Members:
Jeff Gutt – vocals
Danny Hartwell – guitar
Judd Gruenbaum – bass, backup vocals
Brandon Brown – drums
History.
1. Dry Cell's formation.
Part of the band formed in 1998 when guitarist Danny Hartwell and drummer Brandon Brown met at the Ratt Show on the Sunset Strip. They later met up with then-vocalist Judd Gruenbaum. The original name of the band was "Beyond Control".
After forming, the band caught the attention of Warner Brothers' Jeff Blue, an A&R Executive responsible for discovering Linkin Park. He later signed the band to a development deal, and found a new lead singer for the band in Jeff Gutt from Detroit.
In an interview with the website, The A&R Online, Blue described Dry Cell (at the time tentatively called "Impur") as: "they're like Metallica meets Incubus meets Linkin Park but heavier. No DJing, no rapping, very melodic and the kids are just phenomenal musicians".
Blue also goes on to tell how he discovered the band: "A friend of mine told me about the drummer who was 11 at the time and said how amazing he was. I ended up hearing a demo that wasn't very good but because I was right down the street from where they were playing I went up and saw them and was actually very impressed. I made a development deal and have now been working with them for over a year and a half. I'm with them six hours, six days a week. I have them in a rehearsal room right next to Warner Brothers".
2. The Disconnected album.
Signed to Warner Bros. Records, the band went to work recording their debut album titled Disconnected.
The 12-track album was due to be released on July 16, 2002. It was later pushed back to August 27, 2002. In the end, one of the band members father's got into a heated argument with Blue regarding the size of the band's promotion budget, the result of months of behind-the-scenes disagreement. Within 48 hours the father took his complaints to Warner, and two days later they released Dry Cell from their contract.
The only place Disconnected was ever sold at (albeit in limited quantities) was during the Locobazooka Festival in 2002. These were the final Warner pressed copies complete with artwork. On extremely rare occasions copies are sold on eBay. However, advanced copies of the album which come in a paper sleeve cover and contain different artwork, can be found more regularly.
The band always stated there was no chance of releasing the album, even if they were to sign a new record deal.
They shot a music video for their only single"Body Crumbles" from Disconnected. The song was included in the OST to the 2002 film Queen of the Damned, in the soundtrack for EA Sports Madden NFL 2003 and was featured on Rob Zombie's sampler disc Call All The Maniacs.
Dry Cell recorded a Stone Temple Pilots cover Heaven & Hot Rods which was featured on NASCAR: Crank It Up compilation.
3. After Warner Brothers.
After their departure from Warner Music, Dry Cell continued on. It was reported that a deal had signed with Epic Records in March 2003. For reasons unknown, nothing further eventuated.
In early 2004, Dave Wasierski was named as the band's new vocalist. At the time, it was reported that 8 new songs had been completed.
In 2005 vocalist Jeff Gutt re-joined the band, and they recorded four new demo tracks. The two songs released to the public were titled "New Revolution" and "The Lie". In late 2005, Danny Hartwell left the band. The group subsequently disbanded. After their split, two other tracks titled "Into Oblivion" and "Find a Way" were made available for download via their MySpace page.
During the split drummer Brandon Brown played in several bands including "Katsumoto", "Beneath the Vultures", "Live Like Were Dead", "AllurA" ,"Far From Flesh" and "Her and Her Friends" (which features Brandon on drums and vocals as well as Judd of Gruenbaum on vocals). Jeff Gutt formed Band With No Name and also sung in bands such as "Punch" and "Acrylic".
In February 2008, bassist Judd Gruenbaum noted on the bands MySpace that they have gotten back together for Guitarist Danny Hartwell's Birthday Party at The Roxy on Sunset strip. They were also recording new music according to Judd.
On December 15, 2009, Dry Cell announced through a comment left on their MySpace, that they released two full length records on iTunes, saying that one was of old songs (assumed to be Disconnected), and one was of new songs. But the songs were not found on iTunes for several days. A few days later, the Disconnected album (advance version) appeared on iTunes, with alternate cover art.
Later in January, the second album appeared on iTunes with the title "The Dry Cell Collection", which included mostly previously released material, such as "Find a Way", "Sick", "Velvet Elvis", "Grape Jelly" (retitled Living For Nothing) and several more. Four songs on the record ("The Lie [new version]", "I Deny", "Affliction", and "Tragedy") had been on the band's MySpace months before the release. So only one song off the album, entitled "So Alive", had never been released or heard before.
Both albums are currently available as Amazon MP3 downloads as well as iTunes. The albums are also available in audio CD format on Amazon.com.
