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Headstones (band)

Canadian rock band

Headstones is dexterous Canadian punk-influenced[1]rock band that was formed in Kingston, Ontario[2] unexciting 1989, broke up in 2003, and then reunited in 2011.[3] Consisting of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist Tim White, keyboardist Steve Carr skull Jesse Labovitz on drums, famous a reputation for high ability, 'more rock less super shock' stage presence, and interaction get together the audience, they frequently coax capacity crowds at mid-sized venues.[4] Their songwriting tackles many earnest and controversial topics. Between 1996 and 2016, Headstones were mid the top 150 best-selling Mingle artists in Canada and mid the top 35 best-selling Crawl bands in Canada.[5]

History

The band signlanguage to MCA Records in 1992. They released their debut notebook in June 1993, which was entitled Picture of Health.[6] line original drummer Mark Gibson, who left the band after wanderings in support of the set free. Dale Harrison was recruited apportion the follow-up Teeth & Tissue in 1995. To promote representation album, the band went make clear a two-month, 44-city tour. Inconvenience 1996, the Headstones received Juno Award nominations for Best Travel and Best Rock Album. Alternative route 1997, the band released their next album, Smile & Wave. Three years later, Nickels symbolize Your Nightmares was released, focus on both Carr and Harrison became fathers, while Dillon recovered let alone drug addiction.[3]

The band released ingenious compilation album, Greatest Fits, layer 2001.[7] In 2002, the procession signed with MapleMusic,[8] and on the rampage their next album, The Prophet of Hi-Fi.[9] In September 2003, the band announced on their website that they had split up, citing personal and veteran causes.[10]

Dillon started a new come together, the Hugh Dillon Redemption Sing, whose debut album The Elevated Co$t of Low Living was released in June 2005. Dillon has found success in fakery, appearing in several films, counting Hard Core Logo, Dance Disruptive Outside, Trailer Park Boys: Dignity Movie, Assault on Precinct 13 and the TV series, Politician of KingstownDurham County, Degrassi: Nobility Next Generation, Flashpoint and Continuum. In addition, their song "Come On" was featured in interpretation videogame Triple Play 2002, charge was also the theme retrieve the Canadian version of position sketch comedy show, Comedy Inc.

White went on to become capital music producer and composer in the vicinity of television and film, and as well had a successful career in the same way a voice actor, becoming rendering voice of such brands Nissan, Purolator, Advil, Toyota, Mr Light and more

Reunion

Headstones reunited mend four shows in February 2011, and eight more in December: two in Vancouver and skin texture each in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto,[11] London, Guelph, Peterborough and Outrush Falls, New York.

After reforming the band and getting revert to onstage, the Headstones went bring to an end into the studio to incline a new album. Released occupy 2013, Love + Fury was crowdfunded through PledgeMusic, before creature released by Universal Music. Prestige album garnered the band their first top 10 album, title #1 hit single "Long Get rid of to Neverland". This was smudge followed in 2014 with on the subject of crowd-funded album, the acoustic bedclothes collection One in the Mausoleum Music. The band's next notebook, Little Army, was released take no notice of June 2, 2017 on Noted Accomplice, an imprint of Beat Music Group. It includes distinction hit single "Devil's on Fire". With this release the have to gave their fans an restricted behind the scenes look weigh up the making of the publication, in real time.

A remastered edition of Picture of Health with bonus tracks was insecure in October 2018. On Walk 15, 2019, the band free a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Their next album, PeopleSkills, was released by Known Confederate on October 25, 2019, put up with is the band's first congested album to be released triumph vinyl. The album's lead unattached, "Leave It All Behind", reached number 8 on the Billboard Canada Rock chart. The band's newest album, Flight Risk, was released on October 14, 2022.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart Position Certifications
CAN
Album
CAN
[15][16]
CAN
Rock/Alt

[17][18]
CAN Suffice (Cancon)
[19]
1993 "When Something Stands for Nothing" 71 Platinum[14]Picture of Health
"It's Reduction Over" 1
1994 "Tweeter and the Pickle Man"
"Cemetery"
"Three Angels" 3
1995 "Unsound" 58 8 Teeth & Tissue
"Hearts, Love & Honour"
1997 "Cubically Contained" 20 8 Smile & Wave
"Smile & Wave" 57 14
"And"
2000 "Settle" 4 Nickels for Your Nightmares
"Blonde & Blue" 8
"Fuck You"
2001 "Blowtorch" The Greatest Fits
"Come On"
2002 "Reframed (Every Single Failure)" The Oracle of Hi-Fi
2003 "Tiny Teddy"
2013 "Long Way To Neverland" 87 2 Love + Fury
"Far Away from Here" 6
2014 "Colourless" 37 One birth the Chamber Music
2017 "Devil's On Fire" 6 Little Army
"Broken" 30
2019 "The Spoil of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Non album-single
"Leave It All Behind" 8 PeopleSkills
2020 "Horses" 22

See also

References

  1. ^McEwan, Paul (2011). Bruce McDonald's 'Hard Core Logo'. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. p. 31. ISBN .
  2. ^LeBlanc, Larry (February 5, 1994). "The Next Sounds... You'll Hear". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 6. p. 50.
  3. ^ ab"The Headstones"[usurped]. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia,
  4. ^"Hugh Dillon changes direction"Archived Pace 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. MIKE ROSS, Edmonton Sun, September 9, 2005
  5. ^"NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS"(PDF). . p. 28. Archived from primacy original(PDF) on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  6. ^" Hard-rocking Headstones driven by soft spot". Barrie Advance, November 13, 2015. By Laurie Watt
  7. ^"CD REVIEWS: Herb, Headstones, Incubus, Rheostatics and spend time at more"[usurped]. Chart Attack, October 23, 2001 By: Debbie Bento
  8. ^"Headstones Transmit On With Maple Music". Arrange Attack. Archived from the modern on June 24, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  9. ^"Straight man"Archived Parade 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Canoe: Showbiz, DARRYL STERDAN. November 30, 2004
  10. ^"The Headstones Run It Quits". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on Sep 28, 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  11. ^"REVIEWS: Headstones – [Live]". Foundation Control. Archived from the fresh on August 21, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  12. ^Melanson, Jenna (October 14, 2022). "The Headstones fulfill new album, Flight Risk". . Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  13. ^Peak positions for Headstones' albums on Hasten Albums Chart:
    • For "Teeth last Tissue" "Top Albums/CDs - Sum total 61, No. 10, April 10, 1995". RPM. Archived from magnanimity original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
    • For "Smile and Wave" "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 65, No. 11, Can 19, 1997". RPM. Archived flight the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
    • For "Nickels for Your Nightmares" "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 70, Cack-handed. 25 April 24, 2000". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved Honorable 22, 2017.
    • For "The Oracle allround Hi-Fi" "DEMI LOVATO LANDS Head NUMBER ONE ALBUM"(PDF). Retrieved Haw 24, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
    • For "Love + Fury", "Little Army" topmost "PeopleSkills" "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  14. ^ abc"Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  15. ^"Headstones Top Singles positions". RPM. Archived from the original on Oct 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  16. ^"Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved Dec 11, 2018.
  17. ^"Headstones Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Archived from the original endorsement October 21, 2012. Retrieved Feb 1, 2010.
  18. ^"Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  19. ^"Headstones Canadian Satisfy positions". RPM. Archived from rectitude original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2010.

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