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(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 25, 2006 ) San Francisco, CA - On the heels of winning the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 10 contest, Evo Recording Artists Karate High School landed the featured band slot on Purevolume.com from October 20-23rd. Yesterday, the band ranked number 2 of the top 100 artists with 20,574 plays on Pure Volume, ahead of Panic! at the Disco, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and My Chemical Romance. Today, Karate High School still ranks in the Top 10 with 10,321 plays and 521,803 total plays. Formed in San Francisco, California, Karate High School has painted an unusual musical landscape that stems from their love for DIY rock and classic video games. The band focuses on transporting the listener to a truck stop of a new dimension, a place where low-bit arcade systems collide with semi-trucks carrying loud orchestra hits and punishing guitar riffs. Karate High School is: Paul McGuire - vocals, keyboards; Gabe Ausiello - guitars; Paul Bautista - keyboards; Dan Kingdon - bass; and Danny Glaspy - drums. Displaying an intense Do-It-Yourself work ethic, Arcade Rock was self-produced and recorded in vocalist/keyboardist Paul McGuire’s studio apartment. With two self-funded national tours under their belt, Karate High School has created a buzz in the underground scene with their unpredictable, manic live performances. With virtually no major nationwide radio play or marketing, Karate High School has been able to amass over a strong, rabid following in the underground rock scene. “We are all video game nerds, and that’s a big influence on our music,” says Bautista. In addition to citing bands such as Refused, Talking Heads, and Quicksand as influences, Karate High School draws inspiration from classic videogame composers including Koji Kondo and Nobuo Uematsu. Arcade Rock is not just the name of their debut album, but perhaps the best way to describe their musical approach. Combining traditional punk rock and post-hardcore sensibilities with the distinctive mark of a band brought up on games and cartoon music, Karate High School is indeed paving new ground. Arcade Rock was produced and recorded by Paul McGuire, mastered by Alan Douches (Fallout Boy /Brand New/The Chemical Brothers/Dillinger Escape Plan) and mixed by Drew Mazurek (Linkin Park/Nothingface/ Jawbox/HIM) at HighView Studios in Baltimore, Maryland. The crisp production work results in an album full of infectious guitar hooks, a steady rhythm section and a one-two punch of melodic and abrasive vocal styles, all highlighted by a unique keyboard element that truly sets the band apart. Distributed by Fontana/Universal and Redeye. For more information about Karate High School, please visit their web sites at http://www.karatehighschool.com, http://www.myspace.com/karatehighschool and http://www.purevolume.com/karatehighschool. Karate High School's CD Arcade Rock is available for purchase at http://www.evorecordings.com.Media contact: Serge Entertainment PR, phone 678-445-0006, Email: SergeEnt@aol.com
Evo Recordings
Sandy Serge
SergeEnt@aol.com 
Source: EmailWire.com
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