The Demon Beat

Rock / Soul / Garage

Kearneysville, WV

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About

From deep between the hushed hilltops of West Virginia, comes a rag-tag trio of sharply dressed men with a predilection for volume and a passion for Rock & Roll. The Demon Beat have been busy making craters in local bars, clubs, and basements- blowing minds and resurrecting a brand of musical honesty and aural aggression that has lain dormant for decades. "I thought people forgot how to play Rock & Roll." -a sound guy at a barn (in reference to the Demon Beat's performance.) The Demon Beat deliver a refreshingly taut mix of Jordan Hudkins' boisterous rhythms, the tenacious assault of Tucker Riggleman's gut-pummeling basslines, and the scathingly acerbic, yet thick and mellow guitar work of Adam Meisterhans- who delivers his vocals with the dry wit and literary prowess of a second-year English studies drop-out.

PRESS:

"The Demon Beat have made an album that took me straight back to the best party ever - not by lyrical mention or retro-gimmick, but with a mood, a power and unbelievable performance. I have a feeling when Meisterhans, Hudkins and Riggleman's contemporaries look back a decade from now on that best party ever ... this album will literally be the soundtrack."
- Jynx Jenkins for The Martinsburg Journal

“Every now and then we come across a new band that blows us away completely. Case and point, meet West Virginia’s own The Demon Beat. This three piece band blend rock with a whole lot of soul that will have you out of your seat dancing.

Singer Adam Meisterhans’ voice is unbelievable, and has a bit of southern howl to it. With influences from everything such as the Black Keys to Jimi Hendrix, The Demon Beat manage to combine everything they love and make it their own. Each song just gets better and better. Be especially sure to check out the track ‘I’ll Be Your Man’, one of the most phenomenal tracks I’ve heard in quite a while. This is one band to look out for.”
- Modern Mystery Blog

"If you like blues, soul and rock and roll, or if you just love seeing some young men with passion play like they are desperate not to be dragged away by the devil himself, you're going to have a real good time with these guys."
- Taylor Kuykendall for The Huntington Herald-Dispatch

"Few singers scream like Meisterhans. From the soulful, lovelorn crooning in the verses to the guttural shrieking in the amped-up choruses, the songs - from "Gates of Hell" and "King of London" on 2007's "HEAVYNASTY" to "Bad Man" and "Trainwreck" on the new EP- reach out and command attention."
- Nick Harrah for The Charleston Gazette

“Straight out of the West Virginia panhandle, The Demon Beat is a three-piece rock band from the quaint college town of Shepherdstown. The band members mix the White Stripes, AC/DC, and The Pixies to put on a live show as powerful as any you’ll ever see, highlighted by the group’s intense stage presence, guitar chops and vocal delivery of frontman Adam Meisterhans and the sophisticated rhythms of bassist Tucker Riggleman and drummer Jordan Hudkins.”
- Jaren Love for College Magazine

"The Demon Beat's roots grow wild, jamming an entanglement of pop and blues messy on the surface but secretly effortless and precise. Live or recorded, the band's Who- and Hendrix-influenced sound sets them apart as fine purveyors of quality rock & roll."
- Mike Sizemore for Rock O' Clock