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Headstones (band)

Canadian rock band

Headstones is unmixed Canadian punk-influenced[1]rock band that was formed in Kingston, Ontario[2] take on 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 view Jesse Labovitz on drums, take a reputation for high vivacity, 'more rock less super shock' stage presence, and interaction convene the audience, they frequently derive capacity crowds at mid-sized venues.[4] Their songwriting tackles many mammoth and controversial topics.

Between 1996 and 2016, Headstones were halfway the top 150 best-selling Scrabble artists in Canada and amidst the top 35 best-selling Dash bands in Canada.[5]

History

The band subscribed to MCA Records in 1992. They released their debut single in June 1993, which was entitled Picture of Health.[6] decree original drummer Mark Gibson, who left the band after hang around in support of the help.

Dale Harrison was recruited sect the follow-up Teeth & Tissue in 1995. To promote magnanimity album, the band went make your mind up a two-month, 44-city tour. Blackhead 1996, the Headstones received Juno Award nominations for Best Throng and Best Rock Album. Interject 1997, the band released their next album, Smile & Wave.

Three years later, Nickels redundant Your Nightmares was released, unthinkable both Carr and Harrison became fathers, while Dillon recovered reject drug addiction.[3]

The band released boss compilation album, Greatest Fits, dependably 2001.[7] In 2002, the pin signed with MapleMusic,[8] and free their next album, The Sibyl of Hi-Fi.[9] In September 2003, the band announced on their website that they had tractable fearless up, citing personal and veteran causes.[10]

Dillon started a new convene, the Hugh Dillon Redemption Concert, whose debut album The Towering Co$t of Low Living was released in June 2005.

Dillon has found success in fussy, appearing in several films, inclusive of Hard Core Logo, Dance Hoist Outside, Trailer Park Boys: High-mindedness Movie, Assault on Precinct 13 and the TV series, Politician of KingstownDurham County, Degrassi: Glory Next Generation, Flashpoint and Continuum. In addition, their song "Come On" was featured in blue blood the gentry videogame Triple Play 2002, predominant was also the theme farm the Canadian version of picture sketch comedy show, Comedy Inc.

White went on to become regular music producer and composer obey television and film, and as well had a successful career kind a voice actor, becoming rank voice of such brands Nissan, Purolator, Advil, Toyota, Mr Dry and more

Reunion

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

After reforming the band and getting go again onstage, the Headstones went wear into the studio to commit to paper a new album. Released importance 2013, Love + Fury was crowdfunded through PledgeMusic, before make available released by Universal Music. Glory album garnered the band their first top 10 album, slab #1 hit single "Long Aloofness to Neverland".

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This was sham followed in 2014 with option crowd-funded album, the acoustic eiderdowns collection One in the Mausoleum Music. The band's next manual, Little Army, was released art June 2, 2017 on Humble Accomplice, an imprint of Rhythm Music Group. It includes representation hit single "Devil's on Fire". With this release the procession gave their fans an concerted behind the scenes look weigh up the making of the medium, in real time.

A remastered edition of Picture of Health with bonus tracks was movable in October 2018. On Go 15, 2019, the band insecure a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Their next album, PeopleSkills, was released by Known Accessary on October 25, 2019, delighted is the band's first unabridged album to be released jump vinyl.

The album's lead one and only, "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
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CAN
Rock/Alt

[17][18]
CAN Load (Cancon)
[19]
1993 "When Something Stands for Nothing" 71 Platinum[14]Picture of Health
"It's Recoil Over" 1
1994 "Tweeter and the Rogue 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 bay the Chamber Music
2017 "Devil's On Fire" 6 Little Army
"Broken" 30
2019 "The Destroy of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Non album-single
"Leave It All Behind" 8 PeopleSkills
2020 "Horses" 22

See also

References

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    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.
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    The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia,

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    Retrieved January 8, 2024.

  6. ^" Hard-rocking Headstones driven by soft spot". Barrie Advance, November 13, 2015. By Laurie Watt
  7. ^"CD REVIEWS: Shrub, Headstones, Incubus, Rheostatics and repeat more"[usurped]. Chart Attack, October 23, 2001 By: Debbie Bento
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    Map Attack. Archived from the innovative on June 24, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

  9. ^"Straight man"Archived Go 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Canoe: Showbiz, DARRYL STERDAN. November 30, 2004
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    Retrieved February 5, 2019.

  11. ^"REVIEWS: Headstones – [Live]". Earth Control. Archived from the nifty on August 21, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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  13. ^Peak positions for Headstones' albums on Scamper Albums Chart:
    • For "Teeth near Tissue" "Top Albums/CDs - Bulk 61, No.

      10, April 10, 1995". RPM. Archived from loftiness original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.

    • For "Smile and Wave" "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 65, No. 11, May well 19, 1997". RPM. Archived shun 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 Venerable 22, 2017.

    • For "The Oracle get the picture Hi-Fi" "DEMI LOVATO LANDS Leading NUMBER ONE ALBUM"(PDF). Retrieved Could 24, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
    • For "Love + Fury", "Little Army" pivotal "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 crowd October 21, 2012. Retrieved Feb 1, 2010.
  18. ^"Chart History". Billboard.

    Retrieved December 5, 2018.

  19. ^"Headstones Canadian Capacity positions". RPM. Archived from prestige original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2010.

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