Tothic Alloyed Force CD

RON TOTH VICTOR RUSSO Victor Russo was best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart, Slash & Axel. Victor thanks Vic Firth Sticks, Sabian Cymbals, Drummer Boy Studios Tothic is a 3-piece hard rock / heavy metal band that hails from the Hudson Valley region of upstate N.Y. Tothic, featuring virtuoso guitarist Ron Toth, formerly of "Symphony of Shred", one of the fastest shredders around. Keith Valot, monster on the bass guitar. Victor Ruzzo, of Alice Cooper, Slash & Axel (Gun's & Roses) on drums. Tothic is not limited to only "shredding guitar" they also focus on great song writing & melody. Members of Tothic have regularly played many of the local venues including; The Chance (Poughkeepsie, NY), West Strand Grill, The Semi-annual Woodstock Guitar Festival, The Forum (formerly C-Spot), The End Zone (Kingston, NY), Kenny's Castaways of NYC, Lamour's (Brooklyn, NY), and various clubs around the NJ circuit. Tothic has performed live several times on WDST Radio, which has also featured tracks from their debut album "Subway". Tothic is currently in the recording studio working on their new album, the follow up to Alloyed Force.“It’s guaranteed to be bone crushing metal”.Basic tracks are being layed down in Upstate New York.Editing and mixing will be done in Chicago.Northeast shows will be posted when availablefor end of 2007 - 2008.Ron Toth can be seen every Saturday & Sunday, 9pmin Kingston, N.Y. at the Downtown Cafe (on the Strand)RON TOTH; Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals Ron, a self-proclaimed “wandering mad gypsy” has been playing guitar for 20+ years and has played with regional acts Ion, Passion Risk, Bartok’s Wish, and Danger. He has opened for many national acts such as; Spread Eagle, Lizzy Borden, Quiet Riot, and Faith No More. He appeared with world known artist such as Joe Lynn Turner, Mike Ronson, and Joey Ramone. Ron has had many recording experiences including Barry Titus on the ESP label which received worldwide distribution and air play. He also recorded with Ion as an artist development deal with ESP records. Ron contributed to a rock opera with William Ames from The London Symphony Orchestra. While recording his Metal-Masterpiece “Tothic” on Valtoth Music with Victor Ruzzo (of the Alice Cooper, Slash & Axel Rose of Guns and Roses fame), Ron was contacted by Death Watch and asked to record and co-produce an album on Prison Rock Label-Sony Connect based in Chicago. Accompanied by Victor, they recorded the album at The Chicago Recording Studio, one of the most renowned studios in the country. The EP album boasted the single “Here Lies an Outlaw” which reached the charts in Holland, falling just below Judas Priest. The full album release is due near the end of summer 2007. One of the highlights of Ron’s career was playing at the Freedom Festival in Bethel NY running in conjunction with “Woodstock 94” with an attendance of over 15,000. Throughout working on a variety of productions, including working as a guitar instructor at Joe Nevolo’s music studio “Big Beat Music” in Neptune NJ, he has continued to lead his band Tothic. Keith Valot - Bassist-Musician-Husband-FatherBorn January 15, 1969 Brooklyn, N.Y., Raised in Ridgewood, Queens, Residing in Kingston, N.Y. I started playing music at the age of 3. At first it was primarily percussion (pots and pans). As soon as I was enrolled in school, I took a great interest in as many instruments as I could with percussion still being the primary interest. Having played in several local marching bands as well as school bands I was well on my way to being completely absorbed by music, and loving it!!! At the age of 12 I started to branch out from snare drum and bass drum into full trap set playing, as well as trumpet and timpani. While living on Freshpond Road in Ridgewood, Queens, my neighbor and good friend Larry Germinario gave me an old bass guitar replica of a