"A messy thread between swampy, heavy blues and indie-inspired rock that goes up in one progressive whole"

Metalized Magazine, Denmark

Band bio

Fellowcraft is a two-time Washington Area Music Award (Wammies) winning desert rock band. The chemistry between founder JR MacDonald (lead vocals and guitar), Pablo Anton (lead guitar), Brandon Williams (bass), and Zach Martin (drums) has resulted in powerful and sincere songcraft that stands out as inventive, progressive, and modern. They’ve performed at festivals internationally alongside Phil Anselmo, Static-X, Amon Amarth, Deep Purple, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Fire from the Gods, Powerwolf, and others.

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Press quotes

“Fellowcraft is therefore at the heart of the subjects that preoccupy any normal human being and as an American, this group knows how to mix glitter with dust, hope with death, blues with rock-grungy. As long as it is effective, as long as it serves as an outlet. This Is Where You'll Find Me is a bit like therapy which, song after song, ultimately does a lot of good.” - Soil Chronicles (FR)

“…prog, without many keyboards, and mixed with heavy rock. The result is a very nice, accessible album for a large audience. Heavy riffs, good vocals, nice varied songs, and a great production. An extra compliment to the drums, which are of a very high technical level” - Musika (BE), 2021

“Very raw, This is Where You'll Find Me reflects both an American Alternative Rock reminiscent of Pearl Jam or Audioslave, but the progressive dimension of the album makes it even more original.” - Rock’n’force (FR)

“Their warm and heartfelt alternative/post-grunge brand of rock sprinkled with bluesy solos and carried by the soulful, deep-toned performance of frontman Jon Ryan MacDonald and an irresistible singalong potential, all falling within the great tradition of powerful and melodic American Rock.” - Digital Warble (US)

“[This Is How The World Ends] provides a detailed and emotional narrative of the anxiety and profound sense of loneliness that can come from abusing social media — and couldn’t be more relevant in the topsy turvy world of the global pandemic and lockdowns.” - Echoes and Dust (UK)

“ Fellowcraft’s unique take on [I Will Not Accept The Truth] explores a more progressive styling than the original version, a brooding grunge song about the power of not giving up.” (US) - New Noise Magazine, 2020

“[Their] rock is powerful, evoking the Stone Temple Pilots with a slight Interpol flavor. It was an energetic presentation.” (MX) - Revista Kuadro, 2019

Make No Sound, international premiere (UK) - Distorted Sound, (US), 2020

Fellowcraft at the Hell and Heaven Metal Festival (MX) - Revista Kuadro, 2020

Coyote and the Desert Rose, exclusive premiere (US) - Riff Relevant, 2020

I Will Not Accept the Truth, Video (DE) - Legacy, 2020

I Will Not Accept the Truth Video (IT) - Rock Hard Italy, 2020

promo photos 2021