Kyle Sokol

Short Biography

Kyle Sokol is an American bassist and skateboarder. He is known for his style of bass playing that mostly consists of fast technical bass lines and has played in bands such as Sectioned, Trust for Liars, Rude Squad, Noble Jones, Philistines, Basmistist, Stretch, Leadfoot, Cadaveric Mass, The Lazarus Machine, Strict-9, Must Not Kill, and even the controversial Tampa industrial metal band Hell on Earth. The first thing most people notice is the position of his bass guitar while he is playing his electric basses, it is much higher than the usual "electric bass player's" positioning. He also did a metal project with vocalist Bryan Cegon from James Murphy's band Disincarnate, Roadrunner Records from 2001-2003. he currently has a new band with Bryan Cegon along side a member of Resurrection in the national death metal band Sectioned. One of his most active bands is Trust for Liars which includes former members of the well known Tampa Bay area based bands Trace of Day and Not Tonight Josephine. Kyle Sokol was also chosen for the touring bass position with Pure Steel Records recording artist Seasons Of The Wolf. Dates for the tour are yet to be announced, but they will consist of several metal music festivals throughout Europe. As of August 2012, Kyle Sokol has been endorsed by Warwick (bass guitar) amplifiers, cabinets, and basses and has a Warwick Streamer LX Custom and a Warwick Fretless Thumb bass (German Flag custom paint) as his main instruments. Kyle's latest endorsement is from TecAmp out of Germany, using their "Virtue Bass Cabinet" exclusively.