UPDATE: The latest album, Misfit Memoirs, released in September 2024, has hit over 580,000 streams from all platforms as of early December 2024, and has been named "ALBUM OF THE YEAR" by Indie Shark Music Magazine!

Infidels Records artists UniversalDice is a most unique band; just beneath the surface of their accessible, melodic and beautifully played and arranged modern/classic rock sound lay an ambitious and rich lyrical content that challenges rock music orthodoxy. There are few bands can take you to another place musically while they force you to re-think what was once taken for granted. This is cliche free music. For reviews of "Misfit Memoirs" go to https://universaldice.com/reviews-press .

The songs, written and produced by Gerry Dantone, are always relevant and usually intensely emotional and often unique in the rock music arena. At the same time their memorable melodies recall the qualities admired in the the Beatles, Green Day, Pink Floyd and the Killers even though their songs never sound like any of these classic band's tunes in particular. These are original tunes with original ideas.

What are critics saying about their latest album, "Misfit Memoirs"?

IndieShark Music wrote, "Album of the Year Nomination! - UniversalDice’s Misfit Memoirs isn’t just another rock album—it’s a daring exploration of humanity’s messiest emotions, wrapped in a sound that’s equal parts classic rock nostalgia and modern melodic finesse..."

Melody Maker Magazine says, "Let’s cut the crap: Misfit Memoirs by UniversalDice isn’t just another rock album—it’s an emotional firestorm. It’s the kind of record that crawls inside your chest, makes itself at home, and then stomps around until you’ve felt every pang of regret, every flash of fury, and every shred of hope it has to offer. It’s messy, sprawling, ambitious, and sometimes teetering on the edge of collapse—and that’s exactly why it works..."

The Hollywood Digest, "You know when you stumble across an album that’s not just music but feels like someone spilling their guts directly into your headphones? That’s UniversalDice’s Misfit Memoirs—an emotional rollercoaster disguised as a rock album, and let me tell you, it’s a ride worth taking..."

Gerry Dantone is the lead vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, programmer, and recording, mixing and mastering engineer for the band. Longtime bandmates Bob Barcus on guitar and Eddie Canova on bass are among Long Island's finest session players and are given a chance to stretch. Long Island musical giants Walt Sargent and Vincent Crici add their keyboard support to the band's latest tunes.

The music of UniversalDice would fit comfortably on formats that feature the Beatles, the Who, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, Green Day, the Killers, Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Artic Monkeys, Taylor Swift, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac, XTC, Dire Straits, Elton John, Procol Harum, Billie Eilish, Elvis Costello, Coldplay, etc., all artists with great songs!

How many bands make you feel and think? We hope you can spend some time with UniversalDice's music.