The band sHEAVY formed in St Johns Newfoundland,Canada in 1993 as Green Machine which the band later found out the name was already taken by another band.So they opted for the name sHEAVY instead.It started as a band that played around with some Kyuss covers and a few originals.They recorded two demo tapes Reproduction E.P. & Slaves To Fashion in 94-95 and the Dalas tar 7" also came out in 1995.It was also the same year they recorded Blue Sky Mind.After this they signed a 3 album deal with Rise Above records.It was in the summer of 1997 "The Electric Sleep" album was recorded.The reviews for this album in the UK were saying "the best Black Sabbath album in 25 years." This was a great time for sHEAVY they played at the Dynamo festival in the Netherlands.In 1999 the band recorded "Celestial HiFi" in Ren the drummer's parents workshop.This was a great album with the epic doom anthem "Tales from the Afterburner".And then in 2001 the band found themselves in Alberta,Canada and all the way to Belgium to record "Synchronized" which is another great album with a alot of fast punchy grooves! songs about fast cars and whatnot "Firebird 350" etc.This was the last album with original founder/member Ren Squires who silently stepped back.It took a few years for the band to pick up again, but i saw them play live in 2003 here in Moncton and caught the whole set on VHS.the line-up at this show was a rare one and hasn't really been documented as an official lineup. And then in came Kevin Dominic on drums and Tommy Bolin on guitars then "Republic?" was recorded in 2005 along with a live dvd filmed at the Masonic Temple in Newfoundland.Two years later in 2007 "The Machine that won the war" was released.And amazing concept album based on the science fiction book of the same name.It also came with a live dvd concert which is amazing,In 2009 longtime founder/member Dan Moore resigned from his position as guitarist,but not before leaving a contribution to the album the band was in the works of recording at the moment.In 2010 the band issued to albums ''The Golden Age of Daredevils'' & ''Disfigurine''.The band is still rocking hard and also fans of sHEAVY should check out Dan Moores other band Wizards of Kaos.
St Johns Newfoundland,Canada in 1993 as Green Machine which the band later found out the name was already taken by another band.So they opted for the name sHEAVY instead.It started as a band that played around with some Kyuss covers and a few originals.They recorded two demo tapes Reproduction E.P. & Slaves To Fashion in 94-95 and the Dalas tar 7" also came out in 1995.It was also the same year they recorded Blue Sky Mind.After this they signed a 3 album deal with Rise Above records.It was in the summer of 1997 "The Electric Sleep" album was recorded.The reviews for this album in the UK were saying "the best Black Sabbath album in 25 years." This was a great time for sHEAVY they played at the Dynamo festival in the Netherlands.In 1999 the band recorded "Celestial HiFi" in Ren the drummer's parents workshop.This was a great album with the epic doom anthem "Tales from the Afterburner".And then in 2001 the band found themselves in Alberta,Canada and all the way to Belgium to record "Synchronized" which is another great album with a alot of fast punchy grooves! songs about fast cars and whatnot "Firebird 350" etc.This w
as the last album with original founder/member Ren Squires who silently stepped back.It took a few years for the band to pick up again, but i saw them play live in 2003 here in Moncton and caught the whole set on VHS.the line-up at this show was a rare one and hasn't really been documented as an official lineup. And then in came Kevin Dominic on drums and Tommy Bolin on guitars then "Republic?" was recorded in 2005 along with a live dvd filmed at the Masonic Temple in Newfoundland.Two years later in 2007 "The Machine that won the war" was released.And amazing concept album based on the science fiction book of the same name.It also came with a live dvd concert which is amazing,In 2009 longtime founder/member Dan Moore resigned from his position as guitarist,but not before leaving a contribution to the album the band was in the works of recording at the moment.In 2010 the band issued to albums ''The Golden Age of Daredevils'' & ''Disfigurine''.The band is still rocking hard and also fans of sHEAVY should check out Dan Moores other band Wizards of Kaos.
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