MEET THE BAND
Lance Bechtold//Lead Vocals
Joined Absolute Chaos in 2019
Vocal Influences Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland, Aaron Lewis
Band Influences Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Staind
Bio Lance began singing since he was 5 years old. At the age of 10, he toured with the Land of Lakes Choirboys to New York, where he performed at Carnegie Hall. Lance grew up listening to oldies and classic rock, however grunge is the vocal style that he is accustomed to. Lance is heavily influenced by Aaron Lewis (Staind). He has a nice mix of highs and lows that blends well with the songs that Chaos creates.
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Randy Jarvis//Bass
Formed Absolute Chaos in 2019
Bass Influences Jon Spinola, Jeff Pilson, Lorne Black, Perry Richardson
Band Influences Novella, Dokken, Great White, Stryper
Bio Nicknamed, "Hammerhead," Randy began playing bass guitar at 14 years old. After attending a Stryper concert, Randy decided that it was time to learn the bass. Randy uses a "less is more" philosophy when adding fills and heavy bass lines. Randy is heavily influenced by Jon Spinola (Novella) and Jeff Pilson (Dokken). Randy's style of playing adds space for interesting fills when the need is present but to also provide the solid bass line that carries the rhythm.
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Bill McLeod//Drums
Joined Absolute Chaos in 2019
Drum Influences Danny Carey, Chris Adler, Vinnie Paul, Lars Ulrich
Band Influences Tool, Lamb of God, Pantera, Metallica
Bio Hailing from South Florida, Bill brings a heavy-hitting drum style influenced by various great drummers and bands. Heavily influenced by the band Tool, Bill brings a unique design to his drum parts to be just a little progressive in style. He always feels every song can use more double bass drum, and more cowbell. Bill is always proud to be loud!
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Nathan Santos//Guitars
Joined Absolute Chaos in 2019
Guitar Influences John Petrucci, Kirk Hammett, Dave Mustaine, Mark Tremonti, Matthew Heafy
Band Influences Trivium, Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden
Bio Nicknamed, "The Shredder," Nathan began playing guitar at 16 years old. A friend introduced him to "metal" music and he was hooked from that point on. This started his quest to play guitar as he knew this was the instrument he was meant to play. Nathan brings a great mix of tasteful pentatonic shredding mixed with disciplined alternate picking to his style of guitar playing. Nathan's soloing creates a balanced mix of harmony and melody to fit the Chaos sound.
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Nathaniel Santos//Guitars
Joined Absolute Chaos in 2019
Guitar Influences John Petrucci, Matthew Heafy, Kirk Hammett
Band Influences Trivium, Dream Theatre, Metallica
Bio Nathaniel began playing guitar at 15 years old. Nathaniel brings a mix of old school metal and thrash to create great rhythms. That powerful sound is generated with his favorite setup using a Schecter Hellraiser run through the eleven rack processor. Much like his brother, Nathaniel brings that balanced mix of harmony and melody with soloing to fit the Chaos sound.
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