New Band Alert: For Whom The Bell Joels
Posted by Bram Teitelman on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Do you love the idea of Beatallica, but fancy yourself more of a Billy Joel fan than a Beatles enthusiast? You’re in luck. A tipster (thanks Joey from FMQB!) let us know about For Whom the Bell Joels, which is exactly what it sounds like: a Billy Joel tribute band that does metal versions of songs by the Piano Man. Granted, these guys don’t seem as polished as Beatallica, and instead of taking on the Metallica canon as well as Joel’s, they seem to only do heavy versions of Billy Joel songs. In fact, other than the awesome band pic, what we like the most about FWTBJ is the bassist’s name, Joelson Newstonjillo. The band’s gotten a thumbs up from none other than Billy Joel’s drummer, Liberty DeVitto, though, so they could be on their way up. For now, they’re playing around the New York area, and you can catch them at Le Pouisson Rouge on 12/29. Their site has studio covers of “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” and “Pressure,” so you can get your Joel on there.
Tags: Beatallica, Beatles, Billy Joel, For Whom The Bell Joels, Liberty DeVitto, Metallica
December 15th, 2009 at 6:04 PM
They look like Murder 1!
December 16th, 2009 at 5:33 PM
their drummer is hot!
and it’s awesome how they combined metallica’s eye of the beholder with billy joel’s still rock and roll!
the guy even played the eye of the beholder solo over the billy joel music!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:16 AM
I saw these guys, they’re actually really good.
Interesting concept and well executed.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:17 AM
So Handsome.So Joel.
December 17th, 2009 at 5:51 AM
I saw this band in Connecticut. I watched them win over locals just out for a beer with unbelievable chops, water tight arrangements and mindblowing musicianship. What seemed like a mildly amusing idea on paper turned out to be musically mindblowing.
Trust me, Beatallica are pussies next to this band. See them at all costs.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:41 PM
the videos on their site say their first show was in September, so to say that “these guys don’t seem as polished as Beatallica” is ridiculous considering they have only been around for 3 months and Beatallica have been around for years.
I think they’re pretty good!