Choleric (kuh-lair-ik): A person who is choleric is a doer and a leader. They try to instill in others the ambition, energy, and passion that they possess. Many great charismatic military and political figures were choleric. As their namesake states, choleric is the personification of individual frustration and the epitome of all that is powerful.
Indeed, choleric is the only way to define both the creative overtones and musical ambitions of this quartet. Founded by the band’s drummer, Josh Villalta, and fueled by the creative forces of Dave Villalta(guitars), Luca (vocals), and the final addition of Jamie Waite(bass), Choleric is coming right out of the gates swinging and ready to conquer the world.
Following the path of many previous successful and influential bands, Choleric’s debut album, Beloved Enemy, is nothing short of a masterpiece. Beloved enemy is a culmination of two and a half years of hard work and self-criticism. As a result, every song has a specific purpose and direction.
Beloved Enemy is co-produced by Choleric and several other key individuals; (Eddie Wohl of Scrap 60 Productions – all vocals, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Corey Lowery of Dark New Day, Tony Campos of Static-X, and Dave Chavarri of Ill Nino). Beloved Enemy attempts to push the boundaries of heavy music with its ambition to reach outside of the metal community and into the homes of anyone that enjoys high energy music. This was an important goal for Choleric, since they believe that heavy music is a genre of music that should be enjoyed not just by “metal heads”, but also by the masses.
Beloved Enemy is an eclectic mix of songs that range from thrash metal with tracks like “Ungrateful One”, “Fueling My Insanity” and “Betrayal”, to dark power ballads “Feel Again” and “Echoes”. Other songs such as “Come Clean”, “The Chosen”, “From Death’s Embrace”, “Stolen Dreams”, “Fade Away”, Your Storm” and “We Rise” truly showcase the band’s unique ability to combine brutal riffs and percussive onslaught of heavy metal with melodic and catchy vocals of rock.
