Dacia Bridges is a native of the United States, but she has been living in Germany for quite some time and is quickly gaining a reputation there for her vocal talent. She has been producing music in her band Dacia and the Weapons of Mass Destruction since 2004 with her husband Alex Schlopp, the guitarist from The Farmer Boys. Ralf Botzenhart, also from The Farmer Boys, is playing bass for the band, and they are joined by drummer Alex Menichini. The band’s self-titled debut album was released in 2006 and they are currently writing new songs for a followup.

Dacia and the WMDs is definitely rock, but Dacia’s light, female vocals take a lot of the roughness away from it. That might help to make the band more of a success, but it seems that wasn’t hard enough for Alex. He has also been active in another band called Tieflader for a few years. Their sound is much heavier and much more aggressive than that of Dacia’s, and will probably be appreciated more by any true metalhead.

All of this helps to explain why The Farmer Boys have been silent ever since their 2004 album The Other Side. I have heard plenty of rumors that the band has permanently split up, but there has never been any official word about this. Only evidence like this that suggests the band will remain silent for at least the new future while the members work on other music projects. It’s a real shame, because The Farmer Boys were an incredible band with some of the coolest guitar riffs I have ever heard. I really do hope their silence is just temporary.

You can hear some music by Dacia and the WMDs on MySpace.com/DaciaAndTheWMD.
And you can hear some Tieflader music on MySpace.com/Tieflader.

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