USA ROCKS is the monsterous sound of original Hard Rock Anthems!
\"Big Dave\" rated as one of the Greatest vocalists in Rock!
YOU\'LL LOVE THIS GREAT L.A. band!!!!
GOD BLESS......THE U.S.!!! Semper Fi!!
\"BIG DAVE\" KECHKUT- VOCALS
Home town ;Venice Beach ,California
Dave was born and raised in Venice Beach,Ca surrounded by sports ,skateboarding and just sheer mayhem.Dave skipped from band to band forever in search of musicians with the same soul,drive,and musical vision.USA ROCKS!
SPIKE WRAY-LEAD GUITAR/instigator
Hometown;Cleveland ,Ohio
Spike always wears dog tags on stage of three uncles wounded -killed in action
Spike started playing mandolin when he was 12,and moved to guitar when he was 15,He started and performed extensively in a theatrical cover band at 17 playing Led Zepplin,Aerosmith and others.Moved to Florida,coformed Snake Rock performing tri-state tours and several live radio shows and playing on the bill with ,Molly Hatchet,Edger Winter,Steppenwolf, Uriah Heep, Humble Pie and many others.Snake Rock won the national \"Playboy Street Rock\"
competition,scoring extensive national air airplay and the Canadian Label Nightflight\'s Pure Rock Album ,selling over 50,000 copies to date.Moving to Los Angeles,Snake Rock won the KNAC Radio competition,edging out several thousand other bands,and was featured on the Rhino release,\"Pure Rock\" again gaining National air,selling over 50,000 copies and a year out United States tour.
With the help of Athena Bass(Tommy Lee\'s/Motley Crue)sister,Spike scored the lead guitar spot in the infamous TSOL,(Enigma/Strange Love)album. After the turbulent nature of TSOL, Spike took a long break and graduated from med school(also attended by Athena) with a degree in Surgical Technology and
formed the band USA ROCKS, GOD BLESS....THE U.S.!
CLAY ANTHONY-BASS
Hometown; Los Angeles,California
Clay was original and founding member of the gutter ,hard rock n\' roll band Junkyard.(Geffen)Clay has played many types of music ranging from punk to country,and has dabbled in some\"risky experimental,end of the world,delta blues,and holocaustic music,as described by the L.A.Weekly.He has played with many well known musicians alonghis musical path including,David Palmer and Phil PAlipiamo of Rod Stewart fame,the late Rik L Rik,Greg Deangelo of White Lion,guitar wizard Will Wray of the Hellecasters,and Johnny McKnight of the ever popular Fish Bone to name a few.Clay brings his no nonsense,balls out bass playing to the 1oo proof Grade A American made rock n\" roll band USA ROCKS!
MIKE LANGEN-GUITAR
Hometown;Venice Beach,California
Mike \"picked up his first guitar at 12 after seeing Jimi Hendrix-Rainbow Bridge at the Fox theater in Venice.Mike has much experience and feature playing in many bands including,The Mob,Shake Down,Eclipse and Ally Catz.
MARK LEHNER -DRUMS
Hometown; South Bend Indiana
Mark started playing drums when he was 13 learning formally
through high school bands and orchestra.Mark moved to Hollywood and Graduated from the famous Percusion Institute of Technology.Mark played in various bands for 10 years before joining USA ROCKS!
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