Elysia

deathcore

There are at least three artists with this name: 1) Named for the final resting place of warriors, thinkers and great statesmen in Greek Mythology, the Sacramento, CA based Elysia create epic battle hymns for the Deathcore set. Excessively brutal but socially conscious, vocalist Zak Vargas espouses on society’s ills from a youthful viewpoint. I try to write on what is going on in the world and in our lives but from how a kid views it. I think that’s why a lot of people connect with us instead of me writing solely about personal relationships. Seeing things through a kid’s eyes is not much of a stretch for the eighteen year old Vargas who just graduated high school as well as the rest of the band which includes sixteen year old Danny Lomeli. Though the band plays metal, they consider themselves to have the attitude of a hardcore band in their live performances leaning heavily on audience interaction to create the spirit that their punk heroes did. Forming four years ago Elysia was originally a recreational outlet from high school where they could live out their scene, hardcore fantasies. We definitely sucked back then Vargas admits Our first show was playing for all of our friends and it went over better than it should have. From there the band chipped away at their own identity while playing shows repeatedly. Back then the Sacramento scene was composed of a lot of older folks, so we were these kids banging away and not getting much acceptance at first. Eventually all ...