Sons of Butcher is a Canadian rock

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 band

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 consisting of three members, two of whom are brothers. Their music fuses vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music in a style that is described as "mock rock". Their band alter-egos are the focus of an animated television series

Sons of Butcher (TV show)

Sons of Butcher is a cartoon based on the band of the same name. The show airs every night at 3 a.m. et/pt on The Detour on Teletoon. It is animated using a variety of programs, put together using Adobe Flash.-Premise:...

 developed by S&S Productions

S&S Productions

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 and aired on Canadian animation network Teletoon

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. Several of the band's songs were included in the soundtrack for the 2007 film Pigs

Pigs (film)

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, along with a cameo by Trevor Ziebarth.

History

In 2004 Sons of Butcher began performing live in Hamilton, Ontario for small but appreciative crowds. Their blend of comedy, rock and deli trays quickly became a local sensation.

After the completion of their second TV season, the Sons of Butcher live act hit the road for a full 22 show East to West Canadian tour, reaching from Halifax, NS to Nanaimo, BC. The tour culminated in a sold out performance at the Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario - which was recorded for broadcast.

The concert was released as a 90 minute live special called "Sons of Butcher: Tourin' the Canada". It featured a mixture of live skits filmed across Canada and live performances from the Toronto show. The special aired May 18, 2007 on Teletoon in Canada.

Albums & EPs

• Sons of Butcher
  Sons of Butcher (album)
  Sons of Butcher is the self-titled debut album from the Canadian heavy metal band of the same name. It features a dozen tracks, all of which have been featured in the Sons of Butcher TV show.-Track listing:#"Decapitation"#"Love in the Raw"...
  
  (2005)
• Left Behind Volume One (2005)
• Meatlantis
  Meatlantis
  Meatlantis is the second released album from the Canadian rock band Sons of Butcher. It features 18 tracks, all of which have been played in the Sons of Butcher TV show.-Track listing:# Meatlantis# Action Reaction# Here To Rock# Party's On...
  
  (2006)
• Left Behind Volume Two (2006)
• Rise of the Steaks (2010)
• Fall of the Steaks (2010)

Songs

Many of the songs from their first and second albums along with all the unreleased songs have been featured at some point in an episode of the Sons of Butcher animated series

Sons of Butcher (TV show)

Sons of Butcher is a cartoon based on the band of the same name. The show airs every night at 3 a.m. et/pt on The Detour on Teletoon. It is animated using a variety of programs, put together using Adobe Flash.-Premise:...

.

Sons Of Butcher:

1. "Decapitation"
2. "Love in the Raw"
3. "Cherry Thief"
4. "(Dream) Girl Dream (Lady)"
5. "Fuck the Shit"
6. "In Thru the Outhole"
7. "I Hate Girlfriends"
8. "Pump Me Up"
9. "Punch That Face"
10. "Rockload"
11. "We Fuckin' Rule"
12. "Prayers"

Left Behind Volume One:

1. "SOB Theme"
2. "SOB Story"
3. "The Gentle Art of Butchery 2"
4. "Tit Song"
5. "Cheeseburgs"
6. "Becomin' a Butcher"
7. "Helpin' the Community"
8. "Hate Triangle"
9. "Tapeworm"
10. "'Nsane Dream"
11. "Tenderize Me"
12. "Bacon Shakes"
13. "Epiphany in the Key of Bigfoot"
14. "The Gentle Art" (Original)
15. "Escape Ants"
16. "Lick Me Up"
17. "Low Carb Treat"
18. "Butcher of the Month"
19. "In the Cellar"
20. "Salon Tech"
21. "Rum Cruise"
22. "S'verybody Someone"
23. "Prayers for Fishies"
24. "Bigfoot Rap"
25. "Bacon Shakes (Reprise)"
26. "New Wave Them"

Meatlantis:

1. "Meatlantis"
2. "Action Reaction"
3. "Here to Rock"
4. "Party's On"
5. "Love Baster"
6. "Made Love By the River"
7. "I Need An Arm"
8. "Whip'em Out"
9. "F the World"
10. "Fuck Producers"
11. "Panty Dropper"
12. "Doug in Space"
13. "Suite: Bad Touch"
14. "Free Shit"
15. "Ultimate Drinking Song"
16. "Sneakin' in"
17. "Razors"
18. "Meatlantis Reprise"

Left Behind Volume Two:

