Albert the Cannibal

Albert the Cannibal, from Bakersfield, CA, was conceived by guitarist David Travis and drummer Joseph Gonzales as a side project with which to explore their love of heavier styled music. Not long after, Joseph Gonzales departed the band and David Travis continued on to form the band’s first full line-up, consisting of himself on guitar, Hunter Sessions on vocals, Chase Thomas on drums, Joey Olsen on guitar and Brian Melgar on bass. The band began practicing songs written by David Travis as well as writing new songs.
Eventually, both Chase Thomas and Brian Melgar decided to leave the band, due to personal reasons, marking the return of Joseph Gonzales to the band he had helped create. Soon after, Kevin Casten was recruited on bass to fill out the new line-up that would be performing the first shows played by Albert the Cannibal.
About a year after joining, Joey Olsen and the rest of the band decided to part ways, citing creative differences as the reason for the split. Soon after, Brian Melgar returned to the band, this time taking over the guitarist position vacated by Joey Olsen. Unfortunately, Brian Melgar soon parted ways with the band once more
At this point, the band decided to remain a four-piece, their current lineup consisting of David Travis on guitar, Joseph Gonzales on drums, Hunter Sessions on vocals and Kevin Casten on bass.
Albert the Cannibal has since gone on to record their first EP, titled “None of Us Are Saints,” which was released on March 21st 2017.