Our story began with music.

Underground music utilizes an aggressiveness that is not expressed in other art forms. These chaotic and progressive sounds generate raw energy and emotion unlike anything found within the confines of social norms. Our culture is cluttered with inhabitants who feel no purpose or destiny. We are anonymous slaves to time, class, occupation, sex, currency, and the underlying belief that this is acceptable.

Twelve Tribes is a form of opposition. Their music challenges the proposition that we should become the epitome of high society. They employ the philosophies of hardcore, metal, hip-hop, and rock in attempt to create something unique. Inspired by the revolutionary sounds of bands like Faith No More, Metallica, Bloodlet, Candiria, Public Enemy, Converge, and Rage Against the Machine, they acknowledge the need for innovation. Twelve Tribes are not here to fill a void in the market place, but to expand the limitations and the expectations of the industry. They demand more from their music. And unlike the course of stale, commercially driven trends, there is a message here that is not overpowered by its own absurdity. There are no love songs; there are true expressions about the trials of relationships. There are no cries for help, but calls for change and individuality. The complexity of life, and our ability to render it, is captured both musically and lyrically. Twelve Tribes sound is their own. And as the story began, it will continue, with music that defies conventional thinking and relies on its own integrity.

Dayton, Ohio