Aaron's stunning guitar prowess and unforgiving volume have been a mainstay of the Lachrymator experience since he helped to form the band in the summer of 1998. Prior to the horrendously bloody, motherless birth of Lachrymator, Aaron fronted the grandly masterful Portland power quartet The Kung Fu's. A short list of Aaron's long list of other musical endeavors includes Piano Lessons, Hoover Elementary School Concert Band, Boltz Junior High School Concert Band, Boltz Junior High School Jazz Band, Fort Collins High School Concert Band, Fort Collins High School Marching Band, Fort Collins High School Pep Band, Fort Collins High School Jazz Band, Crimson Sludge, The Bloated Roaches, Chipmunk Toaster, Seymor, Spoon, Spork, 5 Minute Butt Ruin, Maury's Gun Rack, Vitamin X, Starhustler, Roy D and the Hot Chrome Spurs, Mazurka, Shawn Bosler with Rollerball and Aaron Beam, a.m. gold, Witch Mountain, the Juanitas Family, Gang of Four Cover band the Dave Allen We Love You Band, Blondie and Elvis Costello Cover Band Blondie versus Elvis Costello, and Jesus Lizard Cover Band Monkey Trick.

Aliases                                                        

Stane Dethenstein

Stane Metalourde

Vital Stats                                                     

6'1", 200 lbs, impaired vision, flip-flops, black wristbands.

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