THE BEAST

When we formed in 1994, we instantly started writing music. This is one of the first songs that we wrote. We went in the studio and put down six of our best songs. This is one of them. The idea behind "Its Too Late" is you don't know what you got till it's gone, and when you realize it..its too late In 1994, four friends got together and formed State of Mind. We decided we wanted to entertain the world. We decided on the name SOM because that is what music is, a State of Mind. Our influences are old school metal gods such as, Ronnie James Dio, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Pantera, led Zepplin…the list goes on. Our music is hard hitting and described as New Classic Metal. With the flavor of our influences guiding our way. My lyrics are written to describe ones State of Mind in any given situation, and to give those feelings an outlet other than addiction or suicide. We have lost 2 band members to addiction that resulted in death. RIP Scott and Brett. #music #new #live #artist #marilynmanson #metal #orchestra