Army of Me
Biography
Army of Me frontman Vince Scheuerman's early years were not made of the parents-with-great-record-collections stuff most readers of rock star biographies are used to stumbling across, but that shouldn't count him and his three bandmates out as serious contenders for indie-alternative greatness. Born into a religious cult in Gaithersburg, MD, Scheuerman and bassist John Hutchins grew up together and became friends as children. Both characterize their upbringings in the cult as "repressive and damaging." By the time they were 17, the two were playing together around Maryland in various bands and recruited drummer Dennis Manuel. Later, the trio added guitarist Brad Tursi. Rather than pouring all his energy into music, Scheuerman detoured from playing semi-seriously for an education in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland. While his training in science earned him a degree and, for a brief period, a job peering at atoms thorough a microscope, his difficulties adjusting to mainstream culture never quite left him -- for the singer/songwriter/guitarist, music became an outlet for all that stung in the secular world. By 2002, Army of Me was touring extensively on the East Coast.
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