Science Faxtion is an American
experimental metal
Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, and experimental) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde elements, including non-standard and unconventional soun ...
band that formed in
California
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in 2007. Comprising multi-instrumentalist and vocalist
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer.
Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...
, vocalist and guitarist
Greg Hampton
Greg Hampton is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who has worked on such albums as Alice Cooper's '' Along Came a Spider,'' Tommy Bolin's '' Whips and Roses,'' Lita Ford's '' Wicked Wonderland'', and Eli Cook‘s ''Pr ...
, guitarist
Buckethead
Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...
, drummer
Bryan "Brain" Mantia
Bryan Kei Mantia (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as Brain, is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, and Godflesh, and with other performers such as Tom Waits, Serj Tankian, Bill ...
and DJ Tobe "Tobotius" Donohue (also known as DJ Botieus), the band has released the album ''
Living on Another Frequency'' in October 2008.
Band members
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Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer.
Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...
–
bass,
vocals
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,
keyboard
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Music
* Musi ...
s,
guitar
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*
Greg Hampton
Greg Hampton is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who has worked on such albums as Alice Cooper's '' Along Came a Spider,'' Tommy Bolin's '' Whips and Roses,'' Lita Ford's '' Wicked Wonderland'', and Eli Cook‘s ''Pr ...
– vocals, guitar
*
Buckethead
Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...
– guitar, bass
*
Bryan "Brain" Mantia
Bryan Kei Mantia (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as Brain, is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, and Godflesh, and with other performers such as Tom Waits, Serj Tankian, Bill ...
–
drums
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,
programming
*Tobe "Tobotius" Donohue –
turntable
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s, Drums, programming & engineering
Bernie Worrell, another P-Funk alumnus, appears on this album as well, but not as a band member
Discography
*''
Living on Another Frequency'' (2008)
References
External links
Science Faxtionon
Myspace
Heavy metal musical groups from California
Buckethead
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