phestur was formed in early 1999, though the early version was quite bad. after losing alot of "dead weight" mainly firing the "loser factor" , the band began playing out alot. still several line up changes occurred, while still heavily giging till finally in early 2000 the permanent lineup was achieved. now the evolution of the band began to happen, our sound becoming ,even to this day, more "in tuned" and closer to "us". putting out our first full length while having all the internal lineup changes was a chore, and it almost didn't come out. though it was a great learning experience. all it's reviews are good, but to us, still not "perfect". so recording the follow up became a "labor of love" to the band, and shows a definate evolution for the better. 2004 ushered in a new step for the band. signing an album deal with sonic wave international, the band's 3rd full length [phestur 3] renamed [phestur- downtown and underground] earned the band 2 grammy considerations for nomination. just to be considered by the academy was wayyy cool. then the winds of change blew once again in 2006 as the line up changed and a new version of phestur was born. still unmistakenly phestur, but with a new refined sound that brought a new sound born of the old. now with the 4th album Fine' Pompeii hitting the scene and the 5th album "IMPACT" set to release in spring 2009, 'phans' of phestur will have lots of new material to digest!!! Fine' Pompeii - now available!!!
Jun 29, 08:22 AMCongrats to Phestur for winning the July 2008 ADPR Band of the Month!!!
