VentanA

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VentanA is an industrial Metal band from Cleveland , Ohio.

"VENTANA represents a time where we see not only the past, but also a slight reflection of our future in the dusty glass. Our efforts exist for no other reason but to bring back the type of music that inspires the listener to turn a negative situation into a positive one. The music of honesty, the music of brutal sincerity that allowed us to follow our hearts into the whirlpool that is “The Industry”.

We have been waiting in the shadows to release what we consider to be a demon that reflects a demon within us all. We behold the window into our own souls and this primal sound being channelled through. Our fans have kept the fires burning beneath our streets for so long that we have overcome adversity and continue to put our efforts into a sound that we feel represents what we want and what our fans demand.

Villainous undertones and murderous inclinations resound throughout our compositions. The lives of alienation and degradation that have brought us here shall now lead us. To understand Ventana is to experience the direct connection we are establishing between our nature and the world we have come to reject. As for words to describe the sound of Ventana, Just listen…"

Members

Current

• Rick "St1tch" Thomas - lead vocals (2024 - present) keyboards, sampling (2004 - present)
• Daniel "Lil' Dan" Fox - drums (2004 - 2013, 2015 - present)
• Justin "J-Dub" Kalenits - guitar (2025 - present)

Former

• John "EVL" Sustar - guitars (2004 - 2007) (s. 2008 - 2017)
• Brandon Gaughan - vocals (2004 - 2005)
• Stephen Damaged - synth (2004 - 2005)
• Kyle Kotarski - guitars (s. 2004 - 2005 / 2008; live, 2024)
• Dave "DÆV" Jares - bass (2004 - 2007)
• Jason Knotek - guitars (2005 - 2006)
• Jonny "Vegas" Sayre - vocals (2005 - 2007)
• Matt "Ripchord" Foran - vocals, sampling (2008 - 2009)
• Steve Rauckhorst - vocals (2009), bass (s. 2017 / 2021)
• Scott "xSTRIKEx" Beck - lead vocals (2010 - 2025)
• Eric Hess - vocals (2014 - 2025)
• Tom "Tankx" Shaffner - guitars (2017 - 2025)

Live

• John "Minkus" Szumski - drums (2004)
• Samuel "Pineapple" Capozziello - VJ (2004 - 2013)
• John Dobosh - bass (2008 - 2010)
• Rocky Sobon - guitars (2010 - 2011 / 2014 - 2017)
• Vince Zingale - guitars (2011 - 2013)
• Waylon Reavis - vocals (2012)
• Jeremiah "Trauma" Stratton - drums (2013 - 2015)
• Tommy Church - guitars (2017)
• Robert Godsey - drums (2017)
• "Track 3" - bass (2022 - 2024)
• Sean Heenan - drums (2025)

Guests

• Patrick Siml (died 2007) - vocals: "Cry Little Sister" lyrics: "The Fallen Idol"
• James Rietz (Crossbreed) - vocals: "Cry Little Sister"
• Angel Dies (As Summer Dies) - vocals: "Watch Us Burn" & "Face to Face"
• Nero Bellum (Psyclon Nine) - vocals: "Destroy something Beautiful"
• Lady Gabriel (Gabriel and the Apocalypse) - vocals: "It's Your Last Day"
• Todd Smith (Polkadot Cadaver) - vocals: "Support System"
• Christopher Simmons (Keratoma) - vocals (live, 2021 / 2024)

Discography

• American Survival Guide Vol.1 (2008)
• 2015 Civilian Sampler Pack (2015)
• The Silent Majority (2017)
• You're A Fucking Asshole (2021)
• The Nature Of Betrayal (2021)
• Other Demos and Singles...