Once upon a time there was a kid named Jesse Roggio who wanted to start a group. So on the first day of 1994 he went to town to get some fireworks. When he got to the firework stand two of his friends were running it. One of them was Kyle Brown who had moved away some months before. He told his two friends about his idea of forming a band. Kyle said he had thought about it himself and that he wanted to be in the group also. After that the two began writing each other, exchanging ideas and songs. They thought of names like Holocaust,Flying Pigs,Telekinesis before settling on Liquid Holocaust, which referred to the flood of Noah. The two of them continued writing songs while others such as Toby Marshall, Josh Pettigrew, Seth Hollenbach, John Jones also contributed songs. By the end of that year Jesse had finally gotten his electric guitar so they could start practicing. They didn't get to practice together very often however. In 1995 they wrote many more songs while Jesse learned to play guitar. Although Jesse could not play very well he got as many people to listen to his recordings as he could. In 1996 he began to write with Dru Parrish. Later in that year he began to play guitar with a few of his MHS bandmates Scott Stafford and Justin Terrell. They made a few recordings that turned out pretty good,and Scott contributed some original songs to the band that would appear on their tape later. At about the same time a guy named Jason Bonner showed up at Jesse's house to play him an original tune. Jesse liked the song very much and asked him and his cousin Robert Bonner to be in the group. So they began to practice in Mrs Branch's bandhall during their lunch break. One day they brought along too many people and Mrs Branch didn't like that. It was now 1997 and Jesse was allowed to play his guitar at an MHS band spring concert in which they did the old BTO song "Takin Care of Business" There was even a part where he got to play a solo. Not long after that Jesse finally finished his tape he called Silent Scream with a cover drawn by his friend
He put up signs all over campus to advertise his album and to his amazement a few people actually bought a copy. One of the songs from that album can be heard on this page. The talking in the background is Brian Caldwell the drums are by Robert Bonner and the guitar and vocals are by Jesse Roggio. The song was written by Dru Parrish. It was drawing near the end of his senior year so Jesse asked Jason and Robert to play a free concert with him outside during lunch. Almost everyone in the school got to hear them. They played their "Happy Valentine's Day" as well as Marilyn Mansion's version of "Sweet Dreams" and by request "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynrd Skynrd. However they forgot to get permission first and after the bell rung they continued to play, until Mr Jackson showed up. Then, their audience quickly dispursed. Well after that Jesse went up to Fayetteville AR and to college and left the tiny village of Murfreesboro AR. He is now studying guitar and taking steps to bring him closer to his goal of releasing an album.
After that,who knows?
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In 1996 Jesse met another guitarist named Jason Bonner who had
written a tune tune that Jesse liked very much. So he asked Jason
to join the group. They began to practice in Mrs. Branch's bandroom at school. On some days they brought in too many people
and Mrs. Branch didn't like that very much. So they asked Mr.
Jackson if they could play for the whole school. He told them
he would have to hear them first. Not long after Jesse finished
making his tape that featured a cover drawn by his friend
Joshua Pettigrew. Then he put up posters all over the school
to advertise his tape. One of the songs from that tape is
sampled on this webpage. The person talking in the background
is Brian Caldwell, the drummer is Robert Bonner and the guitar
and vocals are by Jesse Roggio. The song was written by his friend Dru Parrish. One day near the end of his senior year
Jesse and his friends decided play for the whole school during
their lunch break (although Mr. Jackson hadn't given them his
permisson). They played their "Happy Valentine's Day", Marylin Manson's version of "Sweet Dreams" and Lynrd Skynrd's "Sweet Home Alabama". Their concert then ended quite abruptly when the
crowd saw their principal emerge from the building (they were
all