ladyparasyte

LadyParasyte was born in Kankakee, Illinois. At a very young age she moved to the city of Chicago where she spent most of her educational years at various Catholic Schools, often being labeled the “weird girl” due to her array of hair colors, eccentric makeup, spiky knee-high boots and fishnets augmenting her Catholic schoolgirl skirt. She then grew up, as most humans do, and went on to study Live Sound Reinforcement at the Music Industry Workshop which inspired her to pursue her own musical endeavors.

LP, along with production from fellow Chicago musician Jim "birdFEEDER" Vanaria of the band Essenza, has established an eerie electronic/metal sound with heavy beats often compared with the mood of Android Lust and the intensity of KMFDM. Her forceful growling vocals pull in her metal influences similar to that of Otep Shamaya and My Ruin’s Tairrie B. Her lyrical content has been described as “theme music for villains” going beyond the “black and white” often dealing with the “shades of gray.” It is a sound that is rugged yet not too afraid of a catchy hook. Already gaining a small following in Europe, LP is making the Chicago Industrial scene take notice with a unique voice: remorseful and melodic one moment, then angry and vengeful the next.

LP was a featured guest on the Chicago “industrial/electronic” outfit Die Warzau’s latest album, Supergangbang.She has also been credited for getting the metal band Scum of the Earth signed with Eclipse records. Her single Salvage is featured on the promotional compilation release for Ominous Passions Clothing. It will also appear on her debut album, Abandoned Places, currently in production.Most recently she contributed lyrics and vocals for Alan Oldham's track Shinjuku Vampire Club which is featured on the album The Art of Transformation 2. In her spare time she enjoys practicing making "air quotes" with her hands and has been studying the Zombie Survivial Guide. She now lives in Chicago with her cats Hanzel and Staley, and is clearly outside Joss Whedon’s court mandated 25-mile restraining order radius.