Stonepit Drive

Stonepit Drive

Stonepit Drive is a US rock band from Athens, United States. It is active from 1996 to the present and is listed as a group with a southern rock orientation. The band is associated with a wider set of musicians including Matt Lane, John Neff, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Rob Malone, Earl Hicks, Brad Morgan, Jason Isbell, Spooner Oldham, Shonna Tucker, Jay Gonzalez and Matt Patton.

Background

Stonepit Drive is described as a four-piece hard rock band from Kettering, where it builds a reputation through regular gigging and an energetic live show. The group has been active for about four years in that account and is presented as confident and lively on stage.

Recordings

The band releases its debut single, Vive Sine Timore, in 2014, followed by Blue Flame in 2015. It also records its first EP after those singles, with the release planned for early 2016.

Style and influences

Its music is described as gritty hard rock, with influences ranging from Seether, Shinedown and Black Stone Cherry to heavier bands including Metallica, Stone Sour and Alter Bridge.

Live reputation

Stonepit Drive is noted for an energetic live performance and is described by Wildfire Sessions as a local band that makes a strong impact at Weldon Fest, with a set that is said to have torn apart the tent through high-energy playing.