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Ray "Catfish" Comstock: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric) | Dwight Frejia "Doc" Frejia: Bass guitar | Chris "Toad" Gutierrez: Drums | J.D. Campos: Vocals

Genre: Alternative, Metal | Hardcore, Rock

RIYL: Troy's Bucket, System of a Down, Audioslave, Danzig

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Discography

Synoposis

Influences: System of a Down, Def Tones, Tool, Black Sabbath, Audioslave, Hendrix, Zepplin, Metallica, Red Hots, Janes Addiction, Motörhead, Sepultura, Rage Against the Machine, Ozzy, BLS, Dre, Korn, My Head, 13A, Alice in Chains, Willie Nelson, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, KISS, Megadeth, Slayer, Danzig, Morbid Angel, Flea, Disturbed, Van Halen

Background:

Dive Bomber was formed in 2006 when Chris Gutierrez (Toad) and Ray Comstock (Catfish) left their band of ten years, DAMA, to start a new musical project.

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to find a bass player who could create the raw energy that is the backbone of the Dive Bomber sound, Catfish was reunited with an old friend, Dwight Frejia (Doc), with whom he worked in the late '90s at the local Music Power store.

After playing in an instrumental band for over a year, the band finally met J.D. Campos, a singer who could deliver the kind of powerful, melodic vocal performance that perfectly complemented the band's hard-driving, rhythmic sound.

In August 2008, Dive Bomber rocked the HyperFestival in New Mexico and met producer John Kurzweg (Puddle of Mudd, Creed, etc.), who agreed to mix and produce the summer 2009 Dive Bomber CD Pinups in Parachutes.