MONSTER TRUCK
''SITTIN' HEAVY''
2016
45:32
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1 Why Are You Not Rocking? 02:23
2 Don't Tell Me How To Live 04:26
3 She's A Witch 03:44
4 For The People 04:35
5 Black Forest 05:22
6 Another Man’s Shoes 04:01
7 Things Get Better 03:43
8 The Enforcer 03:15
9 To The Flame 04:03
10 New Soul 04:16
11 Enjoy The Time 05:41
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ABOUT THE ALBUM
www.mascotlabelgroup.com
Monster Truck doesn’t need a lot of explaining. Hailing from industrial Hamilton, Ontario, also known by nicknames The Hammer, Steel Town and Ambitious City, they are a blue collar working man’s rock band that get their hands dirty. Sittin’ Heavy says as much in those two words as any page-long bio.
Monster Truck hasn’t swerved from what fans come to expect of them. The name just embodies everything they are and invites a sense of community. This isn’t music for hipsters or someone with a special understanding of a scene: “It’s that kind of simplicity from the sound to the name to the imagery, the thing is that anyone can help out with it because they get it. Even the newest fan that is getting involved with the band for the first time, they know what our package should sound like and what kind of t-shirts we should have. Everyone gets it.”
Produced by Ratz at Vespa Studios and Revolution Recording in Toronto and Monster Truck’s new jam-space studio, Sittin’ Heavy charges out of the gate with the lead track “Why Are You Not Rocking?” The song says it all — it’s a celebration for fans that come out to concerts in all sorts of weather and circumstances to just rock out and have a good time. And that’s essentially what Monster Truck has also been doing for the past six years.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Mark Deming
The Brown
Playing loud-and-proud hard rock that mixes strutting '70s-style arena sounds with a dash of grunge-era sneer, Monster Truck were formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2009 by members of two of the area's most popular bands -- guitarist Jeremy Widerman and drummer Steve Kiely had played with the group the Reason, and keyboard man Brandon Bliss worked with Saint Alvia. Eager to play the sort of no-nonsense hard rock they'd grown up on, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely teamed up with singer and bassist Jon Harvey, and in 2010 Monster Truck cut a four-song EP, originally sold at the merch tables at their shows. As word about the group spread, they struck a deal with Canadian indie label Dine Alone Records, who in 2011 distributed their second EP, a six-song release called The Brown EP. Two tunes from The Brown EP, "Righteous Smoke" and "Seven Seas Blues," became staples on Canadian rock radio, and in 2012 Monster Truck gave a handful of their tracks a vinyl re-release on the 12" LP The Don't Fuck with the Truck Collection. The year 2012 also saw Monster Truck joining forces with the Sheepdogs for a sold-out tour of Canada, as well as opening several area dates for hard rock legends Deep Purple.
Furiosity
By this time, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely had quit their other bands to rock full-time with Monster Truck, and Dine Alone had struck a distribution deal with Universal. In 2013, the band dropped its first full-length album, Furiosity, which rose to number 13 on the Canadian album charts. As Monster Truck began growing into rock stardom at home, they won a Juno Award as the Breakthrough Group of 2013. After more touring in Canada, the United States, and Europe -- including a stop at the U.K.'s annual hard rock event the Download Festival and a run of dates opening for Alice in Chains -- Monster Truck entered the studio in 2015 to begin work on their second album. Titled Sittin' Heavy, it was released early in 2016.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
Monster Truck are a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, who have released two EPs. Their album "Furiosity" was released on Dine Alone Records on May 28, 2013. It was distributed on Universal. The band announced their second studio album entitled "Sittin' Heavy" to be released on Mascot Records on February 19, 2016. Members include lead singer and bassist Jon Harvey, guitarist Jeremy Widerman, keyboardist Brandon Bliss and drummer Steve Kiely.
The band won the 2013 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. They played the Download Festival in 2013 and supported Vista Chino on their European tour in October and November 2013. The band started recording the now called "Sittin' Heavy" album in January, 2015 after touring with Alice in Chains, opening for them on their Canada/United States North American 2014 tour.
Their track "Sweet Mountain River" was included in Ubisoft's music game Rocksmith 2014, "Seven Seas Blues" in EA Sports' NHL 13, and "Old Train" was used in BBCA's Orphan Black S0208, "Variable And Full Of Perturbation". The first single from their upcoming studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called "Don't Tell Me How To Live". A song titled "The Enforcer" is also available only when you pre-order the new album.
