We had the good fortune of connecting with Darren Chaney and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Darren, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Well, in this case, we didn’t really look at it as a business at first we were just teenagers, that had the same musical taste. We bonded worked hard and came up with a full set and got ready to unleash Unprovoked. In 1990

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Formed in 1990 and from the small town of Auburn, California just east of Sacramento. Unprovoked became a driving force in what was a raging Thrash Metal scene at that time. After releasing their first and only demo ‘Population Zero’ in 1992, they quickly gained recognition playing shows throughout The Sacramento and Bay Area of California opening for big acts such as Vio-lence, Machinehead, and Bonded by Blood featuring Tom Hunting and Paul Ballof. Unfortunately after a 5 year reign and an evolving music scene they decided to disband in 1995, not to return until 2015.

Present Day – After a long 20 year break the band decided to reunite and perform at the 2015 California Music & Tattoo Festival supporting Thrash Metal legends Death Angel, and Flotsam & Jetsam which sparked new life and energy back into the band. Unprovoked have now returned as an even more stable, established, and well-known entity in the Northern California Metal scene. After re recording most of their original songs and releasing their debut album ‘Out Of The Ashes’ in 2019, they are showing no signs of slowing down.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Well we have this thing called Club Cha-ney it’s my house where you will get the best food, spirits, and great times . Friends always try to make reservations but if we want to go out on to the city, we can hit old sac and do the tourist thing or grab some pizza at Chicago Fire. Sacramento is a girl in town. Lots of great food around now there’s some pretty good clubs and all types of music..

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
We would like to give a shout out to Phantom Witch that introduced you guys to us. Phantom Witch is becoming a staple in the Bay Area music scene..

Website: https://unprovokedthrash.com/

Instagram: Unprovokedthrash official

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sactounprovoked?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Youtube: Unprovoked band

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