Next Season
Finster was born in the summer of 1999 when Paul Crandell and Ryan LaRocque got together to jam. Black Sabbath, Slayer, Metallica, Reverend Horton Heat, and Primus were on the menu back then. Guitar and drums only renditions of other band's material.
Chapter 2 began when the two got together with Paul's uncle Don, who played bass. They called themselves Finster after they played their first original, a Crandell composition called "Graven Image". The name Finster came from a list of ideas by Paul and friends, it is German, and it means dark, sinister, and gloomy. Several other songs followed, including "Magic Moments on Fire" and "Finsternis", two current band favorites. (Plus "Dog of Dogs" and "Reaction", songs that made to their album.)
Alas, the band grew tired of the first set. They wanted to say something to the music industry; something that had not too often been said before. With Paul's influences expanding to Neurosis, ...
Chapter 2 began when the two got together with Paul's uncle Don, who played bass. They called themselves Finster after they played their first original, a Crandell composition called "Graven Image". The name Finster came from a list of ideas by Paul and friends, it is German, and it means dark, sinister, and gloomy. Several other songs followed, including "Magic Moments on Fire" and "Finsternis", two current band favorites. (Plus "Dog of Dogs" and "Reaction", songs that made to their album.)
Alas, the band grew tired of the first set. They wanted to say something to the music industry; something that had not too often been said before. With Paul's influences expanding to Neurosis, ...
