Kuraiband

Kurai Band

Los Angeles

In 1999 Vocalist/guitarist Scott "SVH" Von Heldt along with former members of his Ohio based band Theater of Madness - regrouped under the name Kurai for the recording of Mantra. A blistering heavy smattering of emotion and intensity unseen in Prog Metal at that time. The group disbanded in 2001 and SVH moved to LA. After several years working with members of Korn, White Zombie, Cirque du Soliel and more, Von Heldt's love and passion for the music of Kurai led him on a search for the right bandmates to carry the torch and grow this new brand of metal. After a 2 1/2 year stint touring with Brian "HEAD" Welch of Korn, SVH came across an EPK for former KoRn drum tech Abel VAllejo and he reached out to him. it wasn't long before the two were jamming and creating their own brand of heavy grooves! Abel was asked to go to Europe and assist Korn with their month-long run, a tour that also saw Mudvayne bassist Ryan Martinie filling in for Fieldy while he stayed home for the birth of his son. While in Europe Abel and Ryan fast became friends and talk of working together soon followed. In January of 2013 while in LA for the NAMM convention, Ryan met up with SVH and Abel and jammed for a few days then tracked all the bass for the bands upcoming 4 song EP. The band is currently in the studio preparing to record vocals then mix the EP for a summer release. A full length album and live shows are expected to follow come this Fall! Stay Tuned for details! (2000 Debut CD Mantra available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and MORE)