Margret Heater

Margret Heater formed in 1997 Fayetteville, North Carolina and later relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. In The group had experimented with many styles in the metal and heavy metal genre. In 2000, the band toured both the East and West Coasts extensively without major label support, all financed by the band. Included on this tour were fellow East Coast musicians, Jepetto. The band had also performed with major label acts such as Green Day, Snapcase, Suicide Machines, Papa Roach, Sev, Good Charlotte, 6 Gig, Liquid Gang, and Nothingface. Drummer Steve Baucom and guitarist Jasan Stepp met while paratroopers in the military. Also, two others paratroopers made the complete original lineup. Vocalist George ? and bassist Felix ?. Felix was replaced with Chris Hawkins before moving to Maryland. After moving to Maryland, George was replaced with Duke Aipa who performed on the self titled album. Chris Hawkins also played on the same album but eventually decided to attend college and left the band. Jasan then decided to call an old band mate and do some recruiting. Greg Plummer had played in a high school band called Uncle Lumpy with Stepp. Uncle Lumpy released one recording, an album called "Chicken A La King." Plummer was at Franklin Pierce college playing in a band called Down Funk Boulevard when he was asked to join Margret Heater. Brandon Fogle joined the band before recording Manifest replacing Duke on vocals. During a visit to Maine, Marget Heater filmed a video for the first single off the Frankenrecord album entitled "Apollo Conspiracy". A history buff, bassist Greg Plummer has jokingly commented that he believes in the conspiracy that man never stepped on the moon in 1969. The video was directed by art barn animation's Dan Edwards and featured his animated character Manuel Override. Edwards, Plummer and Stepp are all high school friends. Shortly after filming the video, Steve and the rest of the band parted ways. Drummer Alex Crowley, formerly of Downpour, joined to keep their legacy in tact. While with the band, Alex and the others graced the cover of Unsung Hero for their last in print publication. Later in the year, during a show at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Alex fell off the drum riser and broke his right arm. Coincidentally, Mike Sipple, formerly the drummer of Jimmie's Chicken Shack, was his roommate, stepped in and later replaced Alex full time. In the summer of 2002, the band traveled to Maine again as cast members for Edwards' movie Kiwahkwe: Curse of the Lobster. Greg, Brandon, and Jasan all play characters of the same name from a band of the same name and all suffer horrific deaths at the claws of a giant lobster. Margret Heater also is featured on the movie's soundtrack. The tracks performed in the movie are "Double Rock Park", "Victory Garden", and the soundtrack will feature the never before released "Say What You Want". The film, which was created entirely with an independent crew and no budget is still being completed. The band broke up after their final show on New Years Eve 2002. Their final show was performed at Fletchers Bar, in Baltimore, amongst their friends and family. They brought in the year 2003, not knowing this would be the end of an era to themselves and their fans. Brandon moved to California three months later to join fellow a Baltimore band member from ".click." friend Keith Thompson in, Bleed the Dream. He also played with the group Oshianis while in California. At the same time, Jasan stayed in Baltimore and joined Dog Fashion Disco. Brandon has since moved back to Maryland and rejoined with Jasan to work on a new project. Greg moved back home to Maine. Mike retired from the music business. Alex moved on to Annapolis, Maryland band Vote Quimby. Steve and Duke are both family men with wives and children. Greg and Alex both recently appeared in the Vote Quimby video ""SciFI Nerd"", again for director Dan Edwards.
Vocals: Duke Aipa, Brandon Fogle
Guitar: Jasan Stepp
Bass: Chris Hawkins, Greg Plummer
Drums: Steve Baucom, Alex Crowley, Mike Sipple