The Adobe Flash Player is required to watch videos on this page

Social Jet Lag

Quick Links
About the Artist
Music
Achievements
Press Coverage
Return to Social Jet Lag's profile

At-a-Glance
One-Sheet

Hometown	Madison, AL
Genres	Metal, Hardcore Rock
Band Members	Melissa Germano, Ben Eslinger, Cody Edger, Zach Walker... » more
Achievements
Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Ben Eslinger ben@socialjetlagband.com 256-417-7197 Artist / Band Member Jeremy Eslinger jeremy@socialjetlagband.com 256-797-8985
# Years Experience Performing Live:	3
Market Draw:	Home Market: 251-300
Opener Experience:	MyChildren MyBride; A Plea For Purging; The Showdown; Becoming The Archetype; Versa Emerge
Similar Artists:	The Devil Wears Prada; A Day To Remember
Performing Rights Society:	N/A
Discography:	The Monster Inside LP—2011; Harmony in Discord EP—2009; Dancecore (n.) EP—2008

Expand All Expand All

Expand

About the Artist

The band first came in to the scene 3 years ago with their first EP entitled Dancecore (n.). Social Jet Lag completely redefines and represents the dichotomy between pop and metalcore by merging hardcore/metal roots with strong, pop melodies without...

Expand

Music

Expand

Achievements

Metal Winner, November 2011

Top 40 in Metal, December 2011

Expand

Press Coverage

ALBUM: Social Jet Lag – The Monster Inside by Chris Loomes
Since the mainstream success of Paramore, we have been assaulted with an abundance of abject attempts at female fronted bands aiming to duplicate the prosperities of the Franklin rockers. However, Alabama’s Social Jet Lag have re-written the book and burst upon the scene with a sound combining moments of sheer metalcore madness with contagious pop melodies, re-defining the dynamics of bands fronted by a woman. As this debut full-length rings into opener ‘Everyone Knows A Richard’, Melissa Germano instantly proves she’s not just another Hayley Williams wannabe. With an almost European sounding tone to her voice, she leads the band into a strong opening, before screamer Ben Eslinger explodes in with his high pitched vocal, similar to that of Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men). As the album continues, venturing through a paradox of emotion and sound, unifying catchy pop hooks with stormy, venomous breakdowns, the five-piece almost juxtapose genres with catalytic effect. As the sweet vocals of Germano are layered upon brutality, each song twists and turns through a vortex of lyrical art and musical passion, spitting in the face of all the wrong people at all the perfect times, conveyed in opening lyric, “This cycle never ends, the backward motion of your thoughts keeps me hanging on”. This is a record with a message, a message to all those haters, to all those who have doubted what they do, a message themed with anger, structured on envy. It would appear the quintet have created quite a flawless record. Finding the perfect balance between addictive choruses like that in ‘No Way To Die But To Be Dead Already’ and ‘If Water Could Burn’, and moments of pure, thrashy perfection. However, what allows Social Jet Lag to stand out in a genre littered with good intentions but poor results is their ‘Hollow Crown’ moment if you will. Like Architects, they have written an instant, classic pop song which will be ringing around your head for days in acoustic number ‘Imperfect:Beautiful’. As Germano is joined by bassist Jeremy Eslinger on vocals, proving not only the diversity but the individual talent of a band showing great promise and ambition. Although this is a debut equal to any other within their genre, Social Jet Lag still have a lot to give. They could easily write an outstanding pop-punk record while there are signs within ‘The Monster Inside’ that show they could release something with the grit and intensity of a Bring Me The Horizon album. The potential they have shown has given hope to an increasingly boring genre, and could be the missing element to help push metalcore to new and unfamiliar territory.

Review: Social Jet Lag – The Monster Inside by Grace Duffy
Everywhere I look I seem to see disillusionment creeping into the scene, which is unfortunate, as backstage politics should never be allowed into the onstage arena and usurp the true talking point: the music. That said, if Alabama’s Social Jet Lag have shown anything with this release, it’s that there is gargantuan promise yet to be tapped, so don’t write them all off too soon. Vocalist Melissa Germano has a pleasing voice. It’s sweet, instead of mawkish, with a rare and glasslike, pristine quality that sets her apart from many of her contemporaries. Alongside her, “screamer” Ben Erslinger is a striking contrast, cutting quite the disparate silhouette with a throaty and accomplished growl perhaps more traditional to heavy music. I’m not sure whether such efforts can adequately be described as mature but they are – his vocals are capable, abrasive, well-honed; they stand out in a genre littered with good intentions but poor results. Many have tried growling, few succeed, but the trick is getting the tone right and the vocal interplay here works exceedingly well. Musically, the band may at first appear formulaic, but a closer listen unveils glimpses of experimental ambition and technical mastery. “Everyone Knows A Richard” is a fine opener, an underlying siren tugging at the guitars and adding a compelling sense of urgency to the album from the outset. Everything is dynamic, rough, and ready, and although Germano’s dulcet tones detract a little from the heavy intentions, the contrast almost serves to enhance the song. It, much like the rest of the record, is a surprising package, managing to be both absorbing in its straight-up rock graft and haunting in its undue sweetness. “Dear Mrs. Grundy” is fairly brilliant fare. It starts off rather innocuously, before pausing in the middle to yield to a savage breakdown that ought to be cataclysmic live. “If Water Could Burn” takes a detour and adds some delicate keys in the middle, lending tenderness and poignancy and signaling a mid-album reroute to introspection, from the furore of its beginning. “Give them the Bayonet” chops and changes between urgent and harangued, becoming mellow, bare, and intimate. It’s a triumphantly infectious piece of work, its initial hysterics contrasting deliciously with the mystical refrain of “hallelujah” that paves the way for the record’s denouement. This spiritual vibe lingers in “The Voice,” which builds from abrasive intensity to float upon an almost haunting underlying vocal melody. At first serene and eloquent, the voices later blaze into a bizarre solo that sounds almost scientific in scope and leaves one breathless and ambiguous in the album’s wake. This is a beautifully forged piece of work, wrought with earnest vision. It may be divisive, people either warming to its spunkiness and bravery, or discouraged by the same things, but it’s a very rewarding listen. There is certainly an audience out there for female-fronted bands armed with this sort of depth, and Social Jet Lag ought to find a willing one.

Social Jet Lag Seek the Monster Within by Jay DiNitto
The overall theme to 'Where Did They Hyde Dr. Jekyll?' is finding yourself," Jeremy Eslinger, bassist for Huntsville, Ala.'s Social Jet Lag, told Noisecreep. "The outside influence of the media, politics and even our peers starts to weigh on us and the truth we used to be so sure of is now becoming nothing but gray.

See More of Social Jet Lag's Photos

iAnEAqqqq

Video Playback Error

Social Jet Lag

About the Artist

Music

Photos

Photos

Achievements

Press Coverage