.......................................THE GTC

......................................................August 18, 2001. Credit: Brian Froustet

.......................................PERSONNEL

......................................................Matt Franco - guitar
......................................................Avi Glickman - drums
......................................................Kevin Morris - vocals, trumpet
......................................................Jay Perdick - guitar
......................................................Phil Drummond - bass

.......................................INFO

......................................................The GTC are from the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and are back from a bothersome 2
......................................................year hiatus. Always tight and ready to explode at any second, they manage to breathe
......................................................life and excitement into a style of music that many bands have nearly destroyed with
......................................................the sheer monotony and cookie-cutter songs and artwork. Instead of treading the usual
......................................................trail of combining One Eyed God Prophecy drum beats and metallic riffs, they borrow
......................................................from Honeywell and Constatine Sankathi, keeping it messy, angry, and brimming with
......................................................ferocity. Rather than making their music a nostalgic trip for those who were around
......................................................"back then," they add an urgency and strain to their sound to which few can compare.

......................................................One instantly notices the genuine quality of The GTC upon first look; they will never
......................................................be caught with the black hair, black clothes, and drab smirk that seems almost required
......................................................to be in a "screamo" band in 2002. they have been around long enough to know that
......................................................anyone who completely subscribes to an image will surely change in a week. The GTC
......................................................will stick to their dirty t shirts and jeans, and continue to scream in the faces of
......................................................anyone and everyone they can. One feels jittery and unnerved after watching a GTC
......................................................live show, most likely because they just received real, unfaked emotion and power,
......................................................which is slowly becoming more and more uncommon in punk rock.

......................................................The GTC are now fully charged and ready to play any show they can, please be sure to
......................................................contact them if you're sick of watching bands pose and fake their way though live
......................................................shows. and if you're nice, after they play, they will fix your computer, because they
......................................................are all sweet fellows and know their hardware.

.......................................LINKS

......................................................The Official GTC Website