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''SITTIN' HEAVY''
2016
45:32
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1 Why Are You Not Rocking? 02:23
2 Don't Tell Me How To Live 04:26
3 She's A Witch 03:44
4 For The People 04:35
5 Black Forest 05:22
6 Another Man’s Shoes 04:01
7 Things Get Better 03:43
8 The Enforcer 03:15
9 To The Flame 04:03
10 New Soul 04:16
11 Enjoy The Time 05:41
ABOUT THE ALBUM
www.mascotlabelgroup.com
Monster Truck doesn’t need a lot of explaining. Hailing from industrial Hamilton, Ontario, also known by nicknames The Hammer, Steel Town and Ambitious City, they are a blue collar working man’s rock band that get their hands dirty. Sittin’ Heavy says as much in those two words as any page-long bio.
Monster Truck hasn’t swerved from what fans come to expect of them. The name just embodies everything they are and invites a sense of community. This isn’t music for hipsters or someone with a special understanding of a scene: “It’s that kind of simplicity from the sound to the name to the imagery, the thing is that anyone can help out with it because they get it. Even the newest fan that is getting involved with the band for the first time, they know what our package should sound like and what kind of t-shirts we should have. Everyone gets it.”
Produced by Ratz at Vespa Studios and Revolution Recording in Toronto and Monster Truck’s new jam-space studio, Sittin’ Heavy charges out of the gate with the lead track “Why Are You Not Rocking?” The song says it all — it’s a celebration for fans that come out to concerts in all sorts of weather and circumstances to just rock out and have a good time. And that’s essentially what Monster Truck has also been doing for the past six years.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Mark Deming
The Brown
Playing loud-and-proud hard rock that mixes strutting '70s-style arena sounds with a dash of grunge-era sneer, Monster Truck were formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2009 by members of two of the area's most popular bands -- guitarist Jeremy Widerman and drummer Steve Kiely had played with the group the Reason, and keyboard man Brandon Bliss worked with Saint Alvia. Eager to play the sort of no-nonsense hard rock they'd grown up on, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely teamed up with singer and bassist Jon Harvey, and in 2010 Monster Truck cut a four-song EP, originally sold at the merch tables at their shows. As word about the group spread, they struck a deal with Canadian indie label Dine Alone Records, who in 2011 distributed their second EP, a six-song release called The Brown EP. Two tunes from The Brown EP, "Righteous Smoke" and "Seven Seas Blues," became staples on Canadian rock radio, and in 2012 Monster Truck gave a handful of their tracks a vinyl re-release on the 12" LP The Don't Fuck with the Truck Collection. The year 2012 also saw Monster Truck joining forces with the Sheepdogs for a sold-out tour of Canada, as well as opening several area dates for hard rock legends Deep Purple.
Furiosity
By this time, Widerman, Bliss, and Kiely had quit their other bands to rock full-time with Monster Truck, and Dine Alone had struck a distribution deal with Universal. In 2013, the band dropped its first full-length album, Furiosity, which rose to number 13 on the Canadian album charts. As Monster Truck began growing into rock stardom at home, they won a Juno Award as the Breakthrough Group of 2013. After more touring in Canada, the United States, and Europe -- including a stop at the U.K.'s annual hard rock event the Download Festival and a run of dates opening for Alice in Chains -- Monster Truck entered the studio in 2015 to begin work on their second album. Titled Sittin' Heavy, it was released early in 2016.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
Monster Truck are a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, who have released two EPs. Their album "Furiosity" was released on Dine Alone Records on May 28, 2013. It was distributed on Universal. The band announced their second studio album entitled "Sittin' Heavy" to be released on Mascot Records on February 19, 2016. Members include lead singer and bassist Jon Harvey, guitarist Jeremy Widerman, keyboardist Brandon Bliss and drummer Steve Kiely.
The band won the 2013 Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year. They played the Download Festival in 2013 and supported Vista Chino on their European tour in October and November 2013. The band started recording the now called "Sittin' Heavy" album in January, 2015 after touring with Alice in Chains, opening for them on their Canada/United States North American 2014 tour.
Their track "Sweet Mountain River" was included in Ubisoft's music game Rocksmith 2014, "Seven Seas Blues" in EA Sports' NHL 13, and "Old Train" was used in BBCA's Orphan Black S0208, "Variable And Full Of Perturbation". The first single from their upcoming studio album was released on October 19, 2015, a track called "Don't Tell Me How To Live". A song titled "The Enforcer" is also available only when you pre-order the new album.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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