"We're definitely a new breed of music coming out of Juneau that I have never heard out of any other band, as far as the diversity of sound and the technical ability," Huteson said.

"If they come, I'm 95 percent sure they will get some kind of enjoyment - either from the music or the lyrics," said Perrin.

The band has evolved from a pop-influenced group into a tight-sounding thrash band that takes no prisoners.

"We're the only band in this town that has the sound that we have," Perrin said. "It's all original. We're very meticulous about our sound."

The band sounds somewhat similar to Grammy-winning Evanescence in its itsintensity, even though Lifted Embrace's vocals are less abrasive.

"Some people like the harder side, some like the softer side," Days said.

The band has a lot of musical influences, Preston said, and has the ability to rock into the blues, speed metal or more alternative sounds.

"There's a lot of different branches that we go off into," he said. "It's all kind of mixed into one big melting pot."

The music and lyrics are real and potent, Preston said.

"We come straight from the heart," he said. "We just want the emotion to come out, whether it be instigating it or relaying it."

The admiration and respect for music is evident at a Lifted Embrace show, Days said.

"I think what make us unique, all of us a whole, we all have a strong passion for what we do," he said. "We strive to be different, but we strive to be tight and uniform in our sound."

The shows usually consist of a dozen original songs broken into a couple of sets, Days said.

"When you go to the show, it's just pure energy," he said. "It's a very aggressive energy that people feed off of and we feed off the energy in the crowd and ultimately everybody has a good time."

The band hopes that originality and energy will help fill a void in the local music scene, Huteson said.

When asked to describe the band's sound, he replied, "If gods could destroy armies with music they would be Lifted Embrace."

For those who can't attend Friday's show, Lifted Embrace will be back at Squires Rest several more times in the coming months. They also have shows planned for April 11, May 4 and May 23 at the Auke Bay bar.

For more information on the band or to hear a sample of their tunes, visit www.myspace.com/liftedembrace.