1. "Arpo's House of Death"
2. "Chicken Fever"
3. "Come Fight Me"
4. "Crazy Toenails"
5. "Dear John"
6. "Dirtbike"
7. "Don't Egg Me"
8. "Feed the Snake"
9. "Fukt Country"
10. "Funky Drummer Carol"
11. "Go Vegan"
12. "Heavy Duty (Look At That)"
13. "How Will Doug Die?"
14. "I Kill Everything"
15. "Jaco: Portrait of a Kicked Ass"
16. "Why Must I Bleed"
17. "My Cow Son"
18. "Pineapple Breaks"
19. "Playin' High"
20. "Publicity Rocket 3.0"
21. "Publicity Rocket 4.0"
22. "Punch You With a Knife"
23. "Rashmen"
24. "Rock Rash"
25. "Scalpin' Interrogation"
26. "Scalpin'"
27. "Slaughterhouse Blues"
28. "The Lord VS Rock"
29. "The Message"
30. "The Plan"
31. "Trainin' Jerry"
32. "Trainin' the Robot"
33. "Until it Bleeds"
34. "Until it Rains"
35. "Warehouse Party"
36. "Wolfback Laceration"
37. "Workin' the Line"

Rise of the Steaks:

1. "Rise of the Steaks"
2. "The Cougar"
3. "U.S.F.A"
4. "Weed in that Brownie"
5. "Underage Party"
6. "Balls of Blue"
7. "How it's Long"
8. "Eat it Out"
9. "Burgers and Drinks"
10. "Puke all Night"
11. "Burnin' Skoolhaus"
12. "Fuck the Shit *Re-Mastered"

Fall of the Steaks:

1. "Fall of the Steaks"
2. "The Antimosher"
3. "Spring Break!"
4. "High Class Feel"
5. "Leather and Lace"
6. "Mr.Borski's Opus"
7. "Safe Sex Sucks"
8. "Call of the Bush Ape"
9. "Giant Tits"
10. "Four Cocks"
11. "The Steeltown Scene"
12. "Pembroke Skies"
13. "Eat it out (David's Wet Rub)"

Unreleased songs:

• "Gold"
• "Lion Tech"
• "Loverechaun"
• "The Deepest Crush"

Current members

• Ricky Butcher (Trevor Ziebarth) – guitar
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  , vocals (Current member)
• Sol Butcher (Dave Dunham) – guitar, lead vocals (Current member)
• Doug Borski (Jay Ziebarth) – bass guitar
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  , vocals (Current member)
• Christal Ballz (Chris Bell) – drums
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   (live) (2006–2007)
• Pat Mugger (Tony Jacome) – drums
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   (live) (2008 - )
• Bingo (Mitch Bowden) – roadie (2006-)

Trivia

• In live performances, the band often performed a cover of "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls. 2 different videos of it are available on YouTube.
• They have also covered "Holy Diver" by Dio, "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison as well as many other covers like "Safety Dance", "Ghostbusters", "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Anyway You Want It", "Clothes Off", "Low" by Flo-Rida and various Lady Gaga songs.
• Dave Dunham previously provided drums and vocals for the band Chore
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  Chore were a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in January 1995. They released three albums on the Sonic Unyon indie label in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Another Plebeian in 1997, Take My Mask and Breathe in 1999, and The Coastaline Fire in 2002.Their video for the single "General Warning"...
  
   prior to their splitting in 2004. He and Trevor worked together to write the music for the animated series.
• In the animated series there is no steady drummer, perhaps as a reference to This Is Spinal Tap
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  . The band has since found a permanent drummer by the moniker "Christal Ballz", who is apparently non-verbal as seen in the "Tourin' the Canada" special.
• Dunham is also in a band called Don Vail
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  , with Chris Bell (Christal Ballz) and Mitch Bowden
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  , who played the part of the roadie "Bingo" in the "Tourin' the Canada" special. Don Vail also features Bill Priddle
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  , formerly of popular Canadian band Treble Charger
  Treble Charger
  Treble Charger was a Canadian rock group, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to...
  
  . Bowden and Priddle are also satellite members of Toronto indie collective Broken Social Scene
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  ; Bowden and Dunham also play in Priddle's band The Priddle Concern
  The Priddle Concern
  The Priddle Concern is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Toronto, the band is Bill Priddle's first project since leaving Treble Charger in 2003. The band consists of Priddle on vocals and guitar, Mitch Bowden on guitar, Scott Remila of Raising the Fawn on bass and Dave Dunham of Chore on drums...
  
  .
• Vince Nudo, the drummer for the acclaimed Canadian band Priestess
  Priestess (band)
  Priestess is a Canadian stoner rock band formed in 2003 by Mikey Heppner , Mike Dyball , Vince Nudo , and Dan Watchorn .-Biography:...
  
  , provided drums for select tracks on the SOB album, Meatlantis.
• Jay and Trevor Ziebarth were both background zombies in the Canadian feature film Zombie Night
  Zombie Night
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  . Jay as Zombie 29, and Trevor was credited as Zombie 58.
• Online, Jay Ziebarth refers to himself as "Jay Z" or "Zeebarf", the latter being his account name on Newgrounds
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  . As "Zeebarf", Jay has developed Flash games such as The Several Journeys of Reemus
  The Several Journeys of Reemus
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External links

• Sons of Butcher Official Website
• Sons of Butcher Forums
• "Fuck the Shit" Music Video