ort were from Toronto,Canada and formed sometime in 1992.This band always stayed obscure and even in Canada they were a rare sight to see.Their sound was pretty much a blend of space stoner cosmic doom with some minute elements of alternative/grunge and traditional metal influences.Something the band was known for is their writing abilities to never use the same riffs in a song to much.So in 1992 the first Tchort demo was recorded entitled "Unwritten Doctrines".Also in the early days the band went with a longer name "Tchort the family mantis" in 1996 they recorded the first full length "Nightside of Eden" under this moniker.2 years later "The heavens are showing the glory of Tchort" came out.The band played extensively live for years even prior to this.It was after 1999 when "Love Metal/Government Issue Rock n' Roll" came out the band started playing shows around here in the maritimes.Each time they came i missed them which kinda irks me but ohh well...what can you do ?
haha Anyway discovering this band is something a rather invigorating experience, each time you listen you notice new things you hadn't noticed there before.I still remember when much music used to air the "Handsome Gruesome" video.I have this taped on a vhs tape here somewhere lol. still hoping someone will upload this to youtube one day.Anyway here is the video i made to "Ace of Shrooms" from the Nightside album also check out the myspace page.Should also be noted that this band broke up not long after releasing their last ep "Government Issue Rock n' Roll vol 2" in 2002.The Remaining members Nick, Leslie and Mike went on to form the band The Illuminati.The Illuminati broke up in 2006.Lead singer Eric "Tchort" Couke is know known as Ash Lee Blade and still performs with his 80s style metal band under this name.Also worth checking out!http://www.myspace.com/oldtchort
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