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Under The Sun
Dry Cell Lyrics
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But they don't mean much
Always fading away
The things we can't touch
I Didn't want you to go
I Didn't want you to stay
I Didn't want you to know
What was inside of me
But they don't mean much
Always fading away
The things we can't touch
I never told you a lie
I never meant to deceive
I never gave you the time
Or led you to believe
Let it go
Let it go
Chorus:
I'm all alone
So far away
Under the sun
Sometimes you stay
Sometimes you run
Don't want to be the only one
Underneath the sun
We measure our lives in years
But they don't mean much
Always fading away
The things we can't touch
I'm never seeing it through
I'm always walking away
Maybe I don't believe
That it's inside of me
We measure our lives in years
But they don't mean much
Always fading away
The things we can't touch
I can't believe that I'm lost
I don't know how to survive
I can't believe that I'm here
And that I'm still alive
Let it go
Let it go
Chorus
Sometimes I feel I'm on my way
Sometimes I feel I'm on my own
It's harder and harder every day
Nobody wants to be alone
Chorus
I was looking for myself
Got lost along the way
Now it feels like someone else
Has got control of me
The lyrics to Dry Cell's "Under the Sun" speak to the fleeting nature of life and the internal struggles we often face. The song acknowledges the inevitability of time and the ephemerality of the things that we cherish most. The chorus reinforces this idea, with the repetition of the phrase "Under the sun," a reminder of our place in the world and our impermanence.
The verses of the song deal with personal conflicts and regrets. The singer is haunted by a past relationship and the time that they wasted together. They lament not having been honest or forthcoming with their partner, highlighting the importance of communication in any relationship. The repeated refrain of "Let it go" suggests a desire to move on and leave the past behind, even though it's impossible to forget.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of melancholy and resignation, but also a glimmer of hope. Even though the world may be fleeting and we may have made mistakes, we can still strive to be better and find happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
We measure our lives in years
Our lives are quantified by the length of time we're alive
But they don't mean much
But time lacks true significance to us
Always fading away
Time consistently slips from our grasp
The things we can't touch
The intangible components of our lives, like memories or emotions, slip away too
I Didn't want you to go
I had a preference for you not to leave
I Didn't want you to stay
I had a preference for you not to remain
I Didn't want you to know
I had a preference for you to remain unaware
What was inside of me
Of the thoughts and emotions I kept hidden
I never told you a lie
I never offered untruthful statements
I never meant to deceive
I never intended to deceive anyone
I never gave you the time
I never devoted ample energy or time to you
Or led you to believe
I never provided reason to think otherwise
Let it go
Release your hold on it
Chorus:
Recurring refrain
I'm all alone
I'm isolated
So far away
I'm distant from everything and everyone
Under the sun
Living an ordinary life
Sometimes you stay
Occasionally, people stay
Sometimes you run
Occasionally, people run away
Don't want to be the only one
Not desiring to be alone
We measure our lives in years
Our lives are quantified by the length of time we're alive
But they don't mean much
But time lacks true significance to us
Always fading away
Time consistently slips from our grasp
The things we can't touch
The intangible components of our lives, like memories or emotions, slip away too
I'm never seeing it through
I never fully complete things
I'm always walking away
I'm often leaving situations behind
Maybe I don't believe
Perhaps I lack belief
That it's inside of me
That I don't possess some innate capability or quality
I can't believe that I'm lost
I'm struggling to come to terms with being lost
I don't know how to survive
I'm uncertain how to continue living in this state
I can't believe that I'm here
I'm in disbelief that I exist in this place or situation
And that I'm still alive
I'm surprised to be alive
Let it go
Release your hold on it
Let it go
Release your hold on it
Chorus
Recurring refrain
Sometimes I feel I'm on my way
I experience times when I feel like I'm progressing towards something
Sometimes I feel I'm on my own
I experience times of feeling alone and unsupported
It's harder and harder every day
Each day is increasingly more challenging
Nobody wants to be alone
No one desires to be alone
Chorus
Recurring refrain
I was looking for myself
I was trying to find my identity
Got lost along the way
I wandered from the path and became lost
Now it feels like someone else
Now it seems like I'm a different person
Has got control of me
Something else is influencing or manipulating me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRANDON PAUL KRUEGER-BROWN, DANIEL II HARTWELL KASSON, JEFF BLUE, JEFFREY ADAM GUTT, JUDD BARON GRUENBAUM, KASSON DANIEL, II HARTWELL
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@xWagnerPlaguesx
incredibly underrated band.
@l33tJoel
I freaking love Dry Cell. What a great band. Why the hell nobody noticed them?
@Rossmiester1
They were super young band coming onto the scene. Ultimately their demise was that they couldn't get along. They broke up a couple times. If they could have worked things out they would have easily been noticed. If I remember correctly the drummer and the guitarist had won awards at a young age for their skill.
@shannonloyd8728
Must not have played freekstyle
@spreadtruth2103
Totally correct.
@joeylutes1986
Dry Cell is freaking awesome I loved them ever since I played FreekStyle on my PS2 I used to pull off insane tricks in the game
@TomboyCactus101
Totally agree Dry Cell is SOOOOO under the radar. They need to make another music video and get back out Under The Sun!
@kbbeats3099
This comment is 8 years old... You still alive?
@jessejamesadams4688
Try ten years. Guess not. Lol. Rip.
@PrettyBoy2014
I AGREE THIS BAND DESERVES MORE POPULARITY!! I JUST STATED LISTENING TO THEM. DEY KINDOF SOUND LIKE LP!!! THEY MAKE GREAT MUSIC!!