Head Hits Concrete
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Head Hits Concrete is a political grindcore
band that formed in April 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
. Between 1999 and 2004 the band recorded a cassette demo, 3 EPs and split records with My Minds Mine and Bodies Lay Broken. Head Hits Concrete went on extended hiatus in 2004, but reformed for a show with Brutal Truth in 2010. The band has toured briefly since that date, and is currently writing new material towards a split LP with Mudlark for a release in 2011.
Prior to going on hiatus, Head Hits Concrete played numerous shows in Winnipeg, including annual extreme music festival Arsonfest, and embarked on one American and one Canadian tour with Fuck the Facts
. The band collectively decided to pursue other projects after returning from their western Canadian tour in 2004. Those projects include instrumentalists Prague (Bunio, Boychuk), Putrescence (Alexander), Kursk (currently defunct-Skibinsky), Wolbachia (Skibinsky), Big Trouble In Little China (Bunio, original guitarist Byckal) and L'viv (Boychuk). Aside from Kursk, all of these projects are currently active in some capacity.
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band that formed in April 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Between 1999 and 2004 the band recorded a cassette demo, 3 EPs and split records with My Minds Mine and Bodies Lay Broken. Head Hits Concrete went on extended hiatus in 2004, but reformed for a show with Brutal Truth in 2010. The band has toured briefly since that date, and is currently writing new material towards a split LP with Mudlark for a release in 2011.
Prior to going on hiatus, Head Hits Concrete played numerous shows in Winnipeg, including annual extreme music festival Arsonfest, and embarked on one American and one Canadian tour with Fuck the Facts
Fuck the Facts
Fuck the Facts is a Canadian grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1998. They began in the late nineties as a solo recording project constructed by musician Topon Das. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a...
. The band collectively decided to pursue other projects after returning from their western Canadian tour in 2004. Those projects include instrumentalists Prague (Bunio, Boychuk), Putrescence (Alexander), Kursk (currently defunct-Skibinsky), Wolbachia (Skibinsky), Big Trouble In Little China (Bunio, original guitarist Byckal) and L'viv (Boychuk). Aside from Kursk, all of these projects are currently active in some capacity.
Discography
- 2000 – Mitakuye Owaysin demo
- 2001 – EponymEponymAn eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous 7" (Sounds of Betrayal Records) - 2001 – Split 10" with My Minds Mine (Sound of Betrayal Records)
- 2002 – Hope Fear and the Terror of Dreams 7" (Intolerant Messiah Records)
- 2004 – Split 7" with Bodies Lay Broken (One Percent Records)
- 2004 – Thy Kingdom Come Undone CD (Crimes against Humanity Records)
- 2004 – Limited edition tour 7" (Plastic Airlines Records)
- 2007 – Thy Kingdom Come Undone (+9) CD (G7 Welcoming Committee RecordsG7 Welcoming Committee RecordsG7 Welcoming Committee Records is a Canadian independent record label started by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band Propagandhi, and their friend Regal in 1997...
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External links
- Head Hits Concrete on Myspace
- Head Hits Concrete on G7 Welcoming Committee RecordsG7 Welcoming Committee RecordsG7 Welcoming Committee Records is a Canadian independent record label started by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of punk band Propagandhi, and their friend Regal in 1997...