Heavy Heavy Low Low
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Heavy Heavy Low Low is a four piece Mathcore
band from San Jose, California
.
Their first release entitled Courtside Seats to the Greatest of All Time, was released by Twelve Gauge Records
and featured their first single, "Inhalant Abuse Is Illegal And Can Be Fatal". They signed with New Weathermen Records, a division of Ferret Music
, in mid-2006 and began work on their second full length. In September 2006, Everything's Watched, Everyone's Watching was released, which featured a few old songs re-done and remastered, along with numerous brand new tracks. Extensive and constant touring in support of the record ensued.
In early 2007, their out of print EP ... It?! was re-released via Ferret Music
and was limited to 1,000 copies. This EP features numerous early recordings all from producer Sam Pura, including their single, "Tell Shannon Her Crafts Are Ready". It also includes current singer Robert Smith as well as previous singer Matthew Caudle. The release also features an exclusive B-Side track titled "Short Term Exposure, Long Term Damage".
They released their third full length album Turtle Nipple & The Toxic Shock August 19, 2008. In early 2009, the band left Ferret/New Weatherman Records and announced that they would resign with Twelve Gauge Records
. They finally released the Hospital Bomber EP in August 2010.
Their newest EP, Hospital Bomber, has been compared to their last album regarding the coarser vocals of Robert Smith and a decidedly different musical style. In a 2010 interview discussing Hospital Bomber, Robert Smith said the track "We Incompetent Sperm" was his favorite off the EP. " I was sick at the time so my voice sounds different than the other songs and it’s a song about an old, dirty woman who worries about everything." Praise was held for their experimenting with this newer sound, incorporating aspects of jazz, punk, metal, and dissonance while prizing technical work and complete originality. Their EP is available to buy online through direct download.
and The Fall of Troy
. Other tourmates include: The Number Twelve Looks Like You
, The Jonbenet
, Ed Gein
, Nights Like These
, Ligeia
, Murder By Death
, Thursday
, HORSE the band
, So Many Dynamos
, The End, Haste the Day
and Poison The Well
. They also took part in the 2007 Sounds of the Underground
Tour alongside the likes of GWAR
, Shadows Fall
, Goatwhore
and Every Time I Die
. They last toured with Foxy Shazam
and Tera Melos in Fall of 2007.
Their most recent tour was the Stay Weird tour with Fear Before
and Dr. Manhattan. They have announced a tour of Australia at the start of December 2010 with Australian band Totally Unicorn. A recent . post from the band profile stated "hey, we're back from Australia and it was very fun. UK tour in the mix. Get stupid." As of April 2011 a recent . post from the band stated "We are in going to be booking a last US tour for the summer with Duck Duck Goose.. Mostly major cities, more news soon." The band is no longer an active touring band.
Mathcore
Mathcore is a rhythmically complex and dissonant fusion style of hardcore punk and Metal. It has its roots in bands such as Converge, Botch, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The term mathcore is suggested by analogy with math rock. Both math rock and mathcore make use of unusual time signatures...
band from San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
Biography
Formed in early 2004 in San Jose, California, Heavy Heavy Low Low began playing what may be called thrash (-core), then metalcore, before evolving into a decidedly more style, and now, with the release of their latest work, becoming much more indistinguishable as a genre, thus becoming experimental metal.Their first release entitled Courtside Seats to the Greatest of All Time, was released by Twelve Gauge Records
Twelve Gauge Records
Twelve Gauge Records is an independent record label founded and operated by Jihad M. Rabah out of San Jose, California . The label was founded in 2004 and started in 2005 with the release of Heavy Heavy Low Low's 'Courtside Seats' CDep. Twelve Gauge is exclusively distributed by Revelation...
and featured their first single, "Inhalant Abuse Is Illegal And Can Be Fatal". They signed with New Weathermen Records, a division of Ferret Music
Ferret Music
Ferret Music is an independent record label, founded in 1996. The label is owned in part by NORA's vocalist, Carl Severson, and in part by Philadelphian artist manager Paul Conroy, and based in West Windsor Township, New Jersey...
, in mid-2006 and began work on their second full length. In September 2006, Everything's Watched, Everyone's Watching was released, which featured a few old songs re-done and remastered, along with numerous brand new tracks. Extensive and constant touring in support of the record ensued.
In early 2007, their out of print EP ... It?! was re-released via Ferret Music
Ferret Music
Ferret Music is an independent record label, founded in 1996. The label is owned in part by NORA's vocalist, Carl Severson, and in part by Philadelphian artist manager Paul Conroy, and based in West Windsor Township, New Jersey...
and was limited to 1,000 copies. This EP features numerous early recordings all from producer Sam Pura, including their single, "Tell Shannon Her Crafts Are Ready". It also includes current singer Robert Smith as well as previous singer Matthew Caudle. The release also features an exclusive B-Side track titled "Short Term Exposure, Long Term Damage".
They released their third full length album Turtle Nipple & The Toxic Shock August 19, 2008. In early 2009, the band left Ferret/New Weatherman Records and announced that they would resign with Twelve Gauge Records
Twelve Gauge Records
Twelve Gauge Records is an independent record label founded and operated by Jihad M. Rabah out of San Jose, California . The label was founded in 2004 and started in 2005 with the release of Heavy Heavy Low Low's 'Courtside Seats' CDep. Twelve Gauge is exclusively distributed by Revelation...
. They finally released the Hospital Bomber EP in August 2010.
Their newest EP, Hospital Bomber, has been compared to their last album regarding the coarser vocals of Robert Smith and a decidedly different musical style. In a 2010 interview discussing Hospital Bomber, Robert Smith said the track "We Incompetent Sperm" was his favorite off the EP. " I was sick at the time so my voice sounds different than the other songs and it’s a song about an old, dirty woman who worries about everything." Praise was held for their experimenting with this newer sound, incorporating aspects of jazz, punk, metal, and dissonance while prizing technical work and complete originality. Their EP is available to buy online through direct download.
Touring
The band has toured nationally in the US five times since 2004, including two headlining tours. The band has toured extensively with Fear BeforeFear Before
Fear Before is an experimental rock band that resides in Aurora, Colorado. As stated on their Alternative Press podcast, their name originates from a Denver Post newspaper headline of local forest fires titled "The Fear Before The March of Flames." They released their debut album Odd How People...
and The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy
The Fall of Troy was an American progressive math rock trio from Mukilteo, Washington. The trio consisted of Thomas Erak , Andrew Forsman and Frank Ene...
. Other tourmates include: The Number Twelve Looks Like You
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
The Number Twelve Looks Like You was a mathcore band from Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Their music combined elements of grindcore, progressive metal, hardcore punk and jazz...
, The Jonbenet
The Jonbenét
The Jonbenét was an American noise rock outfit from Houston, Texas. The band's current lineup is Michael Murland, Dann Miller, J. Andrew Ireland, and Bryan Jackson.-Formation:...
, Ed Gein
Ed Gein (band)
Ed Gein is a political grindcore band from Syracuse, NY, named after American killer, Ed Gein.Each of the members perform vocals equally; there is no lead vocalist...
, Nights Like These
Nights Like These
Nights Like These was a deathcore band from Memphis, Tennessee, heavily influenced by death metal and sludge metal.- Biography :In 2006, a monkey gave birth to Nights Like These, they released their debut, The Faithless, to overall positive reviews on Victory Records...
, Ligeia
Ligeia (band)
Ligeia is an American Metal & Hardcore band from Massachusetts formed in 2003.-History:Originally formed in the winter of 2003 by Keith Holuk and Ryan Ober, Ligeia solidified their line-up with the additions of Brandon Whipple and Patrick Murphy in 2007...
, Murder By Death
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy film with a cast featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.The plot is a spoof of...
, Thursday
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
, HORSE the band
HORSE the band
Horse the Band is a band from Lake Forest, California who are best known for their 8-bit Nintendo-influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke once described their sound as "Nintendocore".-Biography:...
, So Many Dynamos
So Many Dynamos
So Many Dynamos is a rock band from St Louis, Missouri, USA. Their music is generally classified as indie rock, combining aspects of pop, dance-punk, and math rock. They take their name from a famous palindrome. The band signed a contract with Vagrant Records in late 2008.-History:So Many Dynamos...
