I Hate Sally
Encyclopedia
I Hate Sally was a four-piece metal
/post-hardcore
band from Ontario
, Canada
. It was formed in 2000 in Kingston
, Ontario
by Marc Garniss, Ben Thomas and Kelly Payne.
In the spring of 2006 Don't Worry Lady was recorded, and after its completion drummer Nick Steczkiewicz left the band to pursue other options; he was replaced by Mark McGee. Toronto based label Underground Operations
signed I Hate Sally in the fall of 2006 and this was followed by the long awaited release of Don't Worry Lady. Vagrant/Density Records signed the band and released Don't Worry Lady in the USA on June 12, 2007, and on October 1, 2007 in the UK. On December 11, 2007 I Hate Sally and Quebec metal band GFK
joined forces to release a 6 song split EP. On July 10, 2008, the band officially announced that they had disbanded permanently.
music, Dee Prescott has stated her favorite genre of music as being punk rock
and expressed an interest in collaboration with Beth Ditto
from The Gossip
. Each member of the band had different musical tastes and the overall inspiration for writing within I Hate Sally came from life in general more than from other bands.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
/post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
. It was formed in 2000 in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
by Marc Garniss, Ben Thomas and Kelly Payne.
Biography
After numerous line-up changes the band finally had a consistent and solid line-up, this being Marc Garniss, Ben Thomas, Nick Steczkiewicz and Dan Vokey. With this line-up they started touring and writing songs that would later be released on I Hate Sally's 2004 debut Sickness of the Ages. 2005 brought the return of former bassist Dee Prescott back on for vocal duties. With Dee in the line-up, I Hate Sally began recording an EP entitled The Plague which was also released in 2005. In late 2005 Ben Thomas left the band after having issues with the band members. After Ben's departure, I Hate Sally considered starting a new band with the 4 remaining members, but instead decided to continue on as a four-piece I Hate Sally.In the spring of 2006 Don't Worry Lady was recorded, and after its completion drummer Nick Steczkiewicz left the band to pursue other options; he was replaced by Mark McGee. Toronto based label Underground Operations
Underground Operations
Underground Operations is an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario....
signed I Hate Sally in the fall of 2006 and this was followed by the long awaited release of Don't Worry Lady. Vagrant/Density Records signed the band and released Don't Worry Lady in the USA on June 12, 2007, and on October 1, 2007 in the UK. On December 11, 2007 I Hate Sally and Quebec metal band GFK
GFK (band)
GFK are a Canadian hardcore metal band, formed in Quebec in 1996. According to their biography, they are "a head-on, relentless blend of hardcore and metal that actually manages to thoughtfully and intelligently address issues of relevance to anyone living under the current downward spiral of...
joined forces to release a 6 song split EP. On July 10, 2008, the band officially announced that they had disbanded permanently.
Influences
Though the band's genre leans towards metalcoreMetalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
music, Dee Prescott has stated her favorite genre of music as being punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and expressed an interest in collaboration with Beth Ditto
Beth Ditto
Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto , is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for her work with the indie rock band Gossip.-Personal life:...
from The Gossip
The Gossip
Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...
. Each member of the band had different musical tastes and the overall inspiration for writing within I Hate Sally came from life in general more than from other bands.
Members
- Dee Prescott - vocals (2002, 2005-2008)
- Marc Garniss - guitar/backing vocals (2000–2008)
- Dan Vokey - bass/backing vocals (2003-2008)
- Mark McGee - drums (2006–2008)
Former Members
- Kelly Payne - drums (2000–2001)
- Geoff Bergsma - drums (2002)
- Kevin Brezina - bass (2003)
- Ben Thomas - guitar/vocals (2000–2005)
- Nick Steczkiewicz - drums (2002–2006)
Discography
- Sickness of the AgesSickness of the AgesSickness of the Ages is the first full length album by the hardcore/thrash band I Hate Sally.-Track listing:#"Intro" - 0:13#"Clean Up The Blood" - 2:24#"Crushed Against The Grain" - 3:38#"Iron Fist" - 7:37#"Sickness Of The Ages" - 5:43...
(2004) - The Plague EPThe Plague EPThe Plague EP is a four song EP by hardcore/thrash band I Hate Sally.Only 500 copies of the EP were produced and they were available only at the bands concerts or through Dogbus Music...
(2005) - Don't Worry LadyDon't Worry LadyDon't Worry Lady is the second full length album by the hardcore/thrash band I Hate Sally. The album was released in 2006; shortly after this I Hate Sally was signed to Vagrant Records and the album was re-released for the US and UK in 2007 on the band's second label.-Lyrical Themes:Song titles on...
(2006) - I Hate Sally Vs GFK: Sp(l)it EPI Hate Sally Vs GFK: Sp(l)it EPSpit EP is a split EP between the hardcore/thrash band I Hate Sally and the thrash metal band GFK released in 2007 on CD and 7" vinyl. -Track listing:Side A - I Hate Sally#"Half Truth " - 2:42#"Show Me A Liar " - 2:35...
(2007)
Videography
- Live from the Woods Behind Your House DVD (2005)
- Clean Up the Blood music video from The Plague EP (2005)
- Bathsheba of Seven music video from Don't Worry Lady (2006)
- Hannah Hannah music video from Don't Worry Lady (2006)
- Martha Served music video from Don't Worry Lady (2007)