THE
HEAVILS
Brian
- vocals & guitar
Mossy - guitar
Toast - drums
Corey - bass
Unique is not a strong enough word to describe The
Heavils sound or The Heavils themselves. The band
not only creates and builds their own distinctive
guitars, known as Meanies, but also use them when
recording and playing live. For the bands sophomore
release through Metal Blade Records the band took
a heavier approach to the music without losing their
highly idiosyncratic style creating an album that
will not be lost among countless summer releases.
This
time around The Heavils had much more time to get
the new material ready and also decided to record
outside of their hometown Rockford, IL. "We think
this truly made a difference," states guitarist
and founding member Mossy, "We were able to really
focus on the music everyday plus Brian and I have
found new noises and sounds with the Meanies. As far
as songwriting goes Brian's new lyrics are amazing!"
What also makes a difference on the new album is the
addition of their new drummer Toast who helped bring
new ideas to the table. The first self-titled album
was a collection of demos that the band just re-recorded
so they wanted to make sure that the new album seriously
rocked. So the band brought in friend, fellow musician,
and producer Devin Townsend as well as Shaun Thingvold
to help them create the sound they were after. Devin
not only produced the album but he also contributed
some vocals and noise to a couple of songs. With the
help of Devin and Shaun The Heavils took their music
to the next level and the result is a catchy and heavy
work of art that never loses any of the groove that
their fans have come to expect.
As
an added bonus The Heavils did a cover of the Cheap
Trick song "Just Got Back" which Rick Neilsen
played guitar on and his son Miles did vocals. "It
was crazy watching Rick do tracks. He really is by
far one of the best guitarists ever," notes Mossy.
The Heavils have wanted to do a song with Rick's son
Miles for quite some time now and it only seemed natural
to have him contribute vocals to a song his father
wrote and preformed with Cheap Trick. So what should
you expect from a band whose debut album received
positive press about their creativity in magazines
like Rolling Stone and Guitar World? Prepare to rock!!!
Recorded
in Vancouver B.C at Greenhouse Studios with Devin
Townsend and Shaun Thingvold, and mastered by Greg
Reely.
