Logan Mader launches new band Once Human

Official press release: When people think of Logan Mader, they remember the flying dreads, a flying V, and deadly volume, performing with the likes of Machine Head and Soulfly. It's hard to believe, but it's been 12 years since Mader set foot onstage. Now a gold-selling music producer/mixer (Five Finger Death Punch, Gojira, Periphery), he had written off the performing part of his life and settled behind the scenes. Still, something within him stirred. Former Roadrunner chief and current Nuclear Blast Entertainment head Monte Conner sent newcomer and multi-instrumentalist Lauren Hart to Logan Mader for a production deal. A creative spark between the two forged the nexus of Once Human, as Hart moved from guitars to vocals, unsheathing a throat-scarring level of vocal brutality that completely contradicts her soft appearance. Unexpectedly, the result brought Mader back to creative life as both artist and performer. "The creative chemistry was so on fire and the music really spoke to me. In all of my years producing, I've never been so attached and excited about a developing project," Mader said. He continued, "It's a mix of brutal metal and melodic epic, with cinematic textures. It's unique and really has its own identity." Mader is not closing his studio doors for producing, however. "I can do it all," he said. The rhythm section of Once Human consists of Damian Rainauld on bass and Ralph Alexander on drums; both are newcomers, yet are insanely talented. Once Human have inked a worldwide deal with earMUSIC, which will be unveiling their debut album The Life I Remember on September 4, 2015. Witness the sound of a new steel being forged. Once Human have arrived. Check out the lyric video for "The Life I Remember":