Tiles

Tiles is a progressive rock band from Detroit, Michigan, USA. TILES was formed in February 1993, featuring Mark Evans (drums), Chris Herin (guitar), Paul Rarick (vocals), and Jeff Whittle (bass). It is signed to Inside Out Music in North America and Europe. Over the past fourteen years, the band has developed and refined a sound that blends experimental progressive rock overtones with an aggressive hard rock edge. Mixed with lyrics of an "observa... more

Tiles is a progressive rock band from Detroit, Michigan, USA. TILES was formed in February 1993, featuring Mark Evans (drums), Chris Herin (guitar), Paul Rarick (vocals), and Jeff Whittle (bass). It is signed to Inside Out Music in North America and Europe. Over the past fourteen years, the band has developed and refined a sound that blends experimental progressive rock overtones with an aggressive hard rock edge. Mixed with lyrics of an "observational" or "human experience" quality, TILES continues to cultivate a sound that rewards more than just passive listening. TILES first reached the international music scene in the summer of 1995 when Polydor released the band's eponymous tiles album throughout Europe on the Dream Circle Records label. Sales were strong with the help of excellent reviews from Aardschok in the Netherlands (91/100), SCREAM in Norway (6/6), Rock Hard in Germany (8/10), and others. On the opposite side of the world, Teichiku Records revised the artwork and released... less