Think the Brought Low but with radio-friendly songs or the Black Label Society with more of a Southern spin and you're close to the sound of
Brooklyn's Black Water Rising. Featuring former Dust to Dust vocalist Rob Traynor, former Stereomud guitarist Johnny Fattoruso, former Boiler
Room drummer Mike Meselsohn, and bassist Oddie McLaughlin, the band began gigging around New York City in 2006. By the end of 2007 they
had made a video for their track "Brother Go On" and had begun considering offers from a variety of labels