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from http://www.musicalfamilytree.com/bands/pencil: A post-punk band with an ever-shifting lineup of late 80s-early 90s Indiana University students, Pencil originally consisted of high school friends Carl Saff (guitar) and Matt Wagner (drums) and fellow students Chris Morgan (vocals) and Karl Desch (bass). Pencil rapidly evolved over the course of numerous gigs in the Bloomington, IN basement show scene. Starting as a goofy party band playing loosely in the style of The Minutemen (though none of the band had heard The Minutemen at the time) and then morphing into a noisier, heavier and stranger kind of post-punk band, as their influences grew to...
Members: Ramon Mercado-Vocals Chris Phillipsen-Guitar Gerry Flores-Drums Bio: Hailing from the Inland Empire California, Pencil Lead Syringe is a 3 piece DeathGrind band. Established in 2005 Hailing from the Inland Empire California, Pencil Lead Syringe is a 3 piece Brutal Death/Grind band, influenced by many talented bands alike from Cryptopsy to Ion dissonance and bands of that style mix them together and you get Pencil Lead Syringe with touch of Brutal Slams to Melodic melodies. Pencil Lead Syringe has become its own and with their Debut album “Suffocated and Embalmed” Released Under Dans Crypt Records the band has gained fans...
Pencil Tin (1995 - 1998) was an Australian trio consisting of Bart Cummings (member of Girl of the world, The Cat's Miaow, The Shapiros and currently Bart & Friends), Bianca Lew (from The Steinbecks) and Robert Cooper (from The Sugargliders, The Earthmen and The Steinbecks). The made three releases: Poignant (7") (on Quiddity Records, 1995); A Gentle Hand To Guide You Along (Album) (on The Bus Stop Label, 1996); The Shapiros / Pencil Tin split (7") (on Library Records, 1998). .