DD Verni – Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Rob Pallotta – Drums
Jack Frost – Guitars
Charlie Calv – Keyboards
The Bronx Casket Co.
Originally formed in 1998 by Overkill co-founder and bassist DD Verni.
The BCC also features long-time Overkill drummer Tim Mallare, guitarist Jack Frost (Seven
Witches), keyboardist Charlie Calv and ex-Misfits frontman Myke Hideous/SpY on vocals.
Their first release, simply titled The Bronx Casket Co., was met with great reviews and a strong cult
following was to follow. Songs like “Who Lives Forever” and “No Miracles” quickly let the world know
what the band is: a blend of Goth and Metal, with melodies that are instantly memorable.
2001 saw the release of their second full length release, Sweet Home Transylvania, which was met with
the same great enthusiasm. Although the band had never played a live show, fan interested continued to
grow with songs like “Jesus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “The Other Me” and “Black Valentine”.
Two songs from this release were also included in the slasher/horror film Murder, Set, Pieces, directed by
Nick Palumbo of Frightflix Productions.
The strength of the songs on the bands second release caught the ear of playwright Andrea Lepcio. Soon
after Verni and Lepcio were collaborating with 3-time Tony Winner Hinton Battle to direct and
choreograph, and the seeds of The Bronx Casket Co… A New Musical were planted. Verni quickly
recruited several members from the Trans Siberian Orchestra to perform the show’s music and, likewise,
when the cast consisted of performers from Broadway shows Hairspray, Rent and Dance of the Vampire.
There have been several performances off-Broadway for producers/backers and the show is still in the
writing stages. It has a gothic/Broadway score with a twisted, vampiric love story woven throughout.
Songs from the first two Bronx Casket Co. releases are included in the show, as well as 13 new songs DD
Verni penned just for the musical.
2005 marks the release of Hellectric, their first CD with new label Regain Records , and clearly the
strongest material from the band to date.
On this, their third full length CD, the band has found their own unique voice.
“It takes three records I think”, states Verni, “to really decide what a band is going to be”.
Hellectric is a blend of the more “doom” sound of the first release with the more “metal” sound of the
second. Produced and engineered by Verni at his New Jersey-based Gear Recording Studio it is an
amazing sonic record.
Longtime friend Mike Romeo of Symphony X contributed all the orchestrations as
well as co-mixing the record with Verni. Together with the most commercial, yet heaviest BCC recording
to date, rock radio will be all to eager to get their hands on this!
Songs like “Little Dead Girl” and “Sherimoon” are instantly catchy, while others like ”Bleed With Me”
and “Can’t Stop The Rain” show the band using more orchestral arrangements and finesse. Fans of
classic rock will certainly want to check out the Goth rendition of the Lynyrd Skynyrd hit “Free Bird” -
“If your going to do a cover tune, you may as well defile a classic” states Verni.
Hellectric also marks the the first video from the band. Directed by Lee Lanier at Beezubugbit Studios in
Las Vegas, “Little Dead Girl” is an animated masterpiece in the vein of Tim Burton’s immortal The
Nightmare Before Christmas.
The band is planning its long awaited shows and touring is expected for
both Europe and America to support the new release
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