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Narcotic Self
12+ albums
thrash metaldeath metalOmahaNebraska
about
NARCOTIC SELF came onto a scene saturated with indie rock, and at the time, what the rock media refers to as "new-metal". With a huge buzz created from the band only by performing in front of gathering crowds at weekly practices, NARCOTIC SELF's first live performance at the legendary Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center awoke an electricity in the Omaha music scene that was starving for something new. The band performed for a packed house with an addictive energy that fueled the whole crowd into pits of fury. A new sound of melodic, thrash metal, with strangely organized song structures, illustrative lyrics, and off beat time signatures immediately caught the attention of larger and larger crowds. After the bands debut album "The Anti-Narcotics Movement" was released in early 2002, already the word had begun to spread to neighboring towns and cities. "The Anti-Narcotics Movement" was an assault upon all senses. Taking listeners on a journey rarely traveled in the metal music industry. The bands shows became more and more talked about, advertised, and reviewed by local and regional newspapers, and online forums and magazines. 2004 marked the year of the band second independent release "Falling Distance". A full length statement that the band was here to push the envelope at any and all costs, with no signs of slowing down or compromise. Soon the band began to grow within itself. Adding a second guitar player, developing new songs, and refining all it's original styles and s
