PureVolume

Members: T. Michael Riddle (The Rooster), Jon (Mongoose) Hampton, Scott (Samurai) Thomas

Artist Bio:

IN A WORLD GONE MAD, THEY CAME TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT! _____________________________________________________________

ROOSTER:

Rooster's bloodline goes back to the great Choctaw Chief Chata and his brother Chicksaw who led the Choctaw west to prosper. NexCorp was aware of his unique genetic heritage, a heritage that he was unaware of as a shape shifter. What they didn't know was that in activating this ancient and long repressed power, they also opened his soul to the animal spirits and guides that have always surrounded him. The most powerful of which is Ishkitini (The Great Horned Owl) who imbued him with the power of the Rooster and who will now protect the remnants of humanity and bring about the resurrection of human civilization, a return to the Good Red Road.

More Choctaw Mythology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw_mythology

ROOSTER

Cock, crow! Shatter evil!
Ward this place, both day and night.
Sound your warning! Repel danger!
Build us a wall of brilliant Light.

Sexuality, Watchfulness, Resurrection
The Rooster is a solar symbol and
represents sexuality.
Those with a Rooster as a Totem
may have had past lives as early Christians
or ancient Greeks.
A Rooster totem brings enthusiasm and humor and a sense of optimism.
The Rooster is a totem of great power and mystery
with ties to the ancient past and clues to your own hidden powers.
It is the enemy of evil spirits and can bound them with the light of day.
___________________________________________________________________________

MONGOOSE:
Just as in the case of Rooster, Nexcorp knew of Mongoose's unique heritage dating back to ancient India. A direct descendant of Devasarman a Brahman, who's wife gave birth to a Mongoose son. The wife mistakenly kills her son, the Mongoose, believing it had attacked her children and not the deadly Cobra who had come to kill them. She curses her husband for leaving her babies to collect money, when she had asked him to stay and watch the children, which ultimately led to death of their son the Mongoose. His descendants forever carry the curse/blessing of the Mongoose, to protect the innocent, from hearts that are filled with greed. Just like Rooster, NexCorp has no idea the ages old fury they have released upon themselves.

More Mongoose mythology: http://mythology-fairytales.blogspot.com/2009/07/brahmans-wife-and-mongoose.html

"See there!" she cried, overcome with grief for her son, the mongoose. "Oh, you greedy one! Because you let greed rule you instead of doing what I told you to, you now must taste the fruit of your own tree of sin, the pain of your son's death."
___________________________________________________________________________

SAMURAI:
Like both Rooster and Mongoose, Samurai's unique genetic heritage, which had been carefully cataloged by NexCorp and activated by them when the time of the Apocalypse was at hand. And also like Rooster and Mongoose they had no concept of rage they released from this hibernating spirit of the Samurai. Samurai, who's DNA goes back to Yamamoto Tsunetomo, who many consider the greatest Samurai of all time and who's compiled memoirs would come to make up the Book of the Samurai (Hagakure). Yamamoto's journey was one much like of the Buddha, from fierce warrior to a peaceful life, where he learned the greatest Samurai need not use a sword, but in the last days of man, his warrior spirit has been released once more. He now draws his sword in defense of the last hope for humanity... the MAXX12 Nation.

More on Yamamoto Tsunetomo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Tsunetomo