. Currently, Brad uses a Crate 2 X 12 combo. For effects he uses a Boss DS-1 (Orange Crush) distortion, DOD Death Metal Pedal, an old Zoom Unit, and a Dunlop Crybaby. Brad also uses GHS Boomers .10 strings and a various assortment of Dunlop Tortex picks. * Brad is not endorsed by any of the above.

David Dick plays both Carvin 5-string fretless and Epiphone 5-string fretted basses. He uses Crate and Fender bass amps as well as a Boss Compression / Sustainer bass pedal. * Dave is not endorsed by any of the above.

Burning Ohio. What does it mean?

What Burning Ohio means is not important. Burning Ohio is an idea. A mindset. It is what each individual, expressive person feels at any given moment. It is the feelings of society. A sober wakeup call to those who enjoy spending their lives veiled behind a comfortable existence, too afraid to realize that there are other things at work in this world aside from money, personal gain and popularity.

How did they come up with the name Burning Ohio?

Burning Ohio came from a piece of writing that Brad Napier composed in the winter months of 2002. While working through a workbook on Beat culture, Brad employed the cut-up method (made famous by William S. Burroughs and Bryon Gysin) to craft the poem Burning Ohio.

What is the music like?

Good question. The music is unbelievably tight and heavy, but not too heavy. In a day and age where an artist is often copied or a copycat, Burning Ohio are a breath of fresh air. They have taken inspiration from the past thirty years of rock and roll, punk, metal, progressive, and doom metal and made it into their own sound.