Andrew Jollie Band Concert Report

While his band may have scheduled their “final show”, Andrew Jollie is not planning on slowing down. Jollie, 30, is one of three guitarist in the local metal band Along Came The Flood. He helped form the band in February 2013, and has made quite the influence on the local scene since. The band won “Best Metal Act” by Limelight Magazine in 2014, and has made it to the finals for Battle of the Bands: Mass Metal Fest. When the band announced that their December 5th show would be their last, fans were left shocked. Jollie has participated in the local metal scene well before Along Came The Flood, and he will after.
Jollie grew up in a musical family, and his Father, William Jollie, is one of his biggest influences. He remembers playing with various instruments left throughout his house as a young child, and recalls being brought on stage frequently by his father. He wouldn’t realize his own potential until much later, while on a family trip to Canada.
“I remember being about 12 years old and in a cabin with family, and my cousin Josh played “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica, and I knew I wanted to do that.” Jollie said.
He played in various other cover bands and projects throughout the years, including Opiate a tribute to Tool. He seems most happy when discussing this cover. He later explains that Tool is his all time favorite band, and he “even has the same exact model” of the guitar as the guitarist of tool. It wouldn’t be until 2013 that they had found the right line up to create an original