, The End, Haste the Day
Haste the Day
Haste the Day was an American Christian metalcore band signed with Solid State Records that was formed in Carmel, Indiana 2001. Their band is named after a lyric in the hymn "It Is Well With My Soul." The band released their debut release, an extended play titled That They May Know You, in 2002,...
and Poison The Well
Poison the Well (band)
Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...
. They also took part in the 2007 Sounds of the Underground
Sounds of the Underground
The Sounds of the Underground tour was a festival-like tour that rivaled Ozzfest in its first year of existence .The tour features extreme metal and metalcore, and hardcore bands. The existence of this tour, which was held in national arenas, was to attract the rising interest of metal, hardcore,...
Tour alongside the likes of GWAR
GWAR
Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
, Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
, Goatwhore
Goatwhore
Goatwhore is an American blackened death metal band, formed in 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana.- Biography :Goatwhore was formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Soilent Green singer L...
and Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die is a metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. Their musical style is rooted in technical hardcore with strong southern metal and mathcore elements, and is also characterised by their cryptic, bitingly sarcastic lyrics. The band announced on July 14, 2008 that they had...
. They last toured with Foxy Shazam
Foxy Shazam
Foxy Shazam is an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, formed in 2004. The band is composed of lead vocalist Eric Sean Nally, guitarist Loren Turner, pianist Sky White, and bass player Daisy. Later, trumpeter and back-up vocalist Alex Nauth joined, and Aaron McVeigh became the band's permanent...
and Tera Melos in Fall of 2007.
Their most recent tour was the Stay Weird tour with Fear Before
Fear Before
Fear Before is an experimental rock band that resides in Aurora, Colorado. As stated on their Alternative Press podcast, their name originates from a Denver Post newspaper headline of local forest fires titled "The Fear Before The March of Flames." They released their debut album Odd How People...
and Dr. Manhattan. They have announced a tour of Australia at the start of December 2010 with Australian band Totally Unicorn. A recent . post from the band profile stated "hey, we're back from Australia and it was very fun. UK tour in the mix. Get stupid." As of April 2011 a recent . post from the band stated "We are in going to be booking a last US tour for the summer with Duck Duck Goose.. Mostly major cities, more news soon." The band is no longer an active touring band.
Current
- Chris Fritter- Drums
- Robert "Robbie" Smith – Vocals
- Andrew Fritter – Bass
- Samuel Pura- Guitar/Vocals (Australian Touring Guitarist)
Past
- Riley McTeague – Vocals (Appears on 'Kids Kids Kids EP)
- Danny Rankin - Guitar
- Robbie Dalla – Guitar
- Ryan "Chip" Madden – Guitar
- Matthew Caudle – Vocals
- Frankie Lawler - Guitar
Full lengths
- Courtside Seats to the Greatest of All Time (2005)
- Everything's Watched, Everyone's Watching - (2006)
- Turtle Nipple and the Toxic ShockTurtle Nipple and the Toxic ShockTurtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock is an album by Heavy Heavy Low Low. It was released on August 19, 2008 through Ferret Music. The song "Trot Line Beer Can" features Vincent Bennett of the Acacia Strain as a guest vocalist....
- (2008)
EPs
- Kids Kids Kids - (2004)
- ... It?! - (2007)
- Heavy Heavy Low Low EP - (2008)
- Hospital Bomber - (2010)
Collaborations
- Band member Danny Rankin appears on the mixtape "The Adventures Of Finglonger" by hip-hop artist African-American Zombie Lawyer rapping original lyrics on the song entitled, "Heavy Set Rhymes". The chorus mentions and pays homage to the band's name, Heavy Heavy Low Low.
- Robert Smith also appears as a guest vocalist for various tracks with various artists. Including "Pollution People" off of Duck Duck Goose's 2010 release, "Off Yourself," "Get Your Life Together" off of Fear Before's 2008 release "Fear Before," and "Falling In Perpetuum" off NORTH's 2008 release, "What You Were."
External links
- Heavy Heavy Low Low at PureVolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
- [ Allmusic profile]
- The Heavy Heavy Low Low at punk news