Big Business (band)
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Big Business is a stoner metal/sludge metal
band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.
of Karp
and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis
of Murder City Devils
. Their sound has been characterized as a bombastic and frantic low end attack, marked by Warren's signature vocal delivery. The band released its first album, "Head for the Shallow
", on January 25, 2005.
In late 2006, after relocating to Los Angeles
, Jared and Coady both became members of The Melvins
, first appearing on "(A) Senile Animal
". The tour, titled "the Double-Drumming Rock for Peace tour", featured Warren and Willis playing a set as Big Business before being joined by Crover and Osborne for a set as the Melvins. While on tour, Big Business played with David Scott Stone
who would later play guitar and Minimoog Voyager
on all songs from their 2007 release "Here Come the Waterworks
".
After releasing Here Come the Waterworks
to critical acclaim, Big Business was given an opening spot on the summer leg of the Tool
tour. Toshi Kasai played guitar for Big Business throughout this tour.
After the fall US tour ended, Big Business started recording material for the new Melvins album, entitled "Nude With Boots
", which was released on July 8, 2008.
On March 9, 2008 Toshi Kasai was introduced onstage as the third member of Big Business. Both the band and Toshi verified this on their respective Myspace
pages. Big Business released their third album "Mind the Drift" on May 12, 2009. The album, produced by Phil Ek
, who has produced both of their previous albums. was given a "pre-release" preview at the website http://mindthedrift.com/
In October, 2010 after a year of not playing shows, they posted on their myspace that they had added another guitarist Scott Martin (400 Blows, Crom), officially making them a "Power Quartet".
They will be touring Summer 2011 with Torche
and Thrones
.
Guest guitarists
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
band from Seattle who are currently signed to Gold Metal Records.
History
Big Business started as a two piece band composed of Jared WarrenJared Warren
Jared Warren is the bassist of both Big Business and The Melvins.Both Warren and Willis joined The Melvins in January 2006 and appear on Senile Animal as well as 2008's Nude With Boots and 2010's album The Bride Screamed Murder...
of Karp
Karp (band)
Karp was a post-hardcore band from Tumwater, Washington, that formed in 1990 and lasted until 1998. The band was formed by Chris Smith aka Chris "Slayer", Jared Warren, and Scott Jernigan. They released three full length albums entitled Mustaches Wild, Suplex, and Self Titled LP. Karp was a...
and The Tight Bros From Way Back When, and Coady Willis
Coady Willis
Coady Willis is a drummer and a member of Big Business, White Shit, and The Melvins.Willis previously played in the bands Dead Low Tide, Broadcast Oblivion and Murder City Devils before Big Business....
of Murder City Devils
Murder City Devils
-History:The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1996. Gabe Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member...
. Their sound has been characterized as a bombastic and frantic low end attack, marked by Warren's signature vocal delivery. The band released its first album, "Head for the Shallow
Head for the Shallow
Head for the Shallow is the debut album from heavy metal/sludge metal band Big Business, released on January 25, 2005 by Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:#"O.G." – 4:21#"Focus Pocus" – 5:19#"White Pizazz" – 4:38#"Stareadactyl" – 2:59...
", on January 25, 2005.
In late 2006, after relocating to Los Angeles
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, Jared and Coady both became members of The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
, first appearing on "(A) Senile Animal
(A) Senile Animal
-Personnel:* Melvins:** King Buzzo – guitar, vocals** Dale Crover – drums, vocals** Jared Warren – bass guitar, vocals** Coady Willis – drums, vocals* Toshi Kasai – Recording and Mixing* John Golden – Mastering...
". The tour, titled "the Double-Drumming Rock for Peace tour", featured Warren and Willis playing a set as Big Business before being joined by Crover and Osborne for a set as the Melvins. While on tour, Big Business played with David Scott Stone
David Scott Stone
David Scott Stone is a musician who has recorded and toured with artists like The Melvins, Unwound, Fantômas, The Locust, Jello Biafra, Keiji Haino, Mike Patton, Adam Jones , Merzbow, Masonna, Big Business, No Age, Joe Lally and others. He is currently a member of LCD Soundsystem...
who would later play guitar and Minimoog Voyager
Minimoog Voyager
The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 by Moog Music. The Voyager was modeled after the classic Minimoog synthesizer that was popular in the 1970s, and is meant to be a successor to that instrument.-Design:Like the original...
on all songs from their 2007 release "Here Come the Waterworks
Here Come the Waterworks
Here Come the Waterworks is the second album by Stoner/Sludge metal band Big Business. It was released by Hydra Head Records on March 6, 2007, to critical acclaim.- Track listing :#Just as the Day Was Dawning – 4:13#Hands Up – 2:59#Shields – 3:07...
".
After releasing Here Come the Waterworks
Here Come the Waterworks
Here Come the Waterworks is the second album by Stoner/Sludge metal band Big Business. It was released by Hydra Head Records on March 6, 2007, to critical acclaim.- Track listing :#Just as the Day Was Dawning – 4:13#Hands Up – 2:59#Shields – 3:07...
to critical acclaim, Big Business was given an opening spot on the summer leg of the Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
tour. Toshi Kasai played guitar for Big Business throughout this tour.
After the fall US tour ended, Big Business started recording material for the new Melvins album, entitled "Nude With Boots
Nude with Boots
Nude with Boots is an album by the Melvins, released on July 8, 2008 . The album features the same line-up as its predecessor Senile Animal...
", which was released on July 8, 2008.
On March 9, 2008 Toshi Kasai was introduced onstage as the third member of Big Business. Both the band and Toshi verified this on their respective Myspace
Myspace
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pages. Big Business released their third album "Mind the Drift" on May 12, 2009. The album, produced by Phil Ek
Phil Ek
Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Around this time, Ek was frequently working with...
, who has produced both of their previous albums. was given a "pre-release" preview at the website http://mindthedrift.com/
In October, 2010 after a year of not playing shows, they posted on their myspace that they had added another guitarist Scott Martin (400 Blows, Crom), officially making them a "Power Quartet".
They will be touring Summer 2011 with Torche
Torche
Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or sludge metal.-Biography:The group was formed in 2004 by Steve Brooks , Juan Montoya , Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith Torche is a band from Miami, Florida, whose sound is often described as stoner metal, or...
and Thrones
Thrones (band)
Thrones is the solo project of bassist Joe Preston.-Biography:Thrones began in 1994 with an untitled cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins? label. He soon released the "Reddleman" single. In 1996, Thrones signed to Communion Records to issue the full-length album Alraune...
.
Members
Current members- Jared WarrenJared WarrenJared Warren is the bassist of both Big Business and The Melvins.Both Warren and Willis joined The Melvins in January 2006 and appear on Senile Animal as well as 2008's Nude With Boots and 2010's album The Bride Screamed Murder...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals (2004–present) - Coady WillisCoady WillisCoady Willis is a drummer and a member of Big Business, White Shit, and The Melvins.Willis previously played in the bands Dead Low Tide, Broadcast Oblivion and Murder City Devils before Big Business....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, screamingScreamingA scream, shout, shriek, hoot, holler, vociferation, yell, outcry, or bellow is a loud vocalization in which air is passed through the vocal folds with greater force than is used in regular or close-distance vocalization...
(2004–present) - Toshi Kasai - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboards, backing vocals (2008–present) - Scott Martin - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2010–present)
Guest guitarists
- John Devoy ("O.G" and "Easter Romantic" on Head for the Shallow)
- Dave HernandezDave HernandezDave Hernandez plays guitar and bass in the American indie band The Shins.Hernandez met Shins frontman James Mercer when both lived in Albuquerque playing in underground bands in the early/mid 90s...
("Eis Hexe" and "Off Off Broadway" on Head for the Shallow) - David Scott StoneDavid Scott StoneDavid Scott Stone is a musician who has recorded and toured with artists like The Melvins, Unwound, Fantômas, The Locust, Jello Biafra, Keiji Haino, Mike Patton, Adam Jones , Merzbow, Masonna, Big Business, No Age, Joe Lally and others. He is currently a member of LCD Soundsystem...
(on Here Come the Waterworks) - Dale CroverDale CroverDale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, and for a brief time, drummer for Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont...
(various live shows 2007, 2008)
Discography
- Big Business (Tour EP) (2004, Wäntage USA)
- Head for the ShallowHead for the ShallowHead for the Shallow is the debut album from heavy metal/sludge metal band Big Business, released on January 25, 2005 by Hydra Head Records.-Track listing:#"O.G." – 4:21#"Focus Pocus" – 5:19#"White Pizazz" – 4:38#"Stareadactyl" – 2:59...
(2005; Hydra Head RecordsHydra Head RecordsHydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...
(CD), Wäntage USA (LP)) - Big Business (Tour EP II) (2006, self-released)
- Here Come the WaterworksHere Come the WaterworksHere Come the Waterworks is the second album by Stoner/Sludge metal band Big Business. It was released by Hydra Head Records on March 6, 2007, to critical acclaim.- Track listing :#Just as the Day Was Dawning – 4:13#Hands Up – 2:59#Shields – 3:07...
(2007, Hydra Head Records) - Big Business (Tour EP III) (2008, self-released)
- Mind the DriftMind the DriftMind the Drift is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Big Business.- Track listing :# Found Art - 3:34# Gold and Final - 3:32# Cats, Mice. - 3:52# I Got It Online - 3:59# The Drift - 3:40# Ayes Have It - 4:17# Cold Lunch - 3:33...
(2009, Hydra Head Records) - Biz Bot Remixes (2009, Hydra Head Records)
- Quadruple Single (2011, Gold Metal Records)
External links
- Myspace site
- Live video of Easter Romantic from YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Interview at Swampfoot Records
- Video interview from groundcontrolmag.com
- Video interview from metalkult.com