Menifee resident Eric Dow, right, performs with his band Helsott at the Helsinki Metal Festival in Finland. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Eric Dow has lived in Menifee since moving from Fallbrook when he was in high school. Dow is the vocalist for the heavy metal band Helsott, and on August 10 he was in Finland playing at the Helsinki Metal Festival.
“We had the time of our lives,” Dow said.
Part of Dow’s childhood was with a Moreno Valley residence. The family moved to Fallbrook and he attended Live Oak Elementary School and Potter Junior High School. After his freshman year at Fallbrook High School he became a Menifee resident and a Paloma Valley High School student. Dow graduated from Paloma Valley High School in 2000.
Dow founded Helsott in 2010. The other four members all live in San Diego County. Pete Truax and Zach Simsay are the guitarists for Helsott, Alex Simsay is the drummer, and Alonso Larios is the bas
