Shallow North Dakota
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Shallow North Dakota is a three-piece noise rock
/sludge metal
band from Hamilton, Ontario
. They have released several records on local label Sonic Unyon
, and have toured with other notable Canadian acts such as Chore
and Kittens
. It was rumored that Brad Davis of Fu Manchu had once blown out his pair of home speakers listening to Auto Body Crusher, although Davis himself has since denied this claim stating that they were only "almost" blown.
Related bands include Cursed
, Partytank!, Crux of Aux, and Jacome.
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
/sludge metal
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
band from Hamilton, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. They have released several records on local label Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...
, and have toured with other notable Canadian acts such as Chore
Chore (band)
Chore were a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in January 1995. They released three albums on the Sonic Unyon indie label in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Another Plebeian in 1997, Take My Mask and Breathe in 1999, and The Coastaline Fire in 2002.Their video for the single "General Warning"...
and Kittens
Kittens (band)
The Kittens were a three piece noise rock band, with some country influences, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their albums were released on Sonic Unyon. After disbanding for almost eight years, they had a reunion show on News Years of 2007....
. It was rumored that Brad Davis of Fu Manchu had once blown out his pair of home speakers listening to Auto Body Crusher, although Davis himself has since denied this claim stating that they were only "almost" blown.
Related bands include Cursed
Cursed (band)
Cursed was a hardcore punk band featuring former and current members of numerous other Canadian DIY bands spanning from the early 1990s to the present, such as Haymaker, Left for Dead, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, At the Mercy of...
, Partytank!, Crux of Aux, and Jacome.
Albums
- Auto Body Crusher (1994)
- This Apparatus Must Be Earthed (1997)
- Mob Wheel (2004)