The energy is unmatchable. Guitars crushing as they cry to you. Drums pounding grooves that touch and move. Tears falling from the vocalist as he spits out words of love, hate, truth, lies, passion and hope. Sweat pours from every face and burns the eyes. Blood breaks through the calloused fingertips and stains the strings. Never has there been a band that performs with such raw emotion, with such pain and joy. This band is Smilin Liar.
Formed in the fall of 1999, Smilin Liar has proven themselves to be a vital part of the Minneapolis music scene. The band has already released one full length album, titled "Anthropomorphism," and has sold thousands of copies throughout the Midwest. Filled with frustration and regret, the sound of this album breaks from its metal roots and branches out to every influence of each member.
Making themselves a tough contender for any national act to follow has allowed Smilin Liar to open for bands like Hed PE, Blindside, American Head Charge, 40 Below Summer, Darwin's Waiting Room, Lollipop Lustkill and Project 86.
Letting go of the narcissistic intentions that most bands set their minds on, Smilin Liar concentrates on only two things: the music and the live show. The band does not look at performing as a ways of acquiring adoration but instead they use it as a way to open a part of themselves and share that with the world. People will love this band. People will hate this band. They will never stop.
