Shunt
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Canadian Metal Band Rocks Downloaders
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Fresh off their domination of the mp3.com download charts, Shunt, a heavy metal group out of Ottawa, Canada, has released a self-titled EP/CD consisting of six potent metal tracks that leap from the speakers and throttle the listener into attention. Stunt band members include Bob Cave (vocals), Shane Brouse (bass), Raphael Storto (drums) and Scott Cameron (guitar). Cameron's rhythm work and dark riffage blanket the low end of the tonal spectrum, leaving ample room for the straight-from-the-gut solo onslaughts characteristic of good metal axe grinders. Cameron's guttural, crushing style cuts through on every track, but without overwhelming the production or the other musicians. Stunt will be a band to watch in 2000.
In the winter of 1995, Sinister Sam, said to be the band to watch in 1996, found their market overlapping with a namesake from San Jose, California. Frustrated by attempts to resolve the battle for the name and an upheaval in the local music scene in the early new year, the band started anew. Taking their name from the inspiration of poet Robert Frost and the mentoring of Tool singer Maynard James Keenan, Shunt have put their frustration to work for them. They have, if you will, diverted it into new songs and a new approach. Shunt combines the unmistakable sound of "a brawl between the Tragically Hip and Helmet" with a cathartic stage demeanor and are quickly reclaiming their title as "the hardest working band in Ottawa."
Shunt plans to spend 1999 playing live wherever possible and will be promoting and selling their self-titled EP/CD worldwide.
Contact Information
Shunt C/O Sinister Music
P.O. Box 425
Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P5
Canada
Web site:
www.pobox.com/~shunt
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Philippe Thibaut
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Belgian Guitarist Rips On Instrumental CD
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Free Play is the 1997 release from Belgian guitarist Philippe Thibaut--an instrumental rock guitar tour-de-force featuring eight original compositions and two cover tunes, "Sisters" (Steve Vai) and "Cabin Fever" (Steve Morse). Thibaut can really play his instrument, or in this case, instruments, as he handled
bass and drum programming duties on all tracks. Highlights include "Birth Of Nature", "Run And Seek" and "Odyssey"--three cuts that exemplify his approach to writing songs, and which include just the right amount of guitar pyrotechnics to satisfy six-string junkies everywhere. Thibaut has an exciting future ahead of him if he continues to develop his songwriting and production skills at his current torrid pace.
Philippe began playing guitar at the age of 15. Entirely self-taught, he used the music of AC/DC, Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai as early inspiration. Philippe has played in a number of cover bands, the latest called Rescue, a group which cover the music of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Queen and Deep Purple. He credits Vai, Satriani and Dream Theatre as major influences in the recording of Free Play, which has received a good deal of favorable press in Belgian and French music publications.
Thibaut is currently looking for a record company to handle his new 10-track instrumental guitar project. If nothing develops, he plans to produce and press the CD on his own.
Contact Information
Philippe Thibaut
37, Avenue Saint Pierre
7000 Mons
Belgium
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