Carpe Aevum was born in the early months of 2001 as The Unknown Artists. Originally, founding members G.L. Schaefer and Sebastian Cruz, had the vision to try and bring back the feel of hard, thrashy metal as it was in the days of old Metallica, Judas Priest, and Pantera. We were also aspiring communists, which led to the inclusion of inflamitory lyrics in the same vein as Rage Against the Machine and Anti Flag. The fiasco of our first show taught the band a very valuable life lesson: just because you think you can play, doesn't necessarily mean you should.
The following two years saw a number of bassists, drummers, and disappointments. Little work was accomplished due to the instability of the members. However, what was accomplished turned into some of the best music we have written to date; Gallery of Shadow, Faded Glory, and Nam. Finally, in the Spring of 2003, under the name P.I. (Politically Incorrect), the band placed an unlikely third during a Battle of the Bands, which featured such artists as Rot In Pain (formally of the NYDM), Phylum, Vedic Fuzz, and Dark Euphoria.
In the last year, Carpe Aevum has played shows at The Agora in Oneonta, The Red Zone in Queens, Wilson House in White Plains, and Smash Studios in Midtown Manhattan. Individually, the members have also gained some much needed experience playing with bands like Laceration, Metadox, Black Moon Rising, Groove Nation, and Default.
