The eggs are flowing in 2009... many titles and tours to check out... so DO IT!
New Releases: Mr. Plow - "Apocalypse Plow"
These catchy little ditties will burrow in your cranium and never leave.
The main musical entourage he has enlisted on this release are some of
the best of the best. Metal god, Gene Hoglan (SYL, Death, Dark Angel, Dethklok,
Testament, Meldrum) beats the tubs, Mr. Norwood Fisher (Fishbone, Trulio Disgracias)
slaps out some mad bass vibes, Rocky George (X-Suicidal Tendencies, Fishbone)
shreds out some smoking guitar riffs and classic solos. It doesn't stop there, either!
Oderus Urungus and Flattus Maximus (Gwar) flew in from their homeland In Antarctica
to lend a hand with some guest vocals and flailing lead guitar. Angelo Moore
(Fishbone), Chris "The Heathen" Valago (Zimmers Hole), Chi Pig (SNFU) and the
lovely "Plow's Angels" (Sarah Jane and Krista) all lend their vocal chords to spice up the mix.
"Rude, crude and right up our alley."
- HUSTLER July 2008
"Another burning, blossoming work of demented genius."
- PUNKGLOBE.COM
"If you are offended by Plow's super funny shit, get a life!"
Mendozza - "White Rhino" Stoned-doom rockers consume you with thunderous earthy tones.
This record is crushingly heavy and grooves like no other. The throaty Deuce
on guitar and vocals, tattooed drumming beauty Bina and the heavy-handed,
'The Judge' on bass will be coming to a venue near you in 2009.
"Big, ball-swinging sludge that's not afraid to step on the gas and wah-wah
pedals. Sweatpants boner factor: HIGH!"
- DECIBEL MAGAZINE
"The cover of Mendozza's new album symbolizes a lot of things about the band.
In many ways they are like a rhino charging at you at all times. This new album sees
them upping the stakes and doubling the thickness of their sound tendold. The production
job here is phenomenal, capturing the band literally creating a vortex of unholy
war metal that could easily be the soundtrack to serving time in hell."
- HELL RIDE MUSIC
"This CD grabbed me right off the bat with opening track Illuminarirus. Killer stoner doomy
grooves."
Fattooth - "Fattooth"
Make no bones about it, Fattooth is Canada's premiere kick in the face
punk/metal crossover act, with a killer stage show and biting sound. A new form
of punk/metal that emthodically touches every genre of rock and roll imaginable.
To sweeten the pie to prefection, Fattooth brought in world class drummer Gene Hoglan,
The Heathen and Mr. Plow! Buy our cd you scum!!!
"Fattooth's debut CD from start to finish unleashes thundering
rhythms, mind-bending guitar riffs and raw vocal melodies that will infect
your mind, pollute your soul, make your world spin crazily on its axis and
leave you wanting more. These guys mean buisness!"
- FRANZ MASINI, CILU RADIO 102.7FM
"With their randy sense of humour and witty one-liners, Fattooth boast
an amusing slice of tongue-in-cheek punk rock'n'roll heavily influenced by the
likes of hardcore, metal and even elements of cock rock."
Man Made Mountains - "Man Made Mountains"
The self-titled album gives its listeners a full spread of MMM's musical pantheon.
Heavy in nature, they dip in and out of the sound that might typically be labeled
"heavy metal", but have much more to offer than just fist-pounding anthems. With
thundering distorted pulses morphing into dreamy lulls. Man Made Mountains' sound is not
unlike a mountain range itself...
Broad at that base,
Sharp at the top.
Now going up,
Now coming down.
Often spanning great distances,
Other times, reaching a plateau.
Sometimes calm and peaceful like an untouched snow-capped peak,
And then furious and crashing like an avalanche.
Just don't ask us what genre we fit into... Make the ascent.
"Man Made Mountains' considerable song writing talent is most evident on the track 'Ensnarlment', a perfect
example of why the word 'diverse' was invented. Repetition becomes redundant here
as they traverse the ever widening spectrum of metal. Meet something else entirely,
the self-titled debut from Vancouver's Man Made Mountains."
- ABORT MAGAZINE
JAW - "Swings Humans"
"JAW has progressive elements similar to that of Tool, but enough thunderous metal action to make them all their own."
- JAMES KORBA, STYLUS MAGAZINE
"JAW mixes the experimentation of Tool with a bit of death metal and prog rock."
- MIKE WARKENTIN, UPTOWN MAGAZINE
Hollywood, CA (February 3, 2009) – Canadian Prog-Metal band JAW is releasing their sophomore album SWINGS HUMANS on Reversed Records on March 24th, 2009. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation and a message of personal evolution, is clearly in evidence on an absolutely meticulously crafted eight-song affair.
JAW is power, an unrestrained force possessing an unorthodox songwriting style. Fearlessly they innovate as they push for change. JAW is an inherent talent, a creative David in world of conformist Goliaths.
JAW formed in 2001 when vocalist Emmanuel Olarewaju and guitarist Jason Dokken met through serendipity at a music store in their hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After months of searching for individuals who shared in their creative vision, Olarewaju and Dokken recruited bassist Pablo Riedel and drummer Kevin Kornelsen. On July 17th 2001, JAW began. Within a few months of forming, the quartet had written a solid set of songs. These songs only scratched the surface of JAW's potential.
JAW recorded their first EP in November 2002. With EP in hand JAW began tirelessly touring the frigid western Canadian plains through to the eastern coast, while periodically dipping into Minnesota and North Dakota. JAW's live performance impressed to such an extent that within a year the group had sold enough albums to garner a strong following nationwide.
JAW entered The Space Behind A Garage Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba with producer/engineer Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, Townsend Band, Darkest Hour, Threat Signal) to record SWINGS HUMANS'. The result of this collaboration is of brutality and peace conveyed through movements, from the grandeur of its mountain tops to the voids of its valleys. Soulful, poetic, graceful and mighty, JAW's SWINGS HUMANS reinvents what metal is and can be.
JAW is:
Emmanuel Olarewaju: Vocals
Jason Dokken: Guitar
Pablo Riedel: Bass
Kevin Kornelsen: Drums
"Grunge lives on for HCE, but these guys have warped Kurt's canon into something wilder, adding artistic flourishes and bending genres to set the music apart from the work of 1,000 shitty bands."
- UPTOWN MAGAZINE
HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 4, 2009) – HCE delivers to the U.S. a cutting edge originality titled ECHOLAND which will release on Reversed Records March 24th, 2009.
HCE is a trio based in Winnipeg, Canada, featuring Matt Laberge (vocals/guitar) Matthew Powers (drums/vocals) and Roger Arsenault (bass/vocals). With an extremely wide range of musical influences, HCE arrived somewhere between Melvins and Pixies; heavy, noisy and experimental, yet catchy and memorable. The group was founded in 1998 by Laberge and Powers.
The critically acclaimed ECHOLAND was originally released in Canada and was very well received by college radio. The album charted in the top ten albums of the year on Canadian college radio stations. ECHOLAND also caught the attention the film industry with the song Blue Chairs to be featured in an up and coming film by English writer/director Christian Piers Betley (Pale Faces and Stranger Looks, Harry) – the film is titled "Rampage".
HCE has also strengthened their online presence and fan interaction with HCE TV, a series of web-shorts featuring absurd skit comedy, tour silliness and updates from the band. The self-produced music video for the single Satire is set for release in April 2009.
Known for their unpredictable performances, HCE are at home on stage and know how to give the crowd a show to remember. They have a contagious energy that never fails to leave a scar on their